Ethan Kross is an award-winning psychology professor at the University of Michigan, founder of the Emotion & Self-Control Laboratory, and bestselling author of Chatter and Shift.

00:00 Intro

01:45 What is an inner voice

03:44 Intrusive thoughts

07:52 Types of people that have more intrusive thoughts

08:55 Types of chatter and harmful self talk

12:48 How does one develop a harmful inner voice

16:20 How to take control of your inner voice

20:33 How to help someone struggling

23:45 Confident inner voice

27:17 Connection between inner voice and emotions

29:10 The percent of time we experience emotions

31:06 Common myths about emotional regulation

36:50 What are shifters

38:00 How our environment influences our emotions

40:08 The best tool for everyday life