Lauri: The voice you want to hear is that support of coach. I think for many peoples, it normalizs the dark side of our emotional lives and tells us how we can manage that a little bit better. In having that discussion, it makes it clear that we all from this muck at times. It's a part of the human condition.
It can speak to us in the middle of a work project, the middle of a date, or the middle of the night. The critical voice in our head telling us we're just not good enough and we're headed for failure. Listener Patricia Branigan wrote in to ask what we can do the quiet down this chatter.
To explain what damage negative self-talk does to us and explore some simple strategies to challenge our inner critic, Dr Laurie Santos is joined by "chatter" expert Ethan Kross (professor of psychology and management at the University of Michigan).
You can read more in Ethan's book 'Chatter: The Voice in our Head (And How to Harness it)'.
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