The Case Against ‘Feeling Your Feelings’

Psychologist Ethan Kross wants us to stop thinking about our emotions as either good or bad. Emotions carry valuable information, he says, and they are signals that can help us change our behavior. As an expert in the science of emotions, Ethan shares strategies we can use to reign in our negative emotions when they become more harmful than helpful. And he debunks a popular myth that the only healthy way to move past your negative emotions is to persistently engage with them. Sign up for Maya’s newsletter here. Listen to our first conversation with Ethan Kross: The Science of Our Inner Voice. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.