Dr. Ethan Kross

It's effortful to sit down for 15 to 20 minutes and actually write. There's also a vulnerability to putting it out there. And so I think teaching people about that is really useful too, because that could be a powerful tool for folks. Yeah.

It's effortful to sit down for 15 to 20 minutes and actually write. There's also a vulnerability to putting it out there. And so I think teaching people about that is really useful too, because that could be a powerful tool for folks. Yeah.

Yeah. Well, for me, it's like straight out of the pages of the literature. So I tell people to write about your deepest thoughts and feelings about whatever it is that's bothering you. Really let yourself go. Don't worry about punctuation or grammar. Write continuously for 15 or 20 minutes. Now, what do we learn from the time we're young about stories? They have a beginning, a middle, and an end.

Yeah. Well, for me, it's like straight out of the pages of the literature. So I tell people to write about your deepest thoughts and feelings about whatever it is that's bothering you. Really let yourself go. Don't worry about punctuation or grammar. Write continuously for 15 or 20 minutes. Now, what do we learn from the time we're young about stories? They have a beginning, a middle, and an end.

Yeah. Well, for me, it's like straight out of the pages of the literature. So I tell people to write about your deepest thoughts and feelings about whatever it is that's bothering you. Really let yourself go. Don't worry about punctuation or grammar. Write continuously for 15 or 20 minutes. Now, what do we learn from the time we're young about stories? They have a beginning, a middle, and an end.

So what writing does is it gives these guideposts to help you take this jumble of crap in our minds, which are making us nuts, and we're organizing it. And that's the beauty of what we call expressive writing. So the whole idea here is that we have this remarkable set of tools that we can leverage to help us work through our chatter. But we need to know what those tools are.

So what writing does is it gives these guideposts to help you take this jumble of crap in our minds, which are making us nuts, and we're organizing it. And that's the beauty of what we call expressive writing. So the whole idea here is that we have this remarkable set of tools that we can leverage to help us work through our chatter. But we need to know what those tools are.

So what writing does is it gives these guideposts to help you take this jumble of crap in our minds, which are making us nuts, and we're organizing it. And that's the beauty of what we call expressive writing. So the whole idea here is that we have this remarkable set of tools that we can leverage to help us work through our chatter. But we need to know what those tools are.

And what really mystifies me is we don't get a user's guide. for where to find these tools and a user's guide that teaches us how to use it when we are born into this world. We're born into the world with the ability to experience this chatter or this emotion dysregulation, but no one teaches us how to use it or how to manage it.

And what really mystifies me is we don't get a user's guide. for where to find these tools and a user's guide that teaches us how to use it when we are born into this world. We're born into the world with the ability to experience this chatter or this emotion dysregulation, but no one teaches us how to use it or how to manage it.

And what really mystifies me is we don't get a user's guide. for where to find these tools and a user's guide that teaches us how to use it when we are born into this world. We're born into the world with the ability to experience this chatter or this emotion dysregulation, but no one teaches us how to use it or how to manage it.

Yeah. And there is hope. There's absolutely hope. What I find it liberating to know that there are so many different tools that I can bring to bear to deal with the different circumstances that I might encounter. You know, my emotional life is utterly distinct. It's like a So why would we expect the same single tool to work for every single one of us, given how unique we are?

Yeah. And there is hope. There's absolutely hope. What I find it liberating to know that there are so many different tools that I can bring to bear to deal with the different circumstances that I might encounter. You know, my emotional life is utterly distinct. It's like a So why would we expect the same single tool to work for every single one of us, given how unique we are?

Yeah. And there is hope. There's absolutely hope. What I find it liberating to know that there are so many different tools that I can bring to bear to deal with the different circumstances that I might encounter. You know, my emotional life is utterly distinct. It's like a So why would we expect the same single tool to work for every single one of us, given how unique we are?

My grandfather was a master carpenter. And I remember distinctly when he would show up to a job site, he would show up with this remarkable set of tools, this toolkit. No matter what problem he encountered on the job site, no matter what he needed to do, He had a tool, a general, he knew how to use these tools and he could wield them to solve the problem.

My grandfather was a master carpenter. And I remember distinctly when he would show up to a job site, he would show up with this remarkable set of tools, this toolkit. No matter what problem he encountered on the job site, no matter what he needed to do, He had a tool, a general, he knew how to use these tools and he could wield them to solve the problem.

My grandfather was a master carpenter. And I remember distinctly when he would show up to a job site, he would show up with this remarkable set of tools, this toolkit. No matter what problem he encountered on the job site, no matter what he needed to do, He had a tool, a general, he knew how to use these tools and he could wield them to solve the problem.

If he showed up with just a hammer, he'd be out of business. And that's how I think about tools. You want to give people those basic tools that exist for pushing our emotions around. And once you have them, you've got a great resource.

If he showed up with just a hammer, he'd be out of business. And that's how I think about tools. You want to give people those basic tools that exist for pushing our emotions around. And once you have them, you've got a great resource.

If he showed up with just a hammer, he'd be out of business. And that's how I think about tools. You want to give people those basic tools that exist for pushing our emotions around. And once you have them, you've got a great resource.