Dr. Ethan Kross

And we had them then look at a picture of a loved one or a picture of someone else's loved one to see what are the implications of looking at your, what we call attachment figure, someone you're really connected to.

And what we found is that looking at that person that you care about, this activates a sense that there are people in this world that support you, which sped up how quickly people recovered. From, from a distressing experience.

And what we found is that looking at that person that you care about, this activates a sense that there are people in this world that support you, which sped up how quickly people recovered. From, from a distressing experience.

And what we found is that looking at that person that you care about, this activates a sense that there are people in this world that support you, which sped up how quickly people recovered. From, from a distressing experience.

So after that research, I like went on a shopping spree for, um, picture frames and like my, my off, all of my offices have pictures of, of my family and friends all around it for that reason.

So after that research, I like went on a shopping spree for, um, picture frames and like my, my off, all of my offices have pictures of, of my family and friends all around it for that reason.

So after that research, I like went on a shopping spree for, um, picture frames and like my, my off, all of my offices have pictures of, of my family and friends all around it for that reason.

Helps put things in perspective. Correct. So that's one thing you can do. Okay. Green space exposure. I was a little hesitant to really buy into this when I first started researching this space. I come from A place we talked about before, Brooklyn, New York.

Helps put things in perspective. Correct. So that's one thing you can do. Okay. Green space exposure. I was a little hesitant to really buy into this when I first started researching this space. I come from A place we talked about before, Brooklyn, New York.

Helps put things in perspective. Correct. So that's one thing you can do. Okay. Green space exposure. I was a little hesitant to really buy into this when I first started researching this space. I come from A place we talked about before, Brooklyn, New York.

I like to remind people that one of the most famous books to come out of this borough or about this borough was titled A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. Singular, right? So like there's not a lot of... There was not a lot of green space growing up and I'm a city guy. I find green space exposure to be quite profound in terms of how it impacts my emotional life. And there's been a lot of research on this.

I like to remind people that one of the most famous books to come out of this borough or about this borough was titled A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. Singular, right? So like there's not a lot of... There was not a lot of green space growing up and I'm a city guy. I find green space exposure to be quite profound in terms of how it impacts my emotional life. And there's been a lot of research on this.

I like to remind people that one of the most famous books to come out of this borough or about this borough was titled A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. Singular, right? So like there's not a lot of... There was not a lot of green space growing up and I'm a city guy. I find green space exposure to be quite profound in terms of how it impacts my emotional life. And there's been a lot of research on this.

And what happens is when you're stuck in chatter, it consumes your attention. It's the only thing you can think about.

And what happens is when you're stuck in chatter, it consumes your attention. It's the only thing you can think about.

And what happens is when you're stuck in chatter, it consumes your attention. It's the only thing you can think about.

When you go for a walk in a safe, natural setting, what happens is your attention is captured by your surroundings, but in a very gentle way. The sights, the sounds, the smells, like your attention just drifts on them. And what that does is it gives you this opportunity to rest and restore over the course of that walk.

When you go for a walk in a safe, natural setting, what happens is your attention is captured by your surroundings, but in a very gentle way. The sights, the sounds, the smells, like your attention just drifts on them. And what that does is it gives you this opportunity to rest and restore over the course of that walk.

When you go for a walk in a safe, natural setting, what happens is your attention is captured by your surroundings, but in a very gentle way. The sights, the sounds, the smells, like your attention just drifts on them. And what that does is it gives you this opportunity to rest and restore over the course of that walk.

So you finish it, you're feeling more rejuvenated, and you actually have more attentional capacity to work through your problems. So that's one way that your environment, in particular, green space exposure can help you.