Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett

That's what it means to be a consumer. You have choice. I think people are, they don't realize that by virtue of what they do and what they don't do, they are making choices about what will be retained in their heads that will then be used automatically later.

That's what it means to be a consumer. You have choice. I think people are, they don't realize that by virtue of what they do and what they don't do, they are making choices about what will be retained in their heads that will then be used automatically later.

A little bit, except that you're the one who's, you're choosing it. You know, I'm empathic and I'm not blaming people, but they could, things could be better for them, you know? I mean, I had a daughter who was clinically depressed. That was one of the most frustrating experiences I've ever had in my life, in addition to being really tragic.

A little bit, except that you're the one who's, you're choosing it. You know, I'm empathic and I'm not blaming people, but they could, things could be better for them, you know? I mean, I had a daughter who was clinically depressed. That was one of the most frustrating experiences I've ever had in my life, in addition to being really tragic.

I mean, I can talk about it now without breaking into tears. That took a long time. But at first she was so resistant. Eventually, you know, she made the decision that she wanted to be helped. And then we completely changed her life. But she had to make that decision. I couldn't force her to do it.

I mean, I can talk about it now without breaking into tears. That took a long time. But at first she was so resistant. Eventually, you know, she made the decision that she wanted to be helped. And then we completely changed her life. But she had to make that decision. I couldn't force her to do it.

And I feel like a little bit it's the same kind of situation now where there's so much bullshit out there in the wellness industry. There's so much, you know, swirling around on TikTok and on other areas of social media. And not all of it is useful. And some of it's really harmful.

And I feel like a little bit it's the same kind of situation now where there's so much bullshit out there in the wellness industry. There's so much, you know, swirling around on TikTok and on other areas of social media. And not all of it is useful. And some of it's really harmful.

Well, I think that the general answer is baby steps. It rarely works to completely change everything all at once. I'm not saying it never works, but it rarely works that way. So, for example, you know... You could deliberately get off social media for one day a week or do something else instead with a friend or go for a walk or just and build it into your day as a scheduled thing.

Well, I think that the general answer is baby steps. It rarely works to completely change everything all at once. I'm not saying it never works, but it rarely works that way. So, for example, you know... You could deliberately get off social media for one day a week or do something else instead with a friend or go for a walk or just and build it into your day as a scheduled thing.

So that's the other thing is that you can't do things because you want to do them. You have to force yourself to do them. So for example, I had major back surgery, major back surgery, very serious. And I knew that after I had back surgery that I was going to experience sensations I had never had before. Just like, you know, if you go for a filling in your tooth, right?

So that's the other thing is that you can't do things because you want to do them. You have to force yourself to do them. So for example, I had major back surgery, major back surgery, very serious. And I knew that after I had back surgery that I was going to experience sensations I had never had before. Just like, you know, if you go for a filling in your tooth, right?

And then, you know, something's there that wasn't there before. And then your tongue is like constantly poking at the tooth and you're not supposed to, but you do anyways. Because your brain is foraging for information. It's foraging for prediction error.

And then, you know, something's there that wasn't there before. And then your tongue is like constantly poking at the tooth and you're not supposed to, but you do anyways. Because your brain is foraging for information. It's foraging for prediction error.

And then eventually it adjusts its predictions and then it ignores the sensations because they're not relevant, right? So that was going to happen on a massive scale for me. And I knew that. I had made a plan before surgery to dose myself appropriately with prediction error so that I would not develop chronic pain. Because chronic pain is like a set of bad predictions that don't update, right?

And then eventually it adjusts its predictions and then it ignores the sensations because they're not relevant, right? So that was going to happen on a massive scale for me. And I knew that. I had made a plan before surgery to dose myself appropriately with prediction error so that I would not develop chronic pain. Because chronic pain is like a set of bad predictions that don't update, right?

So your brain still believes that there's tissue damage in your body when there's no more tissue damage.

So your brain still believes that there's tissue damage in your body when there's no more tissue damage.

No, that's the wrong way. That is the wrong way to think about it. The way to think about it is every experience, remembered past and sensory present. So pain is in your head. Vision is in your head.

No, that's the wrong way. That is the wrong way to think about it. The way to think about it is every experience, remembered past and sensory present. So pain is in your head. Vision is in your head.