Maryellen MacDonald

I'm Amy Nicholson, the film critic for the LA Times.

I'm Amy Nicholson, the film critic for the LA Times.

I'm Amy Nicholson, the film critic for the LA Times.

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To talk and specifically name what we're feeling clarifies our emotions for us. Therapists ask, and how does that make you feel? Because the act of naming the emotion is beneficial to the talker.

To talk and specifically name what we're feeling clarifies our emotions for us. Therapists ask, and how does that make you feel? Because the act of naming the emotion is beneficial to the talker.

To talk and specifically name what we're feeling clarifies our emotions for us. Therapists ask, and how does that make you feel? Because the act of naming the emotion is beneficial to the talker.

Hi, Mike. It's good to be here.

Hi, Mike. It's good to be here.

Hi, Mike. It's good to be here.

What we don't usually recognize is that talking has some very interesting, very positive effects on the person doing the talking, which actually have nothing to do with communicating with other people. So, talking sharpens our attention, the talker's attention, regulates the talker's emotions, helps us pursue our goals, and more good things. And you don't even have to be talking to someone.

What we don't usually recognize is that talking has some very interesting, very positive effects on the person doing the talking, which actually have nothing to do with communicating with other people. So, talking sharpens our attention, the talker's attention, regulates the talker's emotions, helps us pursue our goals, and more good things. And you don't even have to be talking to someone.

What we don't usually recognize is that talking has some very interesting, very positive effects on the person doing the talking, which actually have nothing to do with communicating with other people. So, talking sharpens our attention, the talker's attention, regulates the talker's emotions, helps us pursue our goals, and more good things. And you don't even have to be talking to someone.

You can get these benefits by talking to yourself, writing it down, or just talking in your head.

You can get these benefits by talking to yourself, writing it down, or just talking in your head.

You can get these benefits by talking to yourself, writing it down, or just talking in your head.

Well, we know this because we scientists who study talking have looked at how talking works and why it has these effects that it has. And we get these benefits from talking really because of the way that talking works in your brain. So suppose you want to say something like, it's really important that I finish this report today.

Well, we know this because we scientists who study talking have looked at how talking works and why it has these effects that it has. And we get these benefits from talking really because of the way that talking works in your brain. So suppose you want to say something like, it's really important that I finish this report today.