How to Stop Negative Thoughts & Reset Your Mind for Positive Thinking
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Who is Dr. Ethan Kross and what can he teach us about self-talk?
Hey, it's your friend Mel, and welcome to the Mel Robbins Podcast. I just walked out of the studio here in Boston. I am absolutely blown away by what I just learned about stopping negative self-talk from our guest. You're about to meet him. His name is Dr. Ethan Cross. He's a professor at the University of Michigan, a neuroscientist, and he spent the last 25 years researching how your self-talk determines your experience of life. and how it also impacts what it actually feels like to be you. Now, this is something that I've struggled with, and I know you struggle with negative self-talk too, and the people that you care about struggle with it. I mean, I'm so blown away by what you're about to hear and what you're about to learn. In fact, I've never heard anyone lay out the exact ways you can stop negative self-talk. In fact, right out of the gate, he's going to tell you there are four reasons why you and I talk to ourselves. I mean, I didn't know these four reasons. And once you hear it, it's so fascinating and it makes a lot of sense.
And then he's going to share that you say 4,000 words a minute to yourself. And just to put that into perspective, that's like reading the first book of Harry Potter series in less than 20 minutes. I mean, that's a lot of words. And if you're anything like me, 99% of what you're saying is pretty terrible. I'm not good enough. I shouldn't have done this. What if that happens? Never should have sent that text. I promise you, you are going to leave this conversation today a different person. Because Professor Cross isn't just bringing the research, he's bringing tools. And he's bringing a lot of them. Professor Cross is going to tell you, you can turn your inner critic into a coach. He's going to give you tools so that the next time you find yourself falling down that rabbit hole of rumination and worry, you can throw yourself a lifeline. So if you're ready to stop overthinking and silence that self-doubt and finally take back your power, this is the episode you've been waiting for. Hey, it's your friend Mel, and welcome to the Mel Robbins Podcast.
I am so fired up for our conversation today. I'm so excited that you're here. It is always such an honor to spend time together and to be with you. And if you're a new listener, I just want to take a moment and personally welcome you to the Mel Robbins Podcast family. I'm thrilled that you're here. And because you made the time to hit play and listen to this particular episode, it tells me something about you. It tells me that you're the kind of person who wants to take control of your inner voice and you want to learn how to be more encouraging and positive, especially when it comes to yourself. And you know what? I think that's amazing because I want to learn how to do that too. And if you're listening right now or you're watching on YouTube because someone shared this with you, I want to take a minute and point out to you that that means that you've got someone in your life that really cares about you. And so thank you for trusting them and thank you for being here.
And this is a home run of a podcast episode for you to listen to or watch because Dr. Ethan Cross is in the house. He is a psychologist and a neuroscientist, and he's been a pioneering researcher in the field of self-talk and emotions for 25 years. Ethan Cross is also a professor at the University of Michigan, where he's taught for the past 17 years. He is also the founder and the director of the research institute at the University of Michigan, the Emotion and Self-Control Laboratory. His work has appeared in esteemed journals like Science and the New England Journal of Medicine. He earned his PhD from Columbia University, and he is also the author of two bestselling books, Chatter, The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It. And his latest bestselling book is called Shift, Managing Your Emotions So They Don't Manage You.
His books have been translated into over 40 languages, and today he's going to unpack the insights so that you can use this research to stop the negative self-talk. So please help me welcome Dr. Ethan Cross to the Mel Robbins Podcast. Thank you for hopping on a plane and being here in our Boston studios. I cannot wait to dig into your work in your bestselling book, Chatter.
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