Dr. Ethan Cross

they got in trouble with me or my wife, they would instantly say, I just wanna go home. I wanna go to my room. I wanna go to my room. Their room was a place that was a safe place for them, a sense of security. And they intuited this, and when feeling down, wanted to visit it to regain that sense of security.

they got in trouble with me or my wife, they would instantly say, I just wanna go home. I wanna go to my room. I wanna go to my room. Their room was a place that was a safe place for them, a sense of security. And they intuited this, and when feeling down, wanted to visit it to regain that sense of security.

And so I think it's really instructive to stop and think about what are the places in our lives that are the equivalent of safe houses when we are struggling with emotional problems. So I love watching these videos. these spy movies where the spy is being chased or the Jason Bourne character, and there are safe houses embedded among the cities. We all have the equivalent of safe houses around us.

And so I think it's really instructive to stop and think about what are the places in our lives that are the equivalent of safe houses when we are struggling with emotional problems. So I love watching these videos. these spy movies where the spy is being chased or the Jason Bourne character, and there are safe houses embedded among the cities. We all have the equivalent of safe houses around us.

And so I think it's really instructive to stop and think about what are the places in our lives that are the equivalent of safe houses when we are struggling with emotional problems. So I love watching these videos. these spy movies where the spy is being chased or the Jason Bourne character, and there are safe houses embedded among the cities. We all have the equivalent of safe houses around us.

For me, it's the Arboretum in Ann Arbor, a couple of blocks from my home. When I'm in that space, it has this very positive soothing effect. It's also the local tea house where I spent a significant amount of time writing my first book. I have very positive associations about that tea house and simply sitting there fills me with a sense of comfort.

For me, it's the Arboretum in Ann Arbor, a couple of blocks from my home. When I'm in that space, it has this very positive soothing effect. It's also the local tea house where I spent a significant amount of time writing my first book. I have very positive associations about that tea house and simply sitting there fills me with a sense of comfort.

For me, it's the Arboretum in Ann Arbor, a couple of blocks from my home. When I'm in that space, it has this very positive soothing effect. It's also the local tea house where I spent a significant amount of time writing my first book. I have very positive associations about that tea house and simply sitting there fills me with a sense of comfort.

And so that's another tool that people can use to manage their emotions.

And so that's another tool that people can use to manage their emotions.

And so that's another tool that people can use to manage their emotions.

That's right. Switching spaces both provided her with a sense of comfort and resilience. It also acted as a type of distancing tool. In this case, it was a physical distancing tool. Getting the physical space away from the locus, from the location of the epicenter of the problem allowed her to look at her circumstances from a wider point of view.

That's right. Switching spaces both provided her with a sense of comfort and resilience. It also acted as a type of distancing tool. In this case, it was a physical distancing tool. Getting the physical space away from the locus, from the location of the epicenter of the problem allowed her to look at her circumstances from a wider point of view.

That's right. Switching spaces both provided her with a sense of comfort and resilience. It also acted as a type of distancing tool. In this case, it was a physical distancing tool. Getting the physical space away from the locus, from the location of the epicenter of the problem allowed her to look at her circumstances from a wider point of view.

She could see that bigger picture and she could see that maybe it's time to make some hard decisions about where to invest and where to divest.

She could see that bigger picture and she could see that maybe it's time to make some hard decisions about where to invest and where to divest.

She could see that bigger picture and she could see that maybe it's time to make some hard decisions about where to invest and where to divest.

A text message went off on my phone early in the morning and There was a message that said school for one of my daughters was being canceled that day. And I saw the message, it was very early on in the morning. And then I tried to go back to bed, but I wasn't very successful because my mind kept on trying to suss out why school was being canceled.

A text message went off on my phone early in the morning and There was a message that said school for one of my daughters was being canceled that day. And I saw the message, it was very early on in the morning. And then I tried to go back to bed, but I wasn't very successful because my mind kept on trying to suss out why school was being canceled.

A text message went off on my phone early in the morning and There was a message that said school for one of my daughters was being canceled that day. And I saw the message, it was very early on in the morning. And then I tried to go back to bed, but I wasn't very successful because my mind kept on trying to suss out why school was being canceled.