Dr. Ethan Cross

A journalist asks him, what happened in the bathroom? What happened that turned the match around? And he says he went to the bathroom and he gave himself a pep talk. Listen to what he says as a direct quote, what he said to himself in the locker room. You can do it. Believe in yourself. Now is the time. Forget everything that has happened. New match starts now. Let's go, champ.

A journalist asks him, what happened in the bathroom? What happened that turned the match around? And he says he went to the bathroom and he gave himself a pep talk. Listen to what he says as a direct quote, what he said to himself in the locker room. You can do it. Believe in yourself. Now is the time. Forget everything that has happened. New match starts now. Let's go, champ.

That's the kind of advice you would give to another person. When my friends come to me and they are experiencing self-doubt and they confess it to me, looking for support, those are precisely the things that I say to them. And I think the big question for us all to ponder is why don't we say those kinds of things to ourselves when we're struggling?

That's the kind of advice you would give to another person. When my friends come to me and they are experiencing self-doubt and they confess it to me, looking for support, those are precisely the things that I say to them. And I think the big question for us all to ponder is why don't we say those kinds of things to ourselves when we're struggling?

That's the kind of advice you would give to another person. When my friends come to me and they are experiencing self-doubt and they confess it to me, looking for support, those are precisely the things that I say to them. And I think the big question for us all to ponder is why don't we say those kinds of things to ourselves when we're struggling?

So there's this interesting phenomenon where when you talk about emotional experiences in a second language, they don't seem to have the same impact. For me personally, there are two languages that I've learned later on in life. And with each one, when I've tried cursing in those languages, inevitably you learn about the expletives. And at least for me, I try them out.

So there's this interesting phenomenon where when you talk about emotional experiences in a second language, they don't seem to have the same impact. For me personally, there are two languages that I've learned later on in life. And with each one, when I've tried cursing in those languages, inevitably you learn about the expletives. And at least for me, I try them out.

So there's this interesting phenomenon where when you talk about emotional experiences in a second language, they don't seem to have the same impact. For me personally, there are two languages that I've learned later on in life. And with each one, when I've tried cursing in those languages, inevitably you learn about the expletives. And at least for me, I try them out.

Saying those bad things doesn't seem quite as inappropriate as if I were to say the same expletive in English. This is a documented phenomenon. So our emotions are encoded in our native language. And there's deep resonance between emotions and our native language as a result.

Saying those bad things doesn't seem quite as inappropriate as if I were to say the same expletive in English. This is a documented phenomenon. So our emotions are encoded in our native language. And there's deep resonance between emotions and our native language as a result.

Saying those bad things doesn't seem quite as inappropriate as if I were to say the same expletive in English. This is a documented phenomenon. So our emotions are encoded in our native language. And there's deep resonance between emotions and our native language as a result.

When you ask people to try to reason about really thorny emotional dilemmas in a second language, it allows them to do so more objectively.

When you ask people to try to reason about really thorny emotional dilemmas in a second language, it allows them to do so more objectively.

When you ask people to try to reason about really thorny emotional dilemmas in a second language, it allows them to do so more objectively.

What expressive writing involves is sitting down and writing about your deepest thoughts and feelings about an experience you're struggling with for 15 to 20 minutes a day for anywhere between one to three consecutive days. And the research on this tool is pretty compelling. It shows that when you ask people to engage in this form of

What expressive writing involves is sitting down and writing about your deepest thoughts and feelings about an experience you're struggling with for 15 to 20 minutes a day for anywhere between one to three consecutive days. And the research on this tool is pretty compelling. It shows that when you ask people to engage in this form of

What expressive writing involves is sitting down and writing about your deepest thoughts and feelings about an experience you're struggling with for 15 to 20 minutes a day for anywhere between one to three consecutive days. And the research on this tool is pretty compelling. It shows that when you ask people to engage in this form of

emotion regulation, when you ask people to use this tool, it helps them feel better about their experiences. Over time, you find that they're less distressed about the experience. They're healthier. They visit the doctors less over the next few months. The thinking here is when you sit down to write about an experience, you have to write about someone who that experience is happening to.

emotion regulation, when you ask people to use this tool, it helps them feel better about their experiences. Over time, you find that they're less distressed about the experience. They're healthier. They visit the doctors less over the next few months. The thinking here is when you sit down to write about an experience, you have to write about someone who that experience is happening to.

emotion regulation, when you ask people to use this tool, it helps them feel better about their experiences. Over time, you find that they're less distressed about the experience. They're healthier. They visit the doctors less over the next few months. The thinking here is when you sit down to write about an experience, you have to write about someone who that experience is happening to.