Ethan Kross on How to Make Your Emotions Work for You | EP 568

810.29 - 833.687 Dr. Ethan Kross

I think this uncovers one of the myths surrounding emotion regulation that a lot of us buy into, which is this idea that avoidance is always toxic. It is not. And the science now pretty compellingly demonstrate that that is not the case. There are times and places when strategically avoiding emotional triggers and cues can actually be quite useful. And I'll give you a couple of examples.