Avoiding your emotions is generally a recipe for disaster — but Ethan Kross makes a case for occasional 'strategic' avoidance. He’s a professor of psychology from the University of Michigan, and he’s appeared in some of our most popular episodes: Controlling the chatter in your head and What influences your inner voice? Controlling 'chatter' part two. He’s back to share more tools for taking charge of your emotions. Guests: Ethan Kross, PhD Professor of Psychology and Management, University of Michigan Author, Shift: Managing Your Emotions—So They Don't Manage You Credits: Presenter/producer: Sana Qadar Senior producer: James Bullen Producer: Rose Kerr Sound engineer: Dylan Prins