I could elaborate on the dark thought that's running through my mind and question why I'm having

that thought in ways that might really send me down the rabbit hole.

Or I can shift my perspective and realize, hey, this is part of how the brain works.

It sometimes simulates worst case scenarios that are unlikely and dark.

But, you know, it does that to help us feel better.

Welcome to the one you feed. Throughout time, great thinkers have recognized the importance

of the thoughts we have. Quotes like

garbage in, garbage out, or you are what you think, ring true. And yet, for many of us,

our thoughts don't strengthen or empower us. We tend toward negativity, self-pity, jealousy,

or fear. We see what we don't have instead of what we do. We think things that hold us

back and dampen our spirit. But it's not just about thinking. Our actions matter. It takes

conscious, consistent, and creative effort to make a life worth living. This podcast is about how

other people keep themselves moving in the right direction, how they feed their good wolf.

What if I told you that everything you've been taught about emotions, how to control them, avoid them, or even embrace them, might be too simplistic.

Today I sit down with Dr. Ethan Cross, author of Shift,

managing your emotions so they don't manage you, to explore a different way of thinking about

emotions, not as enemies to conquer or burdens to bear, but as tools that when understood

can actually work for us instead of against us.

I've spent years trying to navigate my own emotional landscape, sometimes avoiding,

sometimes over-analizing, often caught between the two.

And if you've ever felt like you're either suppressing emotions or drowning in them, this

conversation will give you a more nuanced, more effective way forward.

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