Dr. Ethan Kross has dedicated his career to uncovering how we can work with our emotions instead of being ruled by them. In his latest book, SHIFT, Kross dismantles common myths—like the idea that we should always “live in the moment” or that avoidance is inherently bad—and reframes emotions as a powerful source of information. Drawing on decades of research and riveting real-life stories, Kross shows how, when activated at the right time and in the right way, our emotions can guide wise decisions, protect us from harm, and help us thrive.
In this talk geared towards parents and their children, Kross will share simple, evidence-based strategies for regulating emotions in everyday life. He’ll reveal how to harness the right kind of anxiety, reframe challenges, and use our relationships and environments to build resilience. Attendees will leave with a practical toolkit and a renewed understanding of how to shift emotions from something that holds us back into something that propels us forward.
This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.
More About the Speaker: Ethan Kross, PhD, is the two-time national bestselling author of SHIFT: Managing Your Emotions—So They Don’t Manage You and CHATTER: The Voice in Our Head, Why it Matters and How to Harness It. Kross is also an award-winning professor in the University of Michigan’s top-ranked Department of Psychology and its Ross School of Business, and is the director of the Emotion and Self-Control Laboratory.
Kross’ research has been published in Science, The New England Journal of Medicine, and The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, among other peer-reviewed journals. He has participated in policy discussion at the White House and has been interviewed on CBS Evening News, Good Morning America, Anderson Cooper Full Circle, and NPR’s Morning Edition. His pioneering research has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, Harvard Business Review, USA Today, The Economist, The Atlantic, Forbes, and Time.
Kross currently lives in Ann Arbor with his wife and two daughters, and he has generously donated this talk to our community.
