Chatter: A Workbook for Turning Your Inner Critic Into Your Inner Coach

Turn your inner critic into your inner coach! This accessible, interactive workbook from the bestselling author of Chatter offers tools for understanding and harnessing the voice in your head.

Rumination. Worry. Self-critique. We’ve all gotten stuck in loops of negative self-talk, or as acclaimed psychologist Dr. Ethan Kross calls it, chatter. I’m going to fail. They’ll all laugh at me. What’s the use? Whether it manifests as anxiety, imposter syndrome, or other detriments to our mental health, chatter has the power to derail both our professional and personal lives.

However, it’s possible to change how our inner voice talks to us, making it work for us rather than against us. In his nationally bestselling book, Chatter, Dr. Kross describes how to utilize the hidden power of our inner voice. This workbook delves deeper, featuring writing prompts, checklists, visual guides, thought exercises, and more, teaching you how to harness your chatter. Dr. Kross offers practical tools for self-care, grouping techniques for combatting chatter into three categories:

- Internally focused tools: Activities to help you normalize, reframe, and redirect your thoughts.
- People tools: Techniques for seeking support and advice from other people.
- Environmental tools: Ideas for reducing chatter by creating order in your environment and understanding how to benefit from green spaces and awe-inspiring experiences.

Perfect for anyone who wants to break free from endless cycles of negative self-talk, rumination, and worry, this workbook will help you harness your inner voice and transcend the worst effects of chatter.

Ethan Kross, PhD, is one of the world’s leading experts on controlling the conscious mind. An award-winning professor in the University of Michigan’s top ranked Psychology Department and its Ross School of Business, he is the director of the Emotion & Self Control Laboratory. He has participated in policy discussion at the White House, and has been interviewed about his work on CBS Evening News, Good Morning America, and NPR’s Morning Edition. His pioneering research has been featured in The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, New England Journal of Medicine and Science.