We all have an inner critic. It’s that voice inside your head saying you aren’t good enough or that you SHOULD do this and SHOULD HAVE done that. A persistent inner critic often leads to the development of limiting beliefs that dampen confidence and paralyze you from taking risks or actions toward your dreams and authentic self-expression. Healing the inner critic is not about getting rid of it because that probably won’t happen. It’s about understanding where it’s coming from, why it’s surfacing, and how you can use it to cultivate more self-compassion and develop an inner nurturer. In this episode I discuss how to explore your inner critic and why cultivating self-compassion is a powerful antidote to fear, doubt, shame, and all the painful emotions stirred up when we “should” on ourselves. Also check out the bonus self-compassion meditation and begin to shift your relationship to yourself from one of criticism to one of compassion. Link to full episode in bio.
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This episode was edited and mixed by Chad Clarke, chadtheva@gmail.com
