003: Reduce Your Inner Critic's Impact & Regain Control of Your Thoughts

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This episode is all about the inner critic and its current control over your thoughts. I start off by explaining what the inner critic is, why we have it and the difference between a healthy inner critic and an unhealthy one. I talk about the impact of having an aggressive inner critic, specifically the impact on how you perceive yourself and how your kids may see you and themselves. I continue by explaining that the negative voice may be preventing you from getting more out of life, as it chips away at your self-confidence and your ability to reach and stick to your goals.
My main focus is to give you strategies to become aware of your inner critic and how to shift the negative thoughts in order to gain more confidence and do more of the things you love.
Headphones are recommended if little ones are around.
Key Topics

• Understanding the impact of the inner critic on self-confidence, goal achievement and your kids (02:43)
• In many cases, the inner critic can keep us small in order to protect us by keeping us from being embarrassed, hurt or shamed. (05:27)
• How your inner critic was formed – based on your childhood experiences, caretakers, teachers, and the media – and why we have one in the first place – for survival. (07:41)
• The difference between a healthy inner critic and an unhealthy one and why we still need the inner critic today. (10:11)
• Strategies to overcome negative self-talk. (11:23)
• Questions to ask yourself when your inner critic reprimands you and the importance of becoming friends with your inner critic. (14:53)
• The benefit of writing things down and showing yourself some compassion. (18:31)

Episode Links & Contact Info
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