Self-Criticism
What are the roots of self-criticism?
4.5 (19)
33 mins
Understand what is self-criticism and how it can lead to conformity and damaged relationships. Also learn how practicing self-kindness and setting boundaries with the inner critic can improve your well-being.
Ep 1:
The Voice That Never Sleeps
We trace the inner critic's origins from childhood conditioning to history's fear of judgment, revealing how criticism in relationships can quietly become emotional vampirism.
Ep 2:
How Criticism Rewires You
Science reveals self-criticism as literal stress on the body and brain, fuels secret cravings like chocolate, and quietly derails ambitious women's careers.
Ep 3:
Making Peace With Your Critic
After exposing self-criticism's damage, we explore a hopeful path forward: taming the inner critic through compassion, boundaries, and a powerful story of transformation.
Discussions (15)
Milo
Level 2 · 10 mo agoThe inner critic is just bloatware eating up RAM.
Forrest
Level 8 · 10 mo agoPressure makes diamonds.
Bill
Level 3 · 10 mo agoThat point about perfection killing potential is spot on. You learn more by breaking things and fixing them than by letting your inner critic freeze you.
