Podcast 338: 8 Ways to befriend your inner critic and use it to your advantage

CLEANING UP YOUR MENTAL MESS with Dr. Caroline Leaf

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EPISODE DESCRIPTION: In this podcast I talk about our inner critic: what it is, and how to manage it. Plus, why we shouldn't try silence our inner critic but rather befriend it.

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PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS:

2:16, 5:00 What is the inner critic?

3:30 Why you shouldn’t suppress or ignore your inner critic

4:10, 6:00, 16:00, 23:00 How to speak back to your inner critic using mind management & self-regulation

8:20, 12:45 Getting to the root of your inner critic

10:00, 12:00, 15:30 How to make your inner critic your friend

11:40 The more you think about something the more it grows!

17:00 Managing intrusive thoughts like the inner critic

18:00, 22:10 How to become a “thought detective”

24:00 How to manage your inner critic

30:10 What it means to talk back to your inner critic

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