Mini Ep 43: Meeting our Inner Critic & Vital tip ~ Guided by Indigo
Mothers at Midnight Podcast
English - February 25, 2023 13:00 - 13 minutes - 9.11 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingMental Health Health & Fitness Society & Culture Relationships therapy real stories indigo melrose therapeia death nature travel self care psychology psychotherapy Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
The inner critic usually manifests as an inner voice and is often accompanied by a sense of anxiety, shame, low self-esteem, worthlessness or guilt.
The inner critic can act as a “guardian of the threshold”, appearing when we’re at an edge or moving towards something outside of the boundaries of our familiar, everyday identity. The inner critic has all sorts of ideas and opinions about how things should be and about how we should think, feel and behave. We often give the inner critic authority by accepting what it says as truth.
How this exercise will support you
The following exercise invites you to get curious about the inner critic’s role in your life. We invite you to open to the idea that the inner critic is trying to protect you and has positive intentions.
Psychotherapist Matt Licata refers to it as “a protective part in an unhealthy role.” By becoming curious about our Inner Critic, we can learn what it wants for us, and maybe even befriend this part of ourselves.
Before completing the following exercise, we recommend you take some time to unwind and connect with yourself more deeply. You might like to take a walk, soak in a relaxing bath or sit quietly and sip a cup of your favourite herbal tea. When you’re ready, grab a pen and your journal or some paper and we’ll begin.
Listen to our guided exercise to meet your inner critic..
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