The Power of Personification

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When we name our inner critic, this leverages a concept called cognitive diffusion. It's a process by which we separate ourselves and our identity from our thoughts. I would also say make time to spend with your thoughts. Say two things to yourself every day that are positive. Tell yourself that you are proud of how far you've come. As you would say that you're proud of your friends or your family members.

So often in life, we are our own worst enemies. The meanest and loudest voice in our head is our own. So why are we so hard on ourselves? In this episode we break down the psychological underpinnings behind our inner critic, from the proposed evolutionary role of negative self talk, to the influence of our upbringing including the distinction between conditional and unconditional positive regard, parental expectations and childhood bullying. We examine how social comparison and overthinking can contribute to a poor self perception but, also, how we can adopt the methods of radical self compassion and cognitive diffusion to silence that inner voice and be free from self judgement. Listen now!

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