Gay Men Going Deeper How to Soften the Inner Critic
Jul 10, 2025
Scott Stabile, author and breathwork guide who champions love and self-compassion. He explores the origins of the inner critic, how it functions as a protective voice, and playful techniques to soften it. Short practices include creating witness space, using body anchoring, and befriending fearful parts to access more presence and acceptance.
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Cult Experience Led To Love Practice
- Scott Stabile spent 13 years in a San Francisco spiritual community that he later calls a cult due to lack of freedom of choice. He kept the core lesson of
Love As An Ever-Present Energy
- Scott describes love as an abundant, ever-present energy that you can choose to align with. He says acting from that energy makes life feel better and serves others as well.
Different Energy Centers Speak Differently
- Scott separates soul, heart, and ego as different energy centers with distinct languages. He says the mind rarely understands love and you must move beyond the mind to access it.
