The Best of You Episode 43: How to Tame Your Inner Critic, Why All Parts are Welcome, and How to Resolve Conflict in Your Relationships
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Mar 2, 2023 
Join Kimberly Miller, a marriage and family therapist and co-author of Boundaries for Your Soul, as she dives into the intricacies of the inner critic and its impact on our lives. Discover her transformative journey integrating Internal Family Systems with faith. She shares practical strategies to quiet that inner voice, emphasizing self-acceptance over self-condemnation. Learn how these concepts can enhance communication and resolve conflicts in relationships. Kimberly also reveals unique exercises to foster healing and understanding within ourselves and our partnerships.
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Therapy That Changed Her Life
- Kimberly Miller describes meeting a social worker who used IFS and how two-hour weekly sessions helped her unblend from painful parts.
- She invited Jesus into sessions and experienced deep emotional and spiritual change.
Inner Critic As First Barrier
- Alison Cook and Kimberly Miller note the inner critic usually appears first when we focus on painful emotions.
- The critic often judges our feelings and blocks compassionate care of those parts.
Ask The Critic To Watch From A Glass Wall
- Ask the inner critic to step behind a glass wall to create space for the vulnerable part.
- Use that separation to tend the original hurt without the critic overwhelming the process.
