129 SelfWork (Second Time Around): Six Tips To Catch and Change Negative Self-Talk
The SelfWork Podcast
Margaret Robinson Rutherford PhD
4.8 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 9 July 2021
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
We’re talking self-talk today on SelfWork; What is it? And what can you do about it? A lot of people tell me they kinda “know” what it is, but haven't a clue how to change it. It feels as if it’s too elusive. How could you possibly rein in what your mind is telling you about something?
Today, in this episode sponsored by Athletic Greens, I'll offer six steps for this process. But I want to stress that it takes practice. And lots of it. So please be patient with yourself. The rewards can be incredible, but often you're trying to undo years of self-criticism that whispers almost constantly.
Our listener email from today is from someone who’s not getting over a divorce and links it with not having access to his emotions. So how do you access your emotions when it doesn't come easily for you?
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| 0:00.0 | This is Selfwork, and I'm Dr. Margaret Rutherford. |
| 0:14.1 | At Selfwork, we'll discuss psychological and emotional issues common in today's world |
| 0:19.0 | and what to do about them. |
| 0:20.4 | I'm Dr. Margaret, and Selfwork is a podcast dedicated to you taking just a few minutes today |
| 0:26.2 | for your own Selfwork. |
| 0:29.8 | Hello, and welcome, or welcome back to Selfwork. |
| 0:33.5 | This is Dr. Margaret Rutherford. |
| 0:34.8 | I'm a clinical psychologist, and I've lived and worked in favour of Arkansas for the |
| 0:38.9 | last 28 years, but I'm delighted to be here with you. |
| 0:43.0 | I love doing this podcast every week, and during the last week of June and the first full |
| 0:47.9 | week of July, we've been offering you many more episodes because we're taking a bit |
| 0:52.4 | of a vacation. |
| 0:53.4 | So, we took a little time off, but I also wanted to provide you with some interesting |
| 0:57.8 | episodes that have been very popular, but maybe a little bit older than some of the |
| 1:02.2 | more recent episodes. |
| 1:04.4 | Many of you write to me telling me the thing you like best about Selfwork is that in almost |
| 1:08.8 | every episode, I focus on what you can do about it. |
| 1:12.3 | You know, mental health issues are often complex. |
| 1:14.9 | However, there's also a place where you can gain hope if you allow yourself to start |
| 1:20.4 | broadening your own understanding, learn something new to try, or just screw up the |
| 1:25.6 | courage to risk a change. |
| 1:28.8 | Specifically in this episode, we're going to be focusing on changing your self-talk, |
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