220. Curiosity Over Criticism: Rethinking Judgment
Spiritually Hungry
Monica Berg and Michael Berg
4.8 • 617 Ratings
🗓️ 29 July 2025
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of Spiritually Hungry Podcast, we explore the hidden roots of judgment and how it often reveals more about us than the people we judge. We’ll unpack how judgment narrows our focus, preventing us from seeing things clearly. Instead of judging, what if we got curious? What if we chose connection over criticism? Join us as we talk about the shift from judgment to compassion, and the healing power of truly being seen and heard.
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| 0:00.0 | Every single person you're judging, you're only judging them negatively because of your |
| 0:13.8 | initial perspective towards them. And therefore, it allows you to focus on their negative |
| 0:20.4 | traits versus their positive traits. |
| 0:22.6 | If you come to them with love or at least with goodness and kindness, |
| 0:27.0 | then you will naturally see more of the good and focus on that rather than bad. |
| 0:36.7 | Welcome to spiritually hungry summer snacks edition. |
| 0:39.9 | Yes. |
| 0:40.4 | We hope you're enjoying your summer. |
| 0:42.0 | Have some time with friends, family, some relaxation, maybe. |
| 0:46.6 | Exercise, sweat. |
| 0:49.7 | So today we're going to talk about something that Michael and I are both highly allergic to. |
| 0:56.4 | And it's not peanuts. |
| 1:00.1 | That would be judgment. |
| 1:03.6 | Judgment. |
| 1:04.5 | Oof, such a strong word. |
| 1:07.9 | I am actually allergic to that. |
| 1:09.9 | I would say that we've all experienced it. |
| 1:13.3 | We've all offered it. And we've all dished it out for ourselves as well. So it's something we've |
| 1:19.2 | experienced, something we've offered to other people and something we also give to ourselves. |
| 1:23.8 | And I think that it's the one thing that really breaks down relationships of all kinds, |
| 1:30.6 | whether it's business interactions, whether it's opportunities for new friendships, |
| 1:34.8 | whether it's romantic relationships, certainly with children. |
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