How to Manage Your Inner Critic and Social Anxiety with Ellen Hendriksen

The One You Feed | Personal Growth, Emotional Resilience & Purpose

Eric Zimmer, The One You Feed

Religion & Spirituality, Self-improvement, Education, Buddhism, Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.5 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 1 December 2023

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Ellen Hendriksen’s personal journey offers a refreshing perspective on how to manage social anxiety and the inner critic. Ellen’s insights into the inner workings of social anxiety, such as the damaging effects of avoidance and the critical role of the inner critic are incredibly powerful. In this episode, you’ll find actionable and practical strategies that are sure to empower anyone who struggles with social anxiety or an overly active inner critic! In this episode, you will be able to: Overcome social anxiety and thrive in social settings Challenge negative thoughts and transform your mindset Embrace emotions with self-compassion and find inner peace Create structure in social situations for confidence and ease Take initiative in conversations and learn to build strong connections. To learn more, click here! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	What happens when we try to push that beach ball of anxiety
0:03.8	underwater is that it's going to pop up later
0:07.2	and probably with more force than before. Welcome to the one you feed.
0:17.0	Throughout time great thinkers have recognized the importance of the thoughts we have.
0:24.4	Quotes like garbage in, garbage out, or you are what you think, ring true.
0:29.9	And yet for many of us our thoughts don't strengthen or empower us. We tend toward
0:34.7	negativity, self-pity, jealousy, or fear. We see what we don't have instead of what
0:40.6	we do. We think things that hold us back and dampen our spirit.
0:45.2	But it's not just about thinking.
0:47.2	Our actions matter.
0:48.6	It takes conscious, consistent, and creative effort to make a life worth living.
0:53.0	This podcast is about how other people keep themselves moving in the right direction,
0:57.0	how they feed their good wolf. We hope you'll enjoy this episode from the archive.
1:16.6	Thanks for joining us.
1:18.0	Our guest on this episode is Dr. Ellen Hendrickson,
1:21.0	a clinical psychologist who helps millions calm their anxiety and be their authentic
1:25.6	selves through her award-winning podcast, The Savvy Psychologist, and in the clinic at Boston
1:31.4	University's Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders.
1:35.2	Her debut book is How to Be Yourself, Quiet Your Inner Critic, and Rise Above Social Anxiety.
1:42.0	Hi Ellen, welcome to the show.
1:44.0	Thank you so much for having me, Eric.
1:45.0	I'm really excited to talk with you.
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