Podcast 338: 8 Ways to befriend your inner critic and use it to your advantage

The Dr. Leaf Show

Dr. Caroline Leaf

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.7 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 29 November 2021

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Get your tickets to my 2021 Mental Health Retreat (Dec 3-4): https://www.drleafconference.com EPISODE DESCRIPTION: In this podcast I talk about our inner critic: what it is, and how to manage it. Plus, why we shouldn't try silence our inner critic but rather befriend it. Read the show blog here: https://drleaf.com/blogs/news/how-to-befriend-your-inner-critic-how-to-become-a-thought-detective Get my new book Cleaning up Your Mental Mess here: https://www.cleaningupyourmentalmess.com Download my new and improved brain detox app here: https://neurocycle.app Sign up to join my free text program and receive mental health care tips. Just text DRLEAF to 1 (833) 285 3747 Get a free Cleaning up Your Mental Mess workbook when you subscribe to my weekly email at drleaf.com! OFFERS FROM OUR SPONSORS: -BiOptimizer’s Magnesium: For an exclusive offer for my listeners go to http://www.magbreakthrough.com/leaf and use DRLEAF10 during checkout to save 10% on your order -Public Goods: Receive $15 off your first Public Goods order with NO MINIMUM purchase. Just go to https://www.publicgoods.com/DRLEAF. -BetterHelp: I am proud to say that this podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp, and Cleaning Up the Mental Mess listeners get 10% off their first month at betterhelp.com/drleaf. PODCAST HIGHLIGHTS: 2:16, 5:00 What is the inner critic? 3:30 Why you shouldn’t suppress or ignore your inner critic 4:10, 6:00, 16:00, 23:00 How to speak back to your inner critic using mind management & self-regulation 8:20, 12:45 Getting to the root of your inner critic 10:00, 12:00, 15:30 How to make your inner critic your friend 11:40 The more you think about something the more it grows! 17:00 Managing intrusive thoughts like the inner critic 18:00, 22:10 How to become a “thought detective” 24:00 How to manage your inner critic 30:10 What it means to talk back to your inner critic ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: -Visit my website at https://drleaf.com for more free resources Follow me on social media for daily mental health tips & strategies: -Instagram: @drcarolineleaf: https://www.instagram.com/drcarolineleaf/- -Facebook: Dr. Caroline Leaf: https://www.facebook.com/drleaf -Twitter: @drcarolineleaf: https://twitter.com/DrCarolineLeaf -Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/drcarolineleaf Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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0:48.4	Welcome to my podcast, cleaning up the mental mess on your host, Dr. Caroline Leif.
0:54.2	And today we're going to be talking about the inner critic.
0:57.6	There is so much after in social media, watch it on social media and in books about or
1:04.3	inner critic.
1:05.3	Which is that voice that we speak to ourselves, judging ourselves and our harsh with ourselves.
1:10.9	So I'm going to talk about that today and how we can manage that and the difference between
1:14.6	that and intrusive thoughts and all kinds of stuff.
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