Freedom from the Inner Critic
Y'all it was the Superbowl on Sunday and I completely fell off the bandwagon. I had yummy guacamole, chicken wings, fries, a margarita, and ice cream cake. It was an All-American gluttony fest.
Later on that evening, I felt guilty and like I let myself down. My inner critic started to whisper in the corner of my mind how I was a failure and how I was bad.
Throughout a lot of teenage and adult life, this inner critic has sat in the corner of my mind berrating me for not saying the right thing, no acting the right way, etc. I really have never needed anyone to be mean because my inner critic had that covered.
Beating yourself up doesn't solve anything. One of the most powerful things you can do is reclaim your freedom and self-love. This is not done by resisting that inner critic, but instead taking over it's narrative.
How I find freedom from my inner critic is trhough self-compassion, self-forgiveness and thought awareness.
Self-compassion is allowing yourself to have grace around making mistakes.
Self-forgiveness is not beating yourself up and not holding a slip-up over your head.
Thought Awareness to recognizing the impact your thoughts play in feeding the inner critic.
For example:
Inner Critic: I ate like pig during the superbowl.
Replacement Thought: Okay that didn't go as planned, I am now back on plan and moving forward.
One failure doesn't mean we are defeated. No matter how big we think our failures are, it is never too late to reclaim and love ourselves unconditionally.
Next time you feel the chains from that inner critic, apply some compassion, forgiveness, and thought awareness. In time, you may just your inner critic into your inner cheerleader.
Later on that evening, I felt guilty and like I let myself down. My inner critic started to whisper in the corner of my mind how I was a failure and how I was bad.
Throughout a lot of teenage and adult life, this inner critic has sat in the corner of my mind berrating me for not saying the right thing, no acting the right way, etc. I really have never needed anyone to be mean because my inner critic had that covered.
Beating yourself up doesn't solve anything. One of the most powerful things you can do is reclaim your freedom and self-love. This is not done by resisting that inner critic, but instead taking over it's narrative.
How I find freedom from my inner critic is trhough self-compassion, self-forgiveness and thought awareness.
Self-compassion is allowing yourself to have grace around making mistakes.
Self-forgiveness is not beating yourself up and not holding a slip-up over your head.
Thought Awareness to recognizing the impact your thoughts play in feeding the inner critic.
For example:
Inner Critic: I ate like pig during the superbowl.
Replacement Thought: Okay that didn't go as planned, I am now back on plan and moving forward.
One failure doesn't mean we are defeated. No matter how big we think our failures are, it is never too late to reclaim and love ourselves unconditionally.
Next time you feel the chains from that inner critic, apply some compassion, forgiveness, and thought awareness. In time, you may just your inner critic into your inner cheerleader.
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