Taming Your Inner Critic

Taming Your Inner Critic

If your inner critic says things like these, then this blog is for you.

“You are so stupid! Why did you say that?

“They will never give YOU the promotion”

“You’re a terrible mother. You can’t even manage to get them to school on time.”

“You are so fat! And now you’re eating that?”

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Self-Compassion is Not Self-Indulgence

Self-Compassion is Not Self-Indulgence

When my kids were growing up, one of their favorite movies was Disney’s “The Mighty Ducks” with Emelio Estevez. The two coaches in the movie are fairly good examples of the difference between self-criticism and self-compassion when it comes to motivating ourselves to be our best selves.

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Two Truths and a Lie about Hypnosis

Two Truths and a Lie about Hypnosis

My colleague Michelle raves about hypnotherapy so I posed this Hollywood version of hypnosis to her:

On an episode of NCIS, super cool, tough guy, special agent Nick Torres, an avid health and fitness nut, was hypnotized. While under hypnosis, he sang a Beyonce’ song, ate an apple fritter and gave agent Bishop his knife. Then he didn’t remember doing any of this. How accurate is this compared to actual hypnotherapy?



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