Your Kick Ass Life Podcast

As you may know, a foundational piece of the work I do with women is working on managing their inner-critics. Creating a new way of speaking to themselves that is kind and compassionate instead of beating themselves up. And every once in a while, I get this question “What if I see my inner-critic as my motivator? The voice that pushes me to be better in all aspects in my life?” And your thoughts might look like this: “Oh, Janice lost 30 pounds recently. If she can do it I can lose 40.” “I really was an idiot and screwed up that work project. I’ll stay late and come in early for the next month, and do a WAAAY better job next time” "You know your husband is an ass-man. Amp up the squats, Ms. Flat Ass" Basically, your inner-critic is comparing you to others-- saying you can do better, pushing you to do better based on you falling short or failing, and really just using any “shortcomings” to try and make you a better person. (You know where this is going, right?) People, let’s just be honest here. Your inner-crit