Self Critic Screams: What Your Body Is Dying To Tell You
Perfectionism Rewired · Perfectionist
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Show Notes
What if your self critic is actually a caring signal from your unconscious, warning you of danger ahead + to get off this path? Your self critic is not the enemy; it's an alarm bell from your body. But it's near impossible to listen to it with all the NOISE + stigma surrounding criticism, self-love and self-compassion. Discover the health consequences of self-criticism and lessons from pro-athlete perfectionist who finally figured it out. This is the third episode in the self-criticism trilogy.
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Ep. 214 Timestamps
02:04-The Iceberg of Self-Criticism
03:27-Why Traditional Self Critic Approaches Fail Perfectionists
04:37-Lessons From Pro-Athlete Perfectionism Optimized Client
07:07-Link Between Cancer + Inner Critic
08:02-From Criticism to Critical Condition IRL
09:11-Making the Choice to Change
Truth + Accuracy In This Episode Is Brought To You By:
- Campos, R. C., Holden, R. R., Caçador, B., Ana Sofia Fragata, & Baleizão, C. (2018). Self-criticism, intensity of perceived negative life events, and distress: Results from a two-wave study. Personality and Individual Differences, 124, 145–149. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2017.12.004
- Ferrari, M., Ciarrochi, J., Yap, K., Baljinder Sahdra, & Hayes, S. C. (2022). Embracing the Complexity of our Inner Worlds: Understanding the Dynamics of Self-Compassion and Self-Criticism. Mindfulness, 13(7), 1652–1661. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-022-01897-5
- Thakur, N., & Baumann, N. (2022). Breaking the anxious cycle of self-criticism: Action orientation buffers the detrimental effects of a self-critical personality style. Journal of Affective Disorders, 301, 30–35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2022.01.014
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