How to Silence your Inner Critic
For all of us who are our own worst critic.
How often have you heard the phrase “we are our own worst critic”?
In reality, this phrase holds plenty of truth.
As much as we have a voice to interact with others, we also have a voice with which we to talk to ourselves.
And sadly, it is often negative.
👎It is punitive and criticising.
👎It brings us down.
👎It lowers our confidence and self esteem.
👎It affects our mental health: it can lead to anxiety, depression and toxic perfectionism.
In reality, this phrase holds plenty of truth.
As much as we have a voice to interact with others, we also have a voice with which we to talk to ourselves.
And sadly, it is often negative.
👎It is punitive and criticising.
👎It brings us down.
👎It lowers our confidence and self esteem.
👎It affects our mental health: it can lead to anxiety, depression and toxic perfectionism.
How does my Inner Critic affect my life?
Do you recognise yourself in these?
- you feel constantly stressed and restless
- you find it hard to enjoy life or to let go of negative thoughts
- you are criticising yourself and bringing yourself down
- you keep telling yourself that you will never be “good enough”
- you give up on plans and dreams because you are sure you will never make it a reality
- you feel stuck, unmotivated, and don’t know how to pull yourself out of this negative cycle
- you feel:
- depressed
- irritated
- exhausted
- hopeless
- fatigued
- worthless
- insecure
- disconnected
- lonely
Here's why we feel we NEED our Inner Critic:
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I can understand why you feel this way:
*It is easy to be self-critical in a society that praises perfectionism. *It is easy to be engulfed by such a mindset when nobody has shown us how to be gentle and understanding towards ourselves as we are to others. *I can also imagine that you are convinced how such negative self-talk helps you achieve your goals, but in reality it just brings you down and erases your motivation. |
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It doesn’t have to be like that forever.
As you have learned over the years to be punitive and harsh to yourself over the years, you can also learn the opposite:
you can learn how to be compassionate and understanding to yourself.
You can learn how to become your best friend!
As you have learned over the years to be punitive and harsh to yourself over the years, you can also learn the opposite:
you can learn how to be compassionate and understanding to yourself.
You can learn how to become your best friend!
You are not alone in this. Many of us feel the same way and I am here to help you. I am here to change your inner voice. To change the way you see and talk to yourself. To teach you how to shower yourself with understanding instead of insults. Nobody deserves that!
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How would it feel to:
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To be honest:
It saddens me to see how we talk to ourselves compared to how we talk to our friends.
While we are understanding to our friends, we are often highly critical and unforgiving to ourselves.
It hurts me to see that people give up on their passions, hopes and dreams because their Inner Critic convinced them that they are “not good enough”.
Nobody deserves that.
It saddens me to see how we talk to ourselves compared to how we talk to our friends.
While we are understanding to our friends, we are often highly critical and unforgiving to ourselves.
It hurts me to see that people give up on their passions, hopes and dreams because their Inner Critic convinced them that they are “not good enough”.
Nobody deserves that.
I genuinely want to help you. And that is why I have created this self-paced course.
I want to help you become aware of how you talk to yourself, where that negative voice comes from, and guide you in building a more healthy and loving relationship with yourself. And I will be there. Every step of the way.
I want to help you become aware of how you talk to yourself, where that negative voice comes from, and guide you in building a more healthy and loving relationship with yourself. And I will be there. Every step of the way.
In this course, you will gain a deeper understanding of:
This self-paced course includes:
- how your Inner Critic works and where it comes from
- sabotaging effects of the Inner Critic
- detaching from the inner critical voice
- how to use self-compassion to strengthen your Healthy Voice
This self-paced course includes:
- Lifetime access to the 4 course modules
- Additional educational videos, tools, and resources
- Handouts with notes
- Exercises for practice and self-reflection
Module Overview
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In this course, I teach you a variety of exercises and strategies from CBT, ACT, Schema Therapy and Mindfulness.
Module 1 What is the Inner Critic Why do we Keep the Inner Critic Why we don’t Need the Inner Critic Module 2 Messages of the Inner Critic Unhelpful Thinking Styles How your Inner Critic Sabotages your Real Needs Module 3 Pausing the Inner Critic Module 4 How to Respond with the Healthy Voice Knowing your Stengths How to be your Best Friend |
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By mastering this course, you can expect to
✔ be able to notice and evaluate your negative and unhelpful thoughts
✔ be more understanding and compassionate to yourself
✔ be able to distance yourself from the messages of your Inner Critic
✔ be more self-confident and self-accepting
✔ change your mindset about “never being good enough” and be able to breathe again
✔ stop yourself from always feeling like a failure
✔ be more in tune with your core needs
✔ be able to notice and evaluate your negative and unhelpful thoughts
✔ be more understanding and compassionate to yourself
✔ be able to distance yourself from the messages of your Inner Critic
✔ be more self-confident and self-accepting
✔ change your mindset about “never being good enough” and be able to breathe again
✔ stop yourself from always feeling like a failure
✔ be more in tune with your core needs
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Are you ready to leave your self-sabotaging, critical voice behind? Don’t rob yourself of this opportunity! Allow yourself the chance to build a healthier and more accepting relationship with yourself! |
See you in the course!
About Vassia Sarantopoulou, your trainer
Hi, I'm Vassia.
I am the Head Psychologist, Director, Founder and Owner of AntiLoneliness, a company offering mental health services in The Netherlands and also Worldwide.
I am also a Trainer, a Perfectionism Expert and a Mental Health Ambassador.
I am specialised in supporting people to overcome Anxiety, Burnout, Depression, and especially Perfectionism - a mindset that I have encountered for many years in my work with my clients - and to find their way out of self-sabotaging coping mechanisms, such as procrastination.
I am the Head Psychologist, Director, Founder and Owner of AntiLoneliness, a company offering mental health services in The Netherlands and also Worldwide.
I am also a Trainer, a Perfectionism Expert and a Mental Health Ambassador.
I am specialised in supporting people to overcome Anxiety, Burnout, Depression, and especially Perfectionism - a mindset that I have encountered for many years in my work with my clients - and to find their way out of self-sabotaging coping mechanisms, such as procrastination.
A few things about my 15+ years experience in the field of Psychology:
✔ I am trained in (Group) Schema Therapy and Emotionally Focused Therapy, among other approaches (CBT, ACT, CFT, Transactional Analysis, Mindfulness).
✔ I am a member of NIP (Dutch Institute for Psychologists).
✔ I am a member of ISST (International Society of Schema Therapy) and ICEEFT (International Center of Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy)
✔ I am collaborating with Universities and Organisations offering workshops and trainings, mainly on Perfectionism, Work Relationships, Anxiety, Burnout and Stress Management.
✔ Through AntiLoneliness and my team of psychologists, I offer individual, couples or groups sessions to those who struggle with anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, burnout, loneliness, relationship issues, transition/change, expat life.
✔ I have created AntiLoneliness Academy, in order to help more people have access to Psychoeducational courses for more Self-Awareness and Self-Growth
✔ I am a member of NIP (Dutch Institute for Psychologists).
✔ I am a member of ISST (International Society of Schema Therapy) and ICEEFT (International Center of Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy)
✔ I am collaborating with Universities and Organisations offering workshops and trainings, mainly on Perfectionism, Work Relationships, Anxiety, Burnout and Stress Management.
✔ Through AntiLoneliness and my team of psychologists, I offer individual, couples or groups sessions to those who struggle with anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, burnout, loneliness, relationship issues, transition/change, expat life.
✔ I have created AntiLoneliness Academy, in order to help more people have access to Psychoeducational courses for more Self-Awareness and Self-Growth
