“Inside Critics The critical voices in our own heads are far more vicious than what we might hear from the outside. Our… — Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy (SARK Copy Share Image
“Many people spend their whole lives doing their best to follow the coaching, guidance, and warnings of the inner critic. Society supports… — Byron Brown Copy Share Image
“When perfectionism runs the show, we don’t just fear rejection—we reject ourselves.” — Audrey Sutton Mills Copy Share Image
“Whenever one person in a relationship is unwilling or unable to contact his or her vulnerability in the interaction, there is a… — Byron Brown Copy Share Image
“Your inner critic is simply a part of you that needs more self-love.” — Amy Leigh Mercree Copy Share Image
“It’s funny how you doubt yourself through and through, when the sun and the moon are parabolically on a pilgrimage, encircling the… — Curtis Tyrone Jones Copy Share Image
“When we direct a lot of hostile energy toward the inner critic, we enter into a losing battle.” — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“The good news is that opportunities for love enter our lives unpredictably, whether or not we’ve perfected self-compassion or befriended our inner… — Sharon Salzberg Copy Share Image
“[Self]-distrust manifests blatantly in the judge's reaction to your experiences of expansion. 'Expansion' here refers to situations when you try something new,… — Byron Brown Copy Share Image