What did the thought reel inside your head sound like the last time you felt like you messed up? Did you tell yourself that you’re not good enough, that you always do stupid things like this, that you’re a bad mum? That’s your inner critic speaking, and you need to learn how to tune that voice out by becoming more self-compassionate.
In this live video, Elizabeth chats with Alice Darbyshire about how the tools and techniques of self-compassion can turn your life around and bring you towards greater inner peace and self-acceptance. Alice is a coach and consultant on a mission to help more mums attain leadership positions in the workplace, and she tells Elizabeth that too often, women lean into their inner critic voice.
Alice lists the benefits of treating yourself compassionately and offers fantastic tips for practising self-compassion. She explains the psychological origins of your inner critic and how to use this knowledge to diminish its influence on your life. She also recommends additional resources to help you learn about self-compassion, self-care, mindfulness, and parenting.
This live video is full of thoughtful insights on self-compassion and is a brilliant first step toward treating yourself like a best friend, not a punching bag.
For more self-care tips, read our blog post, How Prioritising Self-Care Can Increase Your Work Productivity, here.
Timestamps
[0:20] Elizabeth introduces Alice to the live video
[1:13] Alice explains her mission to help more mums into leadership
[2:30] Seeing the challenges for women in the workplace from both sides
[4:31] What is our inner critic voice? Alice unpacks the damaging impact of leaning into your inner critic voice
[6:18] “The antidote to the inner critic”: Why self-compassion is so crucial to tackling your inner critic
[8:18] Self-compassion is something we can develop over time, but it takes work
[9:30] Are women less self-compassionate than men?
[11:00] Alice dives into the psychological origins of the inner critic voice
[12:55] Being a role model for your children
[16:13] How to start applying the principles of self-compassion in your life
[19:00] Alice’s self-compassion visualisation exercise
[20:05] Layering meditation and mindfulness into your morning
[23:38] Writing down your negative thoughts as a way to spot your patterns
[26:00] Where to go to find out more about Alice
[27:00] More self-care resource recommendations from Alice
Links and Resources
The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read by Philippa Perry
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