3. “Self-love.”
“If you can think of that critical voice as a persona, and find a way to make peace with it, that’ll turn its volume down. So, rather than taking what that voice says to heart, or pushing it away, it’s more like a gentle correction.
Example: inner voice says, ‘That was a dumb thing to say, and no one likes you.’ You gently correct, ‘It was perfectly fine to say in that conversation, and actually, I’m loved.’ It may sound a little like two voices talking, but you know that’s kind of how it feels. And if you think of that critical voice as not you, it can help create distance.”
