The Power of Self-Kindness: How to Transform Your Relationship with Your Inner Critic

by Hannah Braime

Even if you call it by a different name, you need no introduction to your inner critic.

This is the voice - or voices - who can take you down a peg or two (or several) with one well-aimed blow. Our inner critics seems to know exactly what to say and when to say it for maximum effect. It's a master of the psychological KO, leaving us feeling like the smallest, most flawed, most disempowered version of ourselves.

You’ve tried everything to tame your inner ignoring it, calling names, and telling it to shut up. But none of those approaches have worked.

Now, it’s time to stop fighting yourself.

In The Power of How to Transform Your Relationship with Your Inner Critic, you’ll discover a radical approach to healing your relationship with your inner critic and yourself, one based on understanding, self-acceptance, and self-compassion.

Using a combination of theory, insight, and reflective practices, you’ll learn where your critic comes from and how to look beyond its destructive words to uncover the real message underneath. You’ll develop techniques that will help you question your critic’s stories and become more mindful of how these stories impact your life. You’ll also learn how to turn up the volume on the inner critic’s positive counterpart - the inner mentor - a wise inner guiding light invested in your growth and well-being.

Whether you’ve been struggling with your inner critic for a long time or are at the beginning of your self-kindness journey, this book offers a range of approaches and suggestions you can use to mend the most important relationship in your the one with yourself.

Genres: Self Help, Mental Health, Nonfiction

Audible Audio

Published January 17, 2019

About the author

Hannah Braime is a creative coach and author who writes about personal growth and creativity. She is the author of 'The Ultimate Guide to Journaling,' 'From Coping to Thriving: How to Turn Self-Care Into a Way of Life,' and 'The Year of You: 365 Journal Writing Prompts for Creative Self-Discovery.'

Hannah is the founder of Becoming Who You Are, where she shares practical psychology-based articles and resources on creating a full and meaningful life with greater courage, compassion, and creativity. Join the Becoming Who You Are Library for free and access a treasure trove of free workbooks, audios, and video classes on personal growth, self-awareness and living a meaningful life: http://library.becomingwhoyouare.net

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Reviews

[LaTisha B. · Rating 4 out of 5]

This has been a struggle for me for awhile before I realized it. I like the way this book was written. It wasn't judgmental but it brought certain things to light that we may not realize we do to ourselves. Self-compassion is something that we all need to learn and this book helps put a spotlight on that.

[Sammy · Rating 2 out of 5]

This has the be the lowest I've rated a book so far and it isn't because this is necessarily a bad book.
This book definitely stays on topic and gives insightful information as well as exercises to help you develop self-kindness. However, despite seeming fairly well researched, it reads almost more as a memoir than a self-help book, it is mostly a testament of how certain techniques have helped the author rather than factual evidence.
Again, it isn't poorly written (although a little repetitive and cringe at times), it just isn't what it's advertised as, which was a bit of a disappointment to me.

[Kate ( Earth Heart's Pages ) · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5/5 This book is a good introduction to inner critic work and had some moments that made me go "oh yeah that's where this all comes from" I believe this is a good book to start a reflection. Sometimes it started to feel a bit repetitive, but maybe that's needed. It's only touching slightly on the psychotherapy theories around it, which I would have loved to dive into more (IFS f.e.). Overall a solid read I needed to start my year with :)