Quieting The Inner Critic Webinar

Quieting The Inner Critic

A 90-minute workshop on understanding self-criticism, healing shame and developing a kinder relationship with yourself.

How often do you find yourself being your own harshest critic?

Perhaps you replay conversations, question your decisions, feel that you're never quite good enough or find yourself constantly striving to do better, be better or get things right.

Maybe there's an internal voice that tells you you're not capable, that you've got things wrong, that you should be further along by now, or that somehow you're just not enough.

For many of us, this critical inner voice has become so familiar that we don't question it. We might even mistake it for motivation, accountability or simply being realistic about ourselves.

But what if the inner critic isn't actually trying to help you become a better person? What if it's a learned response, shaped by earlier experiences of shame, criticism, rejection or feeling that you weren't quite good enough as you were?

And what if you could begin to change that relationship?

About the workshop

We'll explore the relationship between the inner critic, shame and our early experiences, including the ways in which our inner child may have learned to navigate the world by becoming self-critical, perfectionistic or overly concerned with getting things right.

Rather than trying to silence or fight against the critical voice, we'll look at understanding its origins, recognising the impact it has on our relationship with ourselves, and developing a different way of responding.

At the heart of this work is a simple but powerful shift: learning to become someone who offers themselves understanding, rather than judgement; encouragement, rather than criticism; and compassion, rather than shame.

During this 90-minute workshop, we'll cover:

• Understanding the inner critic: What it is, how it develops and why we can become so accustomed to speaking to ourselves in critical or unkind ways.

• The role of shame: How shame shapes our self-image, influences our behaviour and contributes to feelings of inadequacy, self-doubt and not being good enough.

• The inner child: Exploring how earlier experiences and unmet emotional needs can influence the way we relate to ourselves as adults.

• Tools to develop self compassion: Understanding what self-compassion really means and how we can begin to replace self-criticism with greater care and understanding.

• Q&A: Ask me anything about where you're stuck on your journey and I'll give you guidance on next steps.

We'll also finish with a guided meditation, offering an opportunity to slow down, reconnect with yourself and practise bringing a little more compassion into your inner world.

What you'll take away

By the end of the workshop, you'll have a deeper understanding of:

• Where your inner critic may have come from and why it developed.

• How shame influences the way you see and relate to yourself.

• Why self-criticism isn't necessarily helping you in the ways you might think.

• How to recognise when you're being unkind or overly demanding towards yourself.

• How to begin responding to yourself with greater compassion, patience and understanding.

Most importantly, you'll have an opportunity to consider what it might look like to develop a different relationship with yourself: one that isn't built around constantly finding fault, correcting or trying to improve who you are.