How to Release Your Mean Inner Critic

One of the things that all humans have in common is our non-stop thinking. Our brains almost never stop their chatter, except for when we fall asleep at night. The quality of that mental self-talk can affect us profoundly. You might never have noticed the things you tell yourself, day after day. And yet that mental chatter affects the quality of your life. How?

Think about what happens when someone compliments you. You might immediately discount the compliment, saying to yourself that they are...