Body Image & How to Overcome Self-Criticism

With dewy skin or smaller thighs or better proportions or longer lashes or tighter abs, life’s a freaking dream with all the rainbows and butterflies and unicorns attached. We often buy into this messaging, not only from our own thoughts but from the help of a society that sometimes celebrates this messaging as we’re bombarded with tales of what could, would, might make us happier if only we did, tried, bought the thing.

Why You Need to Befriend Your Inner Critic

The inner critic isn’t always gentle or kind, but it can serve a purpose. A concept often referred to in popular psychology as the superego; the inner critic can be experienced as a judging inner monologue comprised of internalized ideas