63. How to handle self-criticism

Self-criticism is a classic playing-it-safe move. We criticize
ourselves as a way to think that we're going to be able to
control the situation, control ourselves, and control
circumstances in order to feel safe. How does it really work for
you when you spend hours and hours criticizing yourself? How does
it really work when you try to motivate yourself by being harder
and harder with yourself? 


But what if instead of spending hours and hours of criticizing,
negatively judging, and putting yourself down, you learn skills
to treat yourself with kindness, gentleness, and care as you
would treat others?


In this episode, I interview Dr. Dennis Tirch, Ph.D. Dr. Dennis
Tirch founded the Center for Compassion-Focused Therapy in the
USA. He has been described as one of the country's foremost
experts on CFT and the psychology of compassion.


Dr. Tirch is the author of 6 books and numerous chapters and
peer-reviewed articles on mindfulness, acceptance, and compassion
in psychotherapy.


With Dr. Laura Silberstein-Tirch and others, Dr. Tirch is
currently developing a research protocol involving behavioral
science and CFT for treating anxiety, worry, and fear-based
difficulties through compassionate courage cultivation.


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