The Inner Critic part of your mind was created to help you survive as a child. You felt a strong need to please your parents so that you would not be rejected, and consequently die. It is a primitive ...

Mari is thinking about intervening at an upcoming meeting with the big bosses. She wants to speak up to increase her visibility, as part of her leadership plan. But she is overwhelmed by negative ...

I recently conducted two workshops on the ever-persistent topic of the inner critic, which reminded me how many of us live with this loud and dominating inner voice. My work with the inner critic only ...

The loudest voice in most boardrooms never touches a microphone. It lives in our heads. It second-guesses, catastrophizes, and tallies every possible failure. For years, we called that voice imposter ...

Anxiety and ambition often go hand in hand—but we rarely talk about that openly, especially in the context of leadership. Morra Aarons-Mele, author of The Anxious Achiever and host of the ...

Crystal Bowman, a therapist, asks Education Week attendees, "What is the self-critic trying to do?" She taught how to confront one's inner critic. (Emily May) Crystal Bowman, a licensed marriage and ...