Re-Parent Your Inner CRITIC

What is an inner critic?

We all have parts of ourselves that arise in response to the judgments, shame, and criticism we steeped in as a child. This Inner Critic is one of our most devoted protectors - but in an effort to adhere to their promise to never face the rejection and pain we experienced before, it uses poorly developed skills of shame and ridicule to keep us small and masked and safe. The Inner Critic can become a useful companion instead of a source of pain - all with the re-parenting we're going to offer. 

Is that a problem?

Because the Critic only has the skills that were modeled for it - it nearly always is using emotionally immature, shame-based, and narrow-minded strategies. It is up to us now to give ourselves what others couldn't before. We get to bring those emotionally intelligent, non-violent communication, and empathic reasoning skills to the forefront. 

How can we heal?

Just like with the Inner Child - we re-parent the Inner Critic. We harness the endless, egoless, loving light energy of God or the Universe and we create safety for our Inner Critic to learn how to speak to us in ways that actually help instead of wound.