20/04/2026
Our internal dialogue is usually our parents voice and for me, that voice is harsh, critical and unforgiving and once I realised that, I knew something had to change.
I noticed the voice during my first Vipassana, 10 day silent retreat and all of the work I have done since then - journalling, meditation, embodiment work, sitting with my emotions, retreats - has been done to help me notice and recognise that mean critical voice whenever it comes up. I didn't do that intentionally, but now when I have a much kinder (most of the time) inner voice, I know thats why I do the work.
Noticing how much kinder I was to myself after I spilt coffee was another example for me of how much this works!
Send me a message if you would like to have a kinder inner critic
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