“Not every voice in your head tells the truth — some just sound familiar.”
The inner critic is often mistaken for truth — but it's not. It's repetition. It's the sound of old wounds echoing through new days.
You don’t need to argue with it. Just notice it. Question it. Ask: “Would I say this to someone I love?”
Most of the time, the critic is a scared version of you — trying to keep you small to keep you safe. But safety and aliveness are not the same.
So when that voice rises, meet it with gentleness. “I hear you. But I’m growing anyway.”
You’re allowed to let the critic be wrong. You’re allowed to be more than what it says you are.
Close your eyes and picture your inner critic as a small child. Say softly, “Thank you, but I’m okay now.” Breathe into the silence that follows.
Every time you catch yourself saying something cruel inwardly today, pause. Replace it with a phrase of kindness. One breath. One sentence.
Mel B. “When I started talking back to my inner critic, it lost its grip. I finally realized — I’m not that voice. I’m the one who hears it.”
That voice is not your truth.