<p>Even if you call it by a different name, you need no introduction to your inner critic. </p><p>This is the voice – or voices – who can take you down a peg or two (or several) with one well-aimed blow. Our inner critics seems to know exactly what to say and when to say it for maximum effect. It's a master of the psychological KO, leaving us feeling like the smallest, most flawed, most disempowered version of ourselves.</p><p>You’ve tried everything to tame your inner critic: ignoring it, calling names and telling it to shut up. But none of those approaches have worked. </p><p><strong>Now, it’s time to stop fighting yourself.</strong></p><p>In <em>The Power of Self-Kindness: How to Transform Your Relationship With Your Inner Critic</em>, you’ll discover a radical approach to <strong>healing your relationship with your inner critic and yourself</strong>, one based on <strong>understanding, self-acceptance and self-compassion</strong>. </p><p>Using a combination of <strong>theory, insight and reflective practices</strong>, you’ll learn where your critic comes from and how to look beyond its destructive words to uncover the real message underneath. You’ll develop techniques that will help you<strong> question your critic’s stories</strong> and become more mindful of how these stories impact your life. You’ll also learn how to turn up the volume on the inner critic’s positive counterpart - the inner mentor - <strong>a wise inner guiding light invested in your growth and wellbeing</strong>.</p><p>Whether you’ve been struggling with your inner critic for a long time or are at the beginning of your self-kindness journey, this book offers a range of approaches and suggestions you can use to mend the most important relationship in your life: the one with yourself.</p><p>This is a large print edition.</p>