Episode 08: Processing Exercise - Growing into Right Relationship with the Inner Critic

Initiations in Love Podcast

Today’s episode of the Initiations in Love podcast is a follow-up to our previous episode: Facing the Inner Critic - An Initiation into Deeper Self-Love with Chrissy Brady-Smith. Britta reads a story from her book, Initiations in Love, entitled, “Knot in My Stomach Dance”, where she turned her attention inward to examine a constant knot that was cloaking long-held unworthiness and the voice of the Inner Critic. It’s a reminder to not shoot the second arrow! She then guides the listener through a journaling exercise to explore areas in their lives where shame and the inner critic are operating – and facilitates how to come into right relationship with them.

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Resources and References

• Britta’s Book- Initiations in Love

• https://corexperience.com/

Show Notes

1:17 - Britta reflects on the conversation and learnings from our previously released episode

2:52 - Britta introduces and gives a reading from the first chapter of her book, a story entitled: Knot in my Stomach Dance

10:50 - Britta asks you some processing questions to sense how you’ve been affected by the passage she read

12:52 - Britta invites you to grab some paper and a writing utensil for some journaling prompts

• Is there something in your life that is painful or challenging for you right now?

• What if you saw this situation as an invitation to grow in Love? An invitation to mature? An invitation to grow into right relationship with your inner critic?

• If you see that you are called to a kinder way to be with yourself in this situation, what would be a few new ways you could be with the situation that would be more skillful?

• When you approach the situation without shaming yourself, what do you see and understand about your inner critic, or the tendency to shame yourself?

19:59 - Britta brings the journaling practice - as well as the episode - to a close