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Listen "#32: From Self-Doubt to Self-Compassion - The power of managing your inner critic"
Episode Synopsis
That voice you hear in your head is real and the most powerful voice you hear, yet for many of us, it’s the most critical voice we ever hear! The way you support yourself has such a role to play in your health and wellbeing but is very overlooked when it comes to building a healthy lifestyle.
This is why today we’re going deep into the topic of self-compassion for wellbeing with guest Tom Cleary. Tom has a wealth of expertise in mental health and personal development with a focus on self-compassion and social connection. Having awareness of the type of person you are and how you treat yourself is a fundamental piece of the wellbeing puzzle. Only with this awareness can you be more compassionate and supportive of yourself to reduce the impact, and potential damage, of the often very loud and intrusive internal voice you have.
In this conversation we explore:
Why so many people struggle with self-compassion and are so hard on themselves.
The damage your inner critic can inflict on every part of your life.
The power that comes when you build self-compassion into your wellness toolbox.
Developing self-awareness as a key tool to build self-kindness, self-compassion, and self-encouragement.
Getting started with building stronger self-compassion and tips to become self-aware right now!
The role of social and human connection in the relationship we have with ourselves.
How the pandemic and changes coming out the other side are affecting our wellbeing.
Personality types and how important it is to understand yours without having to put a label on it.
Why introvert personality types can be so hard on themselves and the changing awareness of what being introvert means.
About Tom:
Tom Cleary is a Personal Development, Wellbeing and Mental Health Consultant, Trainer and Coach. Tom specialises in self-compassion, social wellbeing, human connection, and introversion. He is also qualified in clinical hypnotherapy and mindfulness.
After experiencing a significant burnout, Tom realised the importance of self-care and mental health and now facilitates wellbeing training, to help others avoid what he went through, or recover more quickly.
His biggest goal is helping people improve their lives by understanding their minds and the way we relate to each other, and his overall company mission is to help others live a happier and more meaningful life, in whatever way is right for them.
Connect with Tom:
Website
LinkedIn
The Introvert Impact community
Free community on introversion and personal development (open to all who are interested in topics like this, whether or not you are an introvert yourself!)
The link to apply to join the community is here
About Life Now Coaching:
We believe everyone would love to live a better life and we know that by putting the right healthy habits into your daily routines and lifestyle, you can truly create the type of life you'll love living every day. We want you to stop waiting for one day and make today the day you begin taking better care of yourself so you can feel healthy, happy and strong. Life Now Coaching supports you to build sustainable healthy habits using our successful framework of mindset, movement, nutrition, sleep and stress.
Resources:
Download our FREE Win Your Worth 5-day challenge
Visit our website
Follow on Instagram
Follow on LinkedIn
Watch the episodes on YouTube
Full episode notes available on our website
This is why today we’re going deep into the topic of self-compassion for wellbeing with guest Tom Cleary. Tom has a wealth of expertise in mental health and personal development with a focus on self-compassion and social connection. Having awareness of the type of person you are and how you treat yourself is a fundamental piece of the wellbeing puzzle. Only with this awareness can you be more compassionate and supportive of yourself to reduce the impact, and potential damage, of the often very loud and intrusive internal voice you have.
In this conversation we explore:
Why so many people struggle with self-compassion and are so hard on themselves.
The damage your inner critic can inflict on every part of your life.
The power that comes when you build self-compassion into your wellness toolbox.
Developing self-awareness as a key tool to build self-kindness, self-compassion, and self-encouragement.
Getting started with building stronger self-compassion and tips to become self-aware right now!
The role of social and human connection in the relationship we have with ourselves.
How the pandemic and changes coming out the other side are affecting our wellbeing.
Personality types and how important it is to understand yours without having to put a label on it.
Why introvert personality types can be so hard on themselves and the changing awareness of what being introvert means.
About Tom:
Tom Cleary is a Personal Development, Wellbeing and Mental Health Consultant, Trainer and Coach. Tom specialises in self-compassion, social wellbeing, human connection, and introversion. He is also qualified in clinical hypnotherapy and mindfulness.
After experiencing a significant burnout, Tom realised the importance of self-care and mental health and now facilitates wellbeing training, to help others avoid what he went through, or recover more quickly.
His biggest goal is helping people improve their lives by understanding their minds and the way we relate to each other, and his overall company mission is to help others live a happier and more meaningful life, in whatever way is right for them.
Connect with Tom:
Website
The Introvert Impact community
Free community on introversion and personal development (open to all who are interested in topics like this, whether or not you are an introvert yourself!)
The link to apply to join the community is here
About Life Now Coaching:
We believe everyone would love to live a better life and we know that by putting the right healthy habits into your daily routines and lifestyle, you can truly create the type of life you'll love living every day. We want you to stop waiting for one day and make today the day you begin taking better care of yourself so you can feel healthy, happy and strong. Life Now Coaching supports you to build sustainable healthy habits using our successful framework of mindset, movement, nutrition, sleep and stress.
Resources:
Download our FREE Win Your Worth 5-day challenge
Visit our website
Follow on Instagram
Follow on LinkedIn
Watch the episodes on YouTube
Full episode notes available on our website
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