Why You Control And How To Let Go Of It w/ Joanna Kleinman EP 94

TOP SELF | Tips on Jealousy and Insecurity in Relationships

🎙️ Where my freaks at? Control Freaks that is.
In this episode, we dive deep with psychologist and author Joanna Kleinman to unpack why that voice in your head is working harder than a barista during morning rush hour.
Shanenn and Joanna talk about:

• How your inner critic is just like the mean girl at school when you were growing up and she's been messing with you since you lost your first tooth 🛡️

• The Jerry Maguire "you complete me" line is such a bad representation of the way relationships should really work and your relationship expectations may be as older than that movie. Big red flag 🚩

• How social media has become the Olympic Games of impossible standards (and why we keep competing) 🏅

Don't Miss Moments:
"We're like starving dogs waiting for that bone of validation" - on why we stay in unhealthy relationships
"We're dishwashers - I'm a Whirlpool, you're a GE, but we all run the same programs" - on universal human patterns
Action Items from the Episode:

• Name your inner critic ... 😉
• Practice catching yourself in "control mode"
• Start asking "What evidence disproves this belief?" when your inner critic goes on a rant
• Start getting curious about your beliefs instead of judging them
• Practice being okay with the possibility of things not going "perfectly"

Follow Joanna on her podcast "Dethroning Your Inner Critic" where she dives deeper into the MIND Method and helps women stop being their own worst critics and start being their own best advocates.
00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome
00:20 Understanding the Inner Critic
01:58 Origins of the Inner Critic
06:47 Cultural and Social Influences
09:33 Control and Perfectionism
11:35 Healthy Relationships and Self-Worth
21:32 Practical Steps to Dethrone the Inner Critic
29:20 Conclusion and Podcast Promotion

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