Sometimes it’s not clear what it is that gets us to the point of knowing something needs to change. It could be a blatant change in our sense of self because of losing a job, or moving to a new city, or even getting divorced or having a child. Or maybe it’s something much subtler, and it’s not quite clear how to move forward, but we know we simply cannot keep going on as we have been.
Usually what gets in the way of actualizing and living everything we’ve wanted is the inner critic or judge, the same thing that Freud called the “superego.” By bringing the inner critic down to manageable size through counseling, you may:
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The simplest way I can describe my personality is that I have been and probably ever will be a seeker – always insisting on creating my own path and forging my own style, in an effort to remain in integrity with what felt authentically “me”.
Hello everyone!
Something has been very much on my mind for the past few weeks. I’ve been thinking about how our inner critics tend to jump on board to criticize us when we are in the position of needing to apologize. And, what you might not realize is that it’s the inner critic turned outward that [...]
