Working with the Harsh Inner Critic: Self Kindness Treat Your Fear Like a Scared Child

Added: 2026-06-03

[00:00:00]And the third step is self-kindness.

[00:00:02]And turning towards that frightened part of you just like you would turn towards a child who might be scared thinking that there's a monster under the bed.

[00:00:10]And you wouldn't go force them back to sleep and be like, "Hey kid, tough tough cookies. Go back to sleep." You would sit with them. You'd embrace them. You'd listen to them.

[00:00:19]You would acknowledge what they're feeling, no? And and maybe tend to their needs. You take the fear seriously enough to maybe go look under the bed together or hug them or reassure them.