Map your inner critic
Inner critic • body map • choose the kinder step
Your inner critic isn’t just in your head—it shows up in your body. When you name location + sensation, the alarm eases and choice returns.
Write these lines (1–2 min):
• “I feel it in ___ (body).”
• “It says ___.”
• “One truth I choose is ___.”
If it spikes: 5 slow exhales, shoulders down, jaw unclench. Then write: “The kinder next step is ___.”
This blends embodied cognition + interoception (notice body signals), affect labeling (name it), reappraisal (update the meaning), and vagal brake (slow exhales to settle). Self-efficacy grows each time you choose one kinder action.
Question: Where do you feel it, and what kinder step will you choose tonight?
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