Is Your Inner Critic Running the Show, and What Can You DO About It?

In this raw and empowering episode of Friday Feelings, host Jenelle Friday sits down with customer success leader and speaker Taylor Hodges to tackle the voice we all know too well: the inner critic. Whether it whispers self-doubt or shouts imposter syndrome, this inner voice can sabotage both our personal lives and professional growth.

Taylor shares her deeply personal journey on how her inner critic showed up during a career comeback, a toxic relationship, and even in the tiny, everyday moments like reading a typo. Together, Jenelle and Taylor unpack the neuroscience behind negative self-talk, the psychology of self-compassion, and tactical Emotional Intelligence tools to quiet that relentless inner judge.

This conversation goes far beyond business. It’s about healing, resilience, and learning how to treat yourself with the same kindness you offer everyone else. 

Get ready for grounding exercises, brain-training tips, and a powerful reminder: you’re not alone, and your inner critic doesn’t get the final word.

Resources

• Connect with Taylor! https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylorhodges/

Referenced Material

• Positive Intelligence by Shirzad Chamine (https://amzn.to/43sBflZ)

Transcript

SPEAKER_01 0:06

Hello, everyone, and welcome to another episode of Friday Feelings, where we turn emotions into power, vulnerability into strength, and remind you to feel everything, bear nothing, and transform your life. I'm your host, Janelle Friday, and today's episode is a doozy because we are talking about the inner critic. And is your inner critic running the show? And what can you do about it? The reason today is so profound is because we all have an inner critic. Whether you call that voice imposter syndrome or you call that voice by a specific name, like someone I know, and talk to your talk to that inner critic directly. It's an inner voice that we all have. And I would say most of us struggle with, whether that's all the time or on occasion. And so I'm really excited to introduce my guest today, Miss Taylor Hodges. Taylor, thank you for your time today and just being willing to come and chat with me about this topic.

SPEAKER_00 1:03

Thank you so much for inviting me to partner with you on this, Janelle. It's very exciting. I've really enjoyed getting to know you over the years and really looking forward to speaking on this topic.

SPEAKER_01 1:12

Yay, me too. So, Taylor, you and I met at a customer success collective event where I gave my first keynote and was the MC for that event. And you were also another speaker. So we sat on a panel together and just kind of got to share our love of customer success and the human-to-human connection. And clearly, you know, those kinds of connections mean we're not just colleagues, right? We're building a friendship. And so I would love for you to just kind of give us in our audience a really quick background on you and um what led you to want to talk about the inner critic with me today?

SPEAKER_00 1:49

So, I mean, I have worked in customer service essentially my whole life. I began my career, I guess you could say, when I was 14 years old. I worked at Nordstrom and working in the back, doing inventory and stock. And then I was a cashier, and then I was a sales representative on the floor in the juniors department. It was very exciting, got me through high school with a little money in my pocket that I uh was able to save from when I wasn't buying all the clothes that I saw while I was working there. Um then I worked uh in the service industry as a you know a server and a bartender, which I think really gave me a lot of great experience and how to interact with people and understanding the human connection and you know, really just um understanding just the human component of everything in life, right? Uh it was a really great experience for me. Um, you know, worked my way through school. And then when I was uh when I had graduated, ended up, you know, having children and was a stay-at-home mom for a couple of years, and you know, really wanted to get back into the workforce. And I'm like, well, what am I gonna do? Right. I've you know, I have this degree, but you know, I don't have any like true professional experience. There's a gap in my resume. You know, that inner critic really came out during that time period in my life, I think, because I was, you know, really afraid of what was next. And I didn't really think that I had anything to offer the world, like, you know, who's gonna want to hire me? You know, I don't have you know the credentials or anything like that. But I ended up working for a very small consulting firm, um, wore many, many hats during that time, and uh really instilled in me a passion and love for technology. And so, you know, worked there for several years, uh, was able to gain some really great experience, some great connections. And then I came to JLL around seven years ago, and you know, have really enjoyed my experience here, started out as a customer success manager, and then now I am leading the customer success team for our Karigo product.

SPEAKER_01 4:09

That's amazing. I mean, what a what a journey through humble beginnings, right? I mean, man, do I remember um Nordies? Uh, it was always the place I went to get a pair of Doc Martins, right? That was kind of the it place or shoes for a dance like your daughter's got tonight.

SPEAKER_00 4:26

Exactly. Yeah.

SPEAKER_01 4:27

I mean, so I I I resonate with that really strongly. And so from the perspective of the inner critic, right? Um what is it about the inner critic for you that you resonate with that led you want to want to share with our listeners today about your journey through that?

SPEAKER_00 4:44

I mean, I think the inner critic is such a powerful force. And I think that it it really impacts, you know, most people, right? Um, I read a book recently that was recommended by my manager called Positive Intelligence. Um, it's written by Sherzad Kamine. Um, and this book really resonated with me because it put labels around the inner critic that I hadn't really considered before. Um, he calls this inner critic the judge, and this judge has complimentary, what he calls saboteurs, right? And that could be I'm I'm a victim or I'm avoiding things or I'm gonna be a stickler about things, I'm gonna be a hyperachiever. Please are all these different components that make up the inner critic. And he has, you know, we've got your your judge brain and your sage brain. The judge brain is gonna hold you back and prevent you from achieving your potential, right? Because it's gonna be very critical of your actions, of your words, of your experiences, while your sage brain is gonna encourage you to uh, you know, create meaning and create a desire to contribute and you know create curiosity and creativity and the joy and excitement of action, right? And so I read this book and I was like, wow, like this is you know exactly what I've been feeling, but I didn't really know how to how to describe it, uh, how to label it. I think, you know, particularly for women, you know, especially in the business world, a lot of times, you know, we feel very challenged to use our voice and um, you know, really be that creative, powerful force um that we all know that we can be, uh, just because you know, we've been brought up to uh not be seen as aggressive or you know, a B-word or what you know, whatever that is. And, you know, I I the imposter syndrome is huge, right? And I think everybody has experienced that at least once or twice in their life. And um, you know, really just trying to understand, you know, what what impact am I gonna have? What value do I create? And and really trying to understand um, you know, why we're so critical of those perceived failures, uh, whether they're real or not. And um, yeah, that was a long-winded answer, but that was a good start.

SPEAKER_01 7:22

That was a great start. Um, I I think, I think for me, that inner critic um is a default almost. I feel like sometimes it's easier to believe the bad stuff than it is to believe the good stuff, right? And and when I really take this off of a business application and I look at it from a personal application and I start to really dig into, well, where did she come from? What were her root beginnings, right? Um, when did I start to speak to myself so negatively? It's, I mean, young, right? It was young. And for me, that was because of a trauma that happened in my childhood I was not aware of until 2020. And it was a, it was a it was a baseline identity. It was a baseline identity that I was, I'd created, my subconscious had created, that was driving how I felt in my decisions and my actions. So I'm curious, when you talk about your inner critic, can you identify, if you remove it from your business life and you look at it from a personal perspective, how long do you think you've been fighting against that inner critic?

SPEAKER_00 8:30

I mean, at a very young age as well. I, you know, didn't really experience trauma, but I found that through achievement was the way to get attention or acknowledgement or a feeling of self-worth, right? It wasn't unless I achieved something that people would pay attention to me. And so because of that, you know, really strong need for that type of fulfillment, it was like, you know, everything that I do is wrong. I'm never gonna be good enough, you know, I'm not I'm never really fit in, and you know, it was never popular enough. And I think, you know, we all struggle with this, you know, the society's views of of perfection and and and all of that. And it's just an everyday struggle. And I think it comes from, you know, in your inner when you're a child and trying to understand how to survive the threats of life, right? And you know, both physical and emotional, and it's it it helps you, it's an excuse for your brain to deal with that, but in a negative way, right? And it it limits you from achieving your potential.

SPEAKER_01 9:52

I agree. So let's get practical for a second. Is there a moment that you can think of where the inner critic won the battle and you look back at that circumstance as boy, that was a learning experience, that was the wrong decision. Why did I listen to that? Um, talk us through that.

SPEAKER_00 10:14

Absolutely. So I was in a relationship for a very long time where my partner um would call me an idiot, call me worthless, and so I and it happened enough that I started believing that myself. And you know, it really quieted my voice and it made me feel like I wasn't able to accomplish anything. I wasn't a good enough mother, I wasn't a good enough wife, I wasn't a good enough friend. Um and it really ate at my soul for a long time. Um, and I just continued, I put up with it for many years. And finally one day I'm like, you know, I'm so desperately unhappy. And it just I came to the realization I was like, I have to get out of this relationship. This is not healthy for me, it's not healthy for my children. And coming out of that, I have found a happiness that I've never felt before in my entire life. And it was that I and it it wasn't a single moment where it was an aha, but it it happened over time. And I think it took me getting to like rock bottom and being so desperately depressed that I I had to save myself from it and say, you know, no critic, no judge, you're not you're not worthless, you're not an idiot, you deserve happiness. And making that choice was one of the most powerful moments of my life.

SPEAKER_01 11:57

Well, first I'm sorry you had to go through that. Um, being in a toxic relationship like that, you get caught up in that belief that if I leave, I'm never gonna find anyone else. Um you know, what if I'm alone the rest of my life? I definitely can resonate with that. So I'm curious, as you look back at that now, what are um what are things that you've seen in your own life as a result of your bold and courageous decision to step out and and pull yourself up, right? What lessons have you seen from that decision that stand true and are very strong within you today?

SPEAKER_00 12:37

I mean, really just improving the relationships around me, particularly with my children, um, you know, not focused on the toxicity of that relationship, but being focused on the development and creating wonderful, kind humans and my children, um, and being very focused on that instead of the despair that I felt in that other relationship. Um, I think that's probably the most significant. Um, it's also impacted me positively professionally. Um, you know, I've been able to excel and get promoted and all of that because I didn't have that inner critic holding me back. It gave me the courage to, you know, ask for what I wanted and um, you know, get out there and and take charge of take charge of my life.

SPEAKER_01 13:31

I love that. I really love that because it's a choice, right? It's always a choice. And I'm curious when we when we talk about the inner critic, we're also talking about self-compassion. And, you know, there's there's so much science on the back end that I could drop, which I'm not gonna get too deep too deep into. Um, but there is evidence that the way we talk to ourselves internally, the things we listen to, the things that we believe and embrace have a massive impact of how we view ourselves and how we live our lives, right? So the science of self-compassion or the psychology behind it is that it's not the same as self-indulgence indulgence, excuse me, or complacency, right? That self-compassion and resilience and emotional intelligence are all tied together. And so I'm curious how you practice self-compassion when that inner critic is screaming at you, when you have a moment where the inner critic wins and you're like, oh, got me again, right? We have to, we have to go, oh shoot, okay, I'm not gonna do that again, or I'm having a rough day. We all have them. I'm human, right? What are you doing on a regular basis to kind of combat that inner critic?

SPEAKER_00 14:42

I think the first step that you have to do is you have to label it. Like you have to be able to be self-aware enough to call it out when it happens. Shad talks a lot about that in that the book, Positive Intelligence. And he's like, give it a name, like it's the beast, or you know, it's the witch, or whatever you want to call it, whatever's personal enough to you, and just say, Oh, nope, and push it away and say, Look, um, use that as an opportunity to pivot and say, How can I treat this situation by not talking myself down or talking like having anxiety or resentment or guilt or or shame about it, but how can I use this as an opportunity to learn and understand what I can do better next time and what I can get out of this particular situation. Maybe you have a challenging call with a customer. I'll give a professional example. Yeah, uh, you have a customer that says they're gonna churn, and you get on a you could be really upset about it, like, oh, you know, I've really worked hard on this customer, you know, they've been with us a long time. Like, what was me? Like, this is gonna be awful for you know, me personally and the company. Or you can say, okay, what could we have done better with the account? Have an honest conversation with that customer, and maybe use it as an opportunity to pivot and just say, look, you know, I recognize that maybe we fell short of your expectations and possibly even recuperate the relationship with that customer, or just learn from the next time so that you have better engagements with your customers um, you know, moving forward.

SPEAKER_01 16:29

Yeah. I mean, and that's so profound, right? Because so many of us, while we say we might not have a customer success label to our job titles, customer success is the responsibility of the entire organization, right? So uh it doesn't matter which position you hold if you're listening to this um in your role, especially in tech, um, how we engage customers, how we judge customers, how we interact with customers is a direct reflection of how we think about ourselves. Do you think that that's a fair statement?

SPEAKER_00 17:02

Absolutely.

SPEAKER_01 17:04

Yeah, absolutely. Yeah. And so um, first, does your inner critic have a name, Taylor?

SPEAKER_00 17:11

I mean, right now it it depends. It depends on the situation and which which saboteur is coming out like yesterday. So I'm like crazy weird about like grammar and uh spelling and punctuation and stuff like that. And I was reading an email and I'm like, you used instead of weak W-E-A-K, they use W-E-E-K. And I'm like, how can you be like that? Like, you're a professional, like this is ridiculous. And I'm like, that's there's my stickler that is creating these unnecessary expectations that somebody probably had a typo or just was going too fast or whatever. Like it's not that big of a deal. But I was like, oh, like this is ridiculous. Like, so um, you know, and then did you come back down? Did you have a moment you're like, what am I doing? Exactly. And because I was able to label it, I was like, you know what? It's not that big of a deal. This is not life and death here. Like, let's put this into perspective. And, you know, maybe it's an opportunity to coach somebody on, you know, making sure that they're taking the time to be more diligent about proofreading their emails. Like, did I have to get in a huff about it? No, but I did. And, you know, it's just like understanding, you know, when I'm feeling like, oh, woe was me, you know, our churn rate was so low. Like, I keep going back to customer success examples, but like, yeah, you know, how do you identify that and then pivot and improve moving forward?

SPEAKER_01 18:44

Yeah, I love everything. Yeah, one of mine that used to be a really big trigger is how people spell my name. It's everywhere in my email signature, on my LinkedIn profile. And I I often tease my mom, I'm like, because Janelle wasn't weird enough 40 years ago, 40 plus years ago, you had to spell it weird. And you know what her response was? Well, I only wanted you to have one letter in your one comp or vowel in your name so you could learn it easier. I'm like, but I'm pretty smart. Like, are you telling me stupid? She's like, no, of course not. But like, did you think it was gonna be stupid? Right, right. I mean, it's constant to this day, it still happens. And it and it used to get me like even my schools growing up couldn't get it right. It's been constant in my life. And as a professional, I look at responses and I'm like, it's the one thing I check with every email because I'm addressing you personally and I want to make sure I'm doing it correctly. And so it used to be a trigger. And now I'm at the point where when I self-fill out an email and I start Janelle, it autocorrects and puts it as J A because it's the most common spelling. And so I've kind of let that trigger go, but I totally relate to little tiny things that you're like, why is this setting me off? This is so ridiculous. That inner critic that gets us all frantic over little things. When you step back and look at it, it's a little thing, but that inner voice makes it a bigger deal. And to your point, identifying um um, I recently had a guest on uh Leah Russo that talked about the feelings wheel. And I use it all the time because if you can't identify what you're feeling, and I'm not talking about I feel mad, I feel sad, right? There's a deeper meaning behind your emotions. And in those emotions, in those moments where the inner critic is winning to your point, identifying in those moment, in the moment is sometimes, no, it's not sometimes, it's always the first step to overcoming. If you can't name it, it's gonna be really hard to overcome it. And so um what are you saying? What are you actively saying to yourself? So give us some examples of statements that you're making, whether verbally out loud or in your mind when those moments happen, that you know help you get through those moments.

SPEAKER_00 21:08

Yeah, I mean, it's really like it's go away. Like it's so simple. Take a hike, my yeah. I mean, I keep going back to Shirzad Kamine's book, but he says, you know, really like take a moment and like harness your sage mind. And like if you're sitting in a chair, feel the weight of your body in the chair. If you're eating something, really taste the food, like really focus on the things that are around you and just take a moment. And what that does is it strengthens these muscles and creates different neural pathways in your brain so that you eventually create these habits to uh turn that uh judge brain or the inner critic or whatever you want to call it off. And turn your sage brain on, and you know, you become more at peace and you become more curious and more fulfilled and happier and all of those different things, but really just sitting there and saying, okay, I'm gonna feel my feet on the floor, I'm gonna feel the ridges of my fingertips, I'm gonna smell the air around me. I'm gonna feel the wind on my face, and just really I mean it takes moment, seconds. Um, but it's so profoundly impactful to just be present, recognize those feelings, and then be present in the moment. And all those worries and the anxiety and the fear will go away.

SPEAKER_01 22:43

Yeah, you're you're really speaking to uh the 54321 method, which is a grounding method, right? Um, and and we've talked about that on Friday feelings before. Um, so I'm curious, with all of the wisdom and all the experience you have, you still hear the inner critic. How often would you say every day at some point?

SPEAKER_00 23:06

Oh, multiple times a day, all day long. I mean, it's a journey. It's not, I mean, it's a marathon, not a not a sprint, right? I mean, this is it's it's your life, and so it it comes into play all of the time. And I think, you know, I have something on my desk that says choose happy, right? So I can choose to wallow in self-pity or anxiety or guilt or regret, or I can decide to choose happy, and it is that choice, and I think it's just every moment and just practice making it a habit and just really turning it off. But it's something you can grow within for your entire life, it never fully goes away. It's always gonna be there, but you can strengthen your mind to combat it more effectively.

SPEAKER_01 23:57

Yeah, I agree. And I love that you kind of talked about uh the neuroscience behind what's happening, right? Because your brain has been programmed. You have created an operating-based program within the chemical makeup of your brain, of how you process information, what that voice sounds like and how you perceive yourself and the world around you has been preconditioned in your brain. And it's we're all different, right? And so, you know, in those moments, I often talk about how, in order for real change to happen, you have to get out of your head. And I love that you're talking about this grounding method that you do, or you're looking at a block that says choose happy, right? If all you do is is talk to yourself in your brain and you're telling this inner critic to go away and be quiet, but you're not taking it into a physical action to stop that um, to stop that flow of thought, to interrupt it and to say something different, to embrace something different, then you're basically a victim to whenever that voice comes up, hoping that you're aware of it at the time before it bites you in the butt, you say something you shouldn't say, like I have done on many occasions. So I mean, you know, for me, it really the revelation was getting out of my head because this is living with intention. This is living with purpose. This is realizing that every day you are going to face the inner critic, the voice that tells you you're not good enough, you can't, um, that's judgmental of others. And it has to be a conscious, self-aware choice in those moments to choose differently. And so I want to shift us into actually um actually actual strategies that are meant to quiet that inner critic. Like, like you said, Taylor, you're never gonna get rid of it, but we can quiet it and we can start to um cement beliefs, core beliefs and choices into how we think about ourselves and others and the life that we're living, right? So let's talk about a couple of strategies or methods that you have found helpful in your own um battle with the inner critic.

SPEAKER_00 26:04

Sure. I mean, I think it's you know, challenging that negative self-talk, right? Like ask yourself like, would I talk to a friend like this? Like why would I speak to myself in a way that I wouldn't speak to another person? Like, why am I why have I so little self-worth that you know that I would do that to myself? Um, you know, I'm I'm a very visual person, I like to read a lot. You actually gave this to me at the Customer Success Collective conference. I have it on my desk right next to my choose happy sign. And if I need like some words of affirmation for myself, you know, you have within you right now everything you need to deal with ever the whatever the world can throw at you. This is a quote from Brian Tracy. Um, I really, I mean, having that front and center where I sit, where I have my day all the time, you know, seeing those words. I also have a bracelet that says keep going, right? Like that is really has been really impactful for me. Um, and then also just like like we mentioned before, like just taking a break. Like you can take five seconds or 10 seconds or a couple minutes out of your day and just have some self-compassion, you know, remind yourself that this part of the human experience, right? Reflect on a time where you felt good about yourself. Like I just had lunch with somebody that I hadn't seen in 10 years, and it was a wonderful experience. And he's like, Oh, I'm not surprised you're successful. My inner critic says, Well, why would you think that? Like, like I, you know, it I didn't feel like I was worthy. And then I'm like, What am I doing? Like, of course I work really hard, like like all of these different things. So it's just reflect on like that something like that, like a comment that somebody gave you that was a positive affirmation of who you are and and what you do.

SPEAKER_01 27:52

I love that. I've got a friend who, when the inner critic makes a comment, you're unworthy, you're stupid, you're right, whatever, she writes it down. And so then she goes back through this journal where she's written down all of these comments and she's like, that's not true. And she counterwrites out a different thought. And so again, it's that visual representation to really look at how often what's being said, why do I say those things to myself? And I love your comment of if I'm willing to speak to myself horribly in a way that I would never speak to someone else, it shows the value I have of my own being. And one of the things I do when I'm facing that inner critic, and I think I've talked about this before, but I have three questions I ask myself. The first one, is it true? So, for you know, sake of a better example, the inner critic that says, you're not good enough for the job, for your spouse, for whatever, you're not good enough. My first question is, is it true? Is that statement really true at its core that I'm not good enough? Absolutely not. That's I can have I have multiple people that can tell me that I am good enough and that I'm loved, right? Two, is it helpful? Is it helpful in this moment to be criticizing myself or others when it's probably in the midst of something I'm working on, a conversation I'm having? It's it's probably not while I'm just sitting by myself with nothing to do. It's probably happening in a moment that I need to be kind to myself specifically, right? And then three, is it kind to your point? Am I speaking to myself kindly in a way that I would speak to someone else who is struggling with that same thing? And especially in my role now, as I'm talking to people all the time about emotional intelligence, it's like all the advice that I give and the encouragement and the cheerleading, all like when I have moments where I'm so mean to myself, I'm like, what are you doing? I should be talking like this to yourself, you know? Um, which just is more proof that to live is to be human, to feel is to be human. And there's no easy fix. There is no one size fits all. And so, you know, you can use guided affirmations, you can create new habits to reinforce self-compassion. Um, writing out things, whether you're a journalist and you journal or you write things down. I have a gratitude journal that I love because it keeps my mind in the morning focused on positive. You can't complain or be sad when you're being grateful. I've learned that lesson. Um so as we wrap, Taylor, I really, if if there's someone listening to this podcast that's like, oh my gosh, I I totally resonate, Taylor, with what you're talking about, but I'm not really sure what I need or what's going to work for me or where to start. What advice can you offer?

SPEAKER_00 30:30

I mean, really, go out and buy the book Positive Intelligence, number one. Um this guy is unbelievable. Like I've been so fascinated with this book and it's been so powerful to me. You know, highly recommend there's a website, just positivintelligence.com, that you can go look at. I mean, he does coaching and classes, and um, but you know, read the book, learn how to label those saboteurs, that inner critic, that judge, and and learn how to strengthen your sage brain, as he says.

SPEAKER_01 31:03

I love that. I love that. And again, I'm so grateful for your time with us today. Where can people connect with you if they'd like to um continue the conversation or get to know you more?

SPEAKER_00 31:13

Oh, please connect with me on LinkedIn. Shoot me a note, shoot me a message. I love to meet new people and um learn about your your journey and everything that you're working towards. So please don't hesitate. Taylor Hodges, I believe if you just go to LinkedIn.com slash Taylor Hodges, uh, you can connect with me. I'd be happy to.

SPEAKER_01 31:34

And and for myself, just as a as we wrap today, today's episode, this is a this is a topic that I feel like we could talk about forever because I think every adult on the planet, and maybe teenagers, can can relate because again, this is an inner critic that's part of the human condition. And we don't talk about it enough because we all want to seem like we're put together, right? Um, but I think we can all acknowledge as well that we live in a very tumultuous climate politically, emotionally, spiritually. Uh, we're told on a regular basis, we're not enough, we're not rich enough, we're not thin enough, we're not pretty enough, we have we need a bigger, better car, a bigger, better house, right? Those messages are have planted this insecure person within us that struggles. And in those struggles, the one thing I want to remind everybody is to be real with yourself, to understand that that is part of the human condition. You're not broken, you're not wrong, you're not, you know, terrible for thinking those things. And I guarantee you the person sitting next to you is going through the same thing in their own way, in their own circumstances. But that's also an encouragement for us to practice empathy and kindness. That sometimes when someone says something or they look at you with a certain face and we make assumptions about that interaction or about that person and the inner critic comes out so strong, like misspelling a name or mistyping a word, weak or weak, um, that that to err to err on the side of positive intent and empathy and kindness for the person on the other side. We need more of that. And so I think today's message, too, Taylor, I think you can agree with me. We need more empathy and compassion for the people that tweak and irk our inner critic, too.

SPEAKER_00 33:20

Would you agree with that? Absolutely. It's not just an inside voice, it's an outside voice as well. And yeah, uh, definitely need to practice empathy. And the world would be such a better place if we all had a little bit more empathy.

SPEAKER_01 33:35

100%. I agree. It's been a pleasure, Taylor. Thank you so much for your time again and for sharing with us.

SPEAKER_00 33:41

Thank you so much, Janelle.

SPEAKER_01 33:42

All right. Well, as I wrap today's episode, I'm gonna encourage you always to be inspired, to feel deeply, even if those feelings are addressing your inner critic and facing difficult comments that you find yourself saying to yourself all the time, to live fearlessly, to not be afraid of that inner critic or that inner voice, but to address it head on and know that you have the ability to quiet it, to overcome it, and to embrace a positive mental acceptance and purpose-filled life and to live authentically. Because without authenticity, you're covering up a bigger issue. And quite frankly, we all know that if you bury it and ignore it, it's gonna pop out somewhere where you least expect it and probably gonna do some harm along the way. So live authentically and be real with your emotions and keep leaning into your feelings because that's where transformation starts from within. I'll see you guys next Friday.