Banish the Lies: Outsmart Your Inner Critic
Banish the Lies is a podcast for women who overthink, self-sabotage, and secretly feel stuck, even when life looks “together” on the outside.
Each week, host Tania Cervoni explores the quiet fears and false stories that shape how we see ourselves, lies like “you’ll never be enough” or “if it’s not perfect, it doesn’t count.” Through honest reflection, lived experience, and simple mindset shifts, she invites you to loosen your grip on fear, soften perfectionism, and step out of performance.
You’ll hear conversations about identity, self-trust, and what it actually looks like to live from truth instead of fear, with practical ways to quiet self-doubt and return to what matters.
Because healing doesn’t mean fixing who you are. It means remembering you were never broken.
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Banish the Lies: Outsmart Your Inner Critic
Monday Moment: I Didn't Even Make it 5 Minutes
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In this Monday Moment, Tania reflects on a simple challenge that turned out to be anything but easy.
After trying (and failing within minutes) to stop complaining, she noticed just how automatic her words can be. This short reflection invites listeners to pay attention to what they’re saying throughout the day, and whether it reflects the life they say they want.
Happy Monday. Years ago, I did a personal development program. Well, one of many programs that I've done, and the homework assignment for the first week was to not complain, to just not complain for a week. It sounded simple and. I was completely convinced I could do it without much effort, and I remember leaving the workshop calling a friend as I walked to the subway and suddenly it started raining, but the forecast hadn't called for rain, and there I was, no umbrella and completely unprepared for the downpour. And within seconds I was lamenting to my friend about how inaccurate the weather forecasters were and how frustrated I was to be drenched. In other words, I didn't even make it five minutes before I started to complain, and in that moment I realized something. It's not that I want to complain, it's just that I often don't even notice that I'm doing it. It just comes out. And that memory reminds me of a powerful phrase that I love. Your word is your wand. Your word is your wand. So here's my question for you today. If I listen to you for a full day. What would I hear you talk about? Because a lot of us say we want a good life, a happy life, a fulfilling, joyful life, but if someone followed us around and just listened, what would they actually hear? It can be easy to miss so much of what we say can be operating on autopilot. These small comments we make throughout the day. They can seem inconsequential, but they add up. They shape what we pay attention to, and that shapes how we feel, which essentially shapes our experience of life itself. So maybe just for today, pay attention to what you're saying. You might notice more than you expect. Cheers.