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: Be Where Your Feet Are
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Tania reflects on a simple phrase she can’t stop thinking about: be where your feet are. In this Monday Moment, she explores how easily the mind drifts into worry disguised as preparation, and what shifts when you come back to the moment you’re actually living. A short, grounded reflection on presence, rest, and letting go of the pressure to be everywhere at once.
Happy Monday. I came across a quote I can't stop thinking about. It's super simple, only five words. Be where your feet are. Honestly, I kind of marvel at this one because it's so short and it says so much. Be where your feet are. And it kind of cracks me up at the same time. But also, if I'm honest, I'm rarely where my feet are, especially on a Monday morning. My mind is already somewhere else, usually in the future. Even this morning, I was thinking about a project that I have no idea when I'm going to make time for, paperwork that I keep avoiding, a medical appointment that's coming up for someone I love, and all the worry that my brain somehow labels as preparation. It's as if thinking about these things more is somehow going to make me more ready or make it easier when really it just pulls me out of the moment I'm actually living. So my mind was everywhere except here. And I also love this expression because I can actually visualize it. Where are my feet? And where's the rest of me right now? Meaning, where is my mind living? Because this moment right here, it's the only place we actually have any real power. Now, it doesn't mean we never think about the future and it doesn't mean that we don't plan. Planning can be super useful. But for me, most of that future thinking really isn't constructive planning, it's anxiety in disguise. So this weekend, I tried something different. I tried being where my feet were. I had a very long to- do list and my body was tired, like really tired. And the idea of resting with that list sitting there felt, I don't know, incredibly irresponsible, I would say. But I decided to just be present with what was actually true. And what was true was that I needed rest. And so that's what I did. I stayed there for a few hours, and by there I mean on my sofa, just resting. And I trusted that what needed to get done would get done. Now, I'm not gonna tell you that I suddenly got everything done after that. That would be a lie and, well, you know how I feel about lies, so. Um, however, I can say something shifted. The anxiety I was feeling before, it definitely decreased and that noise in my head got quieter. And I was actually able to take care of a few things that were critical for me to get done that day and do it without that constant pressure running in the background. So I don't know what this looks like for you today, but maybe just for today, you can treat this as an experiment. Come back to where your feet are. Focus on what's actually in front of you and trust that taking care of this moment creates space for the next one. That's my wish for you today. Cheers.