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.
Thanks for listening to Banish the Lies.
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Episodes
71 episodes
70: What If Things Actually Go Well? | Rethinking Visualization, Worry and What We Rehearse
Tania has never been particularly good at visualization. Or so she thought.In this episode, she explores what happened when a simple morning visualization exercise collided with a day that almost immediately refused to go according to pl...
69: Monday Moment: The Energy We Spend Fighting What Is
When life doesn’t go according to plan, sometimes the hardest part isn’t what’s happening. It’s how much energy we spend wishing it weren’t.In this Monday Moment, Tania reflects on what a painful rib injury is teaching her about resistan...
68: Have You Suffered Enough Yet? | Why We Punish Ourselves for Getting It Wrong
After watching the price of a plane ticket more than double, Tania found herself caught in a surprisingly intense spiral of regret and self-punishment. In this episode, she explores why beating ourselves up can be so hard to stop, even when we ...
67: Monday Moment: What If You’re Not On Your Own?
In this Monday Moment, Tania reflects on a familiar belief: that she’s on her own and has to figure everything out herself. After an unexpected message from a friend arrives at exactly the right time, she starts noticing the small moments that ...
66: The Comparison Trap | When Comparing Yourself Helps, and When It Hurts
Comparison gets a bad rap. But is comparing yourself to someone else always harmful?After catching herself in a particularly unhelpful cycle of comparison, Tania explores the difference between comparison that inspires growth and compari...
65: Monday Moment: Stop Overriding Yourself
What if every uncomfortable feeling didn't need to be fixed, shifted, or pushed through? In this Monday Moment, Tania explores what can happen when we stop overriding what we're feeling and give ourselves permission to meet ourselves where we a...
64: The Truth About Grief That No One Taught Me | A Conversation with Karen Eichner on Love, Loss, and Living with Intention
What if some of what we've been taught about grief isn't actually helpful?In this conversation, Tania talks with Karen Eichner, creator of Grieving with InTENtion, about love, loss, difficult emotions, and what it means to keep ...
63: Monday Moment: It's Not Even Over Yet
Recording from a remote cottage in the mountains of Norway, Tania notices something surprising: her surroundings are breathtaking, but her mood has dipped. This Monday Moment is a reflection on the stories our minds rehearse, and how the story ...
62: The Waiting Room | What a Stranger Taught Me About Purpose
Can a stranger change your life without ever having a conversation with you?In this episode, Tania shares the story of Naomi, a woman she encountered in a dentist's waiting room whose quiet kindness completely changed the trajectory of h...
61: Monday Moment: Walking with Duke
Tania shares a simple lesson inspired by a walk with her dog, Duke. It's a gentle reminder that while goals and destinations matter, life isn't only found at the finish line. Sometimes the most meaningful moments happen when we stop rushing lon...
60: The War Within | How Self-Judgment Keeps Us Stuck, and What Finally Sets Us Free
What if the real battle isn't the craving, the anxiety, or the self-doubt, but the judgment that surrounds it? In this episode, Tania reflects on a simple trip to an ice cream shop that uncovers a much deeper truth about the inner wars we fight...
59: Monday Moment: Fan Mail from My Mom
When Tania receives an unexpected piece of fan mail, she can't help but laugh when she realizes it's from her mom. But reading her mom's encouraging words sparks a question: Why is it so hard to speak to ourselves with the same warmth and reass...
58: The Mama Skunk Principle | Why It's Easier to Show Up for Everyone Else Than for Yourself
Tania shares the surprising story of a mama skunk that chased one of her friends around the yard, and the unexpected life lesson it revealed. Why is it so much easier to advocate for the people we love than it is to show up for ourselves?...
57: Monday Moment: What Would Kindness Do?
A forgotten Facebook memory led Tania back to one simple question: What would kindness do? In this Monday Moment, she shares the surprising story behind that question and invites listeners to see what happens when they ask it for thems...
56: The Urge to Purge | Rage, Relief, and What We're Really Trying to Get Rid Of
An old urge resurfaced, but what it revealed had nothing to do with food. In this vulnerable episode, Tania explores how our coping strategies often point to emotions we've never felt safe to express, and why getting curious instead of judgment...
55: Monday Moment: Maybe You're Not Regressing
Have you ever caught yourself slipping into an old pattern and immediately thought, "See? I haven't changed." In this Monday Moment, Tania shares a personal story that reveals why noticing old habits may actually be one of the clearest...
54: Why You Can't Get Enough of What Almost Works
We all have habits that offer temporary relief but never quite satisfy. Whether it's scrolling, overeating, shopping, wine, or simply staying busy, what if the habit isn't the real problem? In this episode, Tania explores one quote that transfo...
53: Monday Moment: Where We Get Caught
A ring becomes tangled with a bracelet in the middle of the night, and an ordinary moment becomes an unexpected metaphor for how old beliefs can quietly attach themselves to the life we're trying to build. In this Monday Moment, Tania reflects ...
52: The Lie: Putting Yourself First Is Selfish | Carmen Walsh on Living the Life You've Been Given
For decades, Carmen Walsh was the supporting actor in her own life, the woman everyone could count on. After years of people-pleasing, burnout, and unhealthy relationships, she finally understood she was never here to follow or carry anyone els...
51: Monday Moment: When Joy Feels Like a Betrayal
What if feeling joy while someone you love is suffering isn't selfish, but necessary? In this Monday Moment, Tania explores the hidden belief that joy can feel like a betrayal, and why giving ourselves permission to experience both ...
50: Chicken Wing Arms: Menopause, Self-Judgment, and the Habit of Putting Ourselves on Trial
Tania shares a very real moment from her own life: lying in bed, exhausted, judging her "chicken wing arms" and wondering why self-criticism continues to demand so much of our attention.What begins as a late-night conversation with herse...
49: Monday Moment: Follow the Envy
In this Monday Moment, Tania reflects on an unexpected experience with envy while scrolling social media. What if envy isn't something to avoid, but something worth paying attention to?A short reflection on comparison, curiosity, and the...
48: How I Learned the Voice in My Head Is Not Me
In this episode of Banish the Lies, Tania shares the story of a 10-day silent meditation retreat that challenged everything she thought she knew about peace, healing, and the voice in her head.What began as a search for relief from emoti...
47: Monday Moment: How Do You Want to Experience Today?
In this Monday Moment, Tania reflects on a simple realization from her recent birthday: what made the day special wasn't what happened, it was how she chose to experience it. From receiving kindness to letting "enough" be enough, this episode e...
46: The Lie: "I'm Not Ready"
As she prepares to facilitate a conference workshop, Tania finds herself face to face with a familiar thought: "I'm not ready." In this reflective episode, she explores why we expect to feel ready before doing something new, and why nerves, hes...