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.
If something in this episode resonated and you want to talk about it, connect with me on Instagram at @taniacervoni_
Episodes
28 episodes
Monday Moment: Say It Out Loud
When your mind jumps to what’s wrong or what’s coming next, this simple out-loud practice can interrupt the anxiety spiral and bring you back to what’s right in front of you.
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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2:15
14: Maybe You Overreacted… But Not for the Reason You Think
Have you ever overreacted and wondered why your reaction felt so strong?In this episode, Tania shares a real parenting moment and explores what’s really happening beneath emotional triggers and overreactions.If you’ve ever asked y...
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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9:05
Monday Moment: The Question That Interrupts Anxiety
Anxiety often shows up as a stream of questions:What if this goes badly? What will people think? What if I mess up?In this Monday Moment, Tania shares a simple shift that can interrupt the anxiety loop. Instead of trying to force pos...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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3:39
13: You Don’t Have to Be Fully Healed to Be Worthy: A Conversation with Dawn Christensen
Have you ever believed you needed to be fully healed before you were allowed to help anyone else?In this deeply moving conversation, Tania sits down with somatic healing practitioner and former professional dancer Dawn Christensen to exp...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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45:30
Monday Moment: The 5% Shift
What if meaningful change didn’t come from fixing yourself, but from being just 5% kinder to yourself today?In this Monday Moment, Tania reflects on how small shifts in self-compassion can soften the voice of the inner critic and change ...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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3:14
12: The Strange Addiction of Self-Criticism
Have you ever said something vulnerable… and then immediately started questioning it?Was that too much?Did I sound preachy?Did I overstep?In this episode, Tania shares a real moment that revealed what she now calls the str...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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8:20
Monday Moment: Are You Scanning for Disqualification?
In this Monday Moment, Tania explores the habit of mentally scanning for flaws, even after showing up with presence and care. A reflection on self-doubt, high standards, and the quiet shift from disqualifying your value to recognizing what actu...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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2:37
11: Your Breakdown Is Trying to Tell You Something
Ever catch yourself in an old pattern and think, how did I end up back here?In this episode of Banish the Lies, Tania shares a moment from a few years ago that caught her completely off guard. The night before speaking at a conf...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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12:11
Monday Moment: Even Anchors Can Wobble
What if being the steady one doesn’t mean you have to be unshakable? In this Monday Moment, I share a shaky morning, the imposter voice that followed, and a gentle reminder that even the anchors need support.
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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2:20
10: When Showing Up Shifted Everything
In this deeply personal episode, Tania shares an emotional hospital visit with a teenager struggling with an eating disorder and reflects on how her own recovery shaped the conversation. On a day marked by anxiety and insomnia, showing up in se...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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7:36
Monday Moment: The Story After the Story
In this Monday Moment, Tania explores how the real pain often comes not from what happens, but from the story we tell about it. After a small misstep triggered a spiral of self-criticism, she began questioning the narrative that followed.
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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3:16
09: Who Am I If I Stop Pushing
In this episode of Banish the Lies, Tania reflects on a moment many of us know well, realizing that a deadline, a push, or a sense of pressure is entirely self-imposed.As the planned podcast launch date approached, old patterns ...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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7:28
Monday Moment: Don’t Let the Critic Have the Last Word
In this Monday Moment, Tania reflects on the inner critic that often appears right after we follow inspiration. When we share something vulnerable or try something new, self-doubt can get loud. But what if the critic doesn’t get the final say? ...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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3:19
08: The Story That Might Be Exhausting You
In this episode of Banish the Lies, Tania shares a quiet reflection recorded from bed while recovering from illness, a moment that forced her to stop when her body made the decision for her.As she reflects on the days leading up...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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9:43
Monday Moment: The Limiting Beliefs That Still Think They’re in Charge
In this Monday Moment, Tania explores limiting beliefs and the old inner voice that can resurface when we try something new. Even after doing inner work, those beliefs don’t always disappear. They often get louder when we step outside our comfo...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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3:54
07: You’re Not Stuck, You’re Loyal to an Old Identity
Have you ever wondered why, even after doing so much inner work, the same patterns keep showing up? Why insight alone doesn’t seem to set you free?In this episode of Banish the Lies, Tania explores the idea that what we often ca...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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12:47
Monday Moment: What If We’re Rehearsing Fear?
When fear shows up as “what if” thinking, it often sounds like realism. But more often, it’s just worry on repeat.In this Monday Moment, Tania reflects on how constantly rehearsing worst-case scenarios shapes expectations, keeps the nerv...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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2:48
06: Perfectionism, Sneakers and the Lie of Getting it "Right"
A pair of sneakers becomes an unexpected window into perfectionism, overthinking, and the quiet ways people drain their own energy trying to get things “just right.”In this episode, Tania shares a real, slightly humorous moment of notici...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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11:38
Monday Moment: Overcoming Perfectionism One Imperfect Step at a Time
Perfectionism often looks like having high standards, but more often it’s a way of trying to stay in control. And that quiet need for control can keep people stuck longer than they realize.In this Monday Moment, Tania shares a simple ide...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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5:18
05: The Lie “I’m Not Athletic” with Sue Skelly: Walking 500 Miles Back to Yourself
What if “I’m not athletic” isn’t a fact, but a story you picked up early and never questioned again?In this episode, I’m joined by Sue Skelly, founder of Women Who Walk the World, where she leads women on long-distance pilg...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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46:11
Monday Moment: When Things Aren’t Going Right, Go Left
In today’s Monday Moment, Tania does something a little different.She shares a children’s story that made this adult pause and reflect.When Things Aren’t Going Right, Go Left by Marc Colagiovanni, illustrated by Peter H. ...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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6:02
04: The Lie: “I’ll Celebrate When…”
The day her podcast launched, Tania expected to feel something big. Pride. Relief. Excitement. Instead, she moved right past it and went straight to her to-do list.In this episode, Tania explores a pattern many of us fall into...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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7:55
Monday Moment: Before the Day Takes Over
A Monday Moment is a short pause at the start of the week.In this episode, Tania reflects on the difference between gratitude and appreciation, and how moving beyond mental checklists into sensory awareness can shift how your day unf...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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3:51
03: How Self-Doubt Makes You Outsource Your Truth
In this episode of Banish the Lies, Tania shares a candid moment where a simple conversation triggers an old pattern of self-doubt, perfectionism, and the urge to hand her truth over to others.What begins as feedback about a pod...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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19:13
02: Why the Lies Get Loud When You’re Growing
When you decide to step into something new, a new role, a new level of visibility, a more expansive version of yourself, the inner critic often gets louder, not quieter.In this episode of Banish the Lies, Tania explores why thos...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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21:55