Dethroning Your Inner Critic Podcast

Today Joanna has Nadia Ahrens, LICSW a Psychotherapist & Transformational Life Coach and owner of the Transform the Sh*t out of your Life coaching. They are talking about what steps you can take to be there for those that need you most in life when times are rough and how to deal with your emotional struggles.   Here are this week's reflection questions:  Are you able to step back and say why did...

Today Joanna is talking about what steps you can take to make your relationships healthier. She dives deep into the thought that if we are not understanding how to master our minds, we are essentially living life on autopilot with beliefs about ourselves and life that begin when we are about 4 to 6 years old.   Here are this week's reflection questions:  What would our world be like if we were tau...

Today Joanna is talking about how she created the MIND method for herself because she knew that it was her own thoughts that were getting in the way of her overall life satisfaction. She is discussing how she uses the MIND method every day in my relationships and that without the MIND Method, ALL of her relationships, and particularly with the most important people in her life, would be completely...

Today Joanna has Shawn Tegtmeier, a certified Personal Trainer and Published Author , that changed her mindset from a chain smoking couch potato to a full time personal trainer that inspires others to change their own lifestyle. They are discussing how a simple change to your mindset can change your life into something that you never dreamed of. Here are this week's reflection questions:  Are you...

Today Joanna is talking about how she created the MIND method for herself because she knew that it was her own thoughts that were getting in the way of her overall life satisfaction. She is discussing how she uses the MIND method every day in my relationships and that without the MIND Method, ALL of her relationships, and particularly with the most important people in her life, would be completely...

Today Joanna has Kristin MacDermott,   a licensed marriage and family therapist with a decade of research in resilience, on her podcast to discuss how to find your inner wisdom and how to help your children to tap into their own inner wisdom. They break down how having resilience is the ability to really love all of the parts of you and not just the parts that meet your perfectionistic picture of...

Today Joanna is talking about how we continually look to our thoughts for our experiences of our lives and that we are all hardwired to seek out pleasure and avoid pain. This leads to so many of us thinking we can manipulate our lives to feel fulfilled. Here are this week's reflection questions:  Who would you be without your thoughts? Where are your repetitive thoughts reeking havoc in your life?...

Today Joanna has Melissa Vogel, Creator of the online fitness program Busy To Bomb Fit Mom.  They are discussing how real fitness and health does not start with working out and clean eating but the real transformation starts and begins with the mind. Most importantly they discuss how it's a topic that needs daily attention and reminding every single day. Here are this week's reflection questions: ...

Today Joanna is talking about how her Inner Critic made a surprise visit on her birthday causing her to feel like she had an elephant of fear sitting on top of my chest. She discusses how whenever we are up to creating the life of our dreams, our Inner Critic will continue to try to do her job of keeping us safe and protected from danger, which means as soon as we set out to take action towards wh...

Today Joanna has Denise Zavitson, author, life coach and founder of Awaken to Joy which is a brand new course that helps people to find and live their purpose for greater joy and a better world. They are discussing why lack of control and fear is disrupting our lives in ways we never thought they would.  Here are this week's reflection questions:  What can I do that keeps me centered, grounded and...

Today Joanna is talking about ending unnecessary suffering in your life by knowing the difference between clean and dirty pain. She dives deeper into how people are not even aware that they are creating their own pain and how pain is inevitable but suffering is optional when it comes to living your life.  Here are this week's reflection questions:  Do you know the difference between clean and dirt...

Today Joanna has Katherine JansentByrkit, a psychotherapist and author of River to Ocean: Living in the Flow of Wakefulness, on her podcast to talk all about finding your way to an awakened self. They are talking about stepping into a new version of you and allowing yourself to celebrate where you came from.    Here are this week's reflection questions:  What can you change in your life right now...

Today Joanna is talking about how to reach the next stage of your personal evolution and how your next level of life will demand a brand new version of you. She discusses that as we continue to step in this next version of yourself, it's not all sunshine and rainbows and can cause signs of discomfort. Here are this week's reflection questions:  What is that very next step in your life? How will yo...

Today Joanna has Joree Rose, a licensed marriage and family therapist, and a mindfulness and meditation teacher. They are talking all about how to use your mind to ground yourself in the here and now while facing the unknown. Here are this week's reflection questions:  What is the quality of presence when you show up in your everyday life? How do you accept what is going on in your life even when...

Today Joanna is talking about what Judgement really is. She dives deeper into how we can all access our natural state which is happiness and success in any area of your life, even now in this uncertain world we are living in.  Here are this week's reflection questions:  Does your inner critic assign meaning to everything around you? How can we be with others and ourselves without judgement? How ca...

Today Joanna has Tamy Khan, the founder of Happy Meditator, a company that helps people discover a calmer, more meaningful and happier life that is more centered, grounded and resilient. They are talking all about how happiness is key to living a long and fulfilled life.  Here are this week's reflection questions:  What are the strengths you currently have? How can I adapt to where I am today and...

Today Joanna is talking about how most people are confused on what constitutes a life well lived REALLY means. Many think that once they reach their goals, that is when true happiness comes and if you believe that a fulfilling life is about fixing what your inner critic says is wrong or should be different, you will never see the magnificence of the life you are living right now.  Here are this we...

Today Joanna has María Tomás-Keegan , a Career & Life Coach for Women that  specializes in transitions and who is also an award-winning author of Upside Down to Right Side Up: Turning Transition into Triumph. They are discussing how to take the challenges you face in life and how to view everything from a different perspective. Here are this week's reflection questions:  Can you take your challeng...

Today Joanna is talking about how we all have had experiences in our lives that makes us feel like we are not what we should be. She dives deep in a conversation about how we have been trained that love or acceptance from other people is conditional and that we all believe we are only worth loving if we match the ideal of who we are supposed to be.  Here are this week's reflection questions:  Do y...

Today Joanna is talking about how Ruth Bader Ginsberg left us an amazing legacy that empowers all women to step into their power and own their ambitions. She discusses how even the most confident and brilliant women still battle themselves at time and how we can all learn from this and create something amazing in ourselves. Here are this week's reflection questions:  What opportunities have you lo...

Today Joanna has Juliette Nelson , the Founder and CEO of JUNURI, a company that equips students, professionals, and business owners, with the tools and resources to be successful in the different areas of their lives. They are talking about how you can stay true to yourself and still chase your dreams. Here are this week's reflection questions:  How do you feel about where you are right now in yo...

Today Joanna is talking about how most people are essentially using the mind of a young child to navigate life and that even when life is great, we still try to find fault and be unhappy. She discusses that when we are conditioned to unconsciously use a winning strategy created as a child, we don't realize how much it's costing us in our adult lives. Here are this week's reflection questions:  Wha...

Today Joanna has Jesse Guinta Rafeh, a psychotherapist and success coach, who specializes in helping young adults create the kind of lives they want. They are talking about how to appreciate the little steps in life and how to be happy in this moment instead of always worrying about the goal you are looking to achieve. Here are this week's reflection questions:  How do you create the life you are...

Today Joanna is talking about the idea that the circumstances you are seeing in your life is actually a mirror to teach you something about yourself. She suggests that the only way to make a change in your life is to look through the lens of personal responsibility and how peace is actually cultivated with patience.  Here are this week's reflection questions:  How is this current circumstance that...

Today Joanna has Violette De Ayala, Founder of FemCity®, and International Best-Selling Author of The Self-Guided Guru© Lessons for Everyday Humans , on the podcast to speak about how women need to have grace and forgiveness while building their own empire. They dive deep into how the inner critic plays a role in keeping you from achieving the life you dream of.  Here are this week's reflection qu...