447 - Hi-Cap Friday: The Self-Compassion Reset
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Does being hard on yourself make you perform better? The inner critic feels like accountability. But it's actually doing the opposite. Research shows that self-criticism keeps your nervous system in threat mode, which makes you more reactive, not less. There's a sixty-second practice that interrupts that loop in real time, and this episode is where you learn it. This Week's Hi-Cap Move: A three-step reset designed for the moments when guilt or self-criticism actually hits. L...
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