The Insight Podcast

#116 | Stop negative self-talk, understand your thoughts, "not enoughness" & more | Suzy Reading

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Show Notes

Suzy Reading is an author and psychologist specialising in self-care, resilience, stress management, healthy lifestyle change and wellbeing.

This episode is all about self-talk.

I talk to Suzy about:

- How common negative self-talk is and how it affects people

- The difference between thoughts that arise and self-talk

- How we can stop being so critical and harsh to ourselves

- How to talk to yourself when you feel embarrassed, ashamed or guilty

- The epidemic of low self-worth and what to do about it

- & much more

Connect with Suzy: https://www.instagram.com/suzyreading/ https://www.suzyreading.co.uk/

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