Imagine this: you have a transcript of your internal dialogue, from the moment you wake up to the moment you lay your head on your pillow. What would the transcript say? What's the tone and the flavor? Would you share it with other people?

Buffy shares the translation of the Sanskrit word mantrika as "little mothers," and in this episode, she talks about all of the ways our inner talk can both take us down and bolster us up. She spins tales of cleaning cupholders, mommy-and-me swimming classes, bar crawl scratches, and ice-cold showers.

Our immunity builds strength when our inner voice is uplifting. Our stress and cortisol levels decrease when we're kinder. This isn't fluffy: it's important, and it affects our health on a cellular level! To change the hard cut patterns of negative self-talk, we have to notice when it happens. Buffy shares different ways we can notice the patterns and re-route through different practices, including mantra, acronyms, and more.

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Contributors: Buffy Barfoot (Host and Producer). Alex Lee-Ammons (Producer and Editor). Matthew Cooper (Original music). Cover art by Danielle Alling (www.ritualmade.com).