Today we're looking at the third and final aspect of resilience that's been running through the last few episodes of this season: the inner critic. That voice inside us that can feel like our worst enemy - and yet, like all our parts, is just trying to do the important job it believes it's here to do.

In this reflective episode, you'll hear:

• How the inner critic forms - often from experiences when we were very young - and it's role in our beliefs about how resilient we are
• Why turning toward these voices with compassion can lead to deeper resilience than trying to close them down
• The practice of "dispassionate compassion" - observing what's hard without either collapsing into it or dismissing it
• How parenting ourselves (by modelling love) teaches our Parts that there can be a different way
• When we stand rooted in the ground rather than placing ourselves on some impossible pedestal, we can see what true self-compassion  looks like

This is the final episode of this season, before the summer break.

I also announce the publication of a beautiful new book... everyday compassion - available for pre-order now

everyday compassion 
(365 days of ordinary kindness)
Pre-order to receive your copy September 2026

Settle in and see where the episode takes you.

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