It's the subtle, silent killer of our motivation, our outlook, and our options. It's known as self-talk and unless you give it the attention it deserves, it will drive you into loneliness, isolation, depression and decline.

This issue is a plea. Take control of what you're telling yourself. In your 40-50's, when you're already facing some life-changing thoughts, ideas, and circumstances, you need to be telling yourself the truth.

Here are a couple resources to augment the episode:

Marc Cordon and the power of selftalk: https://www.ted.com/talks/marc_cordon_the_power_of_self_talk?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare

Psych Hub and positive self-talk:
https://youtu.be/71_NkXgAK1g

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