You have voices in your head that talk to you all day long. But here's what most of us never stop to ask: whose voice is it, really?

In this episode, Dr. Lori Stevic-Rust — clinical health psychologist with over 40 years of experience — unpacks the truth about the voices in our heads. They aren't one nagging "inner critic."

They're a whole crowd: the cruel ones we inherited and never stopped paying for, the hard-but-loving voices that turned out to be gifts, the supportive ones we can barely hear under all the noise, and the ones we built ourselves, long ago, just to stay safe.

Dr. Lori shares the voices that have narrated her own life — from a seventh-grade bully to a grandmother who turned a negative messsage into a life force when she told her, maybe talking is your gift, just use it for good.

She explores where our inner voices actually come from, why the cruel ones always seem louder than the kind ones, and how to finally tell them apart.

You may not be avble to fully get rid of the voices in your head. But you can question them, turn toward the ones that loved you well, and stop letting old messages decide how you live now.

This is an episode about self-talk, self-trust, and the quiet work of becoming real.

Listen, and then ask yourself: who's still living in your head?

Curious whose voice is really running the show? My free guide walks you through three questions: https://drloristevic.com/real-freebie

Be brave enough to be real.