“ When we direct a lot of hostile energy toward the inner critic, we enter into a losing battle. Sharon Salzberg
“ The more a child is abused, the more the child uses his abilities to anticipate, manage, prevent, dismantle, and challenge the abusing ways of his parents. Steven Franssen
“ Turn down the volume of your negative inner voice and create a nurturing inner voice to take it’s place. When you make a mistake, forgive yourself, learn from it, and move on instead of obsessing abou… Beverly Engel
“ Without confidence we feel insecure. We replay the doubting voices of our parents on a loop in our own minds. Steven Franssen
“ Inside CriticsThe critical voices in our own heads are far more vicious than what we might hear from the outside. Our "inside critics" have intimate knowledge of us and can zero in on our weakest spot… S.A.R.K.
“ [Self]-distrust manifests blatantly in the judge's reaction to your experiences of expansion. 'Expansion' here refers to situations when you try something new, success at something you're never done b… Byron Brown
“ Whenever one person in a relationship is unwilling or unable to contact his or her vulnerability in the interaction, there is a simultaneous movement into judgement: self-attack, attack of the other,… Byron Brown
“ The good news is that opportunities for love enter our lives unpredictably, whether or not we’ve perfected self-compassion or befriended our inner critic. Sharon Salzberg
