Embracing Your Inner Critic

Hal and Sidra Stone are the creators of Voice Dialogue process a therapy that transforms the inner critic from crippling adversary to productive ally.<p>The inner critic. It whispers whines and needles us into place. It checks our thoughts controls our behavior and inhibits action. It thinks it is protecting us from being disliked hurt or abandoned. Instead the critical inner voice causes shame anxiety depression exhaustion and low-self-esteem. It acts as a powerful saboteur of our intimate relationships and is a major contributor to drug and alcohol abuse.</p><p>Through examples and exercises the Stones show us how to recognize the critic how to avoid or minimize critic attacks and most important how the inner critic can become asn intelligent perceptive and supportive partner in life.</p>