08/15/2025
My daughter was getting frustrated with her yo-yo this week.
She’d try and miss, try and miss again—until she threw it down and said, “I’ll never get it!”
So we sat down and talked.
I told her about the two voices we all have inside us:
🧠 The inner critic — the one that says, “You’re not good at this,” “Why even try?” or “What’s wrong with you?”
💬 The inner coach — the one that says, “You’re learning,” “Just try again,” “You’ve got this.”
We practiced noticing how each one feels when it shows up:
💔 The critic makes us feel small, defeated, and not good enough.
💖 The coach builds us up, reminds us we’re capable, and keeps us going.
I told her the truth: we all have both voices.
But most people don’t realize they can quiet the critic—and recruit the coach.
And like anything else, it just takes practice.
✨ This is the same inner work I guide my patients through when they’re working toward health or weight loss goals.
Because the voice in your head matters just as much as the food on your plate or your workout plan.
You can have the “perfect” nutrition and training strategy…
But if your inner critic is running the show?
Progress feels like punishment.
Every misstep becomes failure.
And you never feel like enough.
So here’s your reminder:
💬 Talk to yourself like you would to someone you love.
💪 Quiet the critic.
📣 Recruit the coach.
And keep going. You’ve got this. ❤️
