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Why self-compassion practice doesn't silence the inner critic

I have been working on self-compassion for years but when I make a mistake my inner critic is still brutal and relentless.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Internal criticism serves protective functions that must be understood and gradually transformed rather than simply overridden.

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