Episode 84: Building your Inner Advocate: Overcoming the Inner Critic

2025-06-14

Episode 84: Building your Inner Advocate: Overcoming the Inner Critic In this episode of 'Conversations with Kimen,' host Kimen Petersen explores the concept of the inner critic and how it can limit personal growth. Sharing personal anecdotes and insights from an athlete's journey, Kimen introduces the idea of the inner advocate—a positive inner voice that supports and encourages personal endeavors. He discusses the importance of nurturing this inner advocate to achieve one's dreams and goals, despite the c...

Episode 84: Building your Inner Advocate: Overcoming the Inner Critic

In this episode of 'Conversations with Kimen,' host Kimen Petersen explores the concept of the inner critic and how it can limit personal growth. Sharing personal anecdotes and insights from an athlete's journey, Kimen introduces the idea of the inner advocate—a positive inner voice that supports and encourages personal endeavors. He discusses the importance of nurturing this inner advocate to achieve one's dreams and goals, despite the challenges posed by negative self-talk.

00:00 Introduction to Conversations with Kimen

00:28 The Inner Critic: A Personal Story

04:14 Understanding the Sympathetic Nervous System

06:54 Discovering the Inner Advocate

16:18 Building and Strengthening Your Inner Advocate

21:14 Practical Techniques for Overcoming Negative Self-Talk

29:06 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

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