Yashi Srivastava: "Shift Your Self-Talk: How to Befriend Your Inner Critic and Be Nice to Yourself"

What if the meanest person in your life . . . is you? You'd never talk to a friend the way you talk to yourself. And most of us wouldn't tolerate a boss who spoke to us so harshly; and yet, we let that voice run on repeat, 24/7, inside our own heads. In this session, coach Yashi Srivastava sits down with Monica Packer to unpack the inner critic—that harsh, relentless voice that shows up loudest in motherhood. But instead of the usual advice to "just silence it" or "think positive," Yashi makes a surprising case: what if you could befriend it? She shares her own story of entering motherhood with a picture-perfect image of who she'd be, and crashing into a harsh reality with a harsher internal voice telling her she was failing at all of it. From that breaking point, Yashi discovered a step-by-step process for turning the inner critic from an enemy into an unlikely ally, one that can still keep you honest, but without the shame, anxiety, and second-guessing. The best part? The ripple effect of this work transcends our relationship to ourselves.  FREEBIE for all: How to Actually Calm the Inner Critic A FREE 5-day email course that teaches you how to shift your self-talk from critical to supportive. Based on practical, evidence-based insights from the science of happiness. BONUS raffled off to All-Access Pass Holders: One month free to the Inner Alignment Lab A monthly membership where growth-driven people come together to make consistent progress on their goals - without pressure, critical self-talk, or forced discipline. Experience a whole month inside the membership - with self-paced lessons, community calls, and direct access to Yashi: send a question anytime and get a personal response back.   Yashi Srivastava believes the most effective way to calm your inner critic is to make friends with it, not fight it. As a positive psychology coach, she helps people move from self-doubt to self-trust by turning their inner critic into an inner ally, so they stop wasting precious energy on internal battles. She knows the terrain firsthand: as an entrepreneur, creative, and mother, her inner critic ran the show for years before she learned how to work with it. She delights in helping people experience this inner shift. Yashi holds a Master of Applied Positive Psychology and is an ICF certified coach. She lives in Canada with her husband and two daughters. FOLLOW ON IG WEBSITE LINKEDIN MEDIUM   OTHER LINKS UPGRADE to the All-Access pass for lifetime access, special bonuses, and a private, ad-free podcast feed PARTICIPATE in the private Facebook group (+vote for your daily favorite speaker) CHECK OUT our Sponsors, who made 7 free days and an affordable All-Access pass possible Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices