There's a question I hear versions of constantly. It comes in different shapes: "Why can't I stop being so hard on myself?" or "Why do I always assume the worst about what I've done?" or just the very raw version, at 2am: "What is actually wrong with me?" Nothing. Nothing is wrong with you. But something specific is happening inside your brain,...
Read MoreHead talk is the running internal commentary that plays in the background of a woman's mind. Not the dramatic thoughts. The quiet, constant ones. The low-level critique. The replaying of conversations. The pre-emptive worry. The comparison. The judgement. In my case, it was loudest when I was mentally rehearsing conversations I needed to have...
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