How does childhood shape your inner critic and harsh self-talk as an adult? | Alain  De Botton @livewellbewellsarah
How does childhood shape your inner critic and harsh self-talk as an adult? | Alain  De Botton  @livewellbewellsarah
Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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We’re often kinder to strangers than to ourselves. This clip explores why our self-talk can sound brutally harsh, and how that inner voice may echo words we absorbed when we were small β€” especially if we had a bad childhood. The result? Ongoing suffering as negativity gets woven into our own minds. What happens when self-compassion and mental health collide with a relentless inner critic?

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