Embrace Your Inner Critic
webinar | 18/12/2024, 18-20:00
Discover the face of your inner critic, and turn him from your enemy to your friend.
Embrace Your Inner Critic
Discover the face of your inner critic, and turn him from your friend to your enemy.
This webinar is designed as interactive workshop. You will need paper, pen, and some colors (pencil, crayons), as you will be working mostly individually, with several opportunities for presenting your opinions (through mentee), and sharing.
The workshop should be easily transferable into an offline sessions with youth.
For whom: youth workers, and people interested in personal development
Where: online, Google Meet (https://meet.google.com/qco-amio-uqs)
When: 18/12/2024, 18-20:00, CET
FB event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1614973199413814
Capacity: unlimited
Price: free
Webinar will be recorded. You can participate with your’s camera off.
Self-compassion provides the same benefit as high self-esteem without its drawbacks.
Why should you participate
While the inner critic is often seen as a negative force, it can actually offer some surprising benefits when approached with the right mindset:
- Resilience: Overcoming the negative voice of the inner critic can build resilience and mental toughness. It can help you develop a stronger sense of self-belief and the ability to bounce back from setbacks.
- Improved Emotional Well-being: reduced feelings of anxiety, depression, and stress. It allows you to approach challenges with a kinder and more understanding perspective, leading to greater emotional resilience.
- Enhanced Self-Esteem: By treating yourself with kindness and understanding, you develop a healthier sense of self-worth. This boosts your self-esteem and helps you feel more confident in your abilities.
- Greater Motivation: compassionate inner critic fuels motivation by replacing self-criticism with self-encouragement. It allows you to learn from mistakes without self-blame, fostering a growth mindset.
- Stronger Relationships: When you’re kind to yourself, you’re more likely to extend that kindness to others. Self-compassion improves your ability to empathize, communicate effectively, and build stronger, more fulfilling relationships.
- Better Physical Health: Studies have shown that self-compassion can positively impact physical health by reducing stress hormones and boosting the immune system.
18:00 Into
18:05 Grounding (mindfulness activity)
18:10 What is an Inner Critic? (mentee)
18:15 At what times is your inner critic speaking to ou the most? (individual work)
18:20 What is your inner critic telling to you? (individual work)
18:30 Draw what your inner critic looks like (individual work)
18:40 Purpose of inner critic (mentee)
18:50 Strategies & needs (bit of theory and individual work)
19:10 Letter to our inner critic
19:20 Sharing
19:25 Feedback
19:30 Extra resources
The webinar aims to share a workshop from an “Embrace Yourself” training course, co-funded by the European Union, on self-compassion and acceptance. The workshop is targeted at other pedagogues and youth workers who can share the workshop as an offline activity with their youth. However, it is also open to anyone interested in their personal development, growth, and, most importantly, discovering how to treat themselves more kindly.
Speaker
Vojtěch Žák, facilitator and coach
info@czechsinpire.eu
00420 775 636 658
Vojta is the president of INspire. Professionally, he specializes in mental health (which, in his view, is closely connected to physical health) and exploring the educational potential of LARP (Live Action Role-Playing).
Any questions?
Write to us on info@czechinspire.eu