Dr. Laura Gallaher on Self Awareness and Acceptance, the Fear of Failure, and Taming Our Inner Critic

<p>In today’s episode, Laura explains that you can be both self-aware and self-accepting simultaneously, and shares helpful ways to put this into practice. Laura discusses the challenges that oftentimes are self-created and inflicted as we push ourselves to be our best, and how we can overcome them. </p><p>If you struggle with self-doubt, the fear of failure, and have a relentless inner critic, this episode is for you. </p><p><strong>MEMORABLE MOMENTS</strong></p><p>10:08: “I want you to have faith that there are lots of other drivers that will continue to move you forward beside the fear of not being enough.” </p><p>12:16: “We all also have this champion voice inside of us. We have this voice that wants to defend us against the inner critic, that wants to point out the ways that we're doing well, the ways that we're making progress. And for a lot of us, that champion voice is just so quiet.”</p><p>16:33: “When you can learn how to be your own best friend, and you are building that strong relationship with yourself that is self-acceptance. Turn that relationship into one of the strongest, healthiest, most positive relationships you have. It's going to have incredible cascading effects across every other relationship you have in your life.”</p><p>17:45: “Even in the moment when I'm catching myself being critical of myself, that's still a moment when I can choose self-compassion, I can choose self-acceptance, I can choose to be kind.”</p><p>Connect with Laura:</p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/drlauragallaher/">https://www.instagram.com/drlauragallaher/</a></p><p>Website: <a href="https://gallaheredge.com/join/">https://gallaheredge.com/join/</a></p><p>Suggested Books:</p><p>Insight</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0399592520?ascsubtag=amzn1.ideas.3KNECDP944DPO&linkCode=sl1&tag=allisonwalsh-20&linkId=68bddc7801932858b30984a06fbac00d&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl">Dare to Lead</a></p><p><a href="https://amzn.to/36LTF4k">The Untethered Soul </a></p><p><strong>About Dr. Gallaher:</strong><b