Unkind Mind
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31st July 2025
Price: £15.95
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Paperback / ISBN-13: 9781648484711
A cutting-edge, neuroscientific approach to quiet your unkind mind-and cultivate the self-compassion, confidence, and courage you need to thrive.
Does it ever feel like there’s a hypercritical, negative voice inside your head, telling you that you aren’t good enough, pretty enough, smart enough, or worthy of success or love? Negative self-talk is all too common, especially for women. This inner critic originally served an important evolutionary purpose-to ensure survival. The problem is, this voice can be difficult to “switch off,” leading to anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem. So, how can you move past negative self-talk and start living with confidence?
Written by a psychologist and expert in negative thinking, this book shines a light on where your hypercritical inner voice comes from-a deeply rooted survival mechanism in the brain called the default mode network (DMN). Using powerful skills drawn from neuroscience, you’ll learn how to flip the switch on your unkind mind, so you can move past self-critical thoughts, increase self-compassion, and decrease feelings of shame, guilt, regret, and inadequacy.
You’ll also discover how to:
·Stay calm and present in social settings
·Stop comparing yourself to others
·Reconnect with your true inner voice-your kind mind
·Live with courage and authenticity
Once you understand where your inner critic comes from, you’ll feel more empowered to tune it out, focus on your true inner voice instead, and get back to living your life with all the courage and confidence needed to thrive. This book will help guide you, step by step.
Does it ever feel like there’s a hypercritical, negative voice inside your head, telling you that you aren’t good enough, pretty enough, smart enough, or worthy of success or love? Negative self-talk is all too common, especially for women. This inner critic originally served an important evolutionary purpose-to ensure survival. The problem is, this voice can be difficult to “switch off,” leading to anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem. So, how can you move past negative self-talk and start living with confidence?
Written by a psychologist and expert in negative thinking, this book shines a light on where your hypercritical inner voice comes from-a deeply rooted survival mechanism in the brain called the default mode network (DMN). Using powerful skills drawn from neuroscience, you’ll learn how to flip the switch on your unkind mind, so you can move past self-critical thoughts, increase self-compassion, and decrease feelings of shame, guilt, regret, and inadequacy.
You’ll also discover how to:
·Stay calm and present in social settings
·Stop comparing yourself to others
·Reconnect with your true inner voice-your kind mind
·Live with courage and authenticity
Once you understand where your inner critic comes from, you’ll feel more empowered to tune it out, focus on your true inner voice instead, and get back to living your life with all the courage and confidence needed to thrive. This book will help guide you, step by step.
Reviews
In a friendly, direct, and loving voice, Betsy Holmberg teaches about how our brains limit us when we most need their help. I found her insights exciting, freeing, energizing, and above all, practical. What a joy! I know I will return to this book—the sections I've underlined and tagged—for a refresh and a guide as I take on the next challenge, and the one after that.
This well-written self-help book is easy to read and, more importantly, put to immediate use. The author helps us to clearly understand the origins of some of our most self-defeating thoughts by seamlessly blending science-based information with clear, real-life examples. The best part of the book is that she also provides the reader with a hopeful template for change.
As a therapist who works with survivors of relational trauma, I find that negative self-talk is one of the biggest hurdles in their healing process. This book is a great resource for the 'whys' behind this pattern, and provides some practical strategies for moving through self-doubt and inner criticism. A must-read for those looking to reclaim their sense of self-worth in their healing journey!