Part I: Introducing your inner critic
What is your inner critic and where did it come from?
How we talk to the inner critic
Part II: How the inner critic operates
The critic as the speaker of absolute truth
The critic's view of the physical body
The wholistic critic: A self-improvement expert
Critic attacks and how to deal with them
The inner critic's role in shame, depression, and low self-esteem
The critic as abuser of the inner child
The critic as killer: Disowning our instinctual energy
The differences between the inner critic in women and in men
Part III: The inner critic and relationship
The critic as a relational creature
Growing up in the family: Disowned selves, judgment, and the development of the inner critic
The incomparable comparer
How the inner critic sabotages our relationships
Part IV: Transforming the inner critic
Understanding the underlying anxiety of the inner critic
Becoming a parent to your inner critic
Moving toward the creative life: The inner critic transformed.
