Speaking to Yourself with Love: How to Kindly Manage Your Inner Critic
Written by Maryse Cardin
Narrated by Dina Pearlman
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About this audiobook
We are our own harshest critics. Often, we find ourselves criticizing ourselves by default, before we even have a chance to think about it. As a result, we often feel worthless, unloved, pushed around by our own internal voice. We would probably never speak to another person the way we speak to ourselves. So why is it okay to treat yourself this way?
According to author and coach Maryse Cardin, it actually isn’t. Negative self-talk is destructive and harmful. Fortunately, it’s also a choice, and we can all learn how to talk to ourselves with love instead of criticism. In Speaking to Yourself with Love, Cardin outlines how to develop the skill of positive affirmations to manage your inner critic. In the course, Cardin covers how to speak to yourself with love and compassion; with kindness, meaning, and courage; and with healing and self-care. She also shares exercises to help you put what you’ve learned into practice right away.
If you’re looking for a solution to your always-harsh inner critic or just want to add a bit more internal positivity to your day-to-day life, Cardin, with years of experience in self-love and affirmations, is here to help.
Maryse Cardin
Maryse Cardin is dedicated to speaking to herself with love, humor, and kindness, and to helping others learn to do the same. She is the author of Speaking to Yourself with Love, Speaking to Yourself with Love Workbook, Self Talk Love for Sensitives, and Self Talk Love for Fertility. As a speaker, workshop leader, and university communication teacher, she is passionate about sharing positive, loving self-talk skills. Maryse is driven by her desire for everyone to have lives filled with love, health, calm, joy, and fulfillment. She believes the right inner conversations can make that happen. To learn more about Cardin and her work, visit SelfTalkLove.com.
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Reviews for Speaking to Yourself with Love
73 ratings2 reviews
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Sep 11, 2025
Major help! I really appreciated this audio message and the voice is quite peaceful. - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Jan 14, 2025
1. This is a really important subject and the book contains some good advice
2. The narration is bland, it doesn't match the words, emphasis isn't in the right place, the tempo is too stable.
3. It felt that the pace of the content was slow in places. I think some of the messages could have been slightly condensed. However there were other key points that I'd like to rewind and listen to again.
