How to squash negative self-talk

12/16/21 by NPR

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Being self-critical comes naturally for a lot of people. It’s easy to focus on the one bad review or the tiny flaw in an otherwise perfect presentation. Psychologist Joy Harden Bradford walks us through some strategies to quiet down those negative thoughts, including how to monitor and interrogate your negative self-talk and replace it with positive self-talk.