“We all carry a constant companion: the voice in our head that narrates our days. ... The tone we take with ourselves shapes our mental landscape far more than we realise. ... Many of us would never say to a friend, “You’re so stupid, you always fail,” but we might say it to ourselves. ... What if, instead, we spoke to ourselves the way we would speak to someone we love? Encouraging, honest, and forgiving” GrowthKindnessLearningPsychologyAwarenessForgivenessMental HealthSelf CompassionSelf TalkInner Critic Author:Ajmal.