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Jul 25
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289 - Why Being Hard on Yourself Makes Y...

Maggie Sterling
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You know that voice in your head that never cuts you any slack? The one that calls you a failure every time you overeat and tells you to just "snap out of it"? What if I told you that voice is actually making your overeating worse, not better? Most women think they need to be harder on themselves to see results, but the opposite is true. In this episode, we're diving into why self-criticism creates the exact cycle you're trying to break and what actually works instead.

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