Beyond the Type: An Enneagram-Inspired Podcast about Being Human. · Sandy Swanson, PCC, NBC-HWC, A-CFHC, Holistic Communication and Relationship Coach

The Inner Critic: 9 Voices That Won’t Shut Up (and How to Deal With Them)

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Type One's inner critic is a full-time internal auditor constantly criticizing everything they think, feel, and do.
Host Sandy Swanson explores how the inner critic manifests differently across all nine Enneagram types, from Type Eight's vulnerability shamer to Type Seven's distracting clown. She offers seven practical exercises to transform your relationship with self-criticism, including personifying your critic and creating an internal boardroom where you're the CEO.

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Nine inner critics, one clearer way to answer back.

This episode maps an inner critic onto nine Enneagram types and keeps returning to the same practical point: notice the voice, then answer it instead of following it. The clearest moments are the concrete ones.

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You want a calmer way to meet your inner critic, type by type.

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