The Inner Critic is a free, short course that is suitable for you if you have an internal voice constantly evaluating you, your actions, and even your thoughts, but instead of offering helpful analysis, it tends to focus on flaws, shortcomings, and potential failures

This short course has been created especially for people working in health and social care — people like you who give so much of yourselves every day.

It’s designed to be gentle, practical and supportive — something you can take at your own pace, and come back to whenever you need.

In demanding, high-stakes settings, your inner critic can quickly become an automatic source of negativity. This internal narrative feeds anxiety and the fear of judgment, contributing to feelings of sadness and hopelessness.

"Quietening my inner critic has been transformative"

The course will teach you about the impacts of the inner critic, why we have it, how it develops and how it continues to grow.

You will learn how to identify the inner critic and how mindfulness can help to calm this negative internal voice.

"I thought I was the only person with a negative inner voice, telling me I wasn't good enough and doubting my decisions, this training has helped me to recognise it and realise I can choose to change this to a more positive and supportive voice"

The Inner Critic includes the following content:

• Identifying and Understanding the Inner critic
• Quietening the inner critic
• Building a healthier relationship with our negative inner critic.

The Inner Critic is a free, short, certified course, created for you in your role as a health worker, clinician or social care professional, whatever your specific role or level in the organisation.

It is a great taster of the content and quality of our learning materials, so when you finish it, you might like to try one of our CPD-accredited courses.