Summary: <p>Big Idea Tuesday </p><p>What's the difference between being necessarily hard on yourself versus unnecessarily?</p><br><p>Being necessarily hard on yourself is essential for growth and becoming the best version of yourself. It’s allowing you to face a challenge, step outside of your comfort zone, or push yourself to deal with something difficult. It’s not easy, but it’s worth it.</p><br><p>However, being unnecessarily hard on yourself, beating yourself up after a “failure,” or being judgemental or hypercritical of yourself (or others) gets in the way of creating the life you desire. </p><br><p>In today’s Big Idea Tuesday, Dhru discusses exactly why you’re so hard on yourself, but more importantly, how to stop.</p><br><p>He covers three big concepts to recognize when we fall into this mindset:</p><br><p>1. Being self-critical and/or hard on yourself has consequences.</p><p>2. A lot of the self-critical thoughts we have are not our own.</p><p>3. There's always something in it for us, why else would we keep doing it?</p><br><p>Dhru says there’s a reason we keep our patterns alive, but awareness is key to breaking free.</p><br><p>Tune in to hear more.</p><br><p>Interested in joining Dhru’s <em>Broken Brain Podcast </em>Facebook Community? Submit your join request here: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/2819627591487473/about" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/2819627591487473/</a></p><br><p>For more on Dhru Purohit, be sure to follow him on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/dhrupurohit/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@dhrupurohit</a>, on Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DHRUxPUROHIT/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@dhruxpurohit</a>, on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/dhrupurohit" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@dhrupurohit</a>, and on YouTube <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBnLhz50WZAvsF4S72xtESA?view_as=subscriber" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@dhrupurohit</a>. You can also text Dhru at (302) 200-5643 or click here <a href="https://my.community.com/dhrupurohit" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://my.community.com/dhrupurohit</a></p><br><p>Also mentioned in this episode: <em>Broken Brain Podcast</em> episode featuring <a href="https://drhyman.com/blog/2018/10/11/bb-ep24/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dr. Dan Siegel</a>, this episode featuring <a href="https://drhyman.com/blog/2019/07/11/bb-ep63/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dr. John Kelly</a>, and this episode featuring <a href="https://drhyman.com/blog/2019/05/16/bb-ep55/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Peter Crone</a>. Here’s the <a href="https://self-compassion.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Self-Criticism.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">article from Current Psychiatry 2016</a>, the article from <a href="https://www.bassam.com/single-post/2020/04/16/Redefining-Optimism" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bassam Tarazi</a>, this <a href="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1cc1fb_4a813dd3d0c8458a954c42ac6c0ac0a7~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_630,h_316,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/1cc1fb_4a813dd3d0c8458a954c42ac6c0ac0a7~mv2.webp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Realistic Optimist Graphic</a>, and this website from <a href="https://self-compassion.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dr. Kristin Neff</a>.</p><br><hr><p style="color:grey;font-size:0.75em;"> See <a style="color:grey;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>
