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Healing the Critical Voice

Written by: Nick Ortner

Oftentimes, we’re more critical of ourselves than other people. Do you ever say things to yourself like:

“I’m not good enough… I’m stupid… I’m unlovable… I don’t work hard enough…”

I know, harsh, but for many of us, this critical voice dominates much of our thinking. You can do something about this, and to help you, we’ve pulled out a powerful presentation from the 2010 Tapping World Summit.

I pulled this audio presentation out in July of last year also and decided to do it again today because this topic is just so important…

Even if you listened and tapped last time, make sure to listen and tap-along again this time as you likely have different stuff going on today than you did a year ago.  🙂

Listen, tap, and silence this critical voice before it does any more damage: (and it does serious damage, so address it now! Also, pay attention in this interview to the brain info- fascinating!)

Healing the Critical Voice with Judy Byrne
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After you listen to this audio, leave me your comments below and answer these two questions:


What was your critical voice saying to you?
How did the tapping help?


Until next time…

Keep Tapping!

Nick Ortner



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  1. joe says:

    In one word ” brilliant ” so informative and straight to the point. Thank you !

  2. Mark C. says:

    Thank you for this great audio. It helped me at a tought time where my inner self was knocking me down continually. My self esteem and confidence was at an all time low. It has helped to rejuvinate me. I would love to see more examples like this, It works.

  3. Noeleen says:

    Judy, that was wonderful advice. I tapped along and a pain in my shoulder disappeared! very interesting about the prayers for people and the other research. thanks jessica & Judy

  4. Kathy Siuda says:

    There was no PLAY to press… I did not hear this…

  5. Darlene says:

    This was fantastic! Made me realize where that critical voice was coming from, so now that I know I can begin to help that little girl. Thank you thank you! This work is wonderful and think one day I can begin my own work with using this skill and help others too!

  6. Kavita Sharma says:

    Thank you Judy, Jessica and Nick. I just finished listening to the tape and I remembered the good old days when I felt loved and cared for in a place that did healing work. I remembered my friend/boss who helped me a lot while coming out of a bad/violent marriage. As you rightly said we attract things in our lives according to our thoughts, I ended up in another hostile relationship that began with distrust. I am diabetic and even with controlled diet am not able to control the blood sugar level. I will go back home today and tap on my inner child. I want to get well and live a happy life. Would appreicate your suggestions in this regard. Thanks again.

  7. Robert says:

    Wow!! Thank you for presenting the session with Jessica and Judy Byrnes. It was enjoyable to lesson to the session. In some ways it reminded me of The Mirror Effect” by Dr. Drew Pinsky and Dr. S. Mark Young. Only this brought into EFT Tapping to rewire the subscious.

    Thanks again for the exceptional piece on the critical voice and the role it can play.
    Respectfully,
    Robert E. Poston III

  8. Denice Roberts says:

    I really liked tapping to help the inner child.

  9. nicola says:

    Thank you again Nick and team for the wealth of information that you are developing and sharing. I greatly appreciate this support. Judy’s talk was satisfyingly informative xxx Nicki

  10. Lucile says:

    Thank you very much Judy this open my eyes on thing that happens when I was a 3-4 years
    old. It really works
    Love and blessings

  11. Liz says:

    After I commented, I read all the other comments.
    I am heartened and amazed to find, that I am not all that different
    to everyone else at last.
    That tapping session really was a Godsend.
    I am truly grateful to these inspirational people, who put it out there for all of us.

    Heartfelt blessings to them and all of us just doing our best. Liz.

  12. Liz says:

    I love the tapping along as I find it very difficult to say the proper statements.
    As soon as the tapping started on the 4 year old I found myself weeping profusely,
    however I am not really sure why.
    Is this a normal response. Thank you for the tapping, best wishes.

  13. Carla says:

    I loved it. It was very helpful. Thank you

  14. Elsa says:

    Thank you Nick! My inner critic has been especially loud and punishing recently, and this interview was extremely helpful!
    I particularly enjoyed the information about how the brain works and hearing about the 4 year old characteristics of the voice. It gave me a huge “Aha!” as to why I feel guilty about how I spend my time, no matter what I’m doing.

    Exactly what I needed to hear today! Thanks again!

  15. Melody says:

    Wow a flood gate has opened and all of a sudden. I am thinking of things that i need to tap on things that i never thought of before. As I was listening to this I started writting down things that were coming up for me, and each time i tapped along with you, new things would come up. I am sending this to those i care about in hopes that it helps them to. Thank you and Many Blessings to you and your families. Namaste !!!!

  16. Amy says:

    This was an excellent recording, and the suggestions given seem to be very useful. I was in a bad mood before I started listening to this recording, and listening to the tapping statements put me in a good mood- without even doing the tapping! I agree with the statement that we need to go back into our past and find the events that triggered certain feelings and thought patterns in our beings, but I think we need to remember that we can carry this too far. If you spend all of your time looking for these catalyst events, then you’re analyzing yourself too much.

    I totally agree with the statement that events we’ve experienced in our past can have lasting effects in our lives- for years to come. I’ve seen this in my life- I had an experience with being shut out and ignored by a classmate in fifth grade. The feelings it created are still affecting me now- and I’m 30!

    Judy Byrne, thank you for being on this call. Your tapping technique seems to be very helpful- very uplifting!

  17. Aleyia says:

    Yes,
    The even sadder thing, is that these programs in the subconscious and unconscious are unowned and projected upon others, seeing in them what the individual doesn’t want to see in themselves.
    Happy Tapping!

  18. Barbara M. says:

    It is true you get information when you need it !
    Judy… thank you sooooo much for the help!
    I have been dealing with my child within all my life that is a very very long time.
    And I do believe that that child thinks it is helping… and she is powerful.
    She can make me ill when I’m struggling. But I have been telling her I do love her
    but her help is hurting me. This tapping really “brought it home”. I feel exhausted, but
    energized. I can tell when I’m on the right issue because I just start crying. That really deep sobbing, no sound crying. You know you hit a nerve then.
    Thank you again Judy, bless you

  19. Joanne F says:

    I just finished listening to Judy Byrne’s talk. It came at exactly the right moment for me. I had made a HUGE error at work and my mind has been filled with my negative voice. So you can imagine how refreshing it is to have this recording to bring me back into balance. I am filled with gratitude for all the help Judy, Jessica and Nick have given me. Thank you!

  20. Yasmin Selena Butt says:

    Am a huge believer that sometimes you receive the right information at the time you needed to hear it, loved the audio, tapped along and found it really cathartic and unbelievably timely. Thank you for flagging this up in the Tapping mailer today. Judy you are aces. x

  21. Jacq P says:

    Excellent, thank you both very much for such insightful information. I have always felt the 4 year old within needed some help and I felt as if you provided me with that. Tapping certainly works and I will continue to pass on the recommendations to others. Thank you once again and best wishes.

  22. Concetta says:

    Thank you Nick, Jessica and Judy. I feel that there was a shift from my 4 year old. I am not sure what yet but as I was tapping I could see the 4 year old growing up. Again thank you to all of you.
    Concetta

  23. Soňa K. says:

    A splendid interview, Jessica. Judy is a very informed therapist and that is very helpful too.
    Thank you.

  24. Sue says:

    Really really useful. My client thinks she is better than most others, can do a better job than them, is very critical of them – they are stupid (also is critical of herself). How does this relate to oneself feeling stupid ?

  25. Philippa Mercieca says:

    This really helped me to stop resisting and trying to shut my critical voice up and allowed me to settle into feeling a more relaxed sense of acceptance and shifting the way I view that voice from wanting to kill it and being frustrated, to, in only a few minutes, a totally different and much more pleasing attitude and feeling. I feel much better already. Thankyou so much.

  26. fern wennstrom says:

    Absolutly a wonderful experience I really learned a lot that I had not had experience with before. I am taking a Reiki course next week and this will be very helpful with any beliefs I may have about not being good enough Thank you

  27. Gloria says:

    WOW, this is such a powerful exercise, and so needed in this day and age. It took a while for it to dawn on me, exactly how much I needed it. Although I was never abused or abandoned, I realized soon enough that I had not been wanted and actually disliked by an older sibling. There were several hurtful experiences that needed tapping away. Thank you so much. It would help to have a transcript of this interview. Thanks.

  28. Natasha says:

    Absolutely fabulous.thanks so much;-) you and Jessica rock;-)

  29. steven smith says:

    hi i just wanna say that the judy byrne was fantastic…

  30. Mary says:

    That was absolutely wonderful and a complete eye opener.

  31. Margery Phelps says:

    Tapping is an amazing healing tool. Nick and Jessica are changing the world with their inspiring interviews with notable experts. Judy Bryne’s vast knowledge of the mind — the conscious and the unconscious — opens new doors for me so that I can understand the’ hows and whys’ of the Critical Voice and what I can do to make positive changes in my own life, and hopefully the lives of those around me.

  32. Ria Coyne says:

    I loved this interview! It really helped me clear up some of the unknowns regarding the critical voice. For example that the critical voice’s “intention” is to be helpful and protective. It’s intentions are good but it’s methods are counterproductive but we can “thank it” for it’s intention and ask it to help us in a different way.
    I also loved just jumping right in and doing the tapping…. thank you…. it came at the right time…

  33. Solveig says:

    Thank you very much for this lesson. I almost cried when I tapped on the 4 year old child and it was very interesting, a little bit chocking to hear that this critical voice wanted to help and protect me. My critical inner voice influences my life in a very negative way – untill now

    Yours sincerely
    Solveig

  34. Juan Gomez says:

    Great subject. Alas, the replay stops at 36’09”. Could you fix that bug for me? Thanks.

  35. Billie says:

    Wonderful! Thanks so much for sharing. I’ve had many fears throughout my life, and the 4 yr old inner child tapping made my cry when told I’m safe now, and loved and loveable. Would you believe I am 77 yrs old?

  36. Michelle says:

    Excellent! Thank you so much! This was very insightful and helpful.

  37. Jude says:

    This was really powerful. Thanks you. Would love to access MP3 or transcript if that’s possible?

  38. Danielle says:

    I just want to send you and your beautiful sister a huge ,”Thank You!!” i was turned on to this work last year and became a member to receive all the incredible information that was shared at the 2011 summit. What you both are doing is truly amazing!!!!! i am a very successful life coach in australia and having this tool to share has been so rewarding.

    THANK YOU THANK YOU

  39. mary says:

    I had stomach ache to start with then half way through, and let out a big sigh, I felt my shoulders relax, thank you so much for these guided tappings i rely on them.

  40. Cynthia says:

    Amazing, what a gem of an interview and a powerful tapping script into childhood trauma and critcial voices that need to be healed and released. Judy is fabulous, love her! and Jessica of course…

  41. Diane Happ says:

    Thankyou jessica and Judy, I loved it. Yes it bought up stuff I never knew I had. It was brilliant and from this day on I believe it has and will make a difference. I am always thinking I am not good enough so what else do I expect everyone else to think.

  42. Fiona says:

    Very useful stuff indeed, that lead to a series of pertinent and clearing dreams the night after listening …big thanks

  43. Connie says:

    Thank you so much for this! I am so hard on myself and it becomes a real stop. This tapping session brought up so much emotion for me. Thank you. I would also like it if it was available to download on my MP3. Gloria, I would love to be your tapping buddy.

  44. gloria says:

    Thank you for the Judy Byrne’s Critical Voice Tapping. It brought back memories of when mother and older sister ganged up on me and my world came tumbling down. Judy is so knowledgeble and professional. I, also, would like a transcript of that interview. So far, daily trauma tapping has helped me immensely. What I need is a tapping partner, but no one around here is interested. I may go into animal tapping as it has certainly helped my sick cat, and I am working on a puppy which needs some calming down. Thank you again for being so helpful.

  45. Kelly says:

    I found tapping on the critical voice with Judy and Jess helped me see something that I sort of thought but never really knew. That my critical voice is mostly my mother nagging and criticising us when we were growing up. And perhaps a teacher here and there. Very helpful to see that in order to see the voice for what it really is… past negative feedback!!

  46. Mohan says:

    It was a fantastic interview. WOW (Without Walls)
    Love
    Mohan

  47. Reg B. says:

    I think that the inner voice or sometimes called self-talk is what holds us back from being trully ourselfs… We need to control this…

  48. Betsy Marx says:

    That was a truly brilliant interview and the info was spot on. Thank you SO much. Very helpful

  49. Morven says:

    This was amazing…is it possible to do something with the critical child who has been given up for adoption…

  50. Nivedita says:

    Fabulous interview..the best so far I have heard on this website 🙂

    Thanks!!

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