What if being hard on yourself is actually keeping you stuck?

In this episode, I will break down one of the biggest myths in personal growth that accountability requires self-punishment. Spoiler: it doesn’t. And the science proves it.

Drawing on groundbreaking research from Dr. Brené Brown (shame and vulnerability), Dr. Kristin Neff at the University of Texas (the leading researcher on self-compassion), and Dr. Matthew Lieberman at UCLA (whose work shows self-criticism activates the same neural pathways as physical pain), Marimar unpacks why beating yourself up literally shuts down the part of your brain you need to actually do better.

You’ll learn:

What shame does to your brain and why it paralyzes instead of motivates

Dr. Neff’s 3 components of self-compassion (and how to use them daily)

3 practical tools for holding yourself accountable without the spiral

A special message for trauma survivors navigating self-compassion

Accountability and compassion aren’t opposites. They’re partners. And your brain is wired to grow best from safety not shame.

Just Talk to the Therapist with Marimar Rosa, LCSW real talk, real science, real support.

That voice that tells you that you are not enough, that you failed, that you should have done better it was not born with you. It was learned. And what was learned can be changed.

In this episode of Just Talk To The Therapist we talk about your inner monologue what it is, how it was formed, and what neuroscience says about how to transform it. Because changing the way you talk to yourself is not just an act of willpower. It is biology. It is neuroplasticity. It is science.

And it all starts with one step: noticing yourself without judgment.

🎙️ Just Talk To The Therapist with Marimar Rosa, LCSW

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Esa voz que te dice que no eres suficiente, que fallaste, que debiste hacerlo mejor no nació contigo. Fue aprendida. Y lo que fue aprendido puede cambiarse.

En este episodio de Just Talk To The Therapist hablamos de tu monólogo interior qué es, cómo se formó, y qué dice la neurociencia sobre cómo transformarlo. Porque cambiar la forma en que te hablas a ti mismo no es solo un acto de voluntad. Es biología. Es neuroplasticidad. Es ciencia.

Y todo empieza con un paso: notarte sin juzgarte.

🎙️ Just Talk To The Therapist con Marimar Rosa, LCSW

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