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EPISODE · Jun 21, 2025 · 14 MIN

Is Your Inner Voice Sabotaging You? How I Stopped the Sabotage and Found Confidence

from The Courageous Performer · host Hattie Voelcker

Do your inner voices whisper things like: "You're not good enough." "You're going to mess this up." "You're too much… or maybe not enough?" Welcome to the club. It's noisy in here. In this episode of The Courageous Performer Podcast, I share the story of how I spent decades trying to outperform my inner critic—and how that voice still managed to stop me singing for nearly 20 years. And it didn't just affect my performances, it shaped how I saw myself everywhere. I genuinely believed the answer was to try harder, work smarter, and be better. Turns out, I was making things worse not better, like trying to make it easier to climb a mountain by adding bricks to my rucksack. 🎧 You'll hear: The reason your inner critic gets so loud in the first place Why self-criticism feels like a safety strategy (but actually backfires) The uncomfortable but powerful first step to quietening the noise And what happens when you stop protecting yourself, and start really performing This episode is for every performer who's ever felt they had to earn their right to be seen. Whether you're onstage, on camera, in the boardroom, or simply trying to show up as yourself - you'll find something here for you. 👉 Book a free Backstage Review with me: Backstage Review  Let's talk about how to let go of the fear and find the version of you that doesn't need to be fixed - just given space to perform 💛 Like, subscribe, and share this with someone whose inner critic is ruining their life!

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