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EPISODE · Mar 26, 2025 · 31 MIN

That Mean Voice In Your Head Is Not You. It's Just a Goblin

from In Our Nature · host Siobhán Friel

You know that inner voice that tells you you’re lazy, unlovable, unproductive, failing in life, worthless and ugly? Many of us listen to that inner voice, taking it very personally and thinking there's a lot of truth behind the yelling. But this episode reveals that the voice is actually just a goblin..a particularly shouty little creature who thrives in individualist cultures obsessed with growth, productivity, accomplishment and personal responsibility.Join me to...meet the goblin and understand how they were born understand the goblin's ideological lineagelearn why lovely, principled, wonderful people (like you, I bet) tend to get yelled at the most by goblinshear Nature’s perspective on invasive goblins (and how she rebalances predators in an ecosystem)If at any point you hear a voice saying the episode is stupid... that's the goblin. Mentioned or relevant:Episode: Why We Need The Anxious, Overwhelmed, Sensitive Overthinkers. Right Now. Exactly As You Are. Please ComeAn open letter from Nature to overthinkers, the anxious, the sensitive, and the overwhelmed is here More swears than normal, sorry, mostly the word s***bagNature’s a fan of Pink Floyd Get support or guidance from me hereIf you’d like updates and invitations, hop on to my Friends List. I write on Substack too—come hang out there if you wanna.The Common Earth Insights course is coming up soon, too: join me here (it's fully funded at no cost to you)Gosh what a lot of linksThank you for listening. You are the pine to my needle 🌲

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You know that inner voice that tells you you’re lazy, unlovable, unproductive, failing in life, worthless and ugly? Many of us listen to that inner voice, taking it very personally and thinking there's a lot of truth behind the yelling. But this episode reveals that the voice is actually just a goblin..a particularly shouty little creature who thrives in individualist cultures obsessed with growth, productivity, accomplishment and personal responsibility. Join me to... meet the go...

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