Unmasking the Inner Critic: Lessons for Living an Unconstricted Life

Find freedom from your inner critic and learn to let go of anxiety with practices and teachings from contemplative spirituality and various wisdom traditions. "A beautiful and accessible guidebook to help you do the inner work central to the act of being human." --Brian D. McLaren, author, activist, and teacher with the Center for Action and Contemplation I'm not good enough. I'm not in control. I don't know who I am. These constrictions are brutal. But who among us hasn't felt one of these constrictions at some point in our lives? Rooted in the teachings of mystics, saints, poets, and prophets, Unmasking the Inner Critic offers guidance and support for how to move beyond some of our most challenging fears and negative inner narratives. With an intuitive blend of reflection questions, contemplative practices, action prompts, and his own personal story, Andrew Lang shares the wisdom from secular poets and therapists—as well as from Christianity, Buddhism, and Sufism—that has grounded hi