Episode Description
Healing from trauma becomes impossible when your inner critic is running the show of your life. In this trauma recovery podcast episode, Tracy Smaldino introduces the Tour Manager framework — and shows you how to identify which voice is actually managing your healing journey.
Meet Gertrude — Tracy's inner critic. And learn why giving your inner critic a name is one of the most powerful things you can do in your trauma healing journey.
In this episode, you'll learn:
✦ The two voices running your life — and which one is actually in charge
✦ How trauma accidentally promoted your inner critic to Tour Manager
✦ Signs your inner critic has been running your healing journey
✦ What your inner guide actually sounds like
✦ How to name your inner critic and take back the power
✦ 5 steps to fire the inner critic and hire your inner guide
✦ Why Gertrude needs to sit down 😂
⏱️ CHAPTERS
0:00 — Hook: Who Is Running Your Tour?
2:30 — Two Voices, One Mic
6:00 — How the Wrong Tour Manager Gets Hired
9:30 — What a Qualified Tour Manager Actually Sounds Like
13:30 — How to Fire the Inner Critic & Hire Your Inner Guide
17:30 — Your Rock Star Takeaway
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Your inner critic is not your Tour Manager. It is a frightened crew member who got promoted during an emergency and never gave the title back. It is time to reassign the role.
You are not a groupie in someone else's story.
You are the headliner of your own.
Headliners always have the right Tour Manager. 🎸