When you decide to step into something new, a new role, a new level of visibility, a more expansive version of yourself, the inner critic often gets louder, not quieter.

In this episode of Banish the Lies, Tania explores why those familiar doubts tend to surface precisely when you’re growing. She shares personal reflections on launching the podcast, the resurgence of old fears, and why the return of self-doubt isn’t a sign of failure, but a sign that you’re stretching beyond your comfort zone.

You’ll learn how many of the beliefs that hold us back began as forms of protection, why trying to argue with fear rarely works, and how awareness of both the cost and the payoff of a belief can loosen its grip. Tania introduces a simple but powerful framework for working with the inner critic with compassion rather than resistance.

This episode is an invitation to stop interpreting fear as regression and start seeing it as evidence of expansion. If the voices in your head have been louder than usual lately, this conversation will help you understand why, and how to keep moving forward anyway.

Journal prompts from this episode:

• What is a belief that’s been getting in the way of what I want for my life, or of me expanding or taking the next step?
• What is this belief costing me?
• What does this belief protect me from?
• What does this belief help me avoid feeling?
• What am I truly committed to right now?
• Does this thought move me toward or away from my North Star?