Novelist Spotlight #163: Rachel Turow on using self-talk to optimize your writing and mental state

In the spotlight is Rachel Turow, a San Francisco native who earned her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at the University of Oregon. She is the author of the book The Self-Talk Workout: Six Science-Backed Strategies to Dissolve Self-Criticism and Transform the Voice in Your Head.    We discuss:    >> The principles of self-talk  >> Feeling bad about feeling bad  >> Wordless self-criticism  >> Speaking about yourself in third person  >> Organizing a self-talk group  >> Meditation  >> The tug-of-war between writer and internal critic  >> Emotional vicissitudes  >> Crossing things off your list    Get a copy of The Self-Talk Workout here: https://snip.ly/p7fc97    Learn more about Rachel Turow here: https://www.rachelturow.com    Novelist Spotlight is produced and hosted by Mike Consol. Check out his novels here: https://snip.ly/yz18no         Write to Mike Consol at novelistspotlight@gmail.com