Mind Hacks: Casey BerosMind Hacks: Casey Beros
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Welcome back to All in the Mind's little sister: Mind Hacks. In this episode, health journalist and author Casey Beros on managing your inner critic, balancing competing appetites for more and less in life, and filtering out the external voices to chart your own course in life. Each week on Mind Hacks, we're bringing you bonus content with special guests, featuring rapid fire questions about their mental health tips and pet peeves. It's like a psychology version of eff, marry kill! We're testing this format out over the next few weeks, so let us know what you think, or if there's a guest you'd like us to invite back on the program for Mind Hacks. As always, you can reach us on allinthemind@abc.net.au And don't worry, regular All in the Mind episodes will keep dropping every Sunday. Guest: Casey Beros Health journalist Author, Next of Kin Credits: Presenter/Producer: Sana Qadar Senior Producer: James Bullen Producer: Rose Kerr Sound Engineer: Micky Grossman Relevant All in the Mind episodes: Tough conversations and anticipatory grief: being a carer What influences your inner voice Controlling the chatter in your head You can catch up on more episodes of the All in the Mind podcast with journalist and presenter Sana Qadar, exploring the psychology of topics like stress, memory, communication and relationships on ABC Listen or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:00•24 Mar 2026
Mind Hacks with Casey Beros: Taming Your Inner Critic
Episode Overview
- Use self-compassion by identifying your 'builder' and 'heckler'.
- Balance the desire for more with the need for less.
- Avoid outsourcing your personal direction to others.
- Carer roles can be transformative, not just challenging.
- Trust your inner compass over external influences.
“"Who has the microphone right now? Whoever has the microphone has the loudest voice."”
Curious about how others navigate their sobriety journey? In this lively episode of Mind Hacks, health journalist Casey Beros opens up about managing the inner critic and balancing the ever-present tug-of-war between wanting more and desiring less. She introduces her unique take on self-compassion, inspired by mindset coach Ben Crow, using the metaphor of the 'builder' and the 'heckler' to illustrate how we can control our inner dialogue.
Beros discusses the common struggle of juggling a hunger for more influence and connection with the desire to simplify life, highlighting how this tension is a shared experience for many. Beros also touches on the pitfalls of outsourcing personal direction to others, emphasising the importance of listening to one's own inner compass. Her insights extend to her role as a carer, sharing how this experience, often perceived as daunting, can be profoundly transformative and filled with unexpectedly magical moments.
Listeners will find themselves nodding along as Beros candidly shares her thoughts on societal pressures and personal expectations, providing both humour and wisdom. If you're looking for a fresh perspective on mental health tools and a reminder to trust your own path, this episode is a must-listen. Are you ready to take the microphone away from your inner heckler and hand it to your builder?
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