Overcoming Barriers and Breaking Through Negative Beliefs (Mini-Series Episode 3)Overcoming Barriers and Breaking Through Negative Beliefs (Mini-Series Episode 3)
Naturally High
Jeanne Foot talks about self-sabotage, shame, fear and the early beliefs that quietly shape behaviour, particularly in recovery. She shares practical ways to become kinder to yourself, question old stories and gently shift into new patterns that support change.
15:45•18 Feb 2026
Overcoming Barriers and Changing Your Inner Script
Episode Overview
- Notice recurring thoughts and stories, then separate what is actually true from what was learned or inherited.
- Practise gentle self-talk and compassion to soften a harsh inner critic and move through change more easily.
- Identify old beliefs and patterns that once kept you safe but now hold you back, and consciously choose new ones.
- Befriend and reparent younger, wounded parts of yourself instead of shaming them, so they stop disrupting your life.
- Acknowledge that fear never fully disappears, but its volume can be turned down so that goals and dreams become possible again.
“Everything that you want is on the other side of that fear.”
What can we learn from those who have battled addiction? This mini-series instalment of Naturally High zooms in on the quiet inner battles that can make or break long-term change. Host Jeanne Foot talks frankly about self-sabotage, harsh self-talk and the old stories picked up in childhood that keep people looping through the same painful patterns.
Jeanne shares her own experience of a “brutal inner critic” she nicknames “Cruella de Vil”, using humour to show how common this internal voice is.
Rather than pushing for more willpower, she invites you to slow down, notice your thoughts, and “become a witness in your own life” – almost like watching yourself on a cinema screen and saying, “That’s interesting,” instead of “What’s wrong with me?” You’ll hear how early messages such as “our family’s not a rich family” or “you’re not an athlete” quietly script behaviour for decades, from avoiding opportunities to quitting before you start.
Jeanne explains how these beliefs become an unconscious “Wi‑Fi setting” – from “Negative Nelly” to “Ollie optimistic” – and how shifting that inner setting changes what you even attempt. She walks through practical self-inquiry questions: What am I telling myself? What do I actually know to be true? Which patterns helped me survive once, but are hurting me now?
Jeanne also introduces the idea of befriending and “reparenting” the younger parts of yourself that didn’t get what they needed, instead of shaming them into silence. Themes of shame, perfectionism, guilt, fear and addiction run through the conversation, but always with a message of personal responsibility and gentle self-compassion.
As Jeanne puts it, “Everything that you want is on the other side of that fear.” If you’re tired of white-knuckling recovery and want to understand the beliefs running the show underneath, this episode might be the pause-and-reflect moment you’ve been waiting for.
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