In this episode, Matt speaks with author and love advocate, Scott Stabile. Together, they break down the psycho-spiritual aspects of the inner critic and how to best work with it from a place of love. If you are someone who is hard on yourself and has a tough time finding self-love and self-compassion, this episode will help you develop greater awareness of your inner critic, where self-judgment originates, and how you can start practicing more acceptance of yourself and others through presence, love, and compassion. The concepts and questions we explore in this episode are:How do you define love and self-love/compassion?Do you believe it's possible to transcend self-judgment?What does self-compassion look like?How does prioritizing self-love/compassion serve the world outside of yourself?Are there specific tools or techniques you can recommend to foster deeper self-compassion and self-love?How do you feel, if at all, that lack of self-compassion is contributing to the insanity and division we're seeing in our world?Today's Guest: Scott StabileInstagramFacebookLinkedInToday's Host: Matt LandsiedelFacebookInstagramTikTokSupport the Show - viewer and listener support helps us to continue making episodes- CONNECT WITH US -Watch podcast episodes on YouTubeJoin the Gay Men's Brotherhood Facebook communityGet on our email list to get access to our monthly Zoom calls Follow us on Instagram | TikTok Learn more about our community at GayMenGoingDeeper.com - LEARN WITH US -Building Better Relationships online course: Learn how to nurture more meaningful and authentic connections with yourself and others.Healing Your Shame online course: Begin the journey toward greater confidence and self-worth by learning how to recognize and deal with toxic shame.