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 [email protected]