Challenge Your inner Critic
Tess Masters
Episode #75: October 9th, 2025
in THIS EPISODE
Is the voice in your head on your side? Take back control and drive the conversation to open possibilities and go after what you want.
Is the dominant narrative yours or has it been installed by your family and other influences? I’ll share insights and strategies that my clients find most effective for engaging differently with the inner critic and instigating positive change.
We'll cover sitting in the inquiry, the journey of why, listening to the white space, the golden rule of improvisation, and the power of the pause. Then, we explore how shifting from short-hand to long-hand communication helps manage the conflict and resentment we feel when others fall short or don’t meet our needs.
The words we choose matter. They’re either building a bridge toward our desires or tearing them down. By playing in the promise, changing our state when we feel stuck, owning our superpowers, and leveraging our lessons, we find the balance of what we want and what others want for us.
Upgrade how you speak to yourself, get out of your own way, and own your “It has to be me.”
TESS'S TAKEAWAYS
Every choice starts with permission and a conversation with yourself.
Awareness of your inner dialogue is the first step.
Is the dominant narrative yours or somebody else?
Your family knows how to press your buttons because they installed them.
Listen and pay attention to the white space—what’s not being said.
Choose to be in your experience, as opposed to on it.
Feeling stuck? Change your physical state to access yourself differently.
Making better choices is a process of deciding and re-deciding.
ABOUT TESS
Tess Masters is a wellness coach, actor, presenter, speaker, podcaster, cook, and author of The Blender Girl, The Blender Girl Smoothies, and The Perfect Blend published by Penguin Random House. You can find hundreds of easy recipes at theblendergirl.com.
Through the Skinny60® health programs, Tess and her team of dietitians have helped thousands of women get healthy using science-based food and lifestyle strategies. The “Good, Better, or Best, Not Perfect” philosophy of the programs encourages participants to empower themselves in all parts of their lives to find a balance of self-care and fun!
Tess and her health tips and recipes have been featured in the L.A Times, Washington Post, InStyle, Real Simple, Prevention, Shape, Glamour, Clean Eating, Yoga Journal, Vegetarian Times, Yahoo Living, the Today show, Fox, Home & Family, and many other media outlets.
As a spokesperson, presenter, and recipe developer, Tess has collaborated with many brands, including KitchenAid, Vitamix, Williams-Sonoma, Four Seasons, Whole Foods Market, Sprouts Farmers Market, Silk, So Delicious, and many others.
Tess has a passion for sharing stories that inspire people to go after what they want. She is excited to host the It Has To Be Me podcast.
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