The inner critic is the internal voice that judges, criticises or questions us. It often tells us we're not good enough, clever enough, successful enough or worthy enough.

Attachment theory was first developed by psychiatrist and psychoanalyst John Bowlby, who recognised that the relationships we experience in early childhood play an important role in shaping how safe and secure we feel in the world.

None of us arrives in adulthood with a blank slate. Long before we're able to understand ourselves, we're learning about the world through our earliest relationships.

Self-esteem is the value we place on ourselves. It influences how we think, how we feel and how we relate to other people. It shapes our confidence, our relationships and the decisions we make every day.

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