Banish the Lies: Outsmart Your Inner Critic

Tania Cervoni
  • 5.0 (12)
  • MENTAL HEALTH

Banish the Lies is a podcast for women who overthink, self-sabotage, and secretly feel stuck, even when life looks “together” on the outside. Each week, host Tania Cervoni explores the quiet fears and false stories that shape how we see ourselves, lies like “you’ll never be enough” or “if it’s not perfect, it doesn’t count.” Through honest reflection, lived experience, and simple mindset shifts, she invites you to loosen your grip on fear, soften perfectionism, and step out of performance. You’ll hear conversations about identity, self-trust, and what it actually looks like to live from truth instead of fear, with practical ways to quiet self-doubt and return to what matters. Because healing doesn’t mean fixing who you are. It means remembering you were never broken. Thanks for listening to Banish the Lies. If something in this episode resonated and you want to talk about it, connect with me on Instagram at @taniacervoni_

  1. 12H AGO

    Monday Moment: Say It Out Loud

    When your mind jumps to what’s wrong or what’s coming next, this simple out-loud practice can interrupt the anxiety spiral and bring you back to what’s right in front of you.  Send me a message

    2 min

  2. 4D AGO

    14: Maybe You Overreacted… But Not for the Reason You Think

    Have you ever overreacted and wondered why your reaction felt so strong? In this episode, Tania shares a real parenting moment and explores what’s really happening beneath emotional triggers and overreactions. If you’ve ever asked yourself “why do I overreact?” or noticed that certain situations bring out a stronger response than expected, this conversation will help you understand why. You’ll explore how past experiences and early patterns can shape present-day reactions, and how to approach those moments with more self-awareness and compassion. Whether your triggers show up in parenting, relationships, or at work, this episode offers a thoughtful place to start making sense of them. Send me a message

    9 min

  3. MAR 30

    Monday Moment: The Question That Interrupts Anxiety

    Anxiety often shows up as a stream of questions: What if this goes badly? What will people think? What if I mess up? In this Monday Moment, Tania shares a simple shift that can interrupt the anxiety loop. Instead of trying to force positive thinking, try asking a curiosity question. Engaging the creative part of the brain can shift attention away from threat and toward possibility. Sometimes one small question can change the direction your mind starts looking. Send me a message

    4 min

  4. MAR 26

    13: You Don’t Have to Be Fully Healed to Be Worthy: A Conversation with Dawn Christensen

    Have you ever believed you needed to be fully healed before you were allowed to help anyone else? In this deeply moving conversation, Tania sits down with somatic healing practitioner and former professional dancer Dawn Christensen to explore the belief that we must be fully healed, fully polished, fully “there” before we are worthy of showing up. Dawn shares her journey from ballet and performance to surviving a near-fatal car accident at 19 and navigating decades of complex chronic illness, including Ehlers-Danlos and POTS. Through profound stillness, spiritual awakening, and creative expression, she came to understand something radical and freeing: the body is not broken, but wise. Together, they explore the exhaustion of the performer identity, the pressure to perfect even our spirituality, and the quiet ways we try to earn a seat at the table that was never ours to earn. This conversation is a gentle return to embodied safety. To slowing down. To remembering that worth is inherent, not achieved. You do not have to arrive polished. You are allowed to serve, create, and belong as you are. About Dawn Christensen Dawn Christensen is a former professional actress and dancer, a graduate of NYU Tisch School of the Arts and the William Esper Conservatory. After surviving a near-fatal car accident at 19 and navigating decades of complex chronic illness including Ehlers-Danlos, POTS, and Long COVID, she devoted her life to somatic healing and embodied safety. She is a certified somatic healing and core centering practitioner and created the GRACE program for individuals facing chronic illness at Beth Israel Medical Center and Mount Sinai St. Luke’s in New York City. Today, she works one-to-one with clients experiencing overwhelm and offers digital healing programs designed to help people remember that the body is not broken, but wise. Resources & Links Your Body Is the Messenger: A 44-Day Somatic Companion ANewDawnHealingArts - Etsy Code for listeners: SOMATICS $8.88 One-on-One Somatic Opening A one-time introductory offering for $88 A one-hour guided somatic experience where you gently return to your body, your breath, and your truth. Included: • A brief opening connection to meet you where you are and set intention • A guided somatic healing session (approximately 60 minutes, paced to your nervous system) • A personalized integration to support you afterward, including:     – a written somatic reflection     – a custom 5-minute audio practice created just for you Substack: Essays on Somatic Healing & Embodiment https://dawnchristensen.substack.com Instagram: @dawnchristensen1111 TikTok: @dawnchristensen727 Facebook: Dawn Christensen Send me a message

    46 min

  5. MAR 23

    Monday Moment: The 5% Shift

    What if meaningful change didn’t come from fixing yourself, but from being just 5% kinder to yourself today? In this Monday Moment, Tania reflects on how small shifts in self-compassion can soften the voice of the inner critic and change the tone of your day. Send me a message

    3 min

  6. MAR 19

    12: The Strange Addiction of Self-Criticism

    Have you ever said something vulnerable… and then immediately started questioning it? Was that too much? Did I sound preachy? Did I overstep? In this episode, Tania shares a real moment that revealed what she now calls the strange addiction of self-criticism. Why does the mind instantly start tearing us down after we say something honest or vulnerable? And why does that spiral of analysis feel so compelling, even when it doesn’t actually help? If you’ve ever replayed a conversation in your head hours later, wondering how you might have been perceived, this episode will feel very familiar. Send me a message

    8 min

  7. MAR 16

    Monday Moment: Are You Scanning for Disqualification?

    In this Monday Moment, Tania explores the habit of mentally scanning for flaws, even after showing up with presence and care. A reflection on self-doubt, high standards, and the quiet shift from disqualifying your value to recognizing what actually works.  Send me a message

    3 min

  8. MAR 12

    11: Your Breakdown Is Trying to Tell You Something

    Ever catch yourself in an old pattern and think, how did I end up back here? In this episode of Banish the Lies, Tania shares a moment from a few years ago that caught her completely off guard. The night before speaking at a conference, she found herself slipping into a binge eating pattern she thought she had left behind nearly twenty years earlier. At the time, it felt like proof that something was wrong. Looking back, she sees that moment differently. In this conversation, Tania talks about what can sit underneath moments like these, the fear, pressure, or life transitions that sometimes trigger behaviors we thought were long behind us. Instead of rushing to judge or fix the behavior, she explores what can happen when we slow down and listen to what the moment might be trying to tell us. If you’ve ever found yourself overeating, scrolling, overworking, shutting down, or slipping into something you thought you had already dealt with, this episode offers a different way to look at it. Sometimes the moment that feels like regression is actually information. Journal Prompts from the Episode When I slip into an old pattern, what feeling am I trying not to feel?What part of me might be asking for attention or compassion?What need did I ignore or minimize right before the behavior happened?What is the kindest possible interpretation of that moment?What might this moment be inviting me to see or admit about my life or about myself?Send me a message

    12 min
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Banish the Lies is a podcast for women who overthink, self-sabotage, and secretly feel stuck, even when life looks “together” on the outside. Each week, host Tania Cervoni explores the quiet fears and false stories that shape how we see ourselves, lies like “you’ll never be enough” or “if it’s not perfect, it doesn’t count.” Through honest reflection, lived experience, and simple mindset shifts, she invites you to loosen your grip on fear, soften perfectionism, and step out of performance. You’ll hear conversations about identity, self-trust, and what it actually looks like to live from truth instead of fear, with practical ways to quiet self-doubt and return to what matters. Because healing doesn’t mean fixing who you are. It means remembering you were never broken. Thanks for listening to Banish the Lies. If something in this episode resonated and you want to talk about it, connect with me on Instagram at @taniacervoni_

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