Sunday Writers Salon

The Inner Critic: Writing Through Anxiety, Perfectionism & Self-Doubt

What if the thing stopping you from writing isn’t a lack of ideas, discipline, or talent, but the voice telling you that your words aren’t good enough?

For many writers, the blank page can bring up much more than creative uncertainty. Anxiety, perfectionism, fear of judgment, childhood experiences, and the need to “get it right” can shape how freely we allow ourselves to create. Sometimes the inner critic becomes so loud that we edit before we’ve written, abandon ideas before exploring them, or avoid the page altogether.

In this month’s Sunday Writer’s Salon Wellness Workshop, therapist Yesenia Lajara, LCSW will help us explore where that critical voice comes from and how our emotional experiences can influence our relationship with writing.

Together, we’ll explore:

• Where the inner critic comes from and how it develops