Book & Talk - Dr. Betsy Holmberg - "Why are women so hard on themselves?'

Thursday, Oct. 22, 7:00 pm

Tickets: $30 includes the talk, her book, wine, and charcuterie

Dr. Betsy Holmberg specializes in negative self-talk. Are you sick of beating yourself up? You’re not alone. Most women assume this is just the way things are. A personality quirk. A habit. A flaw.

It isn't. The answer turns out to be neurological, not personal. It’s a deeply rooted survival mechanism in the brain. And once you understand it, you can begin to change your relationship with it.

She explains it in her book, In her book, Unkind Mind: The Neuroscience of Why Women Are So Hard on Themselves―and How to Quiet Your Inner Critic for Good

We live in an age when women can run companies, run marathons, and run households simultaneously — and still lie awake wondering if they've done enough. This book doesn't dismiss that paradox. It explains it. And more than that, it offers a way through. It’s about realizing you were never broken. It’s about learning how to speak to yourself with the same kindness and encouragement you so freely offer others.

Discover a new outlook on life, as you:

● Stop comparing yourself to others

● Quiet negative self-talk for good

● Reconnect with your kind mind

● Live with courage and authenticity

Betsy Holmberg writes for Psychology Today. She is trained in EMDR, Cognitive-Behavioral, and Dialectical Behavioral therapies and earned her doctorate, master’s, and B.A. in Psychology from Duke University.

Before entering private practice, Betsy led the global behavioral health service line at McKinsey & Company and worked at Harvard, where she co-authored peer-reviewed research.