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Who's Talking in Your Head?: Who's Talking in Your Head: from Inner Critic to Inner Leader
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Aaron B Kershaw Billye J Jones

Who's Talking in Your Head?

Who's Talking in Your Head: from Inner Critic to Inner Leader

Aaron B Kershaw,  Billye J Jones,  Lori-Ellen Pisani

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English
Buildingblocs Publishing
04 April 2026
Age groups: adolescents; Social work; Child & developmental psychology; Education: care & counselling of students
Series: Pathlight Youth
Do you know who's been talking in your head-and do they deserve the mic?
Who's Talking in Your Head? is the sixth book in the Pathlight Youth Series, a trauma-informed, SEL-aligned mentorship pathway designed for youth who are ready to take ownership of their inner voice, rewrite the mental scripts that no longer serve them, and step into true mental leadership.

This isn't your average self-help book filled with fluffy affirmations or ""just think positive"" clichés. This is real talk for real growth. Through direct tools, honest questions, and stories that cut deep, this book helps youth, justice-involved teens, and young adults:

Identify the dominant voice that's been shaping their choices

Trace where that voice came from-family, trauma, systems, or self

Flip the inner script and break free from self-sabotage

Practice thought-tracking tools like the Voice ID Snapshot, Script Rewrite Template, and Loop Interruption Tracker

Build daily habits of emotional regulation, positive inner dialogue, and belief in their own voice

Each chapter is designed to be used alone or with a mentor, and includes:

A true-to-life narrative that mirrors real struggle and growth

Practical tools that build CASEL competencies like self-awareness and self-management

Prompts for reflection and emotional processing

Weekly ""flip-the-script"" exercises that rewire thought loops and change behavior

A voice-check moment where youth decide who leads their inner narrative

This is the book for the teen who:

Shrinks in moments of pressure because of old criticisms that still echo

Avoids leadership or new chances because they've already decided they'll fail

Can't tell the difference between intuition and insecurity

Needs to rehearse a new identity based on earned truth-not past lies

Ideal for reentry programs, schools, mentoring organizations, and community-based youth initiatives, Who's Talking in Your Head? turns mental leadership into a daily practice. It invites the reader to notice the voice in the mirror-and make sure it's one worth listening to.

Part of the Built from the Inside Curriculum

Whether you're mentoring one youth or leading a full group, this book gives you a shared language, a healing structure, and a way forward.
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Imprint:   Buildingblocs Publishing
Edition:   2nd ed.
Volume:   6
Dimensions:   Height: 279mm,  Width: 216mm,  Spine: 5mm
Weight:   249g
ISBN:   9798903455195
Series:   Pathlight Youth
Pages:   98
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

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