Still struggling with negative self-talk? Please listen to minutes 8 to 16 on Joyce Di Donato, Juilliard’s Master Class (YouTube). Wilma Koutstaal, author of The Agile Mind, sent the link to me, knowing my writing and thinking about negative self-talk. The entire segment is interesting if you’re a music aficionado, but the eight minute early segment reminds us of the universality of the inner critic and demonstrates some solid realistic thinking and approaches for eliminating NST — from an unusual source.