Stop your inner critic, heal shame, and build self-compassion one thought at a time.
PHILADELPHIA, PA – There’s a voice in many people’s heads that says things no friend ever would. “There’s something wrong with me.” “If people really knew me, they’d leave.” “I don’t deserve good things.” Most people assume that voice is simply telling the truth. Philadelphia author and TEDx speaker Lyndsey Getty wrote a book about why it isn’t.
Thought Swaps: Who Put This Voice in Charge? (January 15, 2026, 979-8-9900266-8-1, $9.99) shows 46 practical thought swaps that highlight the difference between healthy shame, which motivates accountability, and the kind that quietly teaches people to shrink. Each swap replaces a familiar self-critical thought with one that exposes the pattern behind it.
For example, when shame says “I always mess things up,” the swap is “Shame uses ‘always’ to sound convincing.” When shame says “I’m too much for people,” the swap is “My needs aren’t ‘too much.’ They’re needs.”
“Shame was taught,” says Getty, “and these thought were never ours to carry.”
Getty’s work has earned clinical recognition. Lisa Parker Hayreh, PhD, a licensed clinical psychologist with more than thirty years of experience, calls her writing “utterly remarkable” and recommends it to anyone looking to transform negative thinking patterns.
Thought Swaps: Who Put This Voice in Charge? is available now on Amazon for $9.99.
ABOUT THE THOUGHT SWAPS SERIES
The Thought Swaps series pairs thoughts you recognize with adaptive swaps to show what healthy thinking actually sounds like from the inside. The series is part of Getty’s broader framework of thought literacy, an original skillset she developed and first published in 2023. All titles in the series are available on Amazon.
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