My best friend has been, in her own words, "emotionally needy" the last week so she's been talking to me a lot. Because I am now hyper-aware of being self-critical and judgmental of myself, I notice it a lot with my friend. I don't try and play therapist with her but I will point out to her every time she is judging herself and remind her that it is not helpful.

She actually wants to be a therapist herself so I try to help her be more self-aware so she can do it with her clients in the future. However, I think it would be much more beneficial if she did some therapy on her own with an actual therapist...