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We looked at the effectiveness of Compassionate Leadership Training (CLT) on improving the wellbeing and compassion of NHS leaders
If you struggle with the concept of being kind to yourself, consider these questions. When you’ve made a mistake do you find that you turn on yourself? Do you reprimand and blame yourself perhaps muttering sentiments such as “I’m no good at this,” or “I’m out of my depth.” So now apart from the actual problem, you have added another layer of distress by being unkind to yourself. We often don’t notice when we are attacking ourselves, as it happens so automatically. Nevertheless, the relentless self-criticism does make us feel even worse. Now consider this scenario. Your close friend tells…