Another great episode in this series.
Important reflections on the contrast between workplaces that support and value the well being of the staff within them, and those that don't.
Must watch for leaders within #mentalhealth services who wish to create compassion cultures.
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1:55 - 3:40
Great description of "homely" team where the health of staff was prioritised by the manager and colleagues "had each others' backs".
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4:05 - 4:15
Contrasted with a workplace where in response to a toxic workplace culture she was "given the message" that "their was something wrong me", creating a "deep sense of shame".
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4:43 - 4:55
"It helped to know I wasn't the only one"
The importance of #peersupport in understanding systemic impacts on our #mentalhealth.
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8:00 - 9:05
"I wanted to #advocate or #enable people to #speakupfor themselves, for people to have the #rights they should have, and live the #life they should have."
On her reasons for working in #mentalhealth as someone with #livedexperience.
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9:45 - 11:15
On the #toxic culture of "work harder" "give more" and the damage it causes to #Mentalhealth professionals.
Compared with #compassion focused cultures where "we take #care of ourselves, we take care of each other whilst we take care of the people we're seeing."
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12:12 - 13:10
On responses for colleagues on #returntowork after personal leave and the role of work pressure in destroying #compassion between staff.
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15:40 - 16:58
On moving from "doing mode" to the "nurture zone" in mental health workplaces and "bringing teams together" to "take care of each other".
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And finally,
"Self #compassion is at the core"... "building a foundation of #strength".
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