As doctors it can be much easier to be compassionate towards our patients than it is to be compassionate towards ourselves. The post below from The Joyful Doctor describes this beautifully.

May 13, 2019 | Doctors' Health in the News, Health and Promotion

A quote from Kristen Neff, self compassion researcher explains self compassion thus, “Instead of mercilessly judging and criticizing yourself for various inadequacies or shortcomings, self-compassion means you are kind and understanding when confronted with personal failings – after all, who ever said you were supposed to be perfect?”

A good place to start is to try out this self assessment: https://self-compassion.org/test-how-self-compassionate-yo…/

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