Ep 18 Remix: Five Things About Self Forgiveness With Dr Stan Steindel

5 Things Nursing Podcast by RBWH

Remix of a favourite episode to improve sound quality and align with the 2024 Self Care Challenge.

In this episode, Liz and Jesse continue with a self-care challenge focus and are thrilled to be joined by Dr Stan Steindel. Stan is a clinical psychologist with a special interest in compassion and self-forgiveness. This episode tackles some of the very really challenges that we, as health professionals have with being kind to ourselves and finding peace or some sense of resolution when we are involved in conflict, error or unfavourable patient outcomes. Many of these principles are covered in depth in Stan’s book “The gifts of compassion. How to understand and overcome suffering”.

Stan’s Five Things:

1. What forgiveness is and what it isn’t.
2. What happens when we can’t forgive ourselves?
3. Self-forgives is an act of self-compassion.
4. How might we forgive ourselves? Some strategies.
5. Moving forward and making a commitment. Validation, reassurance, affirmation and encouragement.