25. Compassion - with Katherine Wakelin and Megan Davis

Join us diving into the topic of interpersonal relationships! We are starting the series off with an episode on compassion. Join host Petra Agthe and guests Katherine Wakelin and Megan Davis who take a deeper dive into this often misunderstood and undervalued skill.
The discussion includes:
00:00:54 Introduction to episode
00:02:02 Introducing Katherine and Megan
00:04:37 More from our partners VinEurope
00:05:23 Welcoming Katherine and Megan
00:06:25 What is compassion?
00:13:39 Why is compassion important for our wellbeing?
00:26:30 Compassion and emotional processing
00:32:02 How can we cultivate compassion and activate the soothing system?
00:42:15 Overcoming challenges with compassion
00:53:04 The role of visualisation and imagination in compassion practice
00:54:38 Common obstacles and barriers to compassion
01:01:33 Advantages of compassionate leadership
01:07:35 Katherine's and Megan's most favourite resources on the topic
01:13:32 Good-bye

Resources mentioned in this episode:
Free Online Compassion Skills Course for Vets:
https://openresearch.surrey.ac.uk/esploro/outputs/coursemodule/99885965702346Websites:
https://www.compassionatemind.co.uk/
https://self-compassion.org/

Podcast on the Why and How of apology: https://brenebrown.com/podcast/harriet-lerner-and-brene-im-sorry-how-to-apologize-why-it-matters-part-1-of-2/
You Tube Video: How to be brilliant every single day
Vet Record paper: Feasibility and Efficacy of an online compassion-focused imagery intervention for veterinarian self-reassurance, self-criticism and perfectionism

Previous Vet Mind Works podcast episodes you may be interested in:
All about ShameAbout being good enoughSelf-compassion

This podcast is in partnership with the Veterinary Information Network (VIN). More about VIN here.

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