Are you kinder to everyone else than you are to yourself?

Most of us assume the way to change is to be tough on ourselves - pushing harder and beating ourselves up when we fall short. But this usually backfires: harsh self-talk undermines us, while kindness is what keeps us going when life gets difficult.

At this special event, behavioural change specialist Shahroo Izadi will share the ideas behind her bestselling book The Kindness Method - exploring how to talk to ourselves more kindly and why we're usually more capable than we remember.

Shahroo will guide us through some of her favourite actions, including mapping out the things you like about yourself, borrowing the compassion you would offer someone you love and turning it on yourself and putting together your own personal toolkit for the moments that matter.

Whether you're trying to quieten a harsh inner critic, or simply build a kinder relationship with yourself, this event will leave you with practical tools you can start using straight away - and the reassurance that a slip is just a slip, not a failure.

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About The Speaker

Shahroo Izadi is a behavioural change specialist who began her career in the NHS before moving into private practice, working across the UK addiction treatment sector in clinical, community and prison settings. She has used her own methods personally too, losing eight stone and keeping it off using the same compassionate approach she teaches. She is the bestselling author of The Kindness Method and The Last Diet, both of which combine evidence-based techniques with warmth and lived experience.

Shahroo was named Thought Leader of the Year at the Baton Awards, House of Lords, and her work has featured in the BBC, Forbes, The Times and The Telegraph, and on podcasts including The Diary of a CEO. Alongside writing, Shahroo runs popular workshops and coaching programmes, and has delivered keynotes and bespoke programmes for organisations including Facebook, Amazon and Google.