Survival of the Kindest: Dr Libby Sallnow - How to Shift the Power

Libby’s career has been extraordinary from the start - she cut her teeth on a remarkable project in Kerala run by Dr Suresh Kumar. While in Kerala Libby joined forces with Suresh and friend of the podcast Allan Kellehear to create the first international conference for public health and palliative care. What has grown from this has been transformational in many corners of the globe. Upon returning to the UK Libby has worked at changing the entire way we think about palliative care, she started the compassionate neighbours scheme and radically altered the relationship between Hospice’s and their immediate communities in East London. Our conversation ranged across many areas of Libby’s life from her early memories of her childhood which was partially in Peru and partially in London, her PhD research into how compassion can affect us, to how she is coping as a physician during the coronavirus pandemic.

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We are all learning how to keep kindness at the forefront of our daily interactions, how connecting with others can keep loneliness at bay, and how compassionate communities are emerging all over the world. The new podcast ‘Survival of the Kindest’ comes out of the international compassion movement that puts kindness at the heart of our lives, our towns, and our healthcare. Expert in compassionate communities and former palliative care doctor, Julian Abel, welcomes specialists each week to discuss the many ways to have a long and happy life.

• No. of episodes: 68
• Latest episode: 2022-02-17
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