Mary Freer imagined a compassion revolution taking place in the healthcare sector. Her dreams turned into actions, and spread like wildfire through the ranks of doctors, nurses, aged care workers, executives, CEOs, not-for-profit leaders and entrepreneurs from London to Australia. What had these professionals so enthralled? A new, research-backed take on the power of compassion. Not fluffy. Not nice-to-have. Not kindness, even. No. This is compassion as a revolutionary act. A swath through bullying, blaming and exclusionary workplaces. A full stop to the many destructive practices that drive down the quality of work performance and wear away our mental wellbeing. This revolution demands compassion both fearless and forthright. It is compassion as a fortress, a balm and a life raft. And the research is clear: compassion is also the path to more productive, more profitable and far friendlier, more fulfilling workplaces. This book contains easy to practice workouts for your compassion muscle. Each chapter is thoughtful and engaging and aimed at anyone who wants to develop more compassion for themselves and others. When reading Compassion Revolution, be prepared for a warm hug and a push between the shoulder blades. The time is right to start now. Freer shows you how to use what you have and keep going until the revolution is won.
Mary is committed to creating a more compassionate world. She has contributed to Australia’s healthcare system reform in a variety of executive and leadership roles over the past 30 years in both State and National government agencies and not for profit health and social care services. Mary has founded social change movements and worked closely with global health improvement leaders, clinicians and administrators in many countries across the world to bring about system improvement. Mary is a Westpac Foundation Social Change Fellow and a Social Innovator at Freerthinking, a dynamic enterprise with a mission to catalyse social impact.
* This book has been written with our health and care workforce in mind. A sector that now make up the largest percentage of the workforce. Over the last two years the world has experienced the ravages of a global pandemic. This has left much of our workforce depleted and burnt-out. Compassion is the key for finding much needed balance and hope. * While this book was written with health and care professionals in mind the lessons and exercises apply to anyone who is feeling the impacts of stress. * This is a book that speaks directly to the reader in a voice of comfort and reassurance. Already hundreds of healthcare professionals have bought the book online to share with their teams. Publicity: * Compassion Revolution is a global movement of people who are working to make the world a safer, more caring place. This book will be promoted to the mailing list, on the website, at regular online meet-ups and gatherings. * The book is also being promoted on the Compassion Revolution podcast (24,000 downloads of the podcast last year alone). * A beautiful free e-poster has been designed to accompany the book. This poster outlines the central practice of the book. * A QR code is contained in the book that captures the voices of compassion revolutionaries around Australia speaking encouragement to the readers. * The book will be promoted on Mary Freers Twitter handle (4,700 followers). * Media interviews will be sought. Mary Freer is well known to healthcare leaders across Australia, United Kingdom and New Zealand. Her advice is sought after and she is frequently invited to deliver key note addresses at global conferences.
