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Be your own number one supporter

Mandy Day-Calder Freelance writer and health/life coach

Valuing yourself is a vital ingredient of self-esteem, but developing self-compassion can take time

Life is tough for nurses and it’s natural to look for external reasons why your career objectives may have remained unmet, such as lack of funding and staff shortages.

Nursing Standard. 32, 21, 37-38. doi: 10.7748/ns.32.21.37.s31

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