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The Self-Compassion Tax — Moving Beyond the Inner Tyrant
If you’ve spent the last two decades being the "best," you likely carry a hidden load that doesn't show up on a productivity report: the Self-Compassion Tax. In this episode, Dr. Santina Wheat explores the high-frequency hum of self-criticism that drains the battery of even the most successful physician leaders.
Sharing a deeply personal story of clinical "failure" and the shame loop that followed, Dr. Wheat argues that self-compassion isn't "soft"—it is a critical clinical skill. We discuss why the inner tyrant is biologically expensive and how modeling self-kindness is a public service that…
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