Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota
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<p>Ruthless Compassion is a podcast that shows you how to become fiercely kind. Host, Dr. Marcia Sirota gets into it — with experts and regular folks — about the heavy stuff that gets in the way of what we want. Heavy stuff like addiction and mental health, isolation, and loneliness, difficult family and work relationships and the importance of self-care.Dr. Marcia‘s clear, human, and accessible approach helps you to become a powerful kindness warrior. For more, visit <a href="https://marciasirotamd.com/" target="_blank">http://marciasirotamd.com/</a></p> <p>Dr. Marcia Sirota is a board-certified psychiatrist practicing in Toronto, Canada. She has more than 25 years of meal health experience and specializes in wellness, healing trauma, unblocking creativity, and supporting people to become kindness warriors. She promotes empowerment and self-awareness.</p> <p>She has two podcasts, Ruthless Compassion and Reel Mental. She is a popular workshop presenter and keynote speaker at conferences on anxiety and burnout, workplace disability, youth mental health, addiction and recovery, and social media's impact on health and wellness. She has been a speaker for sectors like education, government, social services, and corporate. She is the author of 5 books and her most recent book is "Be Kind, Not Nice: How to Stop People-Pleasing, Build Your Confidence and Discover Your Authentic Self." In her spare time, she enjoys fiction writing, yoga, spoiling her cats, and walking.</p>
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- What is Ruthless Compassion with Dr. Marcia Sirota?
<p>Ruthless Compassion is a podcast that shows you how to become fiercely kind. Host, Dr. Marcia Sirota gets into it — with experts and regular folks — about the heavy stuff that gets in the way of what we want. Heavy stuff like addiction and mental health, isolation, and loneliness, difficult family and work relationships and the importance of self-care.Dr. Marcia‘s clear, human, and accessible approach helps you to become a powerful kindness warrior. For more, visit <a href="https://marciasirotamd.com/" target="_blank">http://marciasirotamd.com/</a></p> <p>Dr. Marcia Sirota is a board-certified psychiatrist practicing in Toronto, Canada. She has more than 25 years of meal health experience and specializes in wellness, healing trauma, unblocking creativity, and supporting people to become kindness warriors. She promotes empowerment and self-awareness.</p> <p>She has two podcasts, Ruthless Compassion and Reel Mental. She is a popular workshop presenter and keynote speaker at conferences on anxiety and burnout, workplace disability, youth mental health, addiction and recovery, and social media's impact on health and wellness. She has been a speaker for sectors like education, government, social services, and corporate. She is the author of 5 books and her most recent book is "Be Kind, Not Nice: How to Stop People-Pleasing, Build Your Confidence and Discover Your Authentic Self." In her spare time, she enjoys fiction writing, yoga, spoiling her cats, and walking.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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