As part of our Research Software Camp: Supporting Mental Health, SSI Research Associate and accredited mindfulness teacher  Anita Banerji ran a workshop on Befriending Your Inner Critic. The recordings of her talks and mindfulness sessions are now available to watch and listen to.

In the first video she talks about the first step of befriending your inner critic - awareness:

In the second video she talks about self-compassion:

She has also recorded some mindfulness sessions on the Code For Thought podcast. In the first episode she offers a short breathing space:

In the second episode she provides a 10 minute meditation on 'Exploring our experience':

In the final episode she delivers a self-compassion meditation:

The Software Sustainability Institute runs free online Research Software Camps twice a year over the course of two weeks. Each Camp focusses on introducing and exploring a topic around research software, thus starting discussions among various research communities. Sign up for updates on future Camps.