KEYNOTE: Saving Lives Shouldn’t Cost Yours

Synopsis

In healthcare, shame often hides behind professionalism, perfectionism, and the pressure to cope. In this powerful and thought-provoking session, Claire Goodwin-Fee explores the hidden emotional impact of working in caring professions and how shame silently fuels burnout, withdrawal, self-criticism, and emotional exhaustion.

Drawing on psychological insight, frontline experience, and real-world stories, Claire unpacks why so many healthcare workers feel they must “hold it together” at all costs.

Attendees will leave with a deeper understanding of shame, practical strategies to build emotional resilience, and compassionate tools to support healthier individuals, teams, and workplace cultures.