I am a Cognitive Analytic Therapist, meditation teacher, Mindful Self-Compassion teacher and advanced relational skills trainer. I have worked in criminal justice, substance misuse, serious mental illness, psychological therapies, cancer and palliative care. I have also worked as a strategic leader for the NHS in implementing national programmes in mental health, psychological therapies and patient experience. I am a long-term practitioner and teacher of compassion and mindfulness meditation and am currently the Buddhist Chaplain at the University of Sussex and the Martlets Hospice in Hove, East Sussex.