Braver than Before®
A virtual development programme designed to develop greater courage, compassion and connection within the NHS.
Braver than Before is a 4.5-month, fully virtual courage-building programme designed to:
❖ Enhance Retention
❖ Cultivate a Speaking-Up Culture
❖ Promote Clinician Wellbeing
Programme features:
🕓 30 hours CPD
🌱 15 hours live-streamed modules
🗣️ 4.5 hours group coaching
✍🏼 10.5 hours guided reflective learning
▶️ Module recordings + downloadable materials
📘 End-of-programme downloadable workbook
⏳ Access to online materials for 3 months after the final module
🌐 Course community forum with ongoing alumni access
🎖️ Certificate of completion
🔄 Alumni refresher sessions (post-programme)
Programme content
01 The Courage to Connect
Deepening connection to ourselves and others through vulnerability and reflection.
What do you stand for as a leader and in life?
Understanding your values and how that impacts how you lead and where you want to go.
02 The Courage to Think Differently
Understanding vulnerability and the impact of shame on how we live and lead bravely. Reframing thoughts to a more supportive mindset.
Inner Critic to Inner Mentor.
Dispelling the myths surrounding the concepts of risk, uncertainty & emotional exposure.
Recognising the “not good enough” concerns of smart risk-taking and the fears that hold us back.
03 The Courage to Speak Up
Separating facts from story, using the brave conversations framework to give daring feedback and ask for what you need. Skilling up for tough conversations with empathy and accountability.
Learn a simple structure that enables powerful, objective and meaningful conversations.
Feel empowered to ask for what you need or want, with less fear around hearing “no”.
Develop and practice skills to give and receive clear and kind feedback.
04 The Courage to Care
Understand how caring for ourselves first enables us to create more compassionate and empathetic spaces for others.
Overcoming perfectionism and letting go of what others may think, practicing healthy striving.
Identifying practices to act differently without compromising standards.
Experiencing the key elements of self-compassion and enhancing self-worth and acceptance.
05 The Courage to Keep Going
Noticing and reframing the stories you tell about yourself and others so you can navigate challenges and deepen resilience.
Learning how to pick ourselves up again when things don’t go to plan.
Shame: How to recognise the difference between shame, guilt, humiliation, and embarrassment.
Developing curiosity through reality checking our stories.
Deepening empathy, differentiating sympathy and reframing failure.
06 The Courage to Rise
Deepening self-worth and confidence to step into the arena and show up courageously.
Courage Speak Easy.
Accountability Strategies to sustain learning.
Appreciation and Feedback Learning Journey.
This programme is available for both Healthcare Trusts and private organisations, as well as for individual Nurses, Midwives, and Allied Health Professionals (AHPs).
If you represent a Trust or organisation and want help to bring this to your workplace, please contact us at info@thebravestpath.com, where we can support you.
If you are interested in enroling individually, please visit our Programme Enrolment Hub to register (details below).
How to Register for Braver than Before
NHS Trusts & Healthcare Organisations
If you represent a Trust or organisation and want help to bring this to your workplace, please contact us here, where we can support you.
Individuals
If you are interested in enroling individually, please visit our Programme Enrolment Hub to register.
Hear first-hand from
Braver Than Before Alumni
See how our past participants have applied their learning, choosing courage over comfort with incredible results.
Are you ready to be Braver than Before?
Learn how to lead with courage and nurture resilience.