If you work in a professional setting that deals with other people’s trauma day in and day out — at a hospital, in a psychologist’s office, or at a homeless shelter, for example — you may experience a ...

Many people working in caregiving roles or high-pressure environments face emotional and physical exhaustion. Two terms often used to describe these experiences are burnout and compassion fatigue.

People whose professions lead to prolonged exposure to other people's trauma can be vulnerable to compassion fatigue, also known as secondary or vicarious trauma; they can experience acute symptoms ...

Empathy is essential for leadership—but constant caregiving can extract a heavy toll on leaders. We even see such leaders within our own teams who struggle to watch them burn themselves out. So how ...

When tragic events happen, no matter how far away from us they are, it’s hard not to pay attention. Many of us empathise with the people in these situations and wonder how we can get involved, or if ...

While caring for others can sometimes lead to exhaustion, especially without clear boundaries, it can also foster a deep ...

Anyone who works in a “helping profession” can experience compassion fatigue — physicians, nurses, psychologists, social workers, even first responders. Every specialty is vulnerable, from palliative ...

Compassion fatigue – what is it? This term is being used frequently, in the backdrop of the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, with millions of people hospitalized over a few months ...

The 20th-century French philosopher Simone Weil once said that compassion was an impossibility. She said it is “a more astounding miracle than walking on water.” The word she used for meeting the ...

In most Western countries, professional standards dictate that physicians should practice medicine with compassion. Patients also expect compassionate care from physicians because it represents a ...

In April 2020, my great-aunt suddenly died from a rare and aggressive cancer. She was an adored and hilarious high school “cafeteria lady” of 20 years, but her funeral wasn’t the celebratory affair I ...

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