Learn effective strategies to overcome compassion fatigue and prevent burnout. Discover ways to find balance and continue to provide care and support without sacrificing your own well-being.
Does your work involve supporting others? If so, you may be at risk of experiencing compassion fatigue (CF), a.k.a. secondary traumatic stress (STS). Read this article to discover five factors associated with compassion fatigue and three mindset shifts you can make to protect yourself.
Compassion fatigue has similar symptoms to burnout. Compassion fatigue is a preoccupation with absorbing trauma and emotional stresses of others, and this creates a secondary traumatic stress in the helper. Compassion fatigue can be defined as the emotional residue of exposure of working with those suffering from the consequences of traumatic events. The prolonged exposure … Continued