Sandy Bruno, youth and family coordinator at Comfort Zone Camp, a national nonprofit bereavement camp for grieving families, experienced compassion fatigue in the aftermath of her husband's death. She ...

We're all tired and could do with a four-day working week... and have a lot going on in our personal lives. But, while you may have heard of burnout (where prolonged stress affects our wellbeing), ...

Can caring too much hurt your mental health? It's called compassion fatigue, and mental health experts say it's a phenomenon that occurs most commonly in people who work in professions like caretaking ...

If you are reading this, you are likely an emergency responder, educator, healthcare provider or clinical professional who spends your day helping others. Your work requires you to have an open heart ...

Julliette Watt says compassion fatigue is when “giving is no longer living.” She says, “Ask yourself what is the most important thing in your life? You’re going to say your children, your family, ...

When my husband and I received emails from our employers telling us they were shutting down our offices, the pandemic suddenly felt very real and very scary. I was flooded with a desire to help ...

‘Compassion fatigue’ is widely regarded as the personal cost of caring, but new research from Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland questions that narrative and suggests that compassion fatigue ...

New book aims to help care and service providers reclaim their calling CENTER CITY, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--While the COVID-19 pandemic brought awareness of professional burnout to all industries, the ...

Monday: An expert talks about the effects of seeing people living on the streets. Also: A major PG&E settlement, and Katie Hill speaks out. By Jill Cowan Good morning. (Here’s the sign-up, if you ...

Compassion fatigue can be physical, emotional, or spiritual exhaustion that overtakes the otherwise positive and fulfilling experience of helping others when we over-empathize (Figley, 2002a). Often ...