Compassion Fatigue

I recently spoke to a group of employees at a large hospital in New York City on the topic of compassion fatigue.  As you probably already know, healthcare workers, like therapists, are at risk for compassion fatigue.  Especially if they aren’t taking care of themselves, trying to live a balanced life, spending time with people outside of work.  It’s easy to get caught up in your work when you are in a human services role, to bring it home with you.  We’re only human, and at some point, when we are constantly giving and not getting replenished, we risk not being able to be present or effective with our patients/clients.  The result is compassion fatigue.  It’s fixable, starting with showing ourselves the compassion we show others.  Take good care of yourself!