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 ...

in Virginia, traveled to northern New Jersey to consult at the Bon Secours hospitals in Hoboken and Jersey City. She wasn’t there to help take care of the hospitals’ patients, but rather their staff ...

The following resources can help identify and lead to treatment for compassion fatigue: The Compassion Fatigue Self-Test, ALSO SEE: Defeating Compassion Fatigue designed by Charles R. Figley, founder ...

Doctronic reports burnout and compassion fatigue are distinct yet related; understanding them is crucial for caregiver ...

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 ...

The expectation of unending compassion for others is unrealistic. For trauma workers, hearing devastating stories can take its toll. This can be seen in detrimental effects to physical and emotional ...

When Michelle Weihman started her nursing career, electronic health records (EHRs) were still experimental, so she relied on paper charts to document essential patient information. More than a decade ...

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 ...

It’s ok to not be ok, but we don’t want you to stay that way. In the season finale, we find one member of the group is stretched thin by taking care of everyone in their life except themselves. If you ...

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 ...