Compassion fatigue can happen in many different situations and regardless of your job or caregiving role. As our world continues to live through, and hopefully heal from, the pandemic, we need to be ...

This year, whether you choose gentle reflection or ambitious resolutions, listen to your body, honor major life changes, and ...

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), ...

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 ...

The term "compassion fatigue" was originally coined by Joinson,1 a nurse researching burnout in the emergency department. The term “compassion fatigue” was originally coined by Joinson, 1 a nurse ...

A few days ago, while attending a paramedic refresher course, I was exposed to a term coined by Charles Figley in 1995: “Compassion fatigue” is the “cost of caring for those who suffer” (Figley, 1995) ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - The stress of working in animal welfare can be overwhelming at times. Compassion fatigue describes the physical, emotional, and psychological impact of helping others, ...

Social entrepreneurs are, collectively, a compassionate group. Compassion is what leads us to serve others and commit our lives to creating positive change in the world. But this work can be taxing – ...

Compassion fatigue in front line cancer-care providers significantly impacts how they interact with patients, with patient families, with other healthcare workers, and with their own family, according ...

When tragedy takes the world stage, it can quickly become part of every conversation. But as much as it may feel imperative to stay fully engaged in the tragic updates and charged conversations about ...

NEWPORT, Wales — Compassion has its limits and doctors need care too, experts warned at a well-being session at the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) Annual Conference 2025. Presenters Dr ...

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 ...