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 ...

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 ...

Compassion fatigue is a decline in a person’s capacity to feel empathy and compassion towards the suffering of others. It has been found in people who work directly with traumatized victims in 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, ...

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) ...

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 – ...

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 ...

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, ...

1 in 7 of my medical patients dies. But I don’t want to stop grieving or hoping. Euphraim is about 30 years old, but the wheelchair he rides into my consulting room is older than that and much the ...

National Police Week on the National Mall in Washington on May 13, 2019, held in honor of all law enforcement personnel who lost their lives in the line of duty. (DHS photo by Tara A. Molle) Law ...

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 ...