Many people working in caregiving roles or high-pressure environments face emotional and physical exhaustion. Two terms often used to describe these experiences are burnout and compassion fatigue.

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 ...

With COVID, mass shootings, monkeypox, the fall of abortion rights, racially fueled hate crimes and the exploding mental health crisis ― just to name a few ― it can really feel like we’re stuck in a ...

If you work in a professional setting that deals with other people’s trauma day in and day out — at a hospital, in a psychologist’s office, or at a homeless shelter, for example — you may experience a ...

A person during a counseling session with a senior therapist. Many people working in caregiving roles or high-pressure environments face emotional and physical exhaustion. Two terms often used to ...

Burnout and compassion fatigue are distinct but related conditions affecting caregivers and professionals in high-stress roles. Burnout results from chronic workplace stress, while compassion fatigue ...