Overcoming Compassion Fatigue

Published: April 13, 2020, 10 a.m.

How can we continue to support others when our own well has run dry? Today we're exploring practices for managing and overcoming both direct traumatic stress and compassion fatigue, or "secondary traumatic stress."\xa0\nNew Sponsor: Join\xa0over a million people using BetterHelp, the world\u2019s largest online counseling platform. Visit betterhelp.com/beingwell for 10% off your first month!\xa0\nKey Topics:\n3:00: The anxiety, outrage, and overwhelm of this moment.\n7:00: Finding refuge.\xa0\n12:00: Refuge and purpose in the collective experience.\xa0\n15:00: Surrendering to the moment as it is.\n17:00: Opening to the experience and letting it go.\xa0\n22:00: Giving yourself permission to feel.\xa0\n26:00: "Want to" and "have to."\n28:00: A message of gratitude.\xa0\nFrom Dr. Hanson: The Foundations of Well-Being brings together the lessons of a lifetime of practice into one year-long online program. Podcast listeners can use the code\xa0BEINGWELL25 at checkout for an additional 25% off! Please don't hesitate to apply for a scholarship if you're in need.\xa0\nHardwire lasting change into your mind and heart in just a few minutes a day \xa0with Dr. Rick Hanson's new program: Just One Minute. Use the code BEINGWELL at checkout for 10% off the purchase price!\nSupport the Podcast: We're now on Patreon! If you'd like to support the podcast, follow this link.\nConnect with the show:\n\nFollow us on Instagram\n\nFollow Rick on Facebook\n\nFollow Forrest on Facebook\n\nSubscribe on iTunes