41 | Empathy or Compassion - Which One Can Prevent Burnout? Interview With Joel Klepac - Family & Marriage Therapist

How can we create a space where we can fill both our needs and the needs of the people we care for? As givers, can we be present in other’s struggles without actually being “in” it and feeling drained from it? In this episode, our special guest, Joel Klepac, unpacks this and also the essential question: "Is there a difference between Empathy and Compassion? Can this make a difference in preventing Burnout? Although as humans, we have different layers of needs, emotions, or thinking - there is one thing that remains constant at our core - which helps us regenerate! As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, he has a wealth of life and professional experience. He is currently working in a College Counseling Center in central Kentucky and has led workshops on appropriate empathy, honesty and collaboration within the church and at annual conferences for OCAMPR (Orthodox Christians Association in Medicine, Psychology and Religion) where he is currently a Board Member. In this video, he shines light on empathic distress, compassion fatigue, and many other values we can all relate to as GIVERS. ABOUT Joel Klepac:🍵 Studied fine art painting at Asbury University🍵 Held painting exhibits in a local art guild gallery in Romania and designed and created oil paintings for the community center chapel🍵 Worked in Romania for 9 years with children at risk and youth living on the street 🍵 Worked in community mental health, a state psychiatric hospital and in a detention center setting providing psychotherapy and skills training🍵 Became Eastern Orthodox while living and working in Romania and has been on the parish council at St. Andrew Antiochian Orthodox Church in Lexington, KY (where he also sings in the choir!)   If you want to learn more about Joel, you can check his websites here:🔗 https://www.joelklepac.com/ 📖 Joel's resource page - https://jamklepac.wixsite.com/joelklepaccounseling/resources🎨 Joel's paintings - http://www.joelklepac.com/ 📹 Helping By Listening to What Matters Video (NVC) - https://youtu.be/s9Jymcqq0LA 📜 Forget Mental Health, Think Navigation - https://joelklepac.medium.com/forget-mental-health-think-navigation-47557c052518  Other resources mentioned:🔗 Tania Singer research - https://taniasinger.de/ 📖 Non-Violent Communication: A Language Of Life - https://www.amazon.com/Nonviolent-Communication-Language-Life-Changing-Relationships/dp/189200528X  👍 And if this episode blessed you, you can DOWNLOAD IT & LEAVE us a QUICK REVIEW! This way, more Christian Women can get this message.   🌤️ Are you wondering how to actually think about creating your daily routines? Here is a FREE resource summarizing my The Renewal In Action™️ program that you can use starting today: Daily Renewal Template for Christian Women - https://teamforthesoul.com/lm-the-daily-renewal-template/  CONNECT with Dr. IoanaWebsite: https://teamforthesoul.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TeamForTheSoulInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/team_for_the_soul/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drioanapopa/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@TeamForTheSoul  DISCLAIMERS:The views and opinions expressed by our guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Team For The Soul® All information provided on this website is strictly for educational purposes and does not form a physician-patient or coach/consultant-client relationship. All information is provided as is and is used at your own risk. Please speak to your doctor, medical and mental health providers about any information you listen or read on this channel or related websites.