English Edition — Episode 21: After Compassion Fatigue - Inner Awareness and Self-Restoration

In the many roles you carry in life, do you ever feel like your heart is willing… but your strength just can’t keep up? In that role where you work so hard every day, do you often feel exhausted or powerless toward the people you serve, or the environment you work in? When all these roles become tightly entangled, do you ever find yourself wondering— why does life feel so hard?”** As helping professionals, we are trained to focus on others— their needs, their pain, their well-being. We try to give everything we have. And in doing so, we often overlook our own stress, our own exhaustion, and the need to care for ourselves. When overreaction or avoidance begins to show up, someone gets hurt— either ourselves, or the relationships we are connected to. In toxic environments and chronically overworked workplaces, how can we begin to restore ourselves when pressure and fatigue take over? Dear you— slow down. Take a breath. How close are you to compassion fatigue right now? What signals has your body and mind been trying to send you— signals you may have been ignoring? From this moment on, let’s choose self-restoration together, shall we? Compassion Fatigue — A Gentle ExplanationCompassion fatigue is the combined result of secondary traumatic stress and burnout.Vicarious trauma (often used interchangeably with secondary trauma) refers to trauma-related symptoms that arise from witnessing others’ trauma—whether through direct exposure, being at the scene, media coverage, or repeatedly listening to traumatic stories.Compassion fatigue may involve intrusive symptoms, heightened arousal and reactivity, as well as avoidance, negative changes in thinking and emotions—which can be deeply harmful if left unnoticed. Share your thoughts on this episode here: https://open.firstory.me/user/cmcihfnnk06ig01xec5jf5a4w/comments Or drop me an email—tell me what color the ocean is today… (just kidding~) [email protected] We’ve also got a Facebook & IG page now, so don’t forget to like and follow! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61579195030101” Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/msw.nosecrets/ 這一集是中文版第 21 集「 慈悲枯竭後的內在覺察與自我修復 」的英文版。 #醫務社工不藏私 #MSWNosecrets #MSWひみつなし Powered by Firstory Hosting