Burnout and compassion fatigue are a hidden pandemic. A recent Gallop Poll found that 23% of employees reported feeling burnout at work often or always and another 44% reported feeling burnout at times. About 60% to 75% of clinicians have reported exhaustion, depression, sleep disorders, and PTSD… Read More »Find Self-Care in Caring for Others
This is a link to an issue brief I wrote collaboratively with Jennifer Farfalla and Victoria Pless of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) in order to raise awareness combat compassion fatigue and offer ways to combat it. ASTHO works closely with… Read More »Compassion Fatigue During Public Health Epidemics
This is a guided meditation of an advanced practice called giving and taking that can help turn difficult circumstances into causes for strengthening compassionate courage. In this case, the meditation focuses on transforming the fears we all experience during the COVID 19 pandemic into a… Read More »A Meditation to Work Through Challenges
Here is an article on Intentional Acts of Kindness that I wrote for the Center for the Advancement of Well-Being at George Mason University. In our current times as we navigate a pandemic, political divisiveness, social injustices, and economic uncertainty, it is more important than… Read More »Article on Intentional Acts of Kindness
This is a guided meditation on kindness and compassion building that was developed in collaboration with the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), who work closely with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). ASTHO originally asked me to present on compassion fatigue and… Read More »A Kindness Meditation to Strengthen Compassion