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Kristen Holzapfel

Australian Author, survivor of Vicarious Trauma, and public speaker, who is currently a successful business owner.

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Heartbroken By Over-Representation of Compassion Fatigue

July 21, 2017 by Kristen

Heartbroken By Over-Representation of Compassion Fatigue

I watched Insight (SBS, Tuesdays) and it broke my heart. It was an episode dedicated to "burnout" in the medical professions and consisted of an all-female panel of 2 doctors and 1 nurse. It broke my heart because there are so many others experiencing the same despair that drove me to breaking point a decade ago. It broke my heart because the correct terminology was not used anywhere within this program. An outdated term was instead used, which is not specific to the helping professions. … [Read more...] about Heartbroken By Over-Representation of Compassion Fatigue

Filed Under: Compassion Fatigue Tagged With: compassion fatigue, emergency responders, first responders, Helping Professional, vicarious trauma

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