Relit

<p>Compassion fatigue is one of the most pervasive and least discussed traumas that nearly every caregiver feels at one time or another. Millions of people choose a helper profession (everything from nurse to lawyer to therapist to veterinarian) because they care deeply and feel called to service. Millions more are thrust into unpaid caregiving roles due to illness injury or the natural course of aging.</p><p><br></p><p>Nearly everyone in a heart-based role has experienced some sort of compassion fatigue or burnout. And nearly everyone feels guilt and shame for their fatigue. They are caregivers; shouldn't they be unstoppable and invincible?</p><p><br></p><p>This book brings together experts from across a wide variety of professions backgrounds and cultures to tell their stories of experiencing compassion fatigue and to give practical useful actionable advice and solutions on how to build personal resilience how to avoid compassion fatigue and how to rekindle your own spirit when compassion fatigue and burnout drag you down into the darkness.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Contributors</strong></p><p>Jean Accius PhD - Chief Executive Officer of a national health equity nonprofit</p><p>Faith Albright DVM - Veterinarian and owner/operator of an animal sanctuary</p><p>Larry Brouder - Global employee mobility expert and speaker</p><p>Dennis Brozzo PMP - Executive leadership and life coach</p><p>Richa Chadha MBA MS - Mindset coach speaker and organizational psychologist</p><p>Peter Dudley PCC - Leadership and life coach author and publisher</p><p>Nayely Duran ACC - Consultant trainer and executive leadership coach</p><p>Tammy Hurst RN MSN NC-BC - Registered nurse and certified nurse coach</p><p>Catherine Krause - Speaker consultant and developer of the Empowered Aging framework</p><p>Jerrald Krause PhD - Professor and co-founder of Center for Applied Social Analysis and Education</p><p>Antoinette LeCouteur - Unpaid family caregiver and philanthropy advisor and consultant</p><p>Jill Louise Léger - Geriatric recreational therapist and creator of The Sunflower Channel on YouTube</p><p>Laura Plato MSc - CEO of The New Frequency and social impact technology executive</p><p>Dr. Kenya Oscar Radoli - Technology sociologist business innovation consultant and organization culture architect</p><p>Sally Spencer-Thomas PsyD - Clinical psychologist speaker and renowned mental health advocate</p><p>Margaret Stauffer MS LMFT - Licensed marriage and family therapist and retired nonprofit director</p><p>Allison K. Wyman JD MPA - Family caregiving attorney and creator of the Cozy Caregiver Café podcast</p>