The Edge of Compassion: Staying Well While Working in High-Stress Environments

Françoise Mathieu, M.Ed., RP., CCC., Compassion Fatigue Specialist and Executive Director of TEND explains how professionals and individuals working in high-stress environments can learn how to shield themselves while remaining able to experience compassion for those who turn to them for support and resources. Inspired by Françoise Mathieu’s recent Tedx Talk, this webinar explores the tools required to develop “exquisite empathy” and the ability to rapidly return to a healthy baseline while working in challenging, high volume environments.

What will you learn:

Five factors that increase the risk of burnout and secondary traumatic stress
How to develop Exquisite Empathy
10,000 Buddhist Monks: Dual awareness and remaining calm and fully engaged during a stressful event
Four Strategies for daily Resetting

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