229 // Protecting Yourself From Compassion Fatigue
The Mindful Kind
Rachael Kable
4.6 • 636 Ratings
🗓️ 21 May 2020
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
Hello and welcome to episode 229 of The Mindful Kind podcast.
In this episode, you'll learn what compassion fatigue is, what the early warning signs can be, and potential ways to deal with compassion fatigue.
Here are some strategies to help you deal with compassion fatigue:
- Seek good support
- Look after your mental and physical wellbeing
- Set clear boundaries around news, social media, and other people
- Engage in self-compassionate (and meaningful) activities. I've written more about comforting self-care activities here: https://www.rachaelkable.com/blog/self-care-for-uncertain-times
Be sure to check out my book, The Mindful Kind, for more tips about mindful social media, self-care, and mindfulness!
I hope you have a wonderful week, Mindful Kind.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to the Mindfulkind podcast. |
| 0:06.4 | I'm your host, Rachel Cable, author of the Mindfulkind book, Mindfulness Teacher and blogger at |
| 0:12.0 | Rachelcable.com. |
| 0:13.8 | Each week, this podcast will bring meaningful tips, tools and strategies so you can manage stress |
| 0:19.2 | and live more mindfully in the modern world. |
| 0:24.7 | Hello and welcome to episode 229 of the Mindful Kind podcast. I hope you're well and taking good |
| 0:32.1 | care of yourself at the moment. On this episode, I thought I'd talk about a topic that I think is |
| 0:37.3 | really important and that's a topic that I think is really important, and that's |
| 0:39.3 | compassion fatigue. I think it's helpful to know what compassion fatigue is and what some of the |
| 0:45.7 | early signs are, plus what to do if you think you might be experiencing compassion fatigue. |
| 0:52.1 | So first of all, what is compassion fatigue? |
| 0:55.4 | In 1992, a historian named Carla Joinsen coined the term compassion fatigue, which encouraged |
| 1:03.4 | further research into the concept. |
| 1:06.2 | Dr. Charles Figley, a world-renowned trauma expert and researcher, defined compassion fatigue as a state of exhaustion and dysfunction, |
| 1:15.6 | biologically, physiologically and emotionally, as a result of prolonged exposure to compassion stress. |
| 1:23.3 | Basically, compassion fatigue happens when you spend too much time being exposed to other |
| 1:29.1 | people's suffering and it starts to affect you. |
| 1:32.3 | Compassion fatigue is more common among people who work in jobs that require regular caring |
| 1:37.9 | for others or being exposed to other people's trauma, like being a nurse or doctor, a vet, police officer, |
| 1:46.4 | teacher, mental health professional, journalist or firefighter. |
| 1:51.3 | This isn't an exhaustive list. |
| 1:53.5 | There are definitely other jobs that can lead to compassion fatigue. |
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