by DrKatieBrazaitis | Jul 24, 2024 | Clinician Wellness, Engaging in Community Care, Expanding Self-Care
During the pandemic, providers across healthcare fields were struggling to remain motivated and hopeful. There were increased talks of compassion fatigue, burn-out, secondary stress (review my blog on this here), moral injury, and self-care. But what do these terms...
by admingabfleming | May 23, 2024 | Clinician Wellness, Expanding Self-Care
What is secondary stress? Secondary stress is the experience of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms because of hearing and bearing witness to the trauma and suffering of others. This can show up as intrusive thoughts of the traumas, nightmares, emotional lability,...
by admingabfleming | May 7, 2024 | Clinical Interventions, Clinician Wellness, Engaging in Community Care, Enhancing Competency, Expanding Self-Care
What is mindfulness? There are many misconceptions when it comes to mindfulness. First, that it entails meditation, which it can; however, meditation is not the end all be all of mindfulness. Second, that it requires “clearing the mind.” I find this...
