Trauma Stewardship, Revised and Updated

"Prevent burnout and compassion fatigue with proven trauma stewardship practices that help healthcare workers, therapists, social workers, and first responders stay healthy while caring for others. The proven resource for maintaining resilience in the face of trauma-revised and updated for today's even more challenging caregiving landscape. This beloved bestseller-over 275,000 copies sold-has helped caregivers worldwide stay emotionally, psychologically, spiritually, and physically healthy while confronting the overwhelming traumas they face every day. Drawing from her decades of trauma work, Laura van Dernoot Lipsky offers a compassionate survey of the toll taken on those working to make the world better. You may feel exhausted, cynical, or numb-like you can never do enough. These symptoms of trauma exposure response affect us individually and collectively, draining the energy we desperately need to help others. New in this revised edition: Addresses the intensified challenges facing today's helping professionals; Features new stories from diverse caregiving settings; Includes updated research on trauma exposure and resilience; and Offers fresh tactics for staying vital and healthy in an increasingly difficult world. Trauma Stewardship guides you to meet these challenges through actionable strategies for examining your reactions, discovering renewal, and maintaining your capacity to care"-- Provided by publisher.