As caregivers, first responders, and health providers know well, empathetic burnout is waiting to happen when we directly take on the suffering of others, particularly for long periods of time. With awareness, we can instead bring “rational” empathy into our work and lives. This is where we try to understand what another person is going […]
Planting Seeds of Gratitude and Joy
Finding gratitude this year may be harder than normal. The winter of 2020-2021 may be among the most difficult seasons for many of us as we wait for the restrictions of the pandemic to loosen so we can see our family members again, connect freely with our friends, and resume activities that once felt normal. […]
The Gift of Self-Compassion
We can be extremely hard on ourselves! Our tendency towards being chronically self-critical has been called the “trance of unworthiness.” In Tara Brach’s, Ph.D., article, “Awakening From the Trance of Unworthiness,” she argues that this is not just a personal experience but a societal epidemic of feeling unworthy and deficient. At an early age we […]
