Tagged: compassion fatigue

Let’s not pretend we know how to handle what happened in Las Vegas. Christians know the answer to these distressing times isn’t to harbor anger, hopelessness, or fear. But, let me just say it, it’s also not the answer to pretend to God we aren’t tempted in these directions. Of course, we’re angry! Human life …[ read more ]

You felt it, didn’t you? When meteorologists began predicting the size and path of Hurricane Matthew and we could all see Haiti was going to take a devastating hit. I felt so weary. I knew without any doubt that I could not care about this tragedy or feel it as much as I did the …[ read more ]

Sometimes I can’t care anymore. I don’t like admitting that. It feels wrong, and ugly. People in my line of work throw around terms like “compassion fatigue” which used to be called “burnout” but that’s passé. Nobody burns out any longer they simply need a plan for improved self-care. But, caring for the people with …[ read more ]

When I was eight years old, I spent a sunny Saturday reading alone in the stacks of the public library. The book I read told an unbelievable story, a horrible but true story about events that happened in my parents’ lifetime in Germany. I could barely take it in but I also couldn’t turn away. …[ read more ]