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Apr 2022
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Preventing Secondary Trauma and Compassi...

RICK HANSON, PH.D., FORREST HANSON
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With so much suffering going on in the world that’s worthy of our compassion and engagement, it’s easy to become overwhelmed by it even as we have the desire to remain engaged. Secondary traumatic stress is the stress we are exposed to when we interact with other people’s stress, and it manifests at both an individual and societal level. When not managed eff ... Show More
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