Can caring too much hurt your mental health? It's called compassion fatigue, and mental health experts say it's a phenomenon that occurs most commonly in people who work in professions like caretaking ...
The problem? Most organizations push too much change, too fast. When employees experience back-to-back transformations without clear direction or support, they hit a wall. This is called change ...
In this first of two posts on fatigue, I will attempt to clarify what fatigue is, discuss what happens when we feel fatigued, and explain what makes fatigue unique among other subjective experiences.
Truly caring for or about someone can be exhausting — hence the term compassion fatigue. The phrase was first coined in 1992 by a nurse, Carla Joinson, to describe the physical, emotional, and ...
We're all tired and could do with a four-day working week... and have a lot going on in our personal lives. But, while you may have heard of burnout (where prolonged stress affects our wellbeing), ...
Sandy Bruno, youth and family coordinator at Comfort Zone Camp, a national nonprofit bereavement camp for grieving families, experienced compassion fatigue in the aftermath of her husband's death. She ...
Scientists have spent decades trying to pin down what fatigue really looks like inside the brain, but until now they have ...
Chronic fatigue syndrome, also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis, was once considered a rare disease — if it was even considered a real disease at all. People who complained to their doctor about ...
To understand what causes muscle fatigue, it’s worth looking at what exactly muscle fatigue is. If you exercise regularly, you may be familiar with the sensation of a dull ache in your muscles or ...
Racial stress can seriously threaten a person's well-being. John M Lund Photography Inc via Getty Images As a concept, racial battle fatigue is rooted in critical race theory, which holds that racism ...
Chemotherapy can have multiple side effects, including fatigue. Taking self-care steps at home, such as resting and eating a nutritious diet, can help minimize chemotherapy fatigue. Fatigue is one of ...
Most of us know what fatigue feels like. Whether we sit in the library studying for an upcoming exam, in our office trying to get an important task done, or at home with a bunch of chores we postponed ...