A Letter from a Trauma Worker on the Anniversary
For everyone who is struggling right now – who may be overwhelmed, at a loss, and wondering how you’re going to get through this – I am so sorry. I am sorry for how hard it all is. For the weight of it. The magnitude. The intensity. For any way you feel alone, not seen,…
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Trauma Stewardship featured in New York Times Sunday Book Review
Among people who routinely deal with violence, pain, cruelty and injustice — domestic violence counselors, aid workers, paramedics, public defenders, immigrant advocates — there’s a phenomenon known as secondary trauma. It’s also sometimes called vicarious trauma, or empathic strain. In her book, “Trauma Stewardship,” Laura van Dernoot Lipsky, a former social worker, defines it as…
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