A secondary definition of compassion fatigue refers to the experience of any empathetic individual who is acutely conscious of societal needs but feels helpless to solve them. People who actively ...

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.

Compassion fatigue is the limit where you're no longer able to feel empathy or sympathy for others. Below, a licensed clinical counselor outlines key ways that caregivers can avoid compassion fatigue.

Compassion fatigue is a form of emotional and physical exhaustion that results from the constant demand of caring for others, often experienced by family caregivers. Unlike burnout, which develops ...