5 Strategies To Prevent Empathy Burnout
Appropriately dosed, empathy is undoubtedly a good thing, but we need to consider the strategies to protect ourselves if we are in professions that require high degrees of empathy.
1. Know Your Vulnerabilities…
2. Surrender To Your Breath…
3. Set Limitations and Boundaries
4. Develop A Support System
5. Embody The Philosophy That Everything Is As It Should Be
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