Excerpt: What Is Compassion Fatigue? “…Additionally, this condition is referred to as second-hand shock or secondary traumatic stress disorder, points out Dr. Yvonne Thomas, a Los Angeles-based psychologist specializing in self-esteem and anxiety. “People who are around others that are suffering—emotionally or physically (or both)—may absorb this emotional wear and tear and can have their…
Excerpt: Identify — and break — unhealthy patterns When we set out in one direction, hit a roadblock, and must pivot, we’re forced to figure out what happened. This is a positive benefit of failing since it teaches us what psychologist Dr. Yvonne Thomas, Ph.D., calls ‘gleaming the wisdom.’ As she defines, this is when we…
While most people are used to setting up goals for the new year on, well, New Year’s Eve, have you ever thought about the effect on you to set up goals that require change with three months of gloomy winter weather ahead of you? Instead, why not do this when spring has sprung? Spring has…
