Compassion fatigue can happen to anyone — here’s how you can overcome it

By Carolina Pulido Ariza, PhD Candidate, Compassion Fatigue, University of Plymouth

When tragic events happen, no matter how far away from us they are, it’s hard not to pay attention. Many of us empathise with the people in these situations and wonder how we can get involved, or if there’s anything we can do to help.

Over the past few years, we’ve borne witness to a series of pivotal global events, from the COVID pandemic to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as well as many natural disasters. Just when it seemed that things could not get worse, Hamas launched an attack on Israel.

With so many tragedies following so closely after one another, some of us may…

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