Preventing Empathy Fatigue and Burnout

What Will be Covered in This Session

Empathy is a powerful and essential human quality that allows us to connect with and understand the feelings of others. However, constantly caring for others, whether it be family, friends or clients, can lead to empathy fatigue and burnout if we neglect our own wellbeing.

This workshop is designed to empower you with the knowledge and tools needed to identify, prevent and recover from empathy fatigue, enabling you to maintain a healthy balance between caring for others and caring for themselves.

Understand Empathy Fatigue: Explore the concept of empathy fatigue, its causes, and symptoms.

Preventive Strategies: Learn practical and effective strategies to prevent empathy fatigue, including setting boundaries, practising self-care, and developing resilience.

Recovery Techniques: Discover methods to recover from empathy fatigue, such as mindfulness, relaxation techniques and seeking support.

Enhance Self-Care: Maintain your own wellbeing and prevent burnout.

Your facilitator, Annie Harvey

Teacher, tutor, speaker and wellbeing coach since 1999, Annie works one-on-one and in workshops to help with stress management and encourage people to live their lives with purpose. Trained formally in ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy), Annie believes that living a life on purpose whilst using mindfulness skills in everyday life, is the only way to experience real joy and success.

Annie was introduced to mindfulness when going through a difficult time in her life. She began studying and practising mindfulness and meditation as well as devouring hundreds of personal development books. These practices had a profound impact on her life and she wanted to share the skills with others. She hopes that teaching mindfulness within her community will provide an opportunity for people to experience moments of calm, joy and connection in this busy digital world that we all live.

Annie attends silent retreats in Thailand and Australia. Both lifelong learners and travellers, Annie and her husband, Mark live near the beach in Glenelg with their labradoodle, Meg. Annie and Mark are also both trained Laughter Yoga Leaders which always provides a good conversation starter.