“Medice, cura te ipsum”
(Physician, heal thyself)
~Proverb, 6th Century BC
Empathic strain, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress are occupational hazards for professionals who care for other living beings. Carers working in high-trauma environments like public service, non-profit leadership, healthcare, and human resource roles focus on vulnerable, marginalized, or under-resourced populations—and face measurable psychological and physiological costs as a result of sustained empathic engagement.
We offer evidence-informed strategies to help individuals and organizations build resilience, mitigate burnout, and sustain effective performance over the long term.
SECONDARY TRAUMATIC STRESS
STS Training
Resources for the Long Haul™ provides training and consultation for Secondary Traumatic Stress to agencies doing high-trauma work. Training and assessment is an important first step in identifying comprehensive agency needs and protocols for management of STS. Being a Trauma Informed agency requires being Secondary Traumatic Stress Informed as well. Let us help you reach that goal!
STS Consultation
Empathic Strain (formally called Compassion Fatigue) impacts work productivity, leads to burnout, and costs agencies millions of dollars a year in turnover. We specialize in helping individuals and teams implement manageable strategies that lead to enhanced performance, team cohesion, and improvements in workplace health.
STS & Trauma Informed Strategic Planning
Non-profit agencies struggle to help their board be actively involved in trauma informed and secondary traumatic stress informed transformation efforts. We dovetail with agency strategic planning initiatives to embed these principles across all aspects of the agency strategic plan.
Wellness at Work Keynotes
Looking for a tailored keynote for your next event? If your organization, agency, or team is struggling with the Cost of Caring for others, we offer keynotes that deliver actionable strategies that participants EXPERIENCE, and can put into practice immediately. We’ll help you translate the science of wellbeing into practice for your team.