How to Use compassion fatigue in a Sentence
compassion fatigue
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Normalize compassion fatigue so that employees can talk about it.
—Doreen Samelson, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
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Ignoring compassion fatigue places staff and your organization at risk of losing valuable team members and erodes your mission.
—Doreen Samelson, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
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Education Educate teams about compassion fatigue and self-care.
—Doreen Samelson, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
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This survey has also helped normalize conversations about the stress that can lead to compassion fatigue and created opportunities to share ideas that promote wellness.
—Doreen Samelson, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
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Nurses and healthcare workers—who face similar daily exposure to crisis, trauma, and compassion fatigue—have embraced Smith’s workshops.
—Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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For individuals who think taking time for themselves is selfish or doesn’t support the mission of their work, education about how self-care can prevent compassion fatigue can make an impact and change attitudes.
—Doreen Samelson, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
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Another is emotional overload and compassion fatigue (HR professionals are often the ones who end up absorbing the fallout from workplace challenges).
—Dana Kellerman, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
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Unfortunately, a recent review of common interventions employed to reduce compassion fatigue revealed that most interventions haven’t been adequately studied.
—Doreen Samelson, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
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