We believe that compassion is mandatory in the building of a Culture First organization. If like us, you’re passionate about people, there’s a good chance you also have high levels of compassion. However, compassion does come with a risk of secondary trauma exposure, or “compassion fatigue”.

In this episode, Damon meets with Taryn Hughes, CEO of Forest Hughes & Associates, somatic trauma recovery specialist, and creator of the first-ever workplace friendly secondary trauma recovery program - Compassion Fatigue RESET™️. 

They talk about what compassion fatigue is, how it differs from regular burnout, and how to remedy, mitigate and prevent it.

We then get on the ground with Leah Hirsch, Director of Professional Development at Math for America, and hear about how she’s implemented Taryn's program "Compassion Fatigue for Career Satisfaction" to address teachers’ compassion fatigue at Math for America.

Finally, Damon chats with Mai Ton, Founder of EMP HR Consulting, to understand how we can reconcile the fact that an organization has an infinite need to provide care and support for their people, but only a finite capacity to do so.

We have partnered with Taryn Hughes to offer our podcast listeners a highly valuable brochure: “Secondary-trauma exposure at work: its impact and a mitigation technique.” Get your copy at www.culturefirstpodcast.com/compassion

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To learn more about Taryn Hughes and compassion fatigue, go to http://foresthughes.com/.

To find out more about Math For America, visit https://www.mathforamerica.org/.

To connect with Mai Ton head to https://www.emphrconsulting.com/.

To watch this podcast's video teaser, get an update when new episodes launch or find more information, head over to www.culturefirstpodcast.com, and to learn more about Culture Amp, visit www.cultureamp.com.

Host: Culture Amp’s Work Culture Evangelist, Damon Klotz. 

Production:  Sarah Lessire.

Assistant Production: Ayla Cleworth

Editing: Nick Jaworski at Podcast Monster. 

Design: Nicole Dominic, Amelia Chieng and Christine Tapawan. 

Culture Amp Data: Vivian Woo. 

Video: Kyle Doan. 

Original music: Sarah Lessire. 

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