People come into the helping profession for many reasons. For example:
Unfortunately for many helpers, over time, ongoing exposure to suffering, challenges and negativity can lead to:
Dealing with high levels of stress and difficult situations can lead to emotional exhaustion and reduced effectiveness. Constant exposure to suffering can lead to decreased empathy and emotional capacity.
Secondary trauma may occur suddenly, after hearing a patient’s story one time; whereas, vicarious trauma represents a shift in the clinician’s attitude and worldview after prolonged exposure to patients’ suffering.
I support and guide the group through your life’s experience and understanding of how to increase happiness and reduce suffering together. Connecting ancient and modern wisdom, the group process is rooted in awakening through relationships and naturally occurring growth, connection to all life, awareness of safety, trust, and your own inner wisdom by realizing answers to these 3 classic questions:
Directly relating to present, past and future, there are many layers to these questions and the answers are revealed through the group exploration of both simple and complex layers of your individual and collective mental, emotional, physical and spiritual life that reinforce beliefs, choices, behaviors, feelings and experiences. Do you want to experience lasting, meaningful change?
