Compassion fatigue is the result of a daily caregiving environment that provides consistent emotional challenge to a caregiver. It is the impact of emotional, physical, and spiritual distress in those providing care to another. A common symptom of compassion fatigue is an elevated level of chronic stress from caregiving, often as a result of always putting another’s needs before your own. Compassion fatigue is a very common occurrence for hospice caregivers. This can be especially difficult for someone serving a loved one in hospice care. There is an enormous amount [...]