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Category Archives: Strategies for Self
You Can’t Meditate Your Way Out of a Stressful Job
A Conversation on Real Self-Care with Dr. Pooja Lakshmin
In this CARE4YOU 2025 session, Françoise Mathieu and Dr. Pooja Lakshmin will talk about what real self-care means for people working in high-stress, trauma-exposed jobs.
June 2025
One Care
How Caring for Geckos, Gorillas, Yourself, and Each Other is Interconnected
In this CARE4YOU 2025 session, Sabrina Brando shares stories from her journey in wildlife care and conservation, as well as insights from her research on self-care practices among zoo and aquarium professionals.
June 2025
Navigating Perfectionism, Stigma, and Shame
A Lawyer-Therapist’s Perspective on Staying Well in Trauma-Exposed Work
In this CARE4YOU 2025 session, Doron Gold shares his lawyer-therapist perspective on how high-stress work impacts our well-being and offers strategies to stay well.
June 2025
Secondary Traumatic Stress 101
On-Demand Course
This course, led by Françoise Mathieu, offers an introduction to secondary traumatic stress (STS) and empathic strain, specifically designed for professionals working in trauma-exposed, high-stress environments.
December 2024
How Challenging Work Changes Us
On-Demand Course
What can we learn from those who retain their compassion and their health in the face of demanding work? In this on-demand course, Francoise Mathieu explores the impact of trauma-exposed work and offers insight, strategies, and tools to help you sustain a rewarding and fulfilling career.
July 2024
“The Other Wet Floor”
The Emotional Risks of Working in a Helping Profession
In this CARE4YOU 2024 session, JD Gilmour explores the “other” occupational risks of working in a helping profession: empathic strain, secondary traumatic stress, burnout, and moral distress.
June 2024
Identifying Your Warning Signs
Reflecting on Your Physical, Behavioural, & Emotional Signs of Overwhelm
This downloadable PDF helps you identify your top three warning signs of empathic strain and secondary traumatic stress.
August 2023
What Do You Have to Quit in Order to Stay?
Strategies to Sustain Our Careers
In this CARE4YOU 2023 session, Dr. Brian Miller discusses the importance of noticing our narratives and cultivating realistic ways of improving our relationship to our job stress.
June 2023
CALM
Building Mutual Support through Intentional Listening
In this CARE4YOU 2023 session, Diana Tikasz explores the acronym CALM (Center, Attend, Listen, Mindfully) – four steps to fostering meaningful and intentional connection at work.
June 2023