Kim Ballantine

Compassion fatigue, stress and burnout are described as occupational hazards for those in the helping professions. High patient numbers, long hours, complex ethical decision making, exhaustion, to name a few, have all contributed to the ongoing challenges helping professionals face. The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified the strain, further stretching burnt out health care workers to […]

Are you finding yourself imagining worst case scenario’s as we go into a third wave of COVID-19? Are you anticipating the trauma amongst colleagues, patients and family that a third wave may bring? Maybe these intrusive images are leading to anxiety, to nightmares, sleep disturbances, irritability and a dulled response to your everyday responsibilities. These