Vicarious Trauma Release For Helpers, Healers And Activists

This is a talk about vicarious trauma (sometimes also called secondary trauma or compassion fatigue), a common feature of care and activist work. I use the sponge metaphor to look at ways to be less "porous" and to "wring out" after absorbing others' trauma. The talk includes visualization exercises (energy loop, energy zip up, light bubble, return to sender package, dusting off) and an opportunity to pause the recording to try out a cognitive technique I call "The Sticky Feelings Technique" to identify and release vicarious trauma. I also talk about why being in nature helps us.