Hello Friend, If you are coach, therapist, teacher, facilitator or ceremonialist…
or a mother, auntie, grandmother or elder…
… you know that being called to hold space for others in their time of need is a great privilege.
But it also comes with a price, when you feel others so deeply.
At the end of the day, as a compassionate and sensitive person, you may be experiencing compassion fatigue, precisely because you care so much. You don't want anyone to hurt!
You might wonder to yourself,
“How do I do this without taking on their pain?” “Without losing myself?” “Without feeling so depleted?”
There is a reason you’re taking on other people’s pain, and it has to do with how you engage your compassion.
There is a specific ancient feminine quality of compassion that is necessary for keeping you and another person safe—and actually enter a joint state of renewal. |