Secondary traumatic stress is a risk when we support and engage wholeheartedly with a trauma survivor. More recently, secondary traumatic stress has come to the front as an issue separate from burnout, and it should be addressed. While burnout is a state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion caused by long-term involvement in emotionally demandingContinue reading “Can Family & Friends Suffer from Secondary Trauma?”
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It’s a…Two Boys!
It’s a girl! two BOYS! In the past month our lives have been turned upside down. Yes, my last post was about our journey and hopes in becoming a foster family. That has happened. More accurately, that bomb exploded (haha). Instead of receiving one child under the age of five as anticipated we received aContinue reading “It’s a…Two Boys!”
Crutchprints in the Sand 