You Need Therapy

The Cost of Caring

We’ve learned that there is enough compassion for us all to validate and feel our own experiences. So, why then… are so many of us experiencing “compassion fatigue”?  If compassion is an infinite resource then how do you run out of it? Well, this week Kat is trying to find an answer to that mystery. And it turns out… maybe it’s not compassion that we are exhausted of… If you are someone who has ever experienced compassion fatigue check out this episode to better understand what is really going on when caring for others starts to feel icky.  Follow Kat on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kat.defatta/">@Kat.Defatta</a> Follow the podcast Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/youneedtherapypodcast/">@YouNeedTherapyPodcast</a> Have a question, concern, guest idea, something else? Reach Kat at: <a href="mailto:Kathryn@youneedtherapypodcast.com">Kathryn@youneedtherapypodcast.com</a> Heard about Three Cords Therapy but don’t know what it is? <a href="https://threecordstherapy.com/">Click here!</a>   Produced by: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/houstontilley/">@HoustonTilley</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Kathryn DeFatta, who has earned her Masters of Education from Vanderbilt University in Human Development Counseling, is inviting you into conversations around what it’s like to live fully in a world where we’ve become accustomed to shut parts of ourselves off. Here you will find a space that welcomes in discomfort, tough questions, and hard truths, all while showing how to find joy through it all.