to avoid burnout (or compassion fatigue, as we refer to it). Whenever I fly home from serving at a major disaster or trauma event, I spend hours writing out longhand what I experienced. This activity is a significant release for me, as it allows me to let go of the information from my brain and assists both sides of my brain in working together. Once this is done, I lift the pages to the Lord and ask Him to carry the weight of this event. For empathy and rapport to occur, there
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