The Edge of Compassion | Françoise Mathieu | TEDxQueensU

For the past 15 years, Secondary Trauma specialist and compassion fatigue educator Françoise Mathieu has been exploring tools to help all of us navigate the challenges of sustaining compassion and empathy towards others - both as individuals and professionals. This talk explores ways to find the right balance between caring for others while staying healthy and empathic. Françoise is a Registered Psychotherapist and a compassion fatigue specialist. Her experience stems from over 20+ years as a mental health professional, working as a crisis counsellor and trauma specialist in university counselling, military, law enforcement and other community mental health environments. Françoise is co-executive director of TEND, whose aim is to offer consulting and training to helpers on topics related to secondary trauma, compassion fatigue, burnout, self-care, wellness and organizational health. Since 2001, Françoise has given hundreds of seminars on compassion fatigue and

[nicolaspage]

Francoise you are a beacon of inspiration to everyone around you. Great talk.

[DeniseEggertwaterlily]

I saw Françoise Mathieu at the 2018 Bivonia Northeast Summit for law enforcement, prosecutors, counselors, forensic examiners, victim advocates, and parole officers . It was at the very end of April 2018. She gave several talks. Absolutely awesome!

[lolitatorrress]

Super informative! Really useful in this social climate, I have been struggling to explain how I feel and this video really helped me, thank you.

[JoseGranny]

The downvoted are people in long distance relationships.

[bethdilucente]

Your cat knows too, but she doesn't care! Ha!! Great presentation thanks :)

[garyjohnston]

I think that the "sweet spot" can be tiring enough. I'm compassion fatigued to the gills..and I still dont wanna pay you to come tell me about a sweet spot. I appreciate the sentiment however.

[jameslipke]

No, there really isn't a "sweet spot". That is based solely on my personal life's experiences. Compassion is part of our character; it's part of our very root, the core to our soul if you will. I say that as someone that worked in the medical field for over 20 years. Being a care giver, protector, is a calling, no different than someone is called to become a clergy member.
It is, quite literally, WHO we are as people, not WHAT job/professions we chose to do/did for a living. Compassion can only be learned to a very small degree. Even that depends on if a person has the tiniest amount of compassion at their root. Generally speaking, as a species, mankind is self absorbed, selfish living in the "what about me" or "me first world", and it shows. Sadly. Again, this is my own perspective based solely upon my own personal life's experiences at this point and time.

~APRIL LIPKE

[Graceever]

Wait a sec? Did I miss something or did she really NOT SHARE how to practice equanimity in everyday life?