The Practical Missions Podcast
Pod #100 Is Compassion a Renewable Resource?
Caring for the least reached places of a missionary’s heart
In today’s episode, we take a fresh look at compassion fatigue and ask whether a change in perspective could actually prevent us from ever experiencing it. My guest says it’s possible to not only grow in our capacity for compassion, but also to find that our capacity itself is endless. It is a fascinating conversation that I’m sure will challenge and strengthen you.
Timeline
- 00:00 Intro
- 01:00 Being Compelled to Reach the Unreached
- 06:03 Changing Gears from Evangelism to Carrying for Missionaries
- 08:56 The Difference Between Burnout and Compassion Fatigue
- 12:08 The Famous Compassion Fatigue
- 17:50 My Experience with Compassion Fatigue
- 24:25 Does Compassion Really Run Out?
- 35:08 Growing your Compassion Muscles
- 39:50 Learning to Have Compassion for Others and Yourself
Resources mentioned in the Pod
Compassion: A renewable resource
FROM DOCTOR TO PATIENT: A PHYSICIAN’S JOURNEY WITH COMPASSION
IS “COMPASSION FATIGUE” REAL? GET THE TRUTH FROM A PRACTICING PHYSICIAN
Turn Empathy Into Compassion Without the Empathic Distress
Example of a Compassion Meditation
Anne Hofmeyer. Contesting the term ‘compassion fatigue’
From Empathy to Compassion in a Neuroscience Laboratory
Listen on: Apple Podcast | Spotify
After I read the article, I said, If this is true, we have the power to avoid compassion fatigue. If this is true, then we can change something about how we look at compassion fatigue and escape or recover from it. And that shifted my perspective.
Pod #100 Is Compassion a Renewable Resource?
Caring for the least reached places of a missionary’s heart
In today’s episode, we take a fresh look at compassion fatigue and ask whether a change in perspective could actually prevent us from ever experiencing it. My guest says it’s possible to not only grow in our capacity for compassion, but also to find that our capacity itself is endless. It is a fascinating conversation that I’m sure will challenge and strengthen you.
After I read the article, I said, If this is true, we have the power to avoid compassion fatigue. If this is true, then we can change something about how we look at compassion fatigue and escape or recover from it. And that shifted my perspective.
Listen on: Apple Podcast | Spotify
Resources mentioned in the Pod
Compassion: A renewable resource
FROM DOCTOR TO PATIENT: A PHYSICIAN’S JOURNEY WITH COMPASSION
IS “COMPASSION FATIGUE” REAL? GET THE TRUTH FROM A PRACTICING PHYSICIAN
Turn Empathy Into Compassion Without the Empathic Distress
Example of a Compassion Meditation
Anne Hofmeyer. Contesting the term ‘compassion fatigue’
From Empathy to Compassion in a Neuroscience Laboratory
Timeline
- 00:00 Intro
- 01:00 Being Compelled to Reach the Unreached
- 06:03 Changing Gears from Evangelism to Carrying for Missionaries
- 08:56 The Difference Between Burnout and Compassion Fatigue
- 12:08 The Famous Compassion Fatigue
- 17:50 My Experience with Compassion Fatigue
- 24:25 Does Compassion Really Run Out?
- 35:08 Growing your Compassion Muscles
- 39:50 Learning to Have Compassion for Others and Yourself
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