Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others
Laura van Dernoot Lipsky · first published 2009 · ISBN 9781576759448
Lipsky addresses the cost of caring for traumatized people. She introduces the concept of trauma stewardship, teaching readers how to recognize and respond to the effects of secondary trauma, including burnout, cynicism, and numbness that caregivers often experience.
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Social work burns people out. Lipsky's framework helps you stay present and effective over a career. Her work acknowledges that exposure to others' trauma shapes you and offers concrete practices for renewal and grounding. This book is not self-care as luxury; it is survival.