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Why restorative justice facilitators burn out

I facilitate victim-offender dialogues and I'm starting to care more about the offenders than the victims and it's messing with my head

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More people experience this than they realize.

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A mediator grapples with emotional boundaries while witnessing both suffering and transformation

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“Where Are You with Restorative justice — theory and practice?”

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