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When helping disaster victims triggers your own emotional flooding

I volunteered to help wildfire evacuees but I keep getting overwhelmed by their stories and having to go cry in the bathroom.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Compassion without boundaries becomes a form of self-destruction that serves no one.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Natural disasters and resilience?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.