The Cultural Isolation of Providers and Educators Caused by Stigma and Compassion Fatigue when Serving Survivors of Invisible Wounds

Abstract

Abstract The purpose of this phenomenological study is to give voice to the lived experience of providers and educators regarding stigma and compassion fatigue. In this study, using critical social theory as a lens, I seek to understand how providers and educators experience and recognize the stigma they carry, their own compassion fatigue and what they do to stay healthy-including mental physical, emotional/psychological, intellectual, and spiritual health.