{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fa4efe704-d953-4684-bea1-b46a678c5667","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"034:  Helping First Responders Deal With Trauma With Michelle Powell\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/a4efe704-d953-4684-bea1-b46a678c5667\"></iframe>","title":"034:  Helping First Responders Deal With Trauma With Michelle Powell","description":"First responders and nurses often deal with dangerous and life-threatening situations on the job. Because of this, the trauma and emotional stress that comes with their job greatly impacts their mental health which can cause burnout, depression and anxiety\u2014to name a few. In this episode, we are once again joined by Michelle Powell as we delve into how facing trauma on a daily basis in your professional life impacts your personal life. Both the personal and professional lives of nurses and first responders may be negatively affected by the high degree of stress they face.\nThere may not be much that we can change about the unknown traumatic situations that we as nurses or first responders will find ourselves in. However, there is a lot we can improve about the way we support our self-care and mental health before, during and after those situations.\u00a0Let\u2019s always remember to give ourselves the same compassion we so freely give to others.\n\nTOPICS WE DISCUSSED INCLUDE:\n\nDesensitization and constant state of stress (1:38)\n\nDownplaying stress and trauma (2:40)\n\nFear of debriefing (5:28)\n\nBeing vulnerable when saying you\u2019re not okay (6:05)\n\nFear of asking questions (6:16)\n\nTrauma aspect and first responder aspect (6:38)\n\nThe impact of being a first responder on your day-to-day life (9:45)\n\nNormalizing trauma which causes compassion fatigue (12:14)\n\nWhat is compassion fatigue? (13:02)\n\nWhat is vicarious trauma? (13:31)\n\nEveryday people are first responders (20:10)\n\nNurses usually down play trauma (21:50)\n\nManaging fatigue caused by trauma (23:30)\n\nHow being a first responder affects our personal life and personal relationships (27:39)\n\nDownplaying it to yourself (29:15)\n\nPracticing self-care before reaching burnout (29:50)\n\nDifferent ways people reach their breaking point (32:00)\n\nWhy nurses downplay trauma (34:40)\n\nThe danger of comparing our trauma with others\u2019 (36:00)\n\n\nCONNECT WITH ELAINA MULLERY\n\nHappyNurse.com.au \n\nConnect with me on Instagram and Facebook\n\n\nConnect with me on LinkedIn\n\n\nSubscribe to my Youtube channel\n\n\nFor full show notes and links visit: happynurse.com.au/podcast","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/b827b162-2036-49df-b605-2e1331117c8b/2-podcast-image-1.jpg"}