Health care professionals dedicate their careers to caring for patients and families, often working in high-pressure environments where exposure to stress, trauma and suffering is a daily reality. While compassion is at the heart of health care, the emotional demands of continually caring for others can lead to compassion fatigue, affecting personal well-being, professional satisfaction and patient care.

In this episode of the UB Medicine Podcast, Allison Brashear, MD, PhD, speaks with Chandra M. Grabill, PhD, clincal assistant professor of psychiatry; and Graham Skelhorne-Gross, MD, PhD, clinical assistant professor of surgery, about the causes and warning signs of compassion fatigue, its impact on health care professionals and strategies for building resilience and fostering healthier workplace cultures. Together, they explore how individuals and organizations can better support the well-being of those who care for others.