Suggested Reading List
Books from Our Founder
Compassion Satisfaction: 50 Steps To Healthy Caregiving by Patricia Smith
To Weep for a Stranger: Compassion Fatigue in Caregiving by Patricia Smith
Healthy Caregiving: A Guide to Recognizing and Managing Compassion Fatigue; Student Guide, Level 1 by Patricia Smith
Healthy Caregiving: A Guide to Recognizing and Managing Compassion Fatigue; Presenters Guide, Level 1 by Patricia Smith
Compassion Fatigue and Burnout Handling in Veterinary Practice by Inmaculada Perez Madrigal and Patricia Smith
Compassion Satisfaction: 50 Steps To Healthy Caregiving by Patricia Smith
To Weep for a Stranger: Compassion Fatigue in Caregiving by Patricia Smith
Healthy Caregiving: A Guide to Recognizing and Managing Compassion Fatigue; Student Guide, Level 1 by Patricia Smith
Healthy Caregiving: A Guide to Recognizing and Managing Compassion Fatigue; Presenters Guide, Level 1 by Patricia Smith
Compassion Fatigue and Burnout Handling in Veterinary Practice by Inmaculada Perez Madrigal and Patricia Smith
Articles on Compassion Fatigue
Compassion Fatigue and the Female Caregiver, by Patricia Smith
Note to Self: Let It Go, by Patricia Smith
Recognizing and Managing Compassion Fatigue: A Path to Wellness, by Patricia Smith
Compassion Fatigue: When Caring Hurts Too Much, by Rick Asa
30 Big Trends in the Field of Nursing in 2015, by Nursing School Hub
Caregiver Stress: Remembering to Take Care of Yourself, by Fawne Hansen
Doctor and Patient: Offering Care for the Caregiver, by Pauline W. Chen M.D.
Financial Advisors Face a Crisis of Confidence, by Dan Jamieson
Courage and Caring: Step Up to Your Next Level of Nursing Excellence, by Sandra Ford Walston
Moral and Ethical Distress a Heavy Burden for Nurses, by Melissa Wirkus
Compassion Fatigue: How Much Can I Give?, by Peter Huggard MPH, MEd.
When the Caring Gets Tough; Compassion Fatigue and Veterinary Care, by Peter and Jayne Huggard
Taking Flight: Wounded Warriors who fought for freedom find it anew underwater, by Renee Duncan
Utah medical unit departs to care for Iraqi detainees, by Matthew D. LaPlante
Compassion Fatigue and the Female Caregiver, by Patricia Smith
Note to Self: Let It Go, by Patricia Smith
Recognizing and Managing Compassion Fatigue: A Path to Wellness, by Patricia Smith
Compassion Fatigue: When Caring Hurts Too Much, by Rick Asa
30 Big Trends in the Field of Nursing in 2015, by Nursing School Hub
Caregiver Stress: Remembering to Take Care of Yourself, by Fawne Hansen
Doctor and Patient: Offering Care for the Caregiver, by Pauline W. Chen M.D.
Financial Advisors Face a Crisis of Confidence, by Dan Jamieson
Courage and Caring: Step Up to Your Next Level of Nursing Excellence, by Sandra Ford Walston
Moral and Ethical Distress a Heavy Burden for Nurses, by Melissa Wirkus
Compassion Fatigue: How Much Can I Give?, by Peter Huggard MPH, MEd.
When the Caring Gets Tough; Compassion Fatigue and Veterinary Care, by Peter and Jayne Huggard
Taking Flight: Wounded Warriors who fought for freedom find it anew underwater, by Renee Duncan
Utah medical unit departs to care for Iraqi detainees, by Matthew D. LaPlante
Suggestions from Project Associates
24 Best Books on Caregiving, by Judith R. Sands, RN
Dare to Care: Caring for our Elders, by Cheryl Carmichael
Transforming Compassion Fatigue Into Compassion Satisfaction: Top 12 Self-Care Tips for Helpers, by Françoise Mathieu, M.Ed., CCC.
Running On Empty: Compassion Fatigue in Health Professionals, by Françoise Mathieu, M.Ed., CCC.
Low Impact Disclosure: How to Stop Sliming Each Other, by Françoise Mathieu, M.Ed., CCC.
Dark Water: Stress After Trauma, by Opal Rose
The Art and Science of Caring for Others without Forgetting Self-Care, by Charles R. Figley
Understanding and Preventing Compassion Fatigue; A Handout for Professionals, by Dr. Angelea Panos
24 Best Books on Caregiving, by Judith R. Sands, RN
Dare to Care: Caring for our Elders, by Cheryl Carmichael
Transforming Compassion Fatigue Into Compassion Satisfaction: Top 12 Self-Care Tips for Helpers, by Françoise Mathieu, M.Ed., CCC.
Running On Empty: Compassion Fatigue in Health Professionals, by Françoise Mathieu, M.Ed., CCC.
Low Impact Disclosure: How to Stop Sliming Each Other, by Françoise Mathieu, M.Ed., CCC.
Dark Water: Stress After Trauma, by Opal Rose
The Art and Science of Caring for Others without Forgetting Self-Care, by Charles R. Figley
Understanding and Preventing Compassion Fatigue; A Handout for Professionals, by Dr. Angelea Panos
Must-Read Books for All Caregivers
The Hero's Jouney by Joseph Campbell
Radical Loving Care: Building the Healing Hospital in America by Erie Chapman
Partners in Healing: Simple Ways to Offer Support, Comfort and Care to a Loved One Facing Illness by William Collinge, MD
Compassion Fatigue: Coping with Secondary Traumatic Stress Disorder in Those Who Treat the Traumatized by Charles Figley
Man’s Search for Meaning: An Introduction to Logotherapy by Viktor E. Frankl
Healing the Wounds: A Physician Looks at His Work by D. Hilfiker
Cultivating Compassion: A Buddhist Perspective by Jeffrey Hopkins
Ten Poems to Change Your Life by Roger Housden
Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life by J. Kabat-Zinn
How We Decide by Jonah Lehrer
Healing the Sensitive Heart: How to stop getting hurt, build your inner strength, and find the Love you deserve by Debra Mandel, Ph.D.
The Pain of Helping: Psychological Injury of Helping Professions by Patrick J. Morrissette
Anatomy of the Spirit: The Seven Steps of Power and Healing by Caroline Myss
Sacred Contracts: Awakening Your Divine Potential by Caroline Myss
The Creation of Health: The Emotional, Psychological, and Spiritual Responses that Promote Health and Healing by Caroline Myss and Shealy C. Norman, M.D.
The Hero Within: Six Archetypes We Live By by Carol Pearson
Non-Violent Communication: A Language of Compassion by Marshall B. Rosenberg
Transforming The Pain: A Workbook on Vicarious Traumatization by Karen W. Saakvitne and Laurie Anne Pearlman
Out of My Life and Thought by Dr. Albert Schweitzer
Free to Love, Free to Heal: Heal Your Body by Healing Your Emotions by David Simon, M.D.;
Leaving Church: A Memoir of Faith by Barbara Taylor-Brown
The Tao of Healing: Meditation for Body and Spirit by Haven Trevino
Courage: The Heart and Spirit of Every Woman by Sandra Ford Walston
The Hero's Jouney by Joseph Campbell
Radical Loving Care: Building the Healing Hospital in America by Erie Chapman
Partners in Healing: Simple Ways to Offer Support, Comfort and Care to a Loved One Facing Illness by William Collinge, MD
Compassion Fatigue: Coping with Secondary Traumatic Stress Disorder in Those Who Treat the Traumatized by Charles Figley
Man’s Search for Meaning: An Introduction to Logotherapy by Viktor E. Frankl
Healing the Wounds: A Physician Looks at His Work by D. Hilfiker
Cultivating Compassion: A Buddhist Perspective by Jeffrey Hopkins
Ten Poems to Change Your Life by Roger Housden
Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life by J. Kabat-Zinn
How We Decide by Jonah Lehrer
Healing the Sensitive Heart: How to stop getting hurt, build your inner strength, and find the Love you deserve by Debra Mandel, Ph.D.
The Pain of Helping: Psychological Injury of Helping Professions by Patrick J. Morrissette
Anatomy of the Spirit: The Seven Steps of Power and Healing by Caroline Myss
Sacred Contracts: Awakening Your Divine Potential by Caroline Myss
The Creation of Health: The Emotional, Psychological, and Spiritual Responses that Promote Health and Healing by Caroline Myss and Shealy C. Norman, M.D.
The Hero Within: Six Archetypes We Live By by Carol Pearson
Non-Violent Communication: A Language of Compassion by Marshall B. Rosenberg
Transforming The Pain: A Workbook on Vicarious Traumatization by Karen W. Saakvitne and Laurie Anne Pearlman
Out of My Life and Thought by Dr. Albert Schweitzer
Free to Love, Free to Heal: Heal Your Body by Healing Your Emotions by David Simon, M.D.;
Leaving Church: A Memoir of Faith by Barbara Taylor-Brown
The Tao of Healing: Meditation for Body and Spirit by Haven Trevino
Courage: The Heart and Spirit of Every Woman by Sandra Ford Walston
Especially for Animal Caregivers
Animal-Speak: The Spiritual and Magical Powers of Creatures Great and Small by Ted Andrews
Compassion Fatigue in the Animal-Care Community by Dr. Charles Figley and Robert Roop
Bridging the Bond: The Cultural Construction of the Shelter Pet by Tami L. Harbolt
When Elephants Weep: The Emotional Life of Animals by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
Dogs Never Lie About Love by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
Kindred Spirits: How the Remarkable Bond Between Humans and Animals Can Change the Way We Live by Allen Schoen, D.V.M.
Circles of Compassion by Elaine Sichel
The Compassion of Animals by Kristin Von Kreisler
Animal-Speak: The Spiritual and Magical Powers of Creatures Great and Small by Ted Andrews
Compassion Fatigue in the Animal-Care Community by Dr. Charles Figley and Robert Roop
Bridging the Bond: The Cultural Construction of the Shelter Pet by Tami L. Harbolt
When Elephants Weep: The Emotional Life of Animals by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
Dogs Never Lie About Love by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
Kindred Spirits: How the Remarkable Bond Between Humans and Animals Can Change the Way We Live by Allen Schoen, D.V.M.
Circles of Compassion by Elaine Sichel
The Compassion of Animals by Kristin Von Kreisler