The Burden of Self-Care
Organizations and employers talk about self-care these days. They emphasize the importance of engaging in this practice to help prevent burnout. That’s all well and good, but too often telling people to engage in “self-care” is just putting a bandaid over a psychological wound that won’t heal with bubble baths and wine alone.
Moral Injury
I don’t think that burnout adequately describes the feeling many people are experiencing. Instead, I prefer the term ‘moral injury.’