Category: Social Justice

Vicarious Trauma & Empathic Overwhelm

Posted on 10/10/10 in Compassion, IFS Therapy, Social Justice, Trauma, No Comments

This article considers vicarious trauma in realtion to empathic parts. It discusses the limits of empathy, introduces the term “empathic overwhelm” which is to a degree synonymous with burnout and compassion fatigue, and invites those working in human services to foster compassion and compassionate connection as the healing response.

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Monogenderism & Self Oppression

Posted on 10/10/10 in Activism, Firefighters, IFS Blog, Social Justice, No Comments

Monogenderism refers to the pervasive and oppressive belief that an individual has only one gender – as opposed to many parts with different genders. This belief limits our awareness and supports transphobic violence. This article argues that transphobia is a form of reaction formation related to the disowned gender variant parts in the personality system.

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