The Hidden Cost of Caring: Understanding Emotional Labor and Burnout

The Hidden Cost of Caring: Understanding Emotional Labor and Burnout

When: June 24, 2027

Location: Live online

Host: Justice Clearinghouse

Delivery: online

Burnout isn’t always caused by caring too much. Often, it’s the emotional work you carry every day that quietly takes its toll. While compassion fatigue is frequently blamed for burnout and secondary trauma, emerging research suggests that emotional labor, the effort required to manage, suppress, and carry difficult emotions throughout the workday, may play an even greater role. This webinar explores the concept of emotional labor and how it contributes to burnout, secondary trauma, and the psychological “sprains,” “strains,” and, in more severe cases, “snaps” experienced by helping