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|Articles|December 23, 2010

Self-care pact

Pledge to take better care of yourself by signing this personal support plan.

Finding time to take a daily mental break isn't always easy, but it's absolutely necessary. Putting your emotions on the backburner is a sure-fire way to suffer from compassion fatigue. To avoid emotional burnout set some self-care resolutions and find a friend or co-worker to support-or join-you. Then sign this self-care pact to hold yourselves accountable.


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