Burnt Out

Nadine Wathen, PhD (nadinewathen.ca; @NadineWathen) is Full Professor at The University of Western Ontario, a Research Scholar at Western’s Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women and Children (www.learningtoendabuse.ca), and a Member of the College of the Royal Society of Canada. Her research examines the health and social service sector response to violence against women and children, interventions to reduce health inequities, and the science of knowledge mobilization, with a focus on partnerships to enhance the use of research in policy and practice. The Burnt Out Experience Nadine admits that she isn't sure whether she's actually burnt out in her life or not, but as a teen, undergrad student, and elsewhere, Nadine experienced a lack of alignment with her values when she was learning, researching, or working in certain areas.  She calls it a "slippage."  It was fairly exhausting to not be aligned.  Nadine also experiences compassion fatigue in her line of work. While she isn't specifi