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How helping others through a crisis can lead to experiencing secondary trauma

Secondary Trauma: Recognizing and Managing Symptoms Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS) is the emotional duress that results when an individual hears about the firsthand trauma experiences of another.  It’s trauma that is indirectly experienced by hearing details or witnessing the aftermath of a traumatic event experienced by another person. The act of listening to someone’s story… Continue Reading How helping others through a crisis can lead to experiencing secondary trauma