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Article Out Loud – Responding to the Call – The Cost of Caring for Others

By MARY SCHOENFELDT, An Article Out Loud from the Domestic Preparedness, September 13, 2023.

There is a cost to caring for others, but it does not need to be a lifelong debt that continues to overwhelm the people who stepped up and those around them. The cost can be manageable with the right plan of support and the willingness to explore coping options.

Narrated by Madison Leeves.

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Mary Schoenfeldt

Mary Schoenfeldt, Ph.D., is an experienced emergency management professional who understands disaster trauma both professionally and personally. She was duty officer for a large partner city the morning of one of the most catastrophic disasters in Washington State, and she was assigned the role of developing and coordinating disaster stress management services for the emergency operations center (EOC) staff. She has helped develop programs and has responded within EOCs to provide services. She is currently working with several states around the United States as they develop emergency management peer support programs. She is the board president of Green Cross Academy of Traumatology and has responded to countless disasters. She specializes in community and school crises and has a passion for disaster psychology. She is a faculty member of FEMA Emergency Management Institute, an adjunct faculty at Pierce College, and a subject matter expert for the U.S. Department of Education. She also serves clients through her consulting business. She can be reached at yoursafeplace@msn.com.

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