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https://antiguanewsroom.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Picture-1.jpg620715By Dr. Oswald Thomas Therapists, counselors, pastors, psychologists, psychiatrists, wellness coaches, and psychotherapists, our emotional first responders during hurricanes and other disasters, often carry the unspoken weight of collective trauma. They absorb the pain stories of countless survivors while quietly suppressing their own. Yet, as research consistently shows, secondary traumatic stress and compassion fatigue can […]