A companion piece to When “I’m Fine” Becomes Survival Mode. Here, Dr. Alejandro Chaoul shares breathing techniques, daily resets, and Q&A takeaways from his Wellness Connection session with MasterWord CEO Ludmila Golovine, all aimed at helping language professionals manage stress at work and avoid slipping back into survival mode.
At our latest Wellness Connection session, Dr. Alejandro Chaoul joined MasterWord CEO Ludmila Golovine to talk about the signs of survival mode, the difference between stress and burnout, and why secondary trauma is a real occupational hazard for translators and interpreters.
As healthcare interpreters, we are guided by ethics and standards of practice, and we always stay on the tracks. But within those guidelines, we must frequently make decisions about how to manage situations that occur. We can lean a little to the left, or to the right, or stand firmly in the middle of the […]
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