Research shows that when healthcare professionals show real emotion, it helps patients and families cope.
Small signs of emotion, like a softened voice or tears in your eyes, can make the unbearable just a little more bearable.
Doctors and nurses witness trauma, absorb distress, and carry the emotional and ethical weight of every shift.
Social workers, psychologists and counsellors all require professional supervision as part of safe practice.
So why not the people caring for patients in their most vulnerable moments?