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Burnout is rife, yet most of us don't realise that trauma underlies much of it. In this powerful and wise talk, Dr Hallam talks about burnout and trauma on the front lines of healthcare and war. She shares her lesson for humanity: to heal the world we need to heal ourselves and Compassion is the sacred medicine at the heart of all our therapeutic modalities.

video animation by Renato Foder, loaderor@gmail.com Dr Rola is a multi-award-winning physician, humanitarian, campaigner, speaker, social entrepreneur and coach. She's the first Syrian TED Fellow and the founder of CanDo - a humanitarian organisation supporting frontline health and aid workers. She has helped build 7 hospitals in Syria, including the first-ever crowdfunded hospital, altogether serving over 4 million people. As a global advocate for health in conflict, her work has been featured in most media from the New York Times to The Daily Show including two BBC documentaries. Her online talks have been seen over 11 million times. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx