This year I celebrate 33 years in nursing, 29 years as an emergency nurse, and my final 9 months of graduate school for nursing administration. The recent article by Dominguez-Gomez and Rutledge1 regarding the prevalence of secondary traumatic stress (STS) and compassion fatigue (CF) among emergency nurses was one I can empathize with, and I share a sincere interest in resolving these issues as a nurse leader. Emergency nurses give of themselves to the point of having nothing left to resolve their own emotional needs.