Ep # 220 Purpose and Passion
Rekindling: Compassion Fatigue Solutions for Animal Workers
Release Date: 05/18/2023
Ep# 268 Mindset & CBT
Rekindling: Compassion Fatigue Solutions for Animal Workers
Understanding the interconnectedness of your thoughts, feelings and behavior is the key to self-awareness and empowerment. We all just want others to behave differently so we can feel better. That's the long way.
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Ep#267 Different Brains: A Conversation with Nicole Clausen CSSGB, CCFP
Rekindling: Compassion Fatigue Solutions for Animal Workers
Neurodiversity describes the idea that people experience and interact with the world around them in many different ways; there is no one "right" way of thinking, learning, and behaving, and differences are not viewed as deficits. (Harvard Health Publishing) Understanding that not everyone's brain works the same is the crux of this interview I have with Nicole Clausen, founder of Veterinary Care Logistics, an inventory management company. You can find out more about Nicole's company, Veterinary Care Logistics at: Book recommendations by Nicole: Here are my 3(ish) book recs: (extra one...
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Ep# 266 "Just" A Mouse
Rekindling: Compassion Fatigue Solutions for Animal Workers
Euthanizing animals brings up a plethora of emotions including compassion, guilt and doubt. What your relationship is with the animal also tends to dictate what emotional path you may go down. Pet owner, veterinary professional and animal welfare personnel may all feel a different level or attachment or detachment. But what about lab animal professionals? These folks work with research animals to find cures, therapies, discoveries and innovations that extend lives to humans and animals. So how do the folks that dedicate their lives to lab animal research cope with the levels of euthanasia they...
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Ep# 265 Professionals Don't Cry...Or Do They?
Rekindling: Compassion Fatigue Solutions for Animal Workers
This week I'm sharing two of my favorite readings. One's that speaks to why as an animal professional you need to make space for grief. This is from Dr. Rachel Remen's "Kitchen Table Wisdom" book and this chapter is aptly named "Professionals Don't Cry". Also in the episode I read from John Roedel's "Remedy", poem #37. Registration is currently open for my 6-month online group for women veterinarians, Living A Life You Love. This group runs April-September and you can get all the info Registration closes on March 29, 2024 at 11:59pm ET.
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Ep# 264 Should You Try Meds?
Rekindling: Compassion Fatigue Solutions for Animal Workers
I recently received an email asking me to do a podcast about how to decide whether or not to take meds for mental health issues. So I put my thoughts together in addition to a client testimonial of one of my 1:1 clients who did try meds and what their experience was.
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Ep# 263 4 Years Later: Reflections on the Pandemic
Rekindling: Compassion Fatigue Solutions for Animal Workers
4 years ago this week, the work came to a halt as COVID-19 spread across the globe creating havoc, chaos and a tremendous loss. As someone who cares for animals, you stepped up in such a profound way to figure out how to continue to provide care for animals. It's time to stop and reflect on what we learned and also what we've forgotten as we've resumed our lives post-pandemic.
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Ep # 262 Your Money Mindset
Rekindling: Compassion Fatigue Solutions for Animal Workers
What you think about money is the basis for your relationship with money. Most people who don't have the financial results that they want can usually trace it back to a limiting belief they have about money based on how they were raised around money and what society has told them about what they can earn, save and/or spend. This episode will help you uncover what your current thinking about money is and how you can change it. I mention Dr. Grace Kim from Richer Life DVM, here is her contact info.
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Ep# 261 Rocks, Pebbles and Sand
Rekindling: Compassion Fatigue Solutions for Animal Workers
Life can get crazy busy and the things that matter the most can inadvertently get lost. This week I want to share with you an exercise that can help you reassess, redecide and recommit to what matters most and also what matters least (as well as all the stuff in between!).
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Ep# 260 Patience
Rekindling: Compassion Fatigue Solutions for Animal Workers
As a New Yorker, we're not known for our patience and I'm not exception. I work hard on this and had an experience recently that allowed me to see how far I've come. I think patience can best be described by this quote, "Patience is the calm acceptance that things can happen in a different order than the one you have in your mind."
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Ep # 259 The Power of Inquiry with Dr. Stef Skupin
Rekindling: Compassion Fatigue Solutions for Animal Workers
We all have tons of thoughts and beliefs that we just take as true, never stopping to question any of them. And these same thoughts and beliefs are the cause of a tremendous amount of suffering. Most include the word "should". They should, we should, I should and you should. Rarely does "shoulding" feel good or lead to connection. Inquiry is a practice of self-realization whereby we explore what is at the root of our suffering, our mind. When we are willing to look at, question and see the results of our thinking, we can find an end to our suffering. This is freedom. You can find...
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I'll explore all of these things and more in this episode!
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