Ep# 236 Questions To Ask When You're Down
Rekindling: Compassion Fatigue Solutions for Animal Workers
Release Date: 09/07/2023
Ep# 332 Boundaries Aren't Rejection, They're Love
Rekindling: Compassion Fatigue Solutions for Animal Workers
Boundaries aren’t rejection, and they’re not selfish. They are acts of love. Love for yourself, love for others, and love for the work you care so deeply about. If you’ve been feeling stretched thin, resentful, or guilty for needing space, this episode is your permission slip to reclaim your peace. Because staying connected doesn’t mean losing yourself and honoring your needs is never a failure.
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Ep# 331 Take 5 (Minutes) For Your Nervous System
Rekindling: Compassion Fatigue Solutions for Animal Workers
You give so much to others. Being dysregulated is part of the experience of living. Things will trigger your stress response over and over and you will need to know how to get yourself back to regulation. Join me today in doing exactly that!
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Ep# 330 The Anti To-Do List
Rekindling: Compassion Fatigue Solutions for Animal Workers
You already know what’s on your to-do list (too much!) but what about your anti-to-do list? In this epidsode we’ll pause, breathe, and make space for what you don’t need to carry today. Because rest, boundaries, and worthiness don’t need to be earned. You’re already enough.
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Ep# 329 My Interview With Grief
Rekindling: Compassion Fatigue Solutions for Animal Workers
I asked ChapGPT to interview me about my grief journey, how I help others move through grief and my new course, . It was a great conversation even if it was a conversation just with myself! I hope you find something in here that speaks to you. Grief is universal. We all experience it. This new course I created is an opportunity to work through places you may be stuck with your own grief and to have the ability to see that you are not alone, even though I know it feels like you are. The world may've moved on but we grievers are working on how to integrate our loss and keep...
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Ep# 328 Summer Series: The Joy Prescription
Rekindling: Compassion Fatigue Solutions for Animal Workers
Joy is medicine and you need to take your dose regularly. Check out this episode to find ways to experience micro moments of joy to help recalibrate you as an animal worker.
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Ep# 327 Summer Series: The Power of "Good Enough"
Rekindling: Compassion Fatigue Solutions for Animal Workers
Everything doesn't need excellence or perfection. Sometimes (many times) "good enough" is good enough. And it might just be the most radical thing you can do, to allow good enough to be good enough.
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Ep# 326 Summer Series: You Don't Have To Save Everyone
Rekindling: Compassion Fatigue Solutions for Animal Workers
In this episode, we're going to explore the emotional weight of trying to carry it all. When you care deeply, it’s easy to feel responsible for fixing everything and everyone — but that pressure is unsustainable. This short pep talk reminds you that your worth isn’t tied to how much you sacrifice. Letting go of what isn’t yours to hold isn’t giving up , it’s wisdom. You don’t have to save the world to make a difference. Just keep showing up as incredible you.
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Ep# 325 Summer Series: You're Doing Much Better Than You Think
Rekindling: Compassion Fatigue Solutions for Animal Workers
I'm kicking off something new and special for the summer. Quick, 5-minute (give or take) pep talks to lift you up when you're feeling down, exhausted or like there's just not enough of you to go around. Caring for animals is big work that comes with big emotions. Let these summer episodes remind you of both the magic of summer and the beauty of who you are. I'm kicking off the series with this important message, you're doing much better than you think.
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Ep# 324 When Your Cup Is Full, Not In a Good Way
Rekindling: Compassion Fatigue Solutions for Animal Workers
Think of your nervous system like a cup that holds everything you’re managing such as stress, emotions, grief, responsibilities. When your cup has space, you're within your window of tolerance, meaning you can handle challenges with presence and flexibility. But when too much gets added and the cup overflows, you may feel anxious, overwhelmed, or shut down. The goal isn’t to keep the cup empty, but to recognize when it’s full and refill yourself with care, support, and regulation.
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Ep# 323 Solutions for Burnout in Vet Techs/Nurses with Angela Chapman DipAVN VTS
Rekindling: Compassion Fatigue Solutions for Animal Workers
In this episode, I talk with VTS veterinary nurse and graduate researcher, Angela Chapman about her study that dives into the root causes of burnout in veterinary nurses and technicians and why fixing it takes more than just good intentions. Backed by insights from 40 experts, we explore practical, high-impact solutions that clinics can actually implement to create lasting change. Mentioned in this episode: -The Delphi study paper we talked about (If you're a just get me to the good stuff kind of person, here's the Solution's table -The preliminary survey of vet techs/nurses Part 1 and...
info_outlineWhen you're feeling down about something you can get lost in a way of seeing things that offers you no relief. These automatic thoughts will keep you stuck unless you engage with them and start a two-way conversation. Your brain CANNOT have the last say!
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Here are the 11 questions:
1.Have I already decided on this issue?
2.What meaning have I attached to the situation? Is that true? What else could it mean? What emotions might be clouding my reaction? What is happening without my story about what’s happening?
3.What is the behavior you wish you’d effortlessly demonstrate in this situation?
4.How is solving your problem different from responding to it?
5.Are you giving yourself credit for trying?
6.What do you know you need to do?
7.How can I enjoy this in a way that represents an improvement for me?
8.Is this worth it?
9.Am I telling myself the whole truth? What perspectives have I left out?
10.If you say yes to this, what are you saying no to?
11.What needs to change so that I look forward to doing what needs to be done?