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Ep# 338 Talking To Animals with Julie Smith

Rekindling: Compassion Fatigue Solutions for Animal Workers

This convo is so cool! Join me and Julie Smith, associate professor at Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo while we talk about talking to animals. Let's be clear, Julie (Smith) is the expert here, I'm just listening intently. Julie tells us how she went from a skeptic to full-on believer in communicating with her cats using Fluent Pet's buttons and how she's even using them with zoo animals. You don't want to miss this episode. Julie also graciously is sharing resources for all. - home of the buttons and all kinds of resources Promo codes for Fluent Pet: LOKITHEWONDERCAT 12%...

Ep# 337 Closing the Summer Series

Rekindling: Compassion Fatigue Solutions for Animal Workers

What a summer of pep talks! Today I close the summer circle with a calming reset, a story about tiny wins, three truths, and a short visualization. And a tease of what is to come.

Ep# 336 Real Resilience

Rekindling: Compassion Fatigue Solutions for Animal Workers

In this episode, we break down the myth of the “unbreakable caregiver” and explore what real resilience actually looks like. True strength isn’t about powering through or pretending you’re fine, it’s about allowing yourself to bend, rest, and reach for support when you need it. You don’t need to be superhuman to be resilient; you need space to be human.

Ep# 335 The Emotional Minefield of Personal Pet Struggles

Rekindling: Compassion Fatigue Solutions for Animal Workers

There is a unique emotional weight when you work to help animals everyday and then your own pet is facing a tough diagnosis. It’s a reminder that expertise doesn’t make you immune to grief, guilt, or overwhelm, and that you’re allowed to lean on others when the personal and professional collide. Above all, this is an invitation to give yourself the same compassion you give to others.

Ep# 334 The Stories We Carry

Rekindling: Compassion Fatigue Solutions for Animal Workers

We all have painful stories that we believe about ourselves. Today we explore how to gently question those stories that keep us stuck and begin to rewrite them with truth, compassion, and humanity. You deserve a story that helps you heal.

Ep # 333 Summer Series: Nature is Calling You

Rekindling: Compassion Fatigue Solutions for Animal Workers

After a week of giving so much to others, your nervous system might be crying out for a reset. In this episode, we explore how nature can be the medicine we often forget to reach for. From calming our stress hormones to restoring our sense of belonging, the natural world has a profound way of bringing us back to ourselves. Whether it’s a walk in the woods, tending a garden, or simply feeling the sun on your face, nature offers a quiet refuge where you don’t have to be anything but human. This is your gentle reminder: you’re not just here to care for others. You too need caring for. ...

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.

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!

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.

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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