Rekindling with Julie Squires:
Compassion Fatigue Solutions for Animal Workers
THE podcast for veterinary professionals and animal care workers who want to make a difference and improve animals’ lives without burning themselves out. Listen in and rekindle your spark!



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What's "Best" For Animals
What's "Best" For Animals
Animal workers are deeply passionate and can carry strong opinions about what’s “best” for animals. The problem is that judgment creeps in, hijacks your nervous system and narrows your options to choose empathy and compassion instead of judgement. \
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What's "Best" For Animals
What's "Best" For Animals
Animal workers are deeply passionate and can carry strong opinions about what’s “best” for animals. The problem is that judgment creeps in, hijacks your nervous system and narrows your options to choose empathy and compassion instead of judgement. \

How To Not Lose Yourself While Serving Others
How To Not Lose Yourself While Serving Others
You're a helper, caregiver, advocate for animals. But how do you do all of that and not lose yourself in the process?

Talking To Animals With Julie Smith
Talking To Animals With Julie Smith
Join me and Julie Smith, associate professor at Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo while we talk about talking to animals.

Closing The Summer Series
Closing The Summer Series
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.

Real Resilience
Real Resilience
In this episode, we break down the myth of the “unbreakable caregiver” and explore what real resilience actually looks like.

The Emotional Minefield of Personal Pet Struggles
The Emotional Minefield of Personal Pet Struggles
There is a unique emotional weight when you work to help animals everyday and then your own pet is facing a tough diagnosis.