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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Episode 216
Emotional Labor
Episode 216
feelings
feminism
challenges

Emotional Labor

Emotional labor refers to employees having to suppress or discount their feelings at work in order to appease others. This may be around veterinary clients, someone surrendering a pet at your shelter, or even in a corporate setting where rules or guidelines have been put into place about what is acceptable and not acceptable despite how the other person may be behaving.
Episode 215
The 5-Second Funeral
Episode 215
feelings
grief & emotions
expectations

The 5-Second Funeral

I'm not talking about an "actual" funeral in this episode. I'm talking what you can do when things don't go how you want. Give yourself a 5-Second Funeral, let it go and move on.
Episode 214
Your Inner Wisdom
Episode 214
burnout
boundaries
compassion fatigue
life lessons
self-care

Your Inner Wisdom

Do you know when you've reached your limit before you've gone too far? Do you have to get to burnout before recognizing you need to change things? Do you find yourself abandoning your own needs because you don't want to feel guilty for "letting others down"?
Episode 213
BIG Emotions
Episode 213
Feelings

BIG Emotions

Clearly you are someone who is here to make their mark on this world. You do big work. You save or improve lives. You help provide a good death. That’s BIG work my friend.  BIG work comes with BIG emo
Episode 212
The Myth About Self-Confidence
Episode 212
confidence

The Myth About Self-Confidence

So many people are trying to create new results in their lives in an attempt to feel better about themselves. But it doesn't work that way. We don't get self-confidence from the results we create. We
Episode 211
Burnout in Introverts
Episode 211
introverts

Burnout in Introverts

It's no coincidence that 60-80% of animal workers are introverts AND 60-80% of animal workers experience burnout. Now extroverts experience burnout too but I believe that as introverts we have to be v