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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Summer Series: Boundaries Aren't Rejection, They're Love
Summer Series: Boundaries Aren't Rejection, They're Love
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.
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Traumatic Stress Part 2: Interview with Dr. Hilal Dogan
Traumatic Stress Part 2: Interview with Dr. Hilal Dogan
So you've experienced trauma in your personal life or your work with animals or both, now what? In Part 2 of my interview with Dr. Hilal Dogan, we talk about how to process your own trauma, trauma cli

Traumatic Stress Part 1: Interview with Dr. Hilal Dogan
Traumatic Stress Part 1: Interview with Dr. Hilal Dogan
The things we experience and situations we bear witness to can have a lasting impact on us, especially as it relates to our work with animals. Traumatic stress is the result of being exposed to extrem

Making Decisions
Making Decisions
You likely fall into one of two categories: you make tons of decisions and have "decision fatigue" or you lament about all the decisions you have to make afraid you will make the "wrong" one. But what

Burnout In Veterinary Technicians
Burnout In Veterinary Technicians
In honor of National Veterinary Technician Week I'm talking about burnout in this episode. Specifically as it relates to vet techs. Check out my interview with Josh Vaisman of Flourish Veterinary Cons

Misanthropy
Misanthropy
Misanthropy is the hatred or distrust of humans. When we are exposed to situations where humans have harmed animals we can start to believe that "People Suck". Our brain then goes to work to constantl

Failing To Grow
Failing To Grow
We've been culturally conditioned to view failure of any kind as a bad thing. But what if it's actually essentially for our growth? We're either succeeding or learning, seeing things as a failure is t