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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A Very Special Interview w/ Derek Walter
A Very Special Interview w/ Derek Walter
Animals have a way of taking us places in life we never expected. That's exactly what happened to my guest Derek Walter when a "micro pig" entered his life and soon became a 650 lb. pig with the intelligence of a small child.
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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

Compassion Satisfaction
Compassion Satisfaction
The opposite of compassion fatigue is compassion satisfaction and we don't talk about it enough. It's an antidote to compassion fatigue in a sense. Compassion satisfaction is what lights us up about o

Victim Mentality
Victim Mentality
When we blame others for our negative emotions, we embody victim mentality and essentially abdicate all of our power to the other person(s). But here's where we go wrong, believing someone else's word

Getting Real About Mental Health With Dr. Bethany Sabatino, DVM, DACVIM
Getting Real About Mental Health With Dr. Bethany Sabatino, DVM, DACVIM
What if we talked about mental health issues like we do the common cold? What if we weren't afraid to be open, honest and share these parts of ourselves with each other without shame? If we ever want



