Rekindling with Julie Squires:

Compassion Fatigue Solutions for Animal Workers

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Episode 176
Animal Hospice and Palliative Care with Dr. Lynn Hendrix
Episode 176
death
grief & emotions

Animal Hospice and Palliative Care with Dr. Lynn Hendrix

Today my guest is Dr. Lynn Hendrix, Certified Animal Hospice and Palliative Care Veterinarian, VIN Hospice/Palliative Medicine/End of Life Care Consultant, President and Co-Founder of the WVPMO and Au
Episode 175
Self-Care Plan for Challenging Situations
Episode 175
self-care

Self-Care Plan for Challenging Situations

Taking care of yourself can't be an afterthought but it requires two things: attention and intention. Attention to what is going to be or could be challenging and what you're going to do about it (int
Episode 174
Resistance To Change
Episode 174
change

Resistance To Change

Louise Hay is arguably one of the first self-help teachers dating back to the 1970's. This week I was scrolling through her bestselling book "You Can Heal Your Life" when I stumbled on a chapter entit
Episode 173
A Different Approach with LVT Kimberly Shaffer
Episode 173
veterinary technicians

A Different Approach with LVT Kimberly Shaffer

In this episode I interview LVT Kimberly Shaffer. Kimberly has 20 years of experience working in vet med and we riff on all of it!  -How low-stress handling isn't just a benefit for the patient but al
Episode 172
Emotional Contagion
Episode 172
Feelings

Emotional Contagion

Our emotions and behaviors can affect each other positively or negatively. We call this emotional contagion and it turns out that it's pretty normal to be affected by others mood, facial expressions a
Episode 171
Science+Art=Magic: Interview with Dr. Amanda Doran
Episode 171
creativity

Science+Art=Magic: Interview with Dr. Amanda Doran

Compassion fatigue is an imbalance. Too much secondary trauma and not enough opportunity or resources to offset it.  My guest in this episode is In Home Euthanasia veterinarian Dr. Amanda Doran. She h