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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Gossip Well
Gossip Well
What if instead of talking negatively about someone (behind their back) we talked positively about them and made the most generous comments, assumptions and acknowledgment? Not only would that be so f

Animal Hospice and Palliative Care with Dr. Lynn Hendrix
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

Self-Care Plan for Challenging Situations
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

Resistance To 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

A Different Approach with LVT Kimberly Shaffer
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

Emotional Contagion
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