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Compassion Fatigue 101 FAQs

Recently I was interviewed by RadioMD about compassion fatigue and animal welfare workers. The inter...

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Learning To Surf: Resiliency and Compassion Fatigue

This week the Diane Rehm Show aired a terrific program called The Science of Resilience and How It C...

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We All Need Shelter: an Interview with Photographer Jesse Freidin

Photographer Jesse Freidin has been winning awards for years with his gorgeous black and white portr...

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7 Easy, Affordable, Fun Ways To Increase Self-Care

Some days I don’t know where the time goes. Before I even look up from work, I realize it’s time to ...

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“Self-Care is Not a One-Time Activity” an Interview with Enid Traisman

Earlier this year I came across an article about compassion fatigue that introduced me to the fabulo...

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Self-Care Is Not Optional: How Burnout Ended My Career at the Shelter

Originally posted on Notes From a Dog Walker on September 7, 2013

Four years ago on my birthday I g...

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There is no POOF! Only Practice

 

Committing to changing the world and changing how you take care of yourself is not easy work. 
The...

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A Simple Self-Care Primer

If you roll your eyes at the idea of self-care, I get it.

Self-care has turned into a billion-dolla...

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Depression and Suicide In Animal Care Professions: What Can We Do?

[Update: In the years since I first wrote this blog, so many wonderful veterinarians, vet techs, she...

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