We all want to live our best life but sometimes the voice in our head is busy telling us how we aren't good enough. You have to make a practice out of proving your brain wrong in what it tells you about yourself. In this episode I share with you a brain hack I created. I call it the "I Don't" List. It's a way to reflect on your past and instead of feeling inadequate about yourself, you can instead feel proud and see your accomplishments so much clearer.

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Ep# 138 The "I Don't" List

No wonder we are so confused and reluctant about self-care. The wellness industry has told us that it's about bath bombs and candles but it's not. Well it could be. I like to think much simpler than that. In this episode I'll teach you: -the connection of self-care and self-love -where self-care really begins -the 3 thoughts that are getting in your way and how to overcome them -my new favorite self-care mantra!

Ep#137 Where Self-Care Begins

Do we have a say in how we experience our life or is life just happening to us and we are at its mercy? Definitely the former. What life does is present you with neutral things that your brain then interprets as positive or negative. So your experience of your life is actually based on your brain's perspective! And perspective is not static. It's actually 100% within your control.

Ep#136 Perspective

Today I interview veterinarian, biology teacher and author Dr. Christine Hedrick about her new book "Into The Fold". It's a beautiful, heart-warming story about a group of women who have many differences but are bonded by that which they have in common, a desire to belong and feel supported. One of the characters works in a veterinary practice and is deciding on whether or not to apply to vet school. "Into The Fold" has a great story but also shows the joy and challenges of veterinary medicine. In this episode we talk about: -why she decided to write this book -what the title means -what she wanted to convey about vet med in it -how the characters spoke to her -how she has been personally affected by mental health issues How to get the book: A full list of retailers can be found on the book's Goodreads page: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57677288-into-the-fold?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=ywmcEfAGOA&rank=4 It can also be purchased from Christine's website: https://christinehedrick.com/ There's also a Facebook page for "Into The Fold" https://www.facebook.com/DrChristineHedrick

Ep #135 Into The Fold: Interview with Vet/Author Dr. Christine Hedrick

Many of the animal workers I meet feel overwhelmed. Veterinarians, vet techs, animal welfare workers all finding themselves with too much to do and what feels like not enough time to do it all. Overwhelm can derail us if we don't know how to solve for it. And learning how to work with overwhelm In this episode you'll learn: -Where overwhelm actually stems from -How it can cause you to get stuck in procrastination -How to solve for worries and overwhelm -How to reframe all the things you "have" to do

Ep#134 Overwhelm

Licensed Veterinary Technician, mom and Founder/President of Wildwood Farm Sanctuary, Shauna Sherick is making a difference. Having grown up visiting her grandparents farm where they raised animals for food, Shauna later took over that farm and created a safe haven for farmed animals just like those she grew up around. In this episode we talk about: -her journey from LVT to sanctuary founder -what the biggest challenges are in running a sanctuary -what she's learned about the importance of self-care and boundaries -why she is committed to being the voice for farmed animals and their plight Please visit Wildwood Farm Sanctuary and Preserve in person or online and consider donating to the care of the 100 animals that call Wildwood "home". https://wildwoodfarmsanctuary.org/

Ep #133 When Compassion Fuels Action: LVT and Sanctuary Founder Shauna Sherick

Just like making time to exercise, meditate and sleep, I believe we have to make time to feel our feelings. Compassion fatigue can be offset by making room for the vast array of feelings we feel when being in service of animals. In this episode I'll share with you how I'm doing this, how I'm attending to my emotional self-care. I invite you to listen and see what you can apply to your life. Feelings are meant to be felt. Here's the link to my Grief Time Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6z6MClhqXlgsjW8jfeAYcA

Ep#132 Making Time To Feel

You're a helper a healer and a caregiver to animals and maybe to people too. This is a challenging time for many animal workers. Vet med and animal welfare are extremely busy and extremely understaffed. This is a time to amp up your self-care. This is a time to ask yourself what you need in order to keep doing what you do. But helpers, healers and caregivers are often the worst at taking care of themselves. In this episode I'll share with you the 5 reasons why and what to do about each of them.

Ep# 131 Help For The Helpers

These are crazy times in the world and likely in your work too. Emotional whiplash is what happens when we go from one extreme emotional state to another. Like going from a euthanasia to a puppy wellness visit. But just because we can, doesn't always mean we should. This episode will have you thinking about how to better cope with situations like this and also perhaps prevent some of them.

Ep #130 MVP: Emotional Whiplash

Self-belief is simply believing in yourself and your worth. Unfortunately it's not that common. What's more common is wanting others to believe in us and be supportive of us. But we have it all backwards. What we need to create is belief from the inside.

Ep# 129 Self-Belief: Believing In You

This week on the podcast I'm getting real vulnerable and telling you what it's like to be me. Someone who is knee-deep in grief and loss over the sudden loss of my mom. Whether you have lost a human or an animal, this episode will likely help you realize that you are not alone. I reveal all my messy thoughts, some that even cause me great shame to admit, but I'm doing it anyway. I'm also talking about regret, guilt and feeling lost after someone pivotal in your life has died. If you'd like to join my bi-weekly email list, text REKINDLE to 66866.

Ep#128 Living With Loss

How does the Hero's Journey relate to personal development and transformation? Essentially the Hero's Journey is the psychological undercurrent of humans. We all share this process as we strive for transformation in our lives. Regardless whether that transformation is a new job, a new degree or a new relationship, the Hero's Journey is at play. It's a roadmap for self-development and I love it so much. Hope you do too! My website: www.rekindlesolutions.com

Ep #127 Your Hero's Journey To Personal Transformation

I did intend to record this episode but I was so inspired by Simone Biles' actions this week in Tokyo at the Olympics. She withdrew herself from several events due to her mental health. She was quoted in saying her "psychological state put her in significant physical risk". I think we can all learn a lot from her courage, bravery and vulnerability to honor herself on one of the sports world's largest stages, the Olympics. Go Simone!

Ep#126 Honoring Thy Self

Compassion fatigue and grief go hand in hand. I didn't always realize this but I do now. Working with animals exposes you to grief all of the time. Grief is the natural response to loss. When we work with animals we may lose them due to death, euthanasia, adoption, animal transfer or job change. In this episode I'm going to share with you some of the different types of grief that you can experience as well as share my own personal journey with grief.

Ep# 125 Types of Grief

Women have a love/hate relationship with self-care. They want to love it but they hate that it feels so unattainable and like another thing on their to-do list that they are failing at. In this episode I explore how the socialization of women has affected the way we feel and think about self-care and how to move beyond the outdated misogynistic playbook we've all been handed. It's time to re-write the book for ourselves ladies. Worksheet is at www.rekindlesolutions.com/fsc

Ep#124 Self-Care Is A Feminist Issue

If you work with animals in veterinary medicine or animal welfare and sometimes feel the effects of compassion fatigue then this podcast is for YOU! Your host, Julie Squires, Certified Compassion Fatigue Specialist and Life Coach is all about helping you feel better by teaching you the tools you need to balance your work and your life and to have exceptional mental and emotional health so you can continue to help animals and make a difference in their lives.

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