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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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Color Yourself Sane

When was the last time you colored? You know, markers and all?
I got the idea to bust out the colorin...

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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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What Are You Practicing?

Psst, I have to tell you something: Even though I’m teaching people about reducing stress and increa...

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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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Why We Should All Take “Smoke” Breaks

Back when I used to smoke there was nothing that came between me and my cigarette breaks while I was...

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Feeling Phony? Maybe It's Imposter Syndrome

Over the past few weeks, I've been hanging out with a subtle, but nagging case of the Impostors. May...

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