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The Dark Side of Empathy: When Too Much Turns Into None

“I had never been told that empathy is a finite resource. You can run out. As a normal, psychologica...

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12 Books To Read When Your Brain Hurts

If you love to read, but have trouble doing it because you’re so stressed out, I feel your pain.

Re...

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7 Ways We Can Support Mental Health in the Animal Welfare Community

“Look how involved we all are just under the surface, and let’s try to help each other.” 

– Jennife...

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I Notice How Awesome You Are!

It's Thanksgiving time in the States which means everyone is talking about gratitude.

I have many tho...

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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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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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