HeatherThis episode really kicked me in the feels and then left me with a lot to think about.
I worked in animal care as a pet sitter and a vet tech and I'm familiar with compassion fatigue. My first job out of school was at an animal shelter and I walked into a situation where all the veterinary staff was totally burnt out and in the process of quitting. I looked at the outgoing lead tech and knew that would be me in a couple of years if I stayed. But I loved that job. But it really did take as much as you were willing to give it, and then some. A move to New Zealand the following year removed that conundrum for me.
I wonder if this is why I never got a pet while I was in the pet care industry.
I wonder how compassion fatigue interacts with autistic burnout.
I wonder if there's parallels to be made with the kind of burn out parents experience when they don't get the support they need.
Link is to a podcast called Proxy, an episode called "Jane doesn't like her dogs"
CW for the episode: animal death and suicidal ideation (brief mention)
#Podcast #CompassionFatigue #Veterinary #Healthcare #CaringProfessions
Jane Doesn't Like Her Dogs - Proxy with Yowei Shaw | iHeart
<p>The case of the dog trainer who loves her dogs, but doesn't feel close to them anymore. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Please note: </strong>This story contains brief mention of suicidal ideation. If you or someone you know may be considering suicide, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing 9-8-8, or the Crisis Text Line by texting HOME to 741741.</p><p><br></p><p><em>Funding for this story was provided by the University of California, Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center, as part of its “Spreading Love Through the Media” initiative, supported by the John Templeton Foundation.</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>From the episode: </strong></p><p>— Jen Blough, LPC — therapist, compassion fatigue educator, and author of <a href='https://www.animalwelfarewellness.com/books'><strong><em>To Save a Starfish: A Compassion Fatigue Workbook for the Animal Welfare Warrior</em></strong></a> <em>— </em>learn about her compassion fatigue certification program and more: <a href='https://www.animalwelfarewellness.com/'><strong>www.animalwelfarewellness.com</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Resources on compassion fatigue, pet caregiving, and pet loss:</strong></p><p>—<a href='https://www.aspcapro.org/resource/compassion-fatigue-resilience-resources-animal-shelter-staff-volunteer-wellness'><strong>Compassion fatigue resources from ASPCA</strong></a>pro</p><p>—<a href='https://proqol.org/proqol-1'><strong>Professional Quality of Life Scale (ProQOl)</strong></a> — a free self-assessment tool for compassion satisfaction, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress</p><p>—<a href='https://www.insightfulanimals.com/pet-caregiver-burden?utm_source=chatgpt.com'><strong>Pet caregiver burden resources</strong></a> from Insight Animal Behavior Services</p><p>—<a href='https://www.vet.cornell.edu/impact/community-impact/pet-loss-resources-and-support?utm_source=chatgpt.com'><strong>Cornell Pet Loss Support Hotline</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>New to Proxy?</strong></p><p>— Try <a href='https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_9862_a0685e99-f271-4ecf-b840-5df22ed6a746&uf=https%3A%2F%2Ffeed.proxypodcast.com%2F'><strong><em>Bisexual Wife Guy</em></strong></a> — one of the clearest examples of what this show does</p><p>— Or <a href='https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_9862_c2eff0f1-e652-47c7-80df-0d336607630e&uf=https%3A%2F%2Ffeed.proxypodcast.com%2F'><strong><em>Brian Can't Stop Fact-Checking His Mother-In-Law</em></strong></a> — when love, duty, and resentment get tangled up</p><p><br></p><p>For episode liner notes, show gossip, and dispatches from the emotions beat, get <strong>File Under Feelings</strong>, our free newsletter, at <a href='https://proxyhq.org/'><strong>proxyhq.org</strong></a>.</p><p><br></p><p><a href='https://proxyhq.org/'><strong>Proxy</strong></a> is an independent show, supported mostly by listeners. Paid members get bonus episodes, ad-free listening, live Proxy hangs, and the satisfaction of keeping emotional investigative journalism alive 🍏</p><p><br></p><p>Follow us on Instagram — <a href='https://www.instagram.com/proxypodcast/'><strong>@proxypodcast</strong></a> <a href='https://www.instagram.com/yoweishaw/?hl=en'><strong>@yoweishaw</strong></a></p><p>Visit — <a href='https://www.proxypodcast.com/'><strong>proxypodcast.com</strong></a></p><p>Get in touch — <a href='mailto:[email protected]'><strong>[email protected]</strong></a></p>