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Compassion Fatigue and Veterinary Suicide Part 4: Financial Stress and Cyberbullying
The veterinary profession is a rewarding field, but it is definitely not without its dark side.
Compassion Fatigue and Veterinary Suicide Part 3: Mental Health Challenges
Without proper management and treatment, compassion fatigue can lead to not only thoughts of suicide, but with some like Dr. Sophia Yin, Dr. Shane Cote, and numerous others; suicide was the end result.
Compassion Fatigue and Veterinary Suicide Part 2: The James Herriot Effect
‘animals do not care what a veterinarian knows, as long as they know the veterinarian cares.’
Compassion Fatigue and Veterinary Suicide Part 1: A Tragic Reality of the Profession
Part 1: From the James Herriot Effect to a crisis. Veterinarians and their staff face increasing mental health challenges. I recently came across an article called Not One More Vet – The Tragic Reality of Veterinary Suicide by Dr. Alex Avery. I cried as I listened to his podcast on mental health issues in theContinue reading “Compassion Fatigue and Veterinary Suicide Part 1: A Tragic Reality of the Profession”
Compassion in Action
Silver Linings Sanctuary There is no doubt that the eyes are the window to the soul, and for animals, it is also their way to connect and communicate in the word around them. It is their own language where they have learned to convey love, sadness, pain, fear, shame, wants and needs. Understanding their eyes,Continue reading “Compassion in Action”
The power of newsletters for non-profits
In my last post, I discussed the pandemic and how it has affected small businesses and non-profits. Before giving up, I discussed how rebranding the business and notifying customers of the change may be able to the salvage the investment already made into the business and if the pandemic had a budgetary impact, the easiestContinue reading “The power of newsletters for non-profits”
4 ways to distribute newsletters & 4 key points not to miss
The recent pandemic has forced many small businesses to close their doors, which sadly has crushed the hopes and dreams of hard working men and women around the United States. No one could ever have imagined that our great country could be brought to its knees so fast. The struggles are real and far fromContinue reading “4 ways to distribute newsletters & 4 key points not to miss”
Introduction
Sports Afield columnist Gene Hill often wrote about his dog: ” He is my other eyes that can see above the clouds; my other ears that hear above the winds;…He has told me a thousand times over that I am his reason for being…He is loyalty itself…He has taught me the meaning of devotion…With him,Continue reading “Introduction”