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The Antidote to Compassion Fatigue

Depression, burnout, and compassion fatigue are all too common concepts in veterinary medicine.

Depression is one of the most common mental health disorders in the United States and is strikingly prevalent in the veterinary community.

As a veterinary technician, you’ve been given the rare gift of being able to aid in the healing of others.

Have you ever felt that you were in a rut?

When you believe that the circumstances in your life cause your feelings, you are left feeling powerless.

Home is a feeling.

Boundaries are how we protect ourselves from emotional harm.

Ever since I was a little girl, I have been surrounded by animals.

There’s an ancient parable about how hunters used to trap monkeys.

Nurses eat their young.

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