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The Q: What do you do to de-stress from the hectic nature of rescue work?
This is the 1st Q&U episode of season 3 and I have a little surprise for you… we have a co-host for the upcoming Q&U episodes in season 3!
If you’ve been listening for awhile, you’ll recognize today’s co-host, Britney Felix, as our storyteller from episode 23, and that one’s called, Saving a Muttley Crew, when she told us all about how her favorite rescue ended up needing a rescuer! You might also remember that she was getting ready to quit her job, sell her house, and take off in an RV, on an adventure around the U.S. with her hubby and their 2 rescue dogs. Well they finally hit the road and I’ve been following the progress from the beginning on Britany’s podcast, Living Unconventionally.
I thought her perspective would bring some fun new stories to the Q&U episodes and I think you’re going to agree once you dig into our conversation.
We’re also going to be mixing it up a little bit this season, and I have a few expert interviews scheduled for October in honor of Pit Bull awareness month, so those will be going out in place of the Q&U episodes… and I might be bringing more experts on in the future, so if you have any topic requests for future expert interviews, be sure to let me know.
So today Britany and I are talking all about compassion fatigue and how to destress in the hectic world of rescue. Have you ever been overwhelmed with stress or felt lost and hopeless, and maybe felt guilty when you realize you can’t save every animal that pops into your facebook feed? You might be suffering from compassion fatigue… and if you are it’s time to pamper yourself a little bit.
Big Thanks to everyone who participated and submitted answers. I love all of your answers! Hugs and kisses to you all.
Ok, so here we go, enjoy the show! Listen in now, hit play above or subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, or Google Play!
Resources Mentioned in the Show:
Check out Britany’s podcast Living Unconventionally to hear interviews with world travelers and follow Britany, her husband, and their 2 rescue dogs as they head out on an RV adventure!
Binge-Watch Something!
Amber said she’s a Netflix junkie, and apparently Britany and I are too! Britany recommends House of Cards and Breaking Bad. I recommend How I Met Your Mother and 3rd Rock from the Sun.
Comfort Food
Pantthetown says ice cream cake does the trick and Britany and I have some serious nostalgia surrounding ice cream… Britany’s a Dairy Queen girl and I have some fond memories of Carvel cakes. In July I gave up eggs and dairy, for anyone interested check out Ben & Jerry’s new non-dairy flavors. Deb Gleason also has this amazing vegan ice cream recipe in her 30-day meal plan.
Get Lost in a Great Story
Lisa said her favorite way to unwind is by reading and Britany and I highly recommend Twilight for anyone who hasn’t read it yet!
I checked my book history and I did actually listen to The Host, which Britany also recommended. I can 2nd that recommendation, it was intriguing!
Those book links are to Amazon, but don’t forget to use your Amazon Smile account to donate back to your favorite rescue!
I also thought that you, my fellow podcast listeners, might want to know about Overdrive, it’s an app that uses your local library card to borrow digital ebooks and audiobooks for FREE.
Zen Out
Darcy mentioned just sitting with her dogs and listening to them breathe and it reminded me of how much meditation works for me. I recommend Headspace for anyone interested in learning what it’s all about.
Get Help to Heal
Get help for your compassion fatigue at compassionfatigue.org. This resource is from the Compassion Fatigue Awareness Project.
P.S. I don’t record every response here… I only note it if I have links to share with you, to get all the responses we got on this topic from other listeners like you, make sure to listen to the podcast!
Credits:
Intro/outro music by Mark Hermann of Rock & Roll Zen & voiceover by Tim Paige of Tim the Paige
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