Month: July 2018

How to Move Beyond Anger and Frustration

Do you think of emotions like anger and fear as negative?
Do you beat up on yourself for getting mad and frustrated at work?
Do you feel stuck in a cycle of anger and frustration, venting to feel temporarily better but not able to sustain that improved emotional outlook?

I have struggled with being in the seemingly never ending cycle of anger and frustration as I faced the emotional burden of our profession. 

I would like to share a talk from Susan David, Ph.D. that speaks to the idea of emotional agility – the ability to experience and use the whole range of emotions we have access to without getting stuck in any particular emotional setting.

I found this discussion, encouraging and enlightening, as well as giving definable action steps that we can take to strengthen our relationship with our emotions.

I have shared it before, but am sharing it again as I find myself going back to it often. It is about 15 minutes long, but well worth your time.

Here is the link to the VIDEO:
2017 TEDWomen Conference: ‘The Gift and Power of Emotional Courage‘ – Susan David, Ph.D.
https://www.ted.com/talks/susan_david_the_gift_and_power_of_emotional_courage?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_content=talk&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare&utm_term=social-science

Once you have watched it, please let me know how it impacted you.

Embracing Your Grief

How can you embrace ALL the feelings that come from losing a beloved pet, and/or support a client moving through their grieving journey?

Is it possible to consider the experience of grief as a blessing? One that provides the incredible gift of expanding your ability to cope with everything that comes-up when moving through the pain of loss.

Check out the latest episode of the Q 24 hr, Your Daily Dose of Vet Med Success to understand how you can reframe your feelings surrounding journeying through the death and dying process.

Please feel free to reach out to me anytime if you want to explore these thoughts at pamela@healthyselfdvm.com.

And as always, you can set up a 1:1 call with me to discuss what you are wanting to create in your life at  https://calendly.com/healthyselfdvm!

A Resource for Compassion Fatigue

Today I wanted to share information about compassion fatigue that has been created by the Compassion Fatigue Awareness Project.  

They define compassion fatigue as – the situation where the caregiver is overwhelmed emotionally and physically by the act of caregiving that it can cause them to adopt destructive behaviors. –

I know that some of us will find this information extremely eye opening and comforting to know that there is a community out there with resources to help us find our way again.  I also know, that for some of us, we experience more burnout that compassion fatigue.

But I do believe that we all could stand to practice more self-care: more times when we disconnect from social media, when we say no, when we use our boundaries to keep us safe, and of course that mochachino in the morning.  

So have a look at their website and the resources they provide, I found it very helpful and so thought I would share it with you.  

Have a fantastic day!