"Compassion Fatigue is a state experienced by those helping people or animals in distress; it is an extreme state of tension and preoccupation with the suffering of those being helped to the degree that it can create a secondary traumatic stress for the helper."
~Dr. Charles Figley~ 

Join AVN and special guest speaker Julie Squiires as we bring awareness to Compassion Fatigue and how to deal with it. 

Julie Squires is a Certified Compassion Fatigue Specialist who brings a unique perspective and approach to support the sustained energy and passion of those exposed to the highly stressful and traumatic environment of animal advocacy and welfare, veterinary medicine and animal rescue . She does this in a very distinct way, by empowering them to help themselves through easy-to- implement yet powerful, practices and insights.

Julie has over twenty-five years of experience within the veterinary industry leading organizations, developing and executing training, workshops and 1:1 coaching. She is a Certified Compassion Fatigue Specialist through the Traumatology Institute and Julie’s clients also gain from her training and experience as a Certified Life Coach. Her company, Rekindle LLC, offers on-site seminars, workshops, online courses and private coaching and is the result of the need Julie saw to help those that work with and for animals maintain their wellbeing and mental health.

Julie lives in New York’s Hudson Valley with her husband John, pugs Ernie & Mabel and Gregg & Duane, their two cats. Julie is also a seasonal tour guide at Catskill Animal Sanctuary, a 148-acre refuge in the Hudson Valley for eleven species of farmed animals rescued from cruelty, neglect, and abandonment.

Her website: http://rekindlesolutions.com/