Her unique training as a veterinary social worker provides a deep understanding of the challenges professionals face in the industry. Individual coaching and psychoeducational training are available on issues related to burnout, secondary traumatic stress, and compassion fatigue.
An online membership platform, that collaborates with individuals and organisations around the world to provide accessible learning opportunities that promote optimal care for animals, people and the planet. It provides international consultancy and free resources that help you take care and give care so that you can make the difference you want to see in the world.
Providing an avenue for people to reach out to talk and explore feelings which can cause distress, in confidence, anonymously, and without prejudice. It provides an safe space and opportunity of listening to you.
(FREE) Various resources for self-help, both for organizations and individuals., including self assessments, counseling support, self care tips and many others.
(FREE) For anyone who works in the veterinary clinical profession, this site provides the opportunity to be proactive in demonstrating the company’s emotional support for your staff, while also looking after their mental health.
(FREE) This is a pro-bono service, free 1-on-1 counseling, accessible to everyone in the animal welfare movement. Use the link and fill up the form.
A partnership between HIVE and YK-based mental health charity, Overcome.
HIVE - a channel for individuals and NGOs. This link is to their "well-being" channel where you can access useful links to maintain and improve your mental well-being.
Suicide Prevention Helpline - LifeLine International offerse access to quality suicide prevention support - you can find suicide prevention helplines in countries such as: Taiwan, China, Japan, Korea, Bangladesh, Malaysia.
Aftershock by Pattrice Jones.
Aftershock explores the culture of trauma that people have created through our violent exploitation of the Earth, other animals, and one another. As long as we continue to perpetrate such violations, we will never fully heal our own traumatic injuries. This book, therefore, is for survivors of all kinds of trauma, for therapists who treat trauma, and for anyone who hopes to reduce the amount of terror in the world. Pattrice offers real steps toward recognizing and c
Beyond Beliefs by Melanie Joy
Internationally recognized food psychology expert and longtime relationship coach Dr. Melanie Joy provides easy-to-understand, actionable advice so you can:
Learn the principles and tools for creating healthy relationships
Understand how to communicate about even the most challenging topics effectively
Recognize how the psychology of being vegan/vegetarian or of being a meat eater affects your relationships with others, and with yourself
The Lifelong Activist by Hillary Rettig
This book shows you how to live a happy and productive life that includes a strong progressive mission. Whether you’re an activist, organizer, artist, student, teacher, human services worker, volunteer, or simply a concerned citizen. It teaches activists how to avoid burnout by integrating activism consciously and joyfully into a well-balanced life. Its five sections--"Managing Your Mission"; "Managing Your Time"; "Managing Your Fears (a.k.a. Beating Proc
Recommended Reading: Trauma Stewardship - An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others
Trauma Stewardship: An Everyday Guide to Caring for Self While Caring for Others by Laura van Dernoot Lipsky
This book offers a deep and empathetic survey of the often-unrecognized toll taken on those working to make the world a better place. We may feel tired, cynical, or numb or like we can never do enough. These, and other symptoms, affect us individually and collectively, sapping the energy and effectiveness we so desperately need if we are to benefit humankind, other living things, and the
Founded by Dr Jessica Moore-Jones, the organization works with team members, in the veterinary sector, to build resilience, fulfilment and emotional intelligence amongst veterinary professionals.
The Mind Matters Initiative (MMI) aims to improve the mental health and wellbeing of those in the veterinary team, including students, veterinary nurses, veterinary surgeons and practice managers. MMI was launched in 2015 and is funded and run by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS), the regulatory body for veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses in the UK.