Feeling kind-of down today and a lot on my mind. I've read some about compassion fatigue and shelter burnout. I've worked with animals in some form or another for numerous years either as a vet tech, animal shelter director, TNR, etc. I left the shelter this time last year. I couldn't handle the euthanasia anymore. We were down to as close to a no kill shelter (4 euths in 6 months) as you could get without being no kill. Then they brought someone else in to "generate money" I left.
I spend a great deal of time feeling like I can never do enough for the cats in my colonies. I'm not sure if I need to find another hobby in my life to balance out things or if it's completely normal feeling this way. Just wondering what you guys do to reach a happy balance of things in your life?
Love,
Kris
I spend a great deal of time feeling like I can never do enough for the cats in my colonies. I'm not sure if I need to find another hobby in my life to balance out things or if it's completely normal feeling this way. Just wondering what you guys do to reach a happy balance of things in your life?
Love,
Kris