Ep. 41: Mindset, Meaning, and Why You Are Not Your Trauma Story with Melissa Lee Parent

About this episode

The episode discusses the impact of mindset on animal care and how trauma does not define one's identity.

Those of us who care for animals often experience suffering, cruelty, loss, and moral injury. Over time, those experiences can shape how we see the world, ourselves, and our future. On this episode, my guest Melissa Lee Parent and I discuss the role of mindset in animal care, welfare, and activism, and why your trauma doesn’t define who you are.

People in this episode

Host: Jen Blough

Guest: Melissa Lee Parent

Topics covered

• mindset
• animal care
• trauma
• welfare
• activism

Keywords

• mindset
• animal welfare
• trauma
• activism
• compassion fatigue

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