133. Liz Ford, KPA-CTP, CPDT-KA, LFDM

Pet professionals, by and large, are giving people. We pour ourselves out in service to animals and their owners, often to the point of forgetting to take care of ourselves (or only giving ourselves enough care that we can keep helping others). All too often, this leads to exhaustion and burnout.
My guest today wants pet professionals to know that you are worthy of having a good life. Liz Ford has learned in her years of shelter work and dog training that sometimes it’s all right to fill your cup just for yourself, and not simply so you can keep serving others. She joined me today for a thought-provoking conversation about learning more, doing better, and not allowing yourself to be blinded by negativity bias.
Links worth clicking:

• Best Friends Dog Academy (www.bestfriend...)

• Liz's Facebook profile (www.facebook.c...)

• The breathwork episode of Unleashed (at work & home) Liz mentioned (colleenpelar.c...)

• Breath, by James Nestor (amzn.to/4hLaxu6) I found this book fascinating. For the first time, I understand why people have more breathing issues than most animals.

• Feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, or stressed? Take the burnout assessment (colleenpelar.c...) to find your level of risk and start your recovery journey.

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