Compassion Fatigue

A photo seen here that attributes a quote to Johnny Depp saying, "If you don't like seeing pictures of violence towards animals, you need to stop the violence, not the pictures," has been going around Facebook. I cannot tell you how much that angers me. The people complaining … [Read more...] about Compassion Fatigue and Stopping the Violence

I recently read this post over at Grief Healing. It is about that process so many of us go through as we anticipate the death of a beloved pet. A wonderful quote is linked from an article where a physician talks about our perceptions of death.  "The family may ask me to use my … [Read more...] about Anticipating Grief

So it's the holidays and you've been giving and giving and giving. Now all the charities seem to be out there asking for more and more and more. After all, people are supposed to be in the mood to give right? Of course everyone is busier. So are you. So are the people you … [Read more...] about Compassion Fatigue and the Holidays

A few months ago, I talked  a little about the emotions from an energetic perspective. This week, I'd like to address one of the more difficult emotions and that's that of grief. Have you ever noticed that grief is, in many ways, the most frightening emotion to give ourselves … [Read more...] about Energetics of Grief