In Part 2 of our conversation with Dr. Trisha Dowling, we dive into compassion and empathy within veterinary medicine including:

How compassion and empathy link to mindfulness
The difference between compassion and empathy
Why “compassion fatigue” is a misnomer, but empathy fatigue is real
Training compassion like a skill
Developing a personal mindfulness practice for yourself
Dr. Dowling’s impact round!

Thank you to Dr. Dowling for joining us on the show! If you'd like to get in touch with Trish directly you can find her through the WCVM website or directly by e-mail to:

Trisha.dowling@usask.ca

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- Jonathan Leicht, DVM and Michael Bugg, DVM

Compassion does NOT Fatigue - Part 2 with Dr. Trisha Dowling