Close your eyes, take a deep breath, and let go of all that pressure you’re putting on yourself to create a perfect environment as a foster, as a rescuer, as a human with an animal you love! Okay, whew, we all needed that! Especially for this week’s episode where Katya and Jenny get vulnerable about the strenuous emotions surrounding animal welfare and animal activism.

From Katya acknowledging how weighed down she can get by negative thoughts (and normalizing that no one is above being affected by it) to Jenny sharing how imposter syndrome shows up in the world of animal rescue, these ladies waste no time getting real and raw in this conversation. There is the recounting of a harrowing New Year’s Day mishap. There is the reality of a match not working out when it comes to fostering dogs and how we can recover from admitting when a dog is not forever pet for us.

Jenny and Katya dig into topics like how to confidently show up in rescue even after you fail, how not trusting yourself or your animal feels and affects them (and you,) the immense difficulty in having to say “no” to saving lives, and how social media can impact the progress of animal welfare for better and for worse. If you’ve ever found yourself asking, “Why am I doing this?” as it pertains to loving or helping animals, you're not alone. The two women are here for you...and this episode is dedicated to you.

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