Wildlife care is 24/7 as we all know. So how do we make time for ourselves, and what can we do to ensure we remain well, and are able to keep caring?
Guests:
Suzy Nethercott-Watson, a carer for 20 years, and the director of Two Green Threads - a website built specially to support wildlife volunteers in the work they do. 
Sharon Draper, animal lover and Sydney based psychologist with an interest in trauma and compassion fatigue.

Further information:
Two Green Threads – advice and mental health support for wildlife carers
Wildlife Heroes
Please call Lifeline on 13 11 14 if this conversation has brought up strong feelings and you are having trouble coping.

Wildlife care is 24/7 as we all know. So how do we make time for ourselves, and what can we do to ensure we remain well, and are able to keep caring? Guests: Suzy Nethercott-Watson, a carer for 20 years, and the director of Two Green Threads - a website built specially to support wildlife volunteers in the work they do. Sharon Draper, animal lover and Sydney based psychologist with an interest in trauma and compassion fatigue.
Further information: <a href="https://twogreenthreads.org/bushfire-recovery-resources-to-help-our-community/">Two Green Threads</a> &ndash; advice and mental health support for wildlife carers <a href="http://www.wildlifeheroes.org.au/">Wildlife Heroes</a> Please call Lifeline on 13 11 14 if this conversation has brought up strong feelings and you are having trouble coping.

Australia’s 15,000+ wildlife volunteers work relentlessly, under intense conditions, donating their time and resources to help rescue, rehabilitate and release our precious native wildlife.

Series 1 of the Wildlife Heroes Podcast: Caring for Carers, aims to start a mental health conversation to support our volunteers to look after themselves, and each other.

Series 2 of the podcast: One Animal at a Time, aims to explore the tremendous role of wildlife rehabilitators in conservation, and why rescuing one animal at a time is important, and valuable to the conservation of Australian species.

Over 10 episodes, environmental podcast maker and former ABC RN producer Gretchen Miller talks with  psychologists, wildlife carers, vets, researchers and government representatives, to discuss their experiences with the wildlife rehabilitation sector.

The theme music is called Respite (Series 1) and Palms Down (Series 2) and is from Blue Dot Sessions under a Creative Commons Licence (Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International).

Australia&rsquo;s 15,000+ wildlife volunteers work relentlessly, under intense conditions, donating their time and resources to help rescue, rehabilitate and release our precious native wildlife.
Series 1 of the Wildlife Heroes Podcast: Caring for Carers, aims to start a mental health conversation to support our volunteers to look after themselves, and each other.
Series 2 of the podcast: One Animal at a Time, aims to explore the tremendous role of wildlife rehabilitators in conservation, and why rescuing one animal at a time is important, and valuable to the conservation of Australian species.
Over 10 episodes, environmental podcast maker and former ABC RN producer Gretchen Miller talks with&nbsp; psychologists, wildlife carers, vets, researchers and government representatives, to discuss their experiences with the wildlife rehabilitation sector.
The theme music is called Respite (Series 1) and Palms Down (Series 2) and is from <a href="http://www.sessions.blue">Blue Dot Sessions</a> under a Creative Commons Licence (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/">Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International</a>).

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