Ep. 49: To Everything, There Is a Season: End Of Life Doula Work With Palliative Mobile Practice; Meet Sieske Valk of Autumn Animals

Sieske (Valk) is the founder and quality-of-life of life expert and End of Life Doula at Autumn Animals in London (UK). Sieske Valk helps injured, chronically ill, and elderly pets and their families live the best quality of life possible. She has a background in veterinary nursing and the social sciences and has a special interest in maintaining the human-animal bond when dealing with loss.
Sieske is originally from the Netherlands but now lives in London, UK with her husband and super senior cat Lewis. 

She loves to read, sing, and geek out on topics like dermatology, and continuously learn about human and non-human psychology.

Topics covered in this episode:

• Sieske's journey to founding Autumn Animals
• How Autumn Animals helps both pets and their families through their loss
• The training that goes into being a quality-of-life doula and expert
• What euthanasia services look like through Autumn Animals
• Prioritizing safety in the mobile veterinary community
• Bringing hobbies back into your life as a business owner
• Normalizing palliative and hospice care

Links and Resources:

• Visit the Autumn Animals website
• Sign up to receive a FREE Quality of Life Assessment tool from Autumn Animals
• Sign up here for free, virtual monthly pet grief support sessions
• Find Autumn Animals on Instagram

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• Learn more about SoulShine Space For Vets. Use discount code SHINE15 for 15% OFF SoulShine Space For Vets!
• Learn more about 1-to-1 coaching for current & prospective house call & mobile vets. 
• Find out about the next House Call & Mobile Vet Virtual Conference 

Music:

In loving memory of Dr. Steve Weinberg.

Intro and outro guitar music was written, performed, and recorded by house call veterinarian Dr. Steve Weinberg.

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