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EP56: How To Play The Advocacy Long Game

EP56: How To Play The Advocacy Long Game

Update: 2025-12-05
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This week, we sit down with life and mindset coach, former veterinarian and long-time animal advocate, Anita Marriott and this conversation is one every advocate needs to hear!

✨ Anita breaks down the difference between empathy fatigue and compassion fatigue (or burnout), and why knowing the difference can keep you in the fight longer.

✨ She shares tools for sustainable advocacy, including practical mindset shifts that help us stay effective, grounded and connected to purpose.


✨ And she reflects on her heartbreaking early encounters with greyhounds inside the veterinary system, a stark reminder of how the exploitation continued beyond the track.

⚠️ Trigger warning: This episode includes descriptions of veterinary practices involving greyhounds being used as “donations” for training and blood collection. Take care listening.


We also talk about:
🔥 Why advocates burn out, and how to stop it
💛 Effective advocacy without sacrificing yourself
📌 Tips for leaders and individuals to stay in the game

Anita’s honesty and clarity will stay with you long after the episode ends. Check out her coaching services here https://theveganmindsetcoach.com/Plus, Matt & Jem unpack the brand-new WA voter survey on greyhound racing that indicates a 60% majority in favour of ending greyhound racing, across parties and across electorates! Read the survey results here https://www.freethehounds.com.au/wa-survey-on-dog-racing/
#FreeTheHounds #TalkingCouchPotatoes #GreyhoundWelfare #AdvocacyMatters

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EP56: How To Play The Advocacy Long Game

EP56: How To Play The Advocacy Long Game

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