A person describes recognizing when a job becomes harmful to your mental health and choosing to leave. They then pivot to why protecting wildlife matters: the planet has remarkable creatures worth saving, and conservation workers need support to keep doing that work.
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Bottom line, you know when it's time to leave. I knew it was time for me to leave. The job had become too emotionally invested. I'd become too emotionally invested in the job. It started to have a significant impact on my mental health and mental well-being. I found that I, I burned out and it was time to go. I think we live on an amazing planet, and I think that this planet is filled with amazing places and creatures, and I think that this planet is worth protecting. No politics, At all. Just, I really think that we just need to do a better job of protecting this planet. I'm not a biologist. I don't know how to care for animals, but I know how to help those that take care of animals protect themselves. And that's where I want to focus my, my energy, is to help industries that are focused on protecting the wild spaces of this world, of this planet, to help keep them safe so that They not only are able to protect the planet, but thrive and go home to spend time with their families as well.