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If you like reading thought-provoking articles describing important research and veterinary wellness topics, then this blog is for you. We discuss cutting edge content pertinent to veterinary mental health and wellbeing, including the latest published research studies and relevant information for inspiring positive change in the veterinary profession.
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Building a healthy professional identity in veterinary medicine
Over the years, I’ve come to know many veterinarians and veterinary students who struggle to define themselves outside of their professional roles. This is a common sentiment among veterinarians who…
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Navigating Burnout: Insights from Two Decades in Veterinary Emergency Practice
For two decades, I’ve stood on the frontline of veterinary emergency rooms, navigating a landscape filled with both triumphs and tribulations. From the exhilaration of saving a life to the…
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Diffusing Difficult Situations with Veterinary Clients
In the fast-paced and stressful world of veterinary medicine, conflicts are inevitable. Very often these disagreements involve upset or angry clients who make statements like “you’re only in it for…
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Ten Tips for Staying Well This Holiday Season
The holidays are here and while this time of year is exciting and energizing for many people, it can be exhausting and illness-provoking for others. While most people feel happiness,…
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Stop Being a Martyr and Start Modeling Healthy Behavior
Rather than competing over who has it worse in the veterinary profession, veterinary team members are urged to model healthy behaviors that promote wellbeing.
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10 Tips for Improving Your Sleep Hygiene
Approximately 1 in 3 people struggle with insomnia, which is the inability to fall asleep or stay asleep at least three nights per week during which adequate sleep is possible….
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Three things that you can do to help reduce the rate of suicide among veterinary professionals
A serious stigma regarding mental health exists in the veterinary profession and it’s time for it to stop. Much of the discussion regarding mental health in the veterinary profession recently…
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Is empathy good or bad for veterinary caregivers?
The research is clear in human medicine: patients have better outcomes when they are managed by a physician who demonstrates empathy. Patients of empathic doctors communicate more openly, follow doctor’s…
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Have you ever wondered which veterinarians have negative attitudes about mental health and why?
It is widely known that the rates of psychological distress and suicide are higher among veterinarians (especially females) compared to the general population. However, you may be surprised to learn…
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Five Tips for Battling Burnout in Veterinary Practice
Do you feel emotionally drained by your clients? Are you frustrated by your work or feel that you are working too hard? Does working with people all day require massive…
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Five Tips for Building Better Boundaries (aka Saving Your Sanity!)
Veterinarians are notorious for struggling to maintain healthy boundaries. I cannot tell you have many veterinarians I know who go into work on their days off, follow-up with clients from…
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Why aren’t there more women in leadership roles in veterinary medicine?
I traveled to Las Vegas this past weekend to speak at the Women’s Veterinary Summit and was struck by a disappointing realization. Despite a gender gap characterized by a veterinary…
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