WELLNESS Posts

As an emergency and critical care specialist, I can wholeheartedly attest to providing futile care to patients whose owners who would not consent to euthanasia or discontinuation of intensive care….

I don’t know about you, but the idea of traveling right now has me feeling nauseated. It seems that every time I turn around, I’m hearing about travel disasters from…

I distinctly remember the first time I was called out for using non-inclusive language. I was an Assistant Professor at the Ontario Veterinary College and had just received student evaluations…

Do you ever drive home after a shift only to forget how you got there? Do you find yourself on autopilot throughout your day, while doing household chores or slogging…

When veterinary team members come to me for wellness coaching, I often hear “I know I should exercise more, but I can never seem to make it happen. What advice…

Ethically challenging situations (ECS) are not new to veterinary medicine, but the COVID-19 pandemic has made them much more common. The tremendous toll that ECS impose on all members of…

There’s nothing that compares to that sick sinking feeling that we experience when we see a 1-star online review. These reviews are often filled with CAPS LOCK words and proclamations…

As we forge ahead into the new year and think about the priorities and goals we want to set for ourselves, I urge you to put scheduling self-care at the…

I am pretty sure that every single adult worries about their cognitive health at some point in their life. A few years ago, when I read the fictional book Still…