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It’s rare that a week goes by when I don’t receive a Google alert telling me that another article has been published mentioning the staggering stats of suicide among veterinary…

We’ve all been there. Nearing the end of a horrible shift with not an ounce of energy left; all we can think about is getting home to our couch, favourite…

I don’t know about you, but I have been on the receiving end of a person’s venting more in the past year than ever before. “Can I just tell you…

Several years ago, I wrote a blog “Five things you didn’t know about the mental health of veterinarians”. It was published at a time when news about suicide among veterinary…

If you’re anything like me then you have had interactions with co-workers that were less than desirable. I think you know what I’m talking about. The eye rolls…the rude comments…the…

Do you apologize often, pretend to agree with everyone, or feel uneasy when someone is angry with you? Do you go to great lengths to avoid conflict and resist saying…

If you are a veterinarian like me, you have probably lost count of the number of times a client has said “I could never do what you do”. Of course,…

These are truly unprecedented times. Even the most seasoned of veterinary professionals have not experienced our “new normal”. From streamlining services to only what is considered urgent, emergent, or essential…

At a time when burnout, moral stress, compassion fatigue, and suicide are dominating conversations regarding wellbeing in the veterinary industry, self-care has been broadly advocated as a necessary practice for…