There is an urgent need to be trained to see our perceived failures in new ways that allow us to grow. Clinics must create a culture that supports a community centered on wellness in their business models. The stakes are too high not to. #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #veterinary #veterinarymedicine #vetmed #veterinarylife #training #support #listen #act #savealife
What is normal anyway? It can be so hard to separate what is normal for us to feel and what is true compassion fatigue. To a certain extent, we need…
Guest Blogger: Andraya Cole, DVM If you’ve read my last post, you know my journey with burnout. We tend to lump burnout and compassion fatigue together and while they certainly…
The world feels like it's resting heavy on our shoulders. Grief is making itself felt by us all. We can't get over it - we get on WITH it.
It's time to flip the focus. Head back to the proverbial drawing board. Not for recruitment, but for retention.
Stress is always on the menu, and it's up to us what we choose to get with it. It can be delicious or it can be detrimental - what's your choice? #stress #vetmed #choosing #delicious #wellbeing #mentalhealthmatters #DEI #veterinarylife
Only then can we start to normalize the pressures that come with our personality traits and find avenues where they are most helpful while recognizing others that need redirecting for more healthy practices and in the veterinary profession.
Fighting is Easy. Leading is harder. It might be ringing in your brain as you’re thinking I’ve heard that somewhere before. That’s because it’s a riff on a wonderful line…
Good enough. What a loaded phrase. It’s one that, even in the best context, always seems to carry a bit of negativity. There is an unspoken ending in my head,…
"I believe the first step is to recognize burnout and how it affects us as practitioners and as people." - Andraya Cole
t’s fair enough to say that we are ALL ready for a change & that most of us recognize that if we want it, we’ve gotta make it happen. The veterinary world has been hit hard in 2020 & needs a change more than ever. Here’s where we come in…
