The term burnout has been getting thrown around a lot lately and is certainly rampant among my colleagues working in emergency and…
Category: WELLNESS
How I survived without my phone for an entire week…
During a recent trip to New York City, my phone was damaged to the point where the touch screen stopped working (oh,…
Is Facebook bad for the mental health of veterinarians?
For years, experts have questioned whether spending time on social media is helpful or hurtful to mental health. I use social media…
So, you want to do what I do?
Several times each month I receive an email or message via social media asking, “how can I do what you do?”. The…
What do the sleep experts say about pets in the bedroom?
As an advocate for health and wellbeing among veterinary care providers, I often lecture and blog about the importance of sleep hygiene….
I’ve heard every excuse in the book when it comes to travel delays!
As Hurricane Florence gets closer to the North Carolina coast, I am having flashbacks to 10 years ago when I wrote my…
Do male veterinarians have better mental health compared to female veterinarians?
I was a bit taken aback a few weeks ago when I received a comment on one of my blogs accusing me…
Is the risk of suicide decreasing among United States veterinarians?
Most veterinarians and a growing percentage of the public are aware of the startling statistics previously reported regarding suicide in the veterinary…
What are the biggest practice-related stressors reported by US veterinarians?
Work-related stress is a huge contributor to cynicism, exhaustion, and feeling ineffective…and if you didn’t know this already, these are classic signs…
How conflict in veterinary practice can be a good thing
Conflict is a word that most of us shudder to say and many of us prefer to avoid at all costs. In…
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