One story circling social media is “The Story of Two Wolves.” In this story, a boy walks with an elder and begins telling of a struggle. Two wolves are fighting within him. The first wolf is made up of all negative emotions; anger, hate, ego, and maliciousness. The second wolf encompasses positive emotion; love, kindness,… Read More
Are You Feeding the Wolves of Vet Med?
10 Things You Should Know About Suicide
We skirt the cage this tiger circles in. We’ve been taught over decades to walk carefully around this topic and its people like they are in the middle of a mandala and the path is eggshells. Read More
A Note to the Crying Nurse
Last week I worked with a freshly-minted veterinary nurse who recently joined our practice. Read More
Five Things We Have to Stop Doing in Vet Med
1. Putting ourselves last. We all care immensely about our jobs. Read More
Why Compartmentalization Should Be a Regular Habit
“You’re always so happy, how do you do it?” the client asked me as I examined her dog. Read More
Learn From the Customer Service Story of My Family Legends
When I went away to college at Mississippi State University, I was a wreck. I’d never been away from home. Though I fell in love with the campus the second I set foot on it, being left alone there was another story. College was something I had worked my whole life for, but I was… Read More