Dr. Stacee Santi, veterinarian, tech founder, and author of Stop Acting Like a Girl, joins Dr. Andy Roark for a conversation that challenges the norms women are handed and how those expectations shape careers in veterinary medicine and beyond. From the ER to the boardroom, Stacee has walked the walk, founding Vet2Pet, navigating startup negotiations,… Read More
Perspective
Disaster in Singapore
I left my cell phone in a cab in Singapore the day before I came home. I realized it when I got to my hotel room. I slipped my hand into the right front pocket of my jeans and found it empty. Immediately, I felt naked. My heart started pounding. A million jumbled thoughts rushed… Read More
What to Do Instead of Worry
A note for anyone who is worrying about something you can’t do anything about right now It’s 1 am and I really want to have lunch. Back home, it’s the perfect time for a sandwich, but here in Singapore it’s the middle of the night. I’m wide awake thinking about the work I will begin… Read More
A Different Way to Look at Success
A note for every Veterinary Assistant (and anyone who is wondering if they are doing enough with their life) I think one of the great questions each of us must decide for ourselves is if we have done enough with our lives. For people who are motivated, gold-star-getting, straight-A-achieving, checkers-of-boxes, there is a terrible fear… Read More
How to Change People (Including Ourselves)
Last week, I mentioned that one of the lessons I’ve learned in my life is how little control we have over the identity of our children. We are not the architects of the tiny people we create. We are simply their gardeners. This revelation has brought a lot of questions for me about peoples’ ability… Read More
Things We Didn’t Understand About Our Mothers
As Mother’s Day approaches, I’ve been thinking about how my understanding of my mother has changed over the years. The way we know our parents as children and the way we understand them as adults are fundamentally different states. The transition from seeing our mothers through the eyes of a child to those of a… Read More