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
Wellness
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
Finding Happiness in The Journey That is Veterinary Medicine
“You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.” Philosopher Albert Camus. Read More
What Kid Number 2 Taught Me About Vet Med
A little more than three months ago, my husband and I were blessed to bring another little boy into the world and into our family. While our first son certainly initially turned our world upside down, I thought I had pretty much figured this motherhood thing out. I assumed one kid + one kid =… Read More