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Wellness

Are You a Model or a Martyr?

August 23, 2017 by Dr. Andy Roark Community

It is one of my biggest pet peeves when it comes to instilling wellness into the veterinary profession… veterinary care providers who would rather be a martyr than model good behavior for their colleagues and staff. I’ve seen it all too often: the veterinarian who always stays late to see the end-of-the-day emergency, the technician… Read More

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Wellness

Why Your Lunch is a Really Big Deal

August 18, 2017 by Dr. Andy Roark Community

Can we talk about lunch for a moment? I know, I know: “Ha! What’s that!?” Lunch – or its lack thereof – is treated as some sort of insolvable problem in veterinary medicine: “That’s just the way the work is”, “Animals don’t get sick to schedule.”     There are busy and stressful days in… Read More

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Team Culture, Wellness

I Was Wrong About the Worst Part of My Job

August 12, 2017 by Jade Velasquez, LVT

A year ago, today, I wrote an article about “giving your all to euthanasia”.  The article gave comfort to many, including owners. In this article, I stated that “euthanasia can be the hardest part of my job.” As a technician, yes, euthanasia can really wear on my soul. When you have euthanized the third, fourth… Read More

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Care, Wellness

The Best Gift I Gave to Myself

July 18, 2017 by Jennifer Shepherd, DVM

It had been a bad month. There were staffing issues, including an employee with a serious dog bite injury. Our basement flooded, creating a big mess. A flu-like virus struck the whole family one at a time and I spent many nights caring for sick children so I was sleep deprived. But the hardest of… Read More

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How Yoga Made Me a Better Vet

June 3, 2017 by Katie Berlin, DVM

I think of myself as someone who loves yoga. I say to my friends, “I should do more yoga. I miss it.” But in reality, I’m a yoga dropout – a person who used to take a yoga class now and then, and now nurses my tight muscles after running and wishes for more hours… Read More

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Perspective, Wellness

Do You Know This Simple Technique to Battle Compassion Fatigue?

January 25, 2016 by Dr. Andy Roark Community

  I’m going to let you in on a little secret….I practice what I preach.   When I recommend meditation, mindfulness, deep breathing and exercise in my compassion fatigue seminars and workshops, it’s because it has had a profound affect on me and my mental state. I’ve battled more than one addiction in my life… Read More

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Wellness

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