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Personal Wellbeing

The wellbeing of veterinary professionals is one of the most important issues facing our profession. Improving wellbeing is a shared responsibility that requires a committed effort by all members of our community.

Self-care

As veterinary professionals, we spend our working days caring for others—patients, clients, and our teammates. It’s crucial that we take time to care for ourselves.

Your Health Matters

  • Focus on what’s within your immediate control.When facing a challenge, consider what parts of the situation you can actually change, and place your effort – and attention – there. This could mean establishing and supporting new personal or workplace habits, or controlling your breathing, or taking a walk. If there’s a way for you to change the situation that’s troubling you, go for it. If not, then remember that you can control how you choose to respond to it.
  • Regroup as a team to identify what is and isn’t most helpful at this point in time.Workplace conditions and atmosphere are central to wellbeing, and they affect everyone on the team. Leverage everyone’s observations and suggestions to bring out new ideas. It will also bring you closer together as teammates.
  • Arrange time to decompress and come off work mode.This includes stepping away from social media, which can sometimes add to your stress and literally keep you awake if you’re doing it at or near bedtime.
  • Make a special effort to spend time with friends and loved ones.Human connections can be the best balm for our emotions. Getting together with people we care about – even on the telephone or a webcam – is a great way to decompress and bring more joy into your life.
  • Focus on happy moments and what goes right– especially when the positive moments seem like the exceptions. Our brains are wired by evolution to focus on the negative. But when it’s not needed for an urgent fight-or-flight decision, this can harm our emotional wellbeing. Rather than making a laundry list of everything that went wrong today, make a practice of identifying at least one positive moment as a way to overcome negativity bias.

Complimentary 30 minute Grief Counseling/Coaching with Certified Grief Recovery Specialist and Certified Life Mastery Consultant

Dr. Birgitte Tan, DVM, DACVIM (Oncology)

Dr. Tan’s Mission is to help you have hope and peace of mind and live a joyful life.

Integrated Life Coach, Wellness Advocate, & Author. Free 1/2 hour session

Plynn Gutman is a Certified Professional Coach, Reiki Master and Author, passionate about helping people create an engaged, balanced life.

 

Not One More Vet Support Staff  ; This page is a safe place for veterinary support staff to discuss personal feelings about work and life. We are here to support each other through the many challenges that are inherent in our profession. It is a place where you learn that you are most definitely not alone. If you are interested in joining, click “Join Group”, answer the membership questions, and please complete the form found at https://tinyurl.com/NOMVSSMembership.

 

Not One More Vet; This page is a safe place for veterinarians to discuss personal feelings about work and life. We are here to support each other through the many challenges that are inherent in our profession. It is a place where you learn that you are most definitely not alone. If you are looking to join, please fill form out at https://forms.gle/yyazuJV495X1Z3xY9

Task Force Helpful Information Booklet

When Good Enough is Perfect by Cynde Gardner

To Save a Starfish by Jennifer A. Blough, LLPC

Online Meditation Gathering

Handout for owners on navigating pet loss

Handout for owners on navigating anticipatory grief

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

We can all help prevent suicide. The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources. Call or text.

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