Beyond the Stethoscope

After the past few years of navigating a global pandemic, the ever-shifting science related to SARS-CoV-2 and subsequent changes to our workflows (including client and patient interactions), many of us…

This time of year, we often take time out of our busy days to spend with friends and family during the holidays, and we may even find ourselves considering a…

Why did you enter the veterinary profession? Was it to help people and their pets, ensure a safe and humane food supply, or prevent the spread of zoonotic disease? Perhaps…

Is it a rabbit or a duck? Is the glass half-full or half-empty? Are you successful or unsuccessful?  The answer to that question, as well as the others, depends on…

We are now a few months into the new year, and many of us may start to feel overwhelmed, guilty or upset with ourselves when we realize our New Year’s…

How do we motivate others, lead and inspire a team when struggling with the day-to-day uncertainties and stressors in our own lives? This was a question that dominated 2020 and…

As we head into a new year, a new career path or a new stage in life, we might be wondering what our purpose in life is. I often get…

As we are finding our ways through this pandemic—deciding when and how to allow clients back into exam rooms, when kids will be going back to school and what life…

Recently, I was asked a powerful question by a colleague: “How do we get out of negative thought patterns?”  We all know that negative thoughts open the door to the…

Veterinary medicine can be both competitive as well as collaborative, but can our competitors also be our greatest assets? I’ve been thinking about this question a lot lately as I…

How many of us have fallen victim to the idea that, once I graduate veterinary college then I will be happy, or, once I own my own practice then I…