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Are Dogs Really That Good for Us? dog dogs entertainment exercise mental wellbeing self-confidence self-esteem stress relief Oct 01, 2024

Do you have a dog? Maybe more than “a” dog? No judgement – my life has been dog-filled for as long as I can remember. The family dog was a mixed breed cutie, my dream dog was a Siberian Husky, and I got my first one when I was 20. I haven’t been without a Siberian since, and most of the time I’ve ha...

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Tackling a Touchy Topic Today #mental health leadership mental wellbeing petindustry stress stress relief success vetlife world mental health day Oct 10, 2023

Today is the day for an observance you probably don’t know about. By the end of this newsletter, I hope you’ll be planning ways to make this day a better one for you and those you love before October 10th 2024. Today’s observance is all about something I work with veterinary teams to improve – menta...

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Your License to Chill is Your License to Fly #leadership #veterinary animal industry invention stress stress relief Aug 15, 2023

Today is National Relaxation Day and this week is National Aviation Week. What do those two have to do with each other and why should you care? This will tie them together, ease your stress, and give you wings, so read on. 

Wilbur and Orville Wright didn’t have pilot’s licenses, and no one needs a ...

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The Easiest Yoga Pose to Create Ease brain games for the win child's pose neuroplasticity not one more vet stress stress relief the veterinarians champion vet veterinarian veterinary vetlife yoga Sep 09, 2021

Are you feeling tense and stressed with too many thoughts flying around in your head? Do you have five minutes, a private space and a towel or yoga mat?

A super-fast way to calm the chaos in your mind while relieving the stress in your back is to take a yoga break and rest in child’s pose.

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Wisdom from a Jimmy Buffet Song brain games for the win euthanasia not one more vet stress relief the veterinarians champion vet veterinarian veterinary vetlife Aug 31, 2021

You have a tough job some days. Rude clients, no-show staffers and patients who are afraid of you and who sometimes, no matter what you do, have the nerve to go and die on you.

And then sometimes you have to help them die, and that’s hard even when you know what a gift you’re bestowing on their poo...

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The Take-5 Breath Break brain games for the win breath breathe not one more vet stress stress relief team dynamic the veterinarians champion vet veterinarian veterinary vetlife Aug 13, 2021

Is your hospital having a stressful day?

I do now and then, especially when I find something fun to chew on and mom loses her mind!

Sometimes it feels like everyone is a gas can and you’re all waiting for someone to toss a match, right? That’s a terrible way to feel and a worse way to try to care ...

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