What if I told you your burnout might not be due to exhaustion at all. But that it might be because you’re lonely. Surely it can’t be? It had never crossed my mind before either. First, let’s take it back a step and talk about what loneliness really is. Loneliness is commonly associated with isolation. … Continue reading Are Vets Burning Out, Or Are They Just Lonely?
Talking about mental health is becoming more mainstream and I’m all here for it. There are no end of initiatives in vet practices now to improve vet and RVN wellbeing and mental health. Yet despite all this, where you probably wouldn’t hesitate to take a day off if you were stuck in bed with the … Continue reading How to Ask for a Mental Health Day
Yep, we’ve all been there. The new year’s resolutions of practicing daily gratitude, the weekly meditation or yoga, healthy eating or reading before bed every night. Starting with a whole heap of enthusiasm, and then before you realise it, you can’t remember the last time you picked up your book or got out the yoga … Continue reading 3 Reasons Why You Can’t Commit to Self-Care Habits
By putting in the effort to notice positive events, our brain is open and searching for those day-to-day good things that you might not have noticed before, which, in-turn makes them seem to happen more! Continue reading The Science Behind Gratitude
We’ve all had a cry with an owner while euthanising a beloved pet, or felt the burden of making really difficult ethical decisions under a lot of pressure, especially when the threads of a client’s finances and love for their animals under our care become entangled.
But we can slowly become exhausted emotionally and physically. What exactly does compassion fatigue feel like and what can trigger it? Continue reading How to Recognise Compassion Fatigue & What to Do About It
I’ve stolen this term from Professor Damien Hughes on the High Performance Podcast. The leaders, the change makers and the shakers he interviews all get asked the same thing: what do they do as cultural architects? So what do we mean by cultural architects? These are the people who become the change they want to … Continue reading How to Become a Cultural Architect
If you have been toying with the idea of taking a mental health first aid course, I urge you to take the leap and do one! As the wellbeing champion for my practice, the course was put on by and paid for by the corporate who owns the practice. But there are plenty of other … Continue reading 5 Things I Learnt On My Mental Health First Aid Course
During most clinical placements in vet school, there seemed to be an unspoken rule that as a student, you could go, get some lunch and have a sit down. But rarely would the vet you were shadowing also do this. Over 5 years of seeing practice, the culture of no or extremely quick breaks became … Continue reading Time for Lunch! Break Culture & Vets
Essentially psychological safety means that people feel safe to speak up, admit to mistakes, call out things that aren’t right, with the knowledge that they won’t be punished for doing so. Research has shown that in healthcare settings, teams with a higher number of errors or near misses written in logbooks actually perform to a … Continue reading What is Psychological Safety and Why it Matters!
Burnout is one of the most significant negative factors impacting the veterinary profession. If you’re worried you might be burning out, read on to find out common signs and how you can help set yourself back on track! Continue reading 6 Signs of Burnout in Vets & How to Fix It
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