Wellbeing & Lifestyle

The WVLDI crew demonstrates the game.

Featured speaker for upcoming Fetch dvm360 Baltimore, Alane Cahalane, shares advice on taking chances, chasing joy and learning from others.

Ever noticed that people tend to be a lot more honest about their life choices when asked to tell the truth in a game? This phenomenon is exactly what Drs. Caitlin DeWilde and Kimberly-Ann Therrien and I experienced when we used a popular party game to teach life lessons in Women's Veterinary Leadership Development Initiative sessions at Fetch dvm360.

The dvm360 team decided to put our money where our mouth is and try out a 12-week yoga program.

Moms—who are also veterinarians—chime in on what makes this arrangement difficult.

Decision-making shortcuts can ward off mental fatigue in your life and veterinary practice.

Balancing the demands of parenthood with a veterinary associate job is no easy undertaking. Neither is running a successful business. Here both sides plead their case.

DEK: Parenthood evolves our careers, it doesnt end themeven if some of us choose to quit the profession altogether.

Not everyone working in a veterinary hospital has kids (or wants them). How can you, as a practice owner or manager, fairly accommodate everybodys work schedules?

Strike a balance between responsibilities at home and at your veterinary practice with these tips.

Male veterinarians are 2.1 times, and female veterinarians 3.5 times, more likely to die by suicide than the general U.S. population, according to new research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In the middle of learning to be a better person and a better doctor or veterinary team member every day, dont fixate too much on how youre not satisfying everyone. Drs. Mary Gardner and Andy Roark shared with a packed house at Fetch dvm360 in San Diego why you shouldnt let the unsatisfied client unravel your passion and workday.

Sure, there are tough days to balance family and my career, but heres how I make it workand tips for you.

Working in a helping profession, its hard to say no. But something has to give.

Do we need to institute a fever-free-for-24-hours policy at veterinary hospitals?

Parents in veterinary medicine often find themselves missing out on milestones.

Have you built up stress and tightness working in the veterinary practice? Stretch out this hard-to-reach spot and push it all away.

If you find yourself feeling overwhelmed and anxious by festivities and obligations this holiday season, try these 6 tricks to destress.

Maybe you know the signs, but you just tried to power through. When youre ready to tackle your exhaustion, lack of motivation and feeling detached from your work in the veterinary practice, dive in here.

Meditation, yoga, self-care. It's about keeping yourself together so you can give your best to patients.

Pay attention to the needs of your veterinary hospital's receptionists. They do a terrific job every day to keep problems in the front from affecting the veterinarians in the back.

Before you judge your colleagues, take a long, hard look at our survey data on the educational debt they carry and why it might be limiting their choices ... and, overall, bumming them out.

You can't manage time, but you can manage yourself.

It keeps you awake at night. It overshadows every life decision. It may even make you question your career choice. But you can be free of the soul-sucking burden of your veterinary student debtas long as you have the right information and the right plan.

Where has the Veterinary Nurse Initiative been and where is it going? You'll find dvm360's comprehensive coverage of the issues here.

Foster rivalries (and, yes, camaraderie) on your crew.

When it comes to the top places in the world to retire, the United States ranks far lower than you might expect.

Stress on the job can be good and healthy. It means you care about your patients and clients in veterinary practice, and it can engage you in the moment to do your best work. But stress can also get out of control, harming your emotional wellbeing and physical body. Here are tips to manage your own stress and share that knowledge with your whole team.