Wellbeing & Lifestyle

Traveling this year? Here are the 7 best cities to visit in 2017.

Practice owner and newly published memoirist Dr. Laurie Hess sat down with us at CVC San Diego for an exclusive Q&A about her new book, a big sugar glider mystery, her take on practice managementand managing nosy neighbors.

Knowing why youre struggling is important, so its not helpful to label every negative experience in the veterinary profession as compassion fatigue. When I took an honest look at how I was feeling, I wasnt running out of compassion. My fatigue stemmed from making ethical decisions within the boundaries of clients (often) illogical values or unreasonable budgets.

Dr. Micheal Breus, a sleep specialist, believes there are four types of sleepers—dolphins, lions, bears, and wolves.

Has your goldfish lost its novelty? Do potted plants not excite you like they used to? Then Furkids Animal Rescue and Shelters has the perfect—and hilarious—online commercial just for you.

Toxic teams disrupt patient care and our jobs. Recognizing and removing yourself from the environment is the best thingfor everyone.

Frequent hand washing to protect yourself, your team and your patients also means painful hands with dry, cracked skin. Don't just live with it ... lotion up.

These are the five apps that stood out to the editors at VMD this year. We judged and ranked them on three criteria: They had to be useful, they had to be affordable, and they had to solve a problem.

May the odds be in your favor that you've got a close-knit group like Friends rather than a bunch of Walking Dead baddies in your midst.

Dr. Mike Paul usually avoids drinking the water when traveling. Usually.

A respite from digital noise can be unexpectedly rejuvenating.

Tools, tips and plans to calm down, save your passion for practice and manage the day-to-day craziness of veterinary practice.

This busy feline practitioner keeps her life in balance on the back of a tandem bike.

When youre overwhelmed by life in veterinary medicine plus personal challenges on the side, its easy to believe youre stuck. But you always have choices, says Dr. Karen Bradley.

You reap what you sow in harvest and orchards ... and in veterinary practice. The same goes for the thoughts you think and the stories you tell yourself about your strong feelings.

Make your day in veterinary practice and life easier. Get your urgent work reminders, big life projects and personal #goals out of your head and into a reminder and task management system.

Veterinary IT and digital marketing consultant Eric Garcia is on a mission to spread the word about the benefits of digital sabbaticals, why veterinarians need them and tips to make them smooth and safe.

Veterinary professionals, take these elementary steps to protect your mental health. Plus, a printable flowchart on the differences between burnout and compassion fatigue.

Youve got personality, and regardless of where you lie on the introvert-extrovert spectrum, you can be you and a brilliant veterinarian at the same time.

Shiba inus have been gaining popularity across the internet through a number of funny memes and listicles, but before taking one home with you, make sure that you do your homework.

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) has released its guidelines for keeping your pets safe this Halloween.

CVC educator and compassion fatigue expert Kimberly Pope-Robinson tells us that veterinarians and team members can experience the same traumas as human doctors and nurses.

Once upon a time, equine practitioners were willing to do their after-hours work solo. A new generation of fantastic doctors wants to do things a different way.

Dead giveaways that Brian is down in the dumps (plus bonus tales of real life practice nightmares).

Retreating to your emotional silo may feel safer, but it wont protect you long-term.

If we're so adept at identifying medical problems and making diagnoses, then can't we fix our own problems?

Cat Cafés are establishments that allow patrons to engage and interact with cats while drinking their coffee. Some animal welfare organizations are concerned the cafés are not in the best interest of the cat.

This doctor kept it all straight, even after a bonk on the head.