A Happy Vet

08/27/2024

I loved doing this interview! It’s ok not to fit in. You can stand out instead. It’s ok not to stand out - you can fit in instead. Whatever you choose, just be you.

You’re probably already aware that your mindset determines a lot of what you experience in life, including your career in vet med. But how you create and nurture that positive mindset? So many of us struggle with issues like impostor syndrome, guilt, general negativity and so much more that affect...

08/26/2024

I don’t drink coffee so wish me luck!

08/26/2024

08/24/2024

This is why I take Mondays off.

08/24/2024

Nothing lasts forever. Celebrate and cherish it, or ride it out with all your might. See you on the flip side.

08/20/2024

It's always fun talking to . :)

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08/19/2024

Grrrrrr

08/17/2024

May the laundry be caught up all day long.

08/17/2024

It's not your job to always be empathetic.

08/15/2024

Normalizing saying you are having a panic attack, stopping what you are doing so you can care for yourself, and asking for help. This isn’t something people should have to feel ashamed of. 💙

08/13/2024

I wish I could give this kid a hug and tell her everything is going to work out fine.

I wish I could tell her that she's strong and smart and that those things will mean so much more to her than what she looks like or what boys do or don't like her. I wish I could tell her that bullies are sad and not a single one of them will matter to her when she's older.

I wish I could tell her that imperfection is beautiful.

She's still in here, so I try to tell her as often as I can that she's loved and safe.

If you could go back and talk to the kid you used to be, what would you say? And could you please try to remember that if you are gentle with yourself, that kid who still lives in you will appreciate it.

08/12/2024

We're like cats that way.

08/10/2024

Lessons can be blessings, too.

08/07/2024

Posting this here in the hopes it will get through my THICK SKULL.

08/06/2024

So Schatzie discovering herself in the mirror was funny, but it got me thinking: how often do we respond negatively to what we see in the mirror? Try being kind to that person and see what happens.

08/05/2024

This gave me something to ponder this morning.

We all have a bag.
We all pack differently.
Some of us are traveling light.
Some of us are secret hoarders who've never parted with a memory in our lives. I think we are all called to figure out how to carry our bag to the best of our ability, how to unpack it, and how to face the mess. I think part of growing up is learning how to sit down the floor with all your things and figuring out what to take with you and what to leave behind.

—Hannah Brencher / Power of Word
🎨Samantha Jordaan

07/29/2024

Self-compassion: a superpower.

07/23/2024

When I graduated from vet school, email was fairly new to me. I had no idea that email, texting and messaging would become a huge part of my practice. It was difficult to find my way through talking to clients about euthanasia in a format where tone was so difficult to convey. I created a guide to help you through getting comfortable talking to clients about end of life in the era of messaging.

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Does the idea of texting pet owners about end of life care scare you? We get it. Dr. Cherie Buisson of is here to guide you in this guide-workbook hybrid, available for instant download. This guide-workbook hybrid includes: -THE DOs & DON'Ts of messaging about end of life care -EXAMPL...

07/22/2024

There is no reason we have to work like this. If you are working everyone to exhaustion every day, something will fail.

One of my most crushing failures as a vet came one Friday when I was scheduled to work at a tiny satellite clinic with only a single young veterinary technician. It was my first year in practice and I dreamed of being a great doctor to patients, a great champion for staff, and a great investment for