04/05/2025
Thank you to our amazing team for all that you do. We know that it takes special humans to work in veterinary medicine 🩺 ❤️
Wisdom shared from our friends at Woodside Equine-->
💚 Mental Health matters in Veterinary Medicine 💚
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and at Woodside, we’re taking a moment to recognize the emotional labor and resilience required in the veterinary profession.
Veterinary medicine is full of beauty — the joy of healing, the bond between human and animal, the teamwork. But it's also full of hard days, heartache, and intense pressure. Long hours, emotional cases, and the drive to always do more can take a toll — often silently.
We want to say this loud and clear (to ourselves, and to all of our colleagues):
👉 You cannot pour from an empty cup.
👉 You are not alone.
👉 It’s okay to ask for help.
Prioritizing your mental health is not a luxury — it’s a necessity. Whether you're a vet, tech, assistant, receptionist, barn crew member, or part of the support team — your well-being matters just as much as the patients you care for.
🧠 Here are a few reminders:
Take your breaks — really take them.
Set boundaries and honor them.
Check in with your team, and yourself.
Speak kindly to yourself — you're doing better than you think.
Seek support when you need it — therapy, hotlines, peer networks. They exist for you.
Let’s continue to lift each other up, talk openly about mental health, and normalize the need for rest and restoration in a profession that gives so much.
❤️ You are valuable. You are seen. You belong.
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💚 Mental Health matters in Veterinary Medicine 💚
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and at Woodside, we’re taking a moment to recognize the emotional labor and resilience required in the veterinary profession.
Veterinary medicine is full of beauty — the joy of healing, the bond between human and animal, the teamwork. But it's also full of hard days, heartache, and intense pressure. Long hours, emotional cases, and the drive to always do more can take a toll — often silently.
We want to say this loud and clear (to ourselves, and to all of our colleagues):
👉 You cannot pour from an empty cup.
👉 You are not alone.
👉 It’s okay to ask for help.
Prioritizing your mental health is not a luxury — it’s a necessity. Whether you're a vet, tech, assistant, receptionist, barn crew member, or part of the support team — your well-being matters just as much as the patients you care for.
🧠 Here are a few reminders:
Take your breaks — really take them.
Set boundaries and honor them.
Check in with your team, and yourself.
Speak kindly to yourself — you're doing better than you think.
Seek support when you need it — therapy, hotlines, peer networks. They exist for you.
Let’s continue to lift each other up, talk openly about mental health, and normalize the need for rest and restoration in a profession that gives so much.
❤️ You are valuable. You are seen. You belong.
