Life Balance

Ease the stress of sharing bad news with these key strategies.

Learn how to prioritize ‘self-care’ to improve your satisfaction with life.

The mental and physical care of your own body is just as important as your care of your patients.

The Merck veterinarian study was designed to quantify the prevalence of mental illness and stress in the veterinary profession and compare the findings to findings from previous studies and the general U.S. population.

Are you prepared to improve your business and your life balance this year?

Are the components of your life in the correct alignment?

This survey brings to light some of the problems and successes of combining a veterinary profession with parenting.

Burnout is a syndrome that is defined by three facets: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and low personal accomplishment.

AAEP members might not agree about the most important problems, but they do agree that change is happening in the profession.

Be proactive in managing this unavoidable part of veterinary life.

Some veterinarians find great career satisfaction as state or federal government employees.

Vet students across the country are looking at scheduling externships for their clinical years.

In this new column, a veterinary student discusses the importance of being open to opportunity.

Dr. Harry Werner suggested that as professionals in the equine industry, we have an obligation—as time and finances allow—to go beyond the list of paid cases to help animals that can’t get care.

The phrase “work-life integration” has been suggested by some as being a more attainable and appropriate goal rather than work-life balance.

Equine veterinarians' own wellness often receives significantly less attention, which can lead to challenges in their personal and professional lives.

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Challenges that can affect equine veterinarians are compassion fatigue, burnout, depression and anxiety.

What are the consequences of burnout not only to ourselves, but to our colleagues, families, friends, clients, patients and even our profession?

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