August 2020

Are you your own advocate? Or are you passing the responsibility of your emotional well-being to things outside of yourself…  … things you probably can’t control? So many of us in veterinary medicine do just that. We conclude that it is challenging, or even impossible, to create joyful and peaceful lives while also working in […]

Scenario: You’re asked a yes-or-no question. How do you respond? Yes, without hesitating? Awesome! No, without regret? Excellent!  No, with remorse because you really want to say yes? Uh-oh… trouble ahead… Yes, with bitterness and anger because you really want to say no? Welcome to the People Pleasers Club… your future is at risk. Not

Therapy or Coaching? It’s a question I’m asked frequently by my veterinary colleagues. It’s yet another example of binary thinking… either/or… For some of us, both might be the best choice. Mostly it just comes down to our ultimate goals. If we want to heal the past and put it to rest, therapy is great

How do you think your life should be? For that matter, how do you believe the world should be? We all have our opinions… … and when it comes to our own lives, the gap between what we believe it should be like and what it actually is, creates emotional turmoil. This is true in