by Dr Natasha Wilks | Aug 14, 2014 | Advice for New Grads, Burnout & Compassion Fatigue, Veterinary Coaching
Some time ago, I asked all of my veterinary connections about their biggest frustrations in practice. Reading the responses, I found that many people were struggling personally. We work in a mentally & emotionally taxing profession We are losing many talented...
by Dr Natasha Wilks | Aug 5, 2014 | Burnout & Compassion Fatigue, High Performance, Veterinary Coaching
We are working in faster, higher expectation environments You may be dealing with walk ins, double booking, emergency surgeries and that’s just before 11am. You must schedule a break! If you have 5 minutes to use the bathroom, you CAN take another 5 minutes to...
by Dr Natasha Wilks | Nov 24, 2011 | Burnout & Compassion Fatigue
Every day veterinarians are exposed to lots of licks, caring clients and various degrees of suffering & distress. I have always believed that we have an emotionally taxing job. We are exposed to suffering from pets owners people who love their pets so much but...
