by Jesi Tassava | Oct 20, 2020 | Growth
By Brenda Tassava Medina, CVPM, CVJ, VLCE “Personal development is the belief that you are worth the effort, time and energy needed to develop yourself.”―Denis Waitley In veterinary practices, I all too often see the misperception that career growth is the equivalent...
by Jesi Tassava | Aug 18, 2020 | Suicide Awareness
By Brandon Hess, CVPM, CCFP With September containing National Suicide Prevention Week (Sep 6-12) it is only prudent to discuss this uncomfortable, yet deeply important topic. Did you know that, according to the AVMA Committee on Wellness, Veterinary professionals are...
by Jesi Tassava | Jul 28, 2020 | Vacation time, Wellness
By Brandon Hess, CVPM, CCFP Take a vacation, it really is that “simple”. Yet, not taking vacations is one of the biggest contributors to excessive Compassion Fatigue and Burnout in veterinary medicine. Dr. Figley, who coined the term Compassion Fatigue, actually says...
by Jesi Tassava | Jun 23, 2020 | Peer Empathy
By Carol Hurst, LVT, CVPM, CVJ, CCFP Is there a problem in veterinary medicine with staff conflict/lack of empathy? If a resounding YES doesn’t come to mind, you may have found yourself in one of those weird “alternate universe” practices that you hear whispers of,...
by Jesi Tassava | May 26, 2020 | Healthy Lifestyle, Wellness
By Brenda Tassava Medina, CVPM, CVJ, VLCE According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), every person reacts differently to stressful situations. Over the past few months we’ve all been living in perhaps the most stressful situation we’ve ever...
