Marie Holowaychuk, DVM, DACVECC, CYT’s Post

Preventing Burnout & Compassion Fatigue 🩺 A recent survey found that 75% of veterinary professionals feel overwhelmed by the emotional impact of their work. This statistic has not even covered the rest of the industry! Whether you’re in a clinic, a shelter, or a sanctuary, the emotional toll of caring for animals can’t be ignored. Here are some common sentiments I hear from my colleagues: 💬 "I don’t know how to support my peers." 💬 "I’ve lost my confidence both at home and work." 💬 "I love my job, but I don’t have the energy to continue." 💬 "This space feels too toxic to thrive in." It's time to break the cycle and reclaim your well-being. You deserve to thrive in your role and find joy in your work again. 💚 Offer 1: Attend my Leading Self to Compassion Satisfaction Workshop Offer 2: Support your workplace to get involved! Your HR team or manager can book a FREE Chat today https://lnkd.in/gtniR6iz Don't wait—take the first step toward revitalizing your passion and well-being. Secure your spot today and invest in a brighter, more balanced future! Pre- Register now available, send me a DM or text me on 0448 063 499- "Pre register" with your name, and email. - Supporting ourselves, allows us to better support others. #CompassionFatigue #BurnoutPrevention #AnimalCareProfessionals #VetNurseWellness #animalrescue #animalattendant #wellnesscoach #corporatecoaching (Ref: [Australian Veterinary Association, 2021])

In Veterinary Medicine, workplace culture is created at the top. Approachable leaders who treat their employees with respect will attract a stable team of loyal and dedicated people. That means less turnover. Fewer mistakes. Happier employees. And more productivity. Supporting your team’s mental wellness and psychological safety is a necessity if you want a well-run, low-stress veterinary practice. I provide stress & burnout solutions for your veterinary practice. What’s the biggest source of stress at yours? Take this quick survey to let me know. You can remain anonymous (unless you want to fix it!) https://loom.ly/-b8pHlE #VetBurnoutSolutions #VeterinaryWellness #WorkplaceStress #VetTeamEngagement #LifeCoach #Success #Turnover #Conflict

Did you know over 50% of veterinarians are experiencing burnout? It's time to start prioritizing work-life harmony. Join us on July 25th for a RACE-approved webinar hosted by Marie Holowaychuk, DVM, DACVECC, and IndeVets' Veterinary Social Worker, Dave Shuey, LMSW, DMA. 💡 What You'll Learn: 🔹 How to better understand and clearly differentiate work-life balance, integration, and separation strategies 🔹 How to implement practical strategies to enhance your quality of life 🔹 How to master the work-life matrix to manage your energy and prioritize 👉 RSVP now: https://bit.ly/4d7jJH7 Clinician's Brief

🩺 #TipTuesday: Burnout is real, and it can take a serious toll on veterinary professionals. In my recent interview on the Know Your Why podcast by Jason Balara, I opened up about my own journey through the highs and lows of veterinary medicine. From growing up with veterinarian parents to facing burnout and a life-changing car accident, I share the experiences that shifted my focus toward mindfulness, self-care, and advocating for systemic change in our profession. In this episode, we dive deep into the impact of work culture on well-being and the importance of supporting mental health in veterinary teams. We also discuss practical advice for finding balance in this demanding field. 🔑 Key Takeaways: Personal journey and challenges in veterinary medicine. The impact of work culture on well-being. How self-care and mindfulness can transform your life. Advocacy for systemic changes in veterinary practices. The importance of gratitude, connection, and seeking support. Tune in to hear my story and learn how you can prioritize your wellbeing in this profession. Let’s continue the conversation about creating healthier work environments for ourselves and our teams. 🎧 Listen now: https://lnkd.in/g_ihhDuh #VeterinaryWellbeing #MentalHealth #VeterinaryMedicine #SelfCare #Mindfulness #KnowYourWhyPodcast

Now more than ever, employees' wellbeing is at stake: veterinary professionals agree that how employers support mental health is an important consideration for job satisfaction. Prioritizing the well-being of your veterinary teams is crucial. Enroll in our new on-demand course, Psychological Health & Safety for Veterinary Hospitals and learn how to: • identify the connection and distinction between psychological safety and psychological health & safety. • identify psychosocial factors veterinary hospitals should consider to improve holistic safe working conditions. • critically analyze how discrimination, oppression and inequities contribute to a lack of psychological health & safety in the workplace. • review a suggested framework to begin the process of improving workplace psychological health & safety. Don't wait! Elevate your understanding and make a difference in your team's wellbeing today. Sign up for our on-demand course and become an advocate for psychological health & safety in your workplace!    https://lnkd.in/gMp8am9H  #PsychologicalHealth #VeterinaryHospitals #MentalHealthMatters #DEI #WorkplaceSafety #vetmeddeib #veterinarymedicine #veterinaryprofessionals #veterinarycontinuingeducation #veterinarypractice

If you are a manager and feel like you're doing everything right: 🩺 Offering health, dental, vision, and other benefits 👩💼 Offering insurance to help alleviate financial burden of receiving support (i.e. therapy, life, medical, etc.) ✏️ Providing payment for CE and career growth opportunities But your employees still are struggling with their wellbeing... It might be time to look in the mirror. A huge thank you to Josh Vaisman, MAPPCP (PgD) for being our very first guest blogger for Reviving Veterinary Medicine. In his blog, "There is No Veterinary Wellness Without Positive Leadership," Josh shares why positive leadership directly impacts veterinary team member happiness and mental health, data-driven insights on the link between positive leadership and employee engagement, and four key actions leaders can take away to cultive a thriving veterinary team: https://lnkd.in/gR_-pjMx Ready to create a more positive and fulfilling work environment for your team? Head over to revivingvetmed.com/blog to read the full blog and gain valuable insights from Josh Vaisman, author of "Lead to Thrive" published by American Animal Hospital Association and Lead Positive Change Agent at Flourish Veterinary Consulting #TipTuesday #PositiveLeadership #VeterinaryMedicine #RevivingVetMed

THE ROOTS OF VETERINARY BURNOUT 1. We are perfectionists who are passionate about what we do. 2. Others above ourselves, no matter how we feel, no matter what. 3. Revenue over staff needs by employers with least amount of people. 4. Quantity over quality of care. 5. Frustration from negative client interactions, negative outcomes. 6. Fear of failing (more often than actual failure) The more we can work on solving these as an industry, the better chance of managing burnout as a profession.

Yes, stress comes with the veterinary territory. 😕 But it doesn’t mean accepting stressed-out as the norm. It’s within our power both to understand its causes and to learn how to manage – and even relieve – the stress in our everyday. 💜 Here are some quick tips to begin that process, but of course we know it’s not that simple. Every team member experiences stress differently, and every team works together differently to meet those challenges. 🧘♀️ Take the time, first and foremost, to BREATHE. And then begin to explore tangible ways to address any signs of burnout or compassion fatigue (or worse) among your staff. We created an eBook to help, and we hope you’ll share it with anyone who could benefit. Find it here: https://lnkd.in/gRPq_MqB #mentalhealthawareness #notonemorevet #nomv #provetcloud

Technology can feel like a necessary evil in the work that we do as veterinary care providers. From keeping medical records to maintaining our practice's online presence and communicating with clients and team members, technology has become increasingly ubiquitous over time. If you're feeling overwhelmed by tech, here are a few tips to help you disconnect from work: 1. Turn off notifications such as buzzing, beeping, vibration, or flashing lights. Pause before picking up your phone to consider if it's really important. 2. Turn your data off, use airplane mode, or turn off your phone altogether during periods of the day to prevent messages and notifications from coming through. 3. Try "batching" screen time rather than checking your phone, social media, or email repeatedly throughout the day. 4. Take a digital detox by allocating time during which you take a break from technology. If you can go on a walk and leave your phone at home, then do so! 5. Be intentional when using technology. If you find yourself in a fog and not actually focused on the screen, redirect your attention or purposefully switch to a different activity. Bonus Tip: Try enjoying your morning coffee, lunch break, or a few moments outside (without your phone, a podcast, or another screen) and see how it feels! Subscribe to the Reviving Vet Med newsletter to get updates directly to your inbox: https://lnkd.in/gwWHDWXS #TipTuesday #Mindfulness #Boundaries #VeterinaryMedicine #VeterinaryWellness #VeterinaryWellbeing #RevivingVetMed

✨ This is an auspicious day for the veterinary profession.✨ For The Strand Vet this is a turning point in time where we, the little clinic with the BIG ❤️ , step onto the podium and prove bringing a proactive well-being program into a caring, highly pressurised, work environment can be accessible, achievable, measurable - but most importantly - contagious as the FUN is in the daily doing. https://lnkd.in/gkCp3Kjj The vet profession is dying, our people are dying, and the global ground-swell created by changemakers like Not One More Vet and Sophie's Legacy have proved this point in 2023. It is now or never….time to make the impossible into I am possible when it comes to acknowledging and preventing poor mental health....... We knew we needed to change as an industry - but it is now critical - we need to see change NOW. Why? 🌏 We are the people who sit at the epicenter of human and animal-kind, connected to nature and nurture - the conduit to the planet. 🌍  Our roles are incredibly diverse as a profession but belong to one concept….a concept that is hard to describe in most languages. ❤️ Aroha is a conceptual word which covers who we are.❤️ As carers our love, compassion, empathy, kindness, generosity, considerate and benevolent actions make us choose our industry …. but we can’t carry on our good work without our people. Our people who serve with aroha each, and every day. Our vetThrive Program, wrapped in the warm cloak of Te Whare Tapa Whā Māori health model, has sown the seeds of change in our organisation, a pilot spreading wisdom and change to our whanau and wider community in Aotearoa. It is our hope through organisations like ours, and yours, we come to recognise the value of creating, measuring, and doggedly implementing well-being programs, which are practical and accessible, continually enhanced by its people AND the well-being metrics become an integral part of a company’s value and future success in the not-too-distant future. Picture : Aroha atu, aroha mai - love received and love returned from my dear old lady Labrador Sydney #hrnzawards #mentalhealthmatters #workplacewellbeing #vetmedicine