The latest Merck wellbeing study, shared in our April 2022 newsletter, found that all members of the veterinary team experience similar wellbeing issues.

One highly recommended self-care strategy is to use daily affirmations or mantras to replace or interrupt negative thoughts and assist in regulating your breathing and heart rate. Choose a few words or phrases that are meaningful to you to repeat throughout the day to help reroute your thinking and re-center yourself.

Please read the Zoetis article linked here and consider sharing these tips with other members of your veterinary team who may benefit.