The sign off at the end of my backtoactive bites emails is “take it easy”. This isn’t me being quirky, it’s like a low level philosophy I try to imperfectly follow. It comes from having a history of more than a decade of awful back pain, and doing a lot of trying hard to sort it […]
In my last blog, I shared three things I wish I’d known at graduation. One was: that there is a skill set that can help prevent those pains that will inevitably happen along the way from becoming chronic. Having lived with severe chronic pain, and recovered ( and done a lot of learning along the
5 self-care skills I wish I’d had on day one as a vet Read More
There are three crucial things I wish someone had told me as a newly qualified vet. These aren’t clinical skills. They’re more like a user manual for your body (and mind) in a tough profession. 1. The veterinary profession has a higher risk for developing back pain and other chronic MSK pain (but it’s something
3 things I wish I’d known when I graduated as a vet for my career longevity Read More
Have you ever reached a holiday so utterly exhausted that all you could do was collapse, and then spend the first few days just trying to feel human again? For many of us, especially those juggling work, care responsibilities, and health challenges, rest becomes something we “earn” only after pushing ourselves to the edge. But
Why One Holiday Won’t Fix Burnout: How to Build Rest into Your Everyday Life Read More
In a previous life I was a vet. When I broke my back as a student, my surgeon told me that I shouldn’t try to be vet. Of course, I ignored him, I was 18 years old, and I had my 2nd year of vet school to get back to, thankyou very much. I’m glad
