Hi Member,
You know how some weeks it just all seems too much? Well that was my week.
I have a daughter in the middle of year 11 exams who can stress out without the right level of support. i.e. Keep calm, keep food at the ready, don't ask too many/too few questions, confiscate the phone as required and dish out random kisses & hugs.
Then there's Buddy, our foster dog who is in the second week of his heartworm treatment to kill the adult heartworms. Yep all good there, apart from pretty bad diarrhoea for about 3 days and as this treatment requires him to be kept very quiet & either crated or indoors meant quite a bit of time cleaning (or attempting to clean) diarrhoea out of the carpet.
And there's the ongoing support I've been giving our dear friends who are still going through a terrible time with severe clinical depression and other mental health issues.
So - some weeks it just can all seem too much. But I also know it's just a moment in time.
Soon enough, exams will be over and Buddy will be feeling better (and our carpets are due to be replaced anyway) and as for our friends - well we just have to keep hoping for the best and offering whatever support and love we can.
So even when everything feels overwhelming, and it can happen to all of us, if we can hang in there until the moment passes we can be ready to face the next challenge.
Which leads me to our new blog post this week which, completely by chance, is all about improving the resilience of your veterinary team. And if you live in either Bundaberg, Rockhampton, Mackay, Townsville or Cairns, you should check out the 2 hour seminar on offer from Dr Natasha Wilks (High Performing Vets) on Stress, Resilience and Wellbeing.
Our aim is to help you - save time, connect & discover!
Enjoy your reading :)
