@Sarah Helman I'll be at VMX, as well! 😊

@Elizabeth Winingham I'm so sorry that was your experience. It takes time and energy finding a counselor who's a good match and to feel like it was helping and then for it to not be possible to follow their 2 week recommendation must have felt frustrating (especially when you understand what it's like to be on the provider side!). I can really relate to having those high expectations as a vet. It helped me to understand the why behind that so I wasn't caught in that cycle of it never feeling like enough no matter how hard I tried (and so I wasn't frustrated with others - like my husband when I felt like there were so many things we needed to do on weekends and he was just relaxing on the couch). You might find this talk I did with NOMV helpful for looking at the way you're feeling and the way some of your employees act (those who seem not to care or go from seeming engaged to leaving) from a new perspective: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlhvBWQegPY If you're short on time, then you could start at minute 16 (or even 19) to 26. Curious if any of the 4 F's I talk about sound familiar.

@Elizabeth Winingham I'm so glad you found it helpful! I would love to hear updates on how it goes. I love that you're coming up with an action plan. I think most of us vets can very much relate to all of the 4Fs, so you're not alone there. If you enjoyed that, I think you'll also find my free "Beat The Burnout" resource helpful. It's RACE-approved for 4 hours of CE and dives deeper into ways to support your physical and mental well-being as well as your team's for increased satisfaction/retention, productivity, and ultimately client experience and patient care. Here's the link if you have interest: https://www.lifeboost.today/beatburnout You also may find it helpful to have your employees watch the videos too and then to have conversations around how to implement some of the ideas.❤️