About the Author
Dr. Laura Baltodano graduated in 2013 from Washington State University. She is the owner of Lighthouse Pet Clinic in Lehigh Acres, Florida. In addition to veterinary medicine, Dr. Laura is passionate about equipping others with tools to enhance their wellbeing. She is a certified health and wellness coach, a certified 7 Minute Life Time Management Trainer, registered yoga teacher and, mindfulness teacher and is licensed to teach The Four Elements of Success by Lori Beth Jones. Her app, “The Wellness Doctor,” is available for download from the App Store or Google Play.
Written By This Author
Practice Management
Creating a Highly Effective Veterinary Team
Creating a highly effective team can change everything about how we practice veterinary medicine and experience fulfillment in our careers.
Personal Wellbeing
Mindfulness for Veterinarians
In the busyness that surrounds our veterinary practice and our personal lives, where we are constantly on the go and wrapped up in “doing,” mindfulness provides us with a space to consider alternative ways of responding to both internal and external stressors.
Personal Wellbeing
Overcoming the State of Overwhelm
As veterinary professionals, we are wanted and needed.
Personal Wellbeing
Stress Management
For most veterinary professionals, a day in the trenches may include: multiple heartbreaking euthanasia procedures, an owner who won’t consent to treatment, completing endless SOAPs, long hours with no breaks, losing a patient under anesthesia and having to call the owner, disagreements with coworkers, physical and emotional exhaustion, no work-life balance and financial burdens.
Personal Wellbeing
Finding Time for Self-Care
Veterinarians who are trying to achieve that elusive work-life balance need to find time for self-care.