What Matters - A Column of Connections
Building Connections One Listener’s Story At A Time
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You Matter: Even If You Don’t Have a Covid Vaccine Selfie
Written by Michael W. Miller, DVM I was mad. Yet another veterinary colleague’s post-COVID vaccine selfie came across my feed. My envy was transforming into frustrated anger as I continued to wait for my opportunity to get this vaccine that I desperately wanted. Why...
Swimming Upstream
A Blog By Saye Clement, DVM I had a moment of clarity this week while talking to a friend. We have both been working hard. Really hard. And we are both tired. Really tired. The interesting thing for me is that I’m not usually afraid of hard work. I’ve never before...
Turning Lead Into Gold
My Mental Health Journey - A Blog by Amanda Doran, DVM Ancient Alchemists sought to transform lead into gold - they thought they could actually transform matter! I used to think about alchemy only in the literal manner and believed such a transformation was...
2020 – The Spring of Hope
A Blog By Saye Clement, DVM “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was...
Battles: Dog Fight
Poetry by Jamie Holms --Late last night, my neighbor’s dogs packed up on my old blind lab, Chance. We were both standing right there, neither one of us is sure just what happened. This time I couldn't break it up and I thought they were going to kill her. I threw...
Battles: Meat. Run. Breathe.
Poetry by Jamie Holms If you’ve ever rescued a dog, you know you’ve wondered what they have lived through….. Meat. Run. Breathe. The memory of chasing jack rabbits across the Nevada desert fades from my age altered mind. It’s only in dreams where I recall with a...
Battles: Too Many Friends
Poetry by Jamie Holms For all of you who have ever held a paw during a euthanasia….. Too many friends i curl into youon your death’s bedyour translucent paper skingives wayunder the pressure of my needleandbefore your body coolsi will have foundyet another friend...
Brenda’s Vegan Enchiladas
A Recipe by Brenda Medina-Tassava, CVPM Ingredients: 1 package small corn tortillas (10-ct.)1 can Hatch red enchilada sauce (or green for milder flavor)1 small can Hatch green chilies1 large sweet potato, peeled and diced1 package Vegan chorizo (Morningstar and...
Gossip Girl
A Blog by Carol Hurst, LVT, CVPM I was an “adolescent” manager -already comfortable in my role and now knowledgeable enough to know how much I didn’t know. Like many practices, we were battling a particularly frustrating bout of gossip among a handful of our team...
What Matters – A Column of Connections
A New Way to Tell Your Story To empower and inspire veterinary professionals in all roles - that is what we set out to do with Vet Med After Hours Podcast and inspired is what we have become! Veterinary professionals do amazing things during and after work, and they...
We are here to empower and inspire all types of veterinary professionals, and we are asking for your help! There are three ways you can be involved with Vet Med After Hours:
- We are always looking for guests - you or one of your superhero colleagues would be perfect for our conversations. Know someone who thinks they are ordinary, but you know they are extraordinary? Just give us a shout, and we will get it scheduled!
- We are accepting journal excerpts and blog articles for our monthly story hour. Your writings can be anonymous, or it can be your chance to be published! Contact us for details on how to become a Vet Med After Hours writer!
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