Wellbeing & Lifestyle

If you take emotional responsibility for everyone else's problems, putting their monkeys on your back and on your mind, you find yourself home at the end of every day in veterinary practice with no room for your own needs.

Dr. Ernie Ward shares his thoughts on how to achieve happiness and success and reveals how he can still be crazy about veterinary medicine after all these years.

Flying across time zones — whether for work or pleasure — is likely to cause the phenomenon known as jet lag. Here are some tips to avoid this state of energy depletion and enjoy your destination.

Here’s a real time saver: A new hands-free toothbrush that will clean your teeth in 10 seconds flat.

Are you doing what you should be doing in order to stay mentally fresh? Here’s why you should — and what can happen if you don’t.

I helped my overworked, stressed-out, freaking-out self by creating a support group online for veterinarians and veterinary team members who feel the same way.

Do you live in a state with a terrible economy? We hope not. Find out whether where you're living has one of the best state economies or one of the worst.

If you’re in the market for a vacation home, congratulations! If you’d like to be but think you can’t afford it, you may want to think again. Here are 10 popular cities to explore that won’t break the bank.

Veterinary practice personnel don’t get much of a chance to take a load off during the day, but imagine if you could sit down whenever and wherever you wanted. Introducing the chairless chair.

Thinking about taking a road trip this summer? Then check out this list of the best states to visit.

When life in veterinary medicine gives you lemons, do you make lemonade ... or you get squished? Find out more about how you see the world with this quick quiz.

Believing you have some control over the events in your life is crucial to happiness and could make a huge difference in your personal life and veterinary career.

People with an internal "locus of control"who believe that they have control over their destinies and that their actions matterare happier and healthier. But making changes in your life isn't as easy for everybody, and we need to acknowledge that more than we do.

Do you pull the strings in your life and career? Or do you think luck, fate and other people are the deciding factor in your happiness and success?

Pained veterinary associates get the help they need in our first bonus-length Vets Ask Dr. Dave.

If you’re the adventurous type and you like to travel, then we’ve got a list of some of the most fantastic places to visit in the country.

Independence Day is right around the corner, and that means barbecues, fireworks and long weekend adventures with family and friends while listening to Bruce Springsteen on repeat.

For young associate Dr. Greenskin, the biggest choice of her life in buying the practice from old Dr. Codger feels like a question of time: Time for family and personal life or time traded for money and career fulfillment. Which will she choose?

To some, red wine can seem daring, more refined and harder to understand than other kinds of wine, but don’t be discouraged. Here's everything you need to know about five common red wines to get started.

It seems like there are endless types, tastes, regions and brands of white wine to choose from. Where do you begin? Here's everything you need to know about five common white wines to get you started.

Are you looking for a new way to expand your knowledge? Look no further than this list of brain-building podcasts.

While vacation for many is a time to relax, overindulge and put good health habits on hold, there are many ways to get in some exercise while exploring.

The key to contentment is embracing what brings you passion-even if it's a downer at times-as well those things that bring pure joy.

Want some new perspectives and skills that you can apply to your daily routine at work? Then try these TED talks on for size.

Literature show that precaution in the workplace is essential for women of childbearing age.

Safety is one of our top priorities when it comes to choosing where to live, vacation, or attend school. Where does your state rank on the safe list?

Are you efficient, a perfectionist, or anal retentive? When it comes to productivity, how much effort you should put into a project depends on what you’re trying to get out of it.

A new study reports that “social jet lag” — the time difference between sleep patterns on days off compared with work days — is associated with worse mood, sleepiness, fatigue, heart disease and poorer overall health.

Do you appear confident to the clients who come into your veterinary practice? Your body language tells the tale. Show your clients that you are confident, strong and self-assured before you even say a word.

Whether it’s time, money or something else keeping you from going away this summer, why not indulge in a staycation? If you live in one of these cities, you’re in for a real treat.