Rob AndersonLead Coach/ Principle Owner, Stand Sure Coaching · Spending time in collaborative conversations with clients

Vet's Mental Health: 5 Steps to Thrive in Veterinary

21 Jul 2025 · 1 min

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In this brief coaching message, the speaker highlights that one in three veterinary professionals experience depression, underscoring the mental‑health burden in the field. To address this, the speaker introduces the "5 Fs" framework: (1) stabilize finances, (2) reconnect with faith or personal values, (3) make time for fitness, (4) fuel the body with healing food, and (5) nurture physical intimacy and connection. The speaker emphasizes that veterinarians often give everything to others and urges them to prioritize self‑care, offering personal support and an invitation to reach out for conversation.

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One in 3 veterinary professionals struggles with depression, and if you're in that field, you know the weight of that statistic. As a coach who works with those in veterinary medicine, I encourage you to lean into the 5 Fs this week. First of all, stabilize your finances. Second, reconnect with your faith or personal values. Third, make time for fitness. Fourth, fuel your body with healing food and nurture physical intimacy because connection and closeness matter. You give everything to others. Let's make sure that you're not left behind. If you need to talk, reach out. I've made space for you.