Greg Skipper, MD , Medical Director. Alabama Veterinary Wellness Program.
How well do you take care of yourself? Do you have balance in your life? How would you characterize the quality of the relationships in your life? How well do you know your children and families? Do they nurture you? Do you have a gnawing sense of unfulfillment? Do you dream about things you would like to do or changes you would like to make in your life, only to have them scuttled to another time? Sometimes it is easier not to ask these questions in order to avoid looking in the mirror.
I recently ran across the term “thrustration”. Thrustration implies that I consciously push into areas that may be problematic and challenging- sure to move me into new territory. Often the old territory is no more than a well-worn and tiresome rut.
The Alabama Veterinary Wellness Program (AVWP) has some wonderful thrustration producing programs available to help get you past obstacles to change. Learn how enhanced personal well-being can produce positive changes in both professional and personal relationships.
• Recognizing Signs and Symptoms of Stress and Burnout
• Professional Boundaries and Conduct
• Harassment in the Workplace
• Medical Ethics
• Litigation Stress
• The Medical Marriage
• Motivational Interviewing and Stages of Change
The programs are interactive and can be adapted for an individual clinic setting or Association meeting. Special programs may be arranged. For example, a dinner for couples is an excellent venue for the Medical Marriage presentation.
By risking a good long look in the mirror, it is possible to rediscover your choices and the meaningfulness of your personal and professional life. Grappling with what you see and what you want to see in that mirror allows you to eventually reach beyond yourself with tasks to accomplish, animals and people to love, and causes to serve. It makes for a very welcome change. Contact us at 334-954-2594 or by email at staff@avpwp.org. You
can also visit the website at www.avpwp.org.
