I am a compassionate catalyst that contributes to you reaching your healthiest potential.
Together, we explore and discover the wisdom that is already present within you and fortify it together with new awareness, knowledge, and skills.
I practiced emergency veterinary medicine for 25 years. I have been a group fitness instructor for 20 years. Despite my best efforts made along the way to stay holistically healthy, burnout and physiologic impacts of that work caught up with me. This lived wisdom combined with the intentional seeking of evidence-based mental health/well-being knowledge, skills, and certifications have fortified my resolve to raise awareness and decrease unnecessary suffering in the world.
Join me in a ‘heartstorming’ conversation to see how together we can support a thriving you!
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I am pleased to announce the publication of my book, Creating Wellbeing and Building Resilience in the Veterinary Profession: A Call to Life.
A Call to Life helps veterinary caregivers increase self-efficacy and sustainability and decrease unnecessary suffering in their mission to support animal health. It uniquely combines shared experiences with academic research into the contributing factors of compassion fatigue and how to counter these.
The team at Routledge have kindly given me a 20% discount code to share. Simply add the discount code ERE22 at the checkout when you order before June 30, 2022.
Buy the bookOfferings and Opportunities for Collaboration
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Well-being workshop creation and facilitation
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Coaching for individuals on their journey to their most fulfilled selves
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Speaking/Teaching in person or virtually on a wide variety of well-being topics for veterinary and other caregiving professionals
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Writing on topics ranging from well-being concepts and skills to community strategies to positively impact caregiving associates and systems
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Teaching Mindfulness concepts and practices to contribute to health and resiliency resources for individuals and for teams
I serve and support:
Veterinary professionals and emerging and established leaders
Veterinary students and recent graduates
Academic institutions and professional organizations
Veterinary Social Workers
Caregivers of animals in a wide variety of environments
Human healthcare providers supporting the mental and physical well-being of animal care professionals
OneHealth initiatives and conversations where human & veterinary medicine providers work together for the increased health and sustainability of individuals, communities, and ecosystems that we share with all life on Earth.
Popular programs:
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Understanding Trauma-informed Care in Veterinary Medicine
Name it to tame it! Develop individual and team approaches to healthier caregiving practices and relationships within veterinary environments
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Banish Burnout
Tactics and strategies to strengthen compassion satisfaction and to thrive in challenging circumstances
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#StopTheStigma
Methods to improve psychological safety and navigate beyond self and community judgement and stressors associated with veterinary caregiving and practice environments
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Mindfulness as a Superpower
How to utilize mindfulness practices to develop a formula for healthy, strategic coping that can be applied to everyday life
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Self-care is not Selfish!
How to mitigate distress and suffering of those in veterinary care environments with realistic self-care skills and healthier approaches
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Courageous & Compassionate Care-giving
How to intentionally shift our professional culture to foster healthier individuals, teams and organizations
About me
Dr. Sonja Olson brings her inspirational energy, kind encouragement, and diverse skill set to supportive conversations about developing our own unique wellness wisdom. Her passion is promoting healthier individuals and communities through proven strategies that foster connection and compassion. She is the author of the 2022 book by CRC Press, “Creating Well-being and Building Resiliency in the Veterinary Profession: A Call to Life”, which one reviewer states offers a “lifeline to struggling veterinarians and anybody in the profession, with real stories and practical advice for building resilience.”