14-16 Jan: VMX Conference in Orlando, FL – Largest veterinary conference in the world. Attending as a participant and to support the Pura Vida Veterinary Wellness Booth

3–10 Feb: WorldWide Vets Thrive Veterinary Wellness Retreat – Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe – Co-Presenting 9 hours of content to support veterinary professional well-being and resiliency

18 March: Secondary Traumatic Stress Consortium – Invitation only participation in a One Health approach to understanding STS in caregiving environments and impacts on caregivers wellbeing

19 April: Florida Veterinary Medical Association – Presenting 6 hours of content supporting veterinary professionals being prepared to meet the challenges of caregiving and to fortify their ‘thriving’ tool kits

21 April: Rose City Veterinary Conference (Portland Veterinary Medical Association)– Presenting 90-minute workshop on navigating moral distress and ethical conflict in veterinary caregiving environments

21-25 June: American Veterinary Medical Association – Collaboratively presenting 3 hours of workshop material with colleagues (veterinary social worker and a veterinary technician to provide a multi-disciplinary approach).

Topics:

• Culturing the Culture: Diagnosing and Supporting the Growth of Healthy, High-Performing Teams
• Multi-Modal Approach to Maximizing Collaboration & Efficiency of Today’s Veterinary Teams

27-30 June: VetGirl University – New Orleans – Providing morning yoga sessions for the duration of the conference & Presenting 4x 30-minute focused discussions on veterinary technician stress management and resiliency-building

18-21 July: Vets Outdoors Annual excursion to the Olympic Peninsula – Co-organizer, providing AM yoga/meditation, and facilitating several discussions with a focus on holistic veterinary wellness

28 September: Pacific Northwest Veterinary Conference/Washington State Veterinary Medical Association – Facilitating a 90-min workshop

November (exact dates TBD): New Zealand Veterinary Medical Association – Second Veterinary Wellbeing Summit – Attending as Keynote Speaker and co-facilitating topics with a focus on veterinary teams and practices having the awareness and pragmatic tools to meet the challenges of vet med today and in the future.

Dec 8-14: Pura Vida Veterinary Wellness Retreat in Costa Rica – Co-hosting and facilitating discussions on varied wellness and mindfulness topics for veterinary professionals each day of the retreat

October/November
Presenting 3 webinars for the New Zealand Veterinary Association

September 22
Veterinary Hospital Practice Managers Conference

September 19
WSVMA DVM MasterClass webinar

September 8-9
IVECCS Conference (Denver, CO) – Supporting Well-being Education & Skill-building as well as Mindful Microbreaks in the BluePearl Wellness Park

August 11-12
VETGirl U 2023 (Scottsdale, Arizona) – Supporting Mindful Moments and Movement in the Wellness Lounge

August 9
PetsApp Webinar (UK-based veterinary resource and CE space) – Panel discussion on Emotional Intelligence with Drs. Sonja Olson, Olivia Oginska, and Sophie Eaden

July 27-30
VetsOutdoors Wellbeing Experience on the Olympic Peninsula, WA – Keynote speaker for wellbeing small group discussions and providing daily mindful movement & meditation for attendees

Vet.Set.Go.Diversify.
Career Q/A with Dr. Sonja Olson (June 2023)

VETGIrl webinar
“Boundaries: Reframing the Concept” (June 2023)

VetEd webinar
Stress First Aid: Focus on Recent Graduates (June 2023)

University of Arizona Veterinary College
Live presentation to veterinary students on “Meeting the Moment: Stress Management When it Matters” (June 2023)

NCSU Veterinary Teaching College’s Wolfpack Leadership Conference
Keynote Speaker: Courageous Conversations (March 2023)

VetLed Veterinary Conference (UK)
Speaking on well-being research in veterinary medicine: Well-being initiatives in Veterinary Practices: What works?”  Conference | VetLed (Feb 2023)

Fetch dvm360, Charlotte, NC
The Pivotal Path: a 5-lecture workshop co-created and presented with Alyssa Mages, CVT.  (April 2022)

WSVMA Master Class: “Understanding Trauma and Its Impacts on Veterinary Well-being.” (Sept 2022, online)

Veterinary Practice Managers Association: “The Power of Microbreaks.” (Aug 2022, online)

International Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care Symposium
• Psychological Safety and a Trauma-informed Approach in Veterinary Emergency Settings workshop co-created and presented with Susan Swendson Harris, LCSW, VSW
• Mindful Moment Microbreaks provided in the Exhibit Hall at lunch time (15-20 minute brief well-being talks combined with mindful movement) (Sept 2022)

Banfield Pet Health Summit
Well-being Panel Participant
(Sept 2022)

American College of Veterinary Surgeons Conference
“Is this really burnout?” (Oct 2022)

New Zealand Veterinary Associations Well-being Symposium
• Keynote Speaker: “Courageous Conversations: Collaborative Efforts Required to Address Complex Veterinary Well-being Concerns”
• Provided Mindful Microbreak with brief lecture and mindful movement
(Nov 2022)

Provided lecture to veterinary audience: Watch Video. (Nov 2022)

Royal Canin Well-Being Workshop, Melbourne, Australia
Co-created and presented content and facilitated discussions with leadership from the largest veterinary private practice/industry partners. (Nov 2022)

Seeing Eye Dogs of Australia, Melbourne.
Facilitated discussion on psychosocial considerations that impact veterinary well-being in caregiving environments. (Nov 2022)