Championing Veterinary Mindset

The Zen Vet Community

Mental fitness tools for veterinarian professionals and students who refuse to burn out.

Start Your Journey (on me)

Transform your mind.
Elevate your
career.

Begin your journey today.

Start Your Journey (on me)

Learn how to lead your mind
in order to show up fully.

There is a way to be sound in mind, strong in body, and truly alive in your work.

We spend years training our minds in medical knowledge.

We are a profession built on mental precision and accurate decision-making.

We become experts of our field and in the language of medicine.

— yet we've never trained our minds to be on our side, how to show up with our character intact, how to be emotionally resilient or how to carry the weight of our calling.

What if there was one more semester to school?

One that helped answer the burn out and mental health dilemma we can find ourselves facing but aren't able to address with just an extended vacation or finding more work-life balance?

In our profession, we can't afford to not show up 100% every time.

We are required to be at our best every time we're at work, every time we're communicating with a client, every time we're doing a procedure, prescribing a medication, running anesthesia, making a treatment plan, explaining a diagnosis — for a career that spans 30 years or more.

How could we not burn out?

How could we not lose sight of why we chose this field?

We have 8+ years of training and then thirty-plus years of performing — largely alone.

We are up against a mountain of reasons this field is known for burnout, depression and suicide.

But I don't believe we need to wait on our external circumstances to change before we find a way to be present, healthy, thriving and performing at our best.

This is where we change that

by Empowering Your Medical Mind

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12 Daily Sessions sent straight to your inbox
Made to listen to while you drive to work or read with your cup of coffee!

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30 Day Course
3 Month Admission to a Library of Mental Fitness Tools
Deep dive into how to apply these tools in your own life
1 on 1 coaching

Built for Veterinary Professionals at every stage

✔️ Pre-Vet Students - navigating applications, managing anxiety, building confidence

✔️ Vet Students - enduring school semesters and passing boards

✔️ New Graduates - building clinical confidence, increasing resilience, staying healthy

✔️ Early Career - avoiding burnout, enhancing your performance, developing new skills

✔️ Seasoned Vets - finding fulfillment without losing yourself or your spark

✔️ Veterinary Technicians and Veterinary Assistants carrying the same weight as DVMs

You are in the top 1% -
let's be equipped for it.
Fully.

Where do I start?

Free Starter Course

Sign up for a free daily email and get a taste of how we will empower your medical mind.

Enroll in Starter Course

30 Day Course

$30 one time payment

and you gain access to the 30 day course with guides and handouts,

easy access to work 1 on 1 with me as a coach, and a library of visualization recordings

and mental fitness tools.

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Built by a Vet For Vets, Vet Techs & Vet Students

Founder

Anna Decker, DVM, CVA, CVMMP, CTPEP

One of the best things that could have ever happened to me was getting surgery that required me to take 1 month off of work.

This was the beginning of what I'm calling "my pivot" - where everything changed as far as my perspective on my health - both physically and mentally - and how I defined success at work and at home.

I'd love to share a coffee and tell you my story... and then hear yours!

If I had 5 minutes with you,

I'd grab a piece of paper and draw this:

FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

When does it launch? Soon!

How much does it cost? $30 for 3 month access

What if I'm not sure yet? Join the interest list with no commitment. Get the free 12 daily emails and see if it resonates.

Is this wishful thinking? No, this is structured mental fitness training.

Do I need to be a practicing veterinarian? Nope. We serve pre-vets, students, new grads, mid-career, and practice owners, vet techs, vet assistants (anyone in the vet medical profession).

Let's start a MOVEMENT

Championing the Mental Resilience of Veterinary Professionals through Training & Community

TRANSFORMATION THROUGH MINDFULNESS

Let's change the statistics our industry is known for and address the mental health crisis. We have too high a calling and too large a platform not to add this final layer to our education and training.

"Be transformed by the renewing of your mind." Romans 12:2

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#SincerelyTheZenVet

There are more ways to improve your confidence than just experience. Confidence is a skill so you can train it.

1. Replace worst-case scenario thinking with some best-case scenario thoughts. This not only lets you rewire your brain to be more on your side but lets you recognize when the best actually does happen.

2. Honor your boundaries of control. There’s only so much we can actually control and influence. Put your energy where you can (your energy, effort and character).

3. Take 2 minutes to visualize what you look like confident. Be as specific as you can - how you move, how you communicate, how you perform. Your mind will lead your body.

4. Cut out negative self-talk. Watch any athlete talking negatively to themselves and you’ll see their performance suffer.

5. On your drive home, recognize ways you won in your character — Were you present? Did you do the simple details well? Did you show up fully in who you are? Were you consistent in character?

Save this post to check in once a week how you did.

I share ways to empower your mind and build an inner resilience for those who have high callings - DM or comment for specific ways to do this in veterinary medicine.

Confidence is a skill. You can train it.

1. Replace worst-case scenario thinking with some best-case scenario thoughts. This not only lets you rewire your brain to be more on your side but lets you recognize when the best actually does happen.
2. Honor your boundaries of control. There’s only so much we can actually control and influence. Put your energy where you can (your energy, effort and character).
3. Take 2 minutes to visualize what you look like confident. Be as specific as you can - how you move, how you communicate, how you perform. Your mind will lead your body.
4. Cut out negative self-talk. Watch any athlete talking negatively to themselves and you’ll see their performance suffer.
5. On your drive home, recognize ways you won in your character — Were you present? Did you do the simple details well? Did you show up fully in who you are? Were you consistent in character?

Save this post to check in once a week how you did.

I share ways to empower your mind and build an inner resilience for those who have high callings - DM or comment for specific ways to do this in veterinary medicine.

There are more ways to improve your confidence than just experience.

1. Replace worst-case scenario thinking with some best-case scenario thoughts. This not only lets you rewire your brain to be more on your side but lets you recognize when the best actually does happen.
2. Honor your boundaries of control. There’s only so much we can actually control and influence. Put your energy where you can (your energy, effort and character).
3. Take 2 minutes to visualize what you look like confident. Be as specific as you can - how you move, how you communicate, how you perform. Your mind will lead your body.
4. Cut out negative self-talk. Watch any athlete talking negatively to themselves and you’ll see their performance suffer.
5. On your drive home, recognize ways you won in your character — Were you present? Did you do the simple details well? Did you show up fully in who you are? Were you consistent in character?

Save this post to check in once a week how you did.

I share ways to empower your mind and build an inner resilience for those who have high callings - DM or comment for specific ways to do this in veterinary medicine.

I’ve made a free 12 Day Note of Encouragement for you. Let me know if you’d like to start receiving it!

The past two years has been a journey of me finding there’s more to medicine than the medicine.

As a veterinarian, I’ve found myself where I think a lot of us have … with chronic fatigue, times of questioning my intentions and abilities and constant worst-case scenario thinking.

I didn’t realize this had become my normal until I had a month off and essentially “came up for air.”

That same month off led me to a book called “Visualize” that talked about how top 1% athletes get to (and stay at) that top 1% primarily from their mental game, not their physical.

I couldn’t help but ask why aren’t we in the medical profession doing the same? Especially when our greatest asset is our mind.

This started an equipping in me that has answered more for me in my “how do I get back to enjoying my career” than just trying to take more vacations.

I’d love to share some of what I’ve learned through 12 days of emails (letters if you will). I’ve designed these to read or listen to with your morning cup of coffee or during your drive to work.

Let me know if you’d like the link!

Our relationship with our thoughts, character and performance is highly influenced by how we work with our mind.

But I don’t think we were taught how to.

We were given knowledge but were we taught how to train our brain? Wire thought patterns? Show up fully?

I believe there’s a way for us to change so much about our mental health without waiting on the demands of our calling to change.

#notonemorevet

To have clarity in who we are, to know how to honor ourselves while still showing up for others and to lead our minds so that the demands of our calling don’t overwhelm us to the point of losing who we are.

There is so much within our control in how we treat our mind - let’s not take it for granted.

Comment “mindset” for a free 12 Day Course.

#notonemorevet

We need our mind on our side more than ever and this is what we can do about it now. The veterinary medicine industry is not going to change over night but we can do something about it now. #notonemorevet

Dear Fellow Medical Professional,

I bet there are so many wins you’re not seeing in your day.

Give yourself 60 seconds to recognize some. That connection with a client. That correct diagnosis and treatment plan. That follow up that provided assurance to the owner. That moment of camaraderie with a co-worker. That moment you chose courage over fear. That decision to show up instead of hesitate.

Become the person who can handle the win because you take time to recognize it.

Sincerely.

#veterinarymedicine #veterinarymindset #mindsetmatters #vetwellness #notonemorevet

Dear Fellow Medical Professional …

Let’s start speaking to ourselves like the people we’re becoming.

We need our mind on our side more than ever.

Sincerely.

#notonemorevet #veterinarymedicine #veterinarymindset #mindsetmatters #vetwellness

Dear medical professional, your story isn’t done. Your story is about to turn to the next chapter.

If this chapter has been a long one, a hard one or a quiet one, you’re not alone. You’re in the company of greats.

If you’re in a chapter of your life where you know there’s more to be had in the calling you worked so hard to get to, join me in fighting for our greatest asset - our mind.

I’ve seen too many of our fellow, highly qualified academics grow numb in their career or burn out entirely. The truth is knowledge isn’t enough. We need our mind on our side and I’m answering the question of how.

DM me for 12 days (straight to your inbox) of what this looks like.

#notonemorevet #veterinarymedicine #veterinarymindset #mindsetmatters #vetwellness

So, what does it mean - “caring for your mind?”

The same way you’d care for your body:

- How are you strengthening it?
- What are you putting into it?
- How are you protecting it?
- How are you resting?

So, how do we do this for our mind?
- How are we strengthening it? How are we becoming mentally fit and resilient?
- What are we watching, reading, listening to?
- How are we protecting it? What is our inner dialogue, our self-talk, our self-image?
- How are we resting it? How are we transitioning out of our work day? How are we creating seasons of rest, rhythms in a non-rhythmic career?

I’ve created a free 12 Day course (made to do with your morning ☕️ ) that I can send directly to your inbox or you can access through my app!

DM for details.

#notonemorevet

We need our mind on our side more than ever.

Mental fortitude. Mental strength. Mental agility. Mental resilience. Mental clarity. Mental stamina. Mental health.

There is a way for our profession to thrive. And it starts in our mind.

Comment “mindset” for a free 12 Day Empowering Your Medical Mind Framework.

To be in the midst of your hectic schedule and know how to handle high emotions, constant transitions and extreme decision fatigue …
To be able to reset for every appointment like it’s your first of the day …
To be able to listen well to your client …
To be able stay thorough in the details all day long …
To hold connection with your team …
To keep showing up because you know who you want to be in tough moments.

What would practicing medicine look like if we, as the medical professionals, were healthy? Not just physically. Mentally.

Mental fortitude. Mental strength. Mental agility. Mental resilience. Mental clarity. Mental stamina. Mental health.

There is a way for our profession to thrive. And it starts in our mind.

Comment “mindset” for a free 12 Day Empowering Your Medical Mind Framework.

Can we emphasize how to be resilient in clarity and character? To be grounded in what you know you can and can’t control? To train your thought patterns so they work for you, not against you?

And specifically in the medical field, where our mind is our powerhouse, who is talking about how to have our mind stewarding our calling instead of sabotaging it?

Those we serve deserve our best — which starts with our mind.

DM me for a 12 Day “Empowering Your Medical Mind” email to your inbox. And we’ll do this together!

We got through vet school so we got this.

#veterinarymedicine #vetmedsisters

Should have asked more questions before checkout 😭

They will be there if you’re wondering.

The first thing we were called to in Genesis was to “have dominion over every creature.”

“Dominion” - stewardship, responsibility, care, guardianship

“Creature” - every beast of the earth, everything that has the breath of life

This was the 6th day and this happened in the Garden, in Eden, where everything was right and in order.

We were made to be with them.

AND have relationship with them - because on the 7th day God invited Adam to name every one of them.

And in that act was something so intimate and deeply meaningful - naming something meant you knew that creation with profound understanding. Furthermore, it was the first act where God invited man to be an active participant alongside Him. He didn’t change or adjust or correct Adam - “whatever the man called every living creature, that was its name.”

So, if you’re wondering if Heaven will be missing anyone - it won’t.

Matthew 10:29
Luke 12:6
Isaiah 11:6-9
Romans 8:21
Proverbs 12:10

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