Karissa Mitchell knew something was wrong when work took over everything.
She didn’t have the energy to cook meals, or call her family on the phone. It was the height of the pandemic, and the Nanaimo, B.C.-based veterinarian was not only putting in 12-hour days but absorbing the emotion that comes with treating sick animals and dealing with their often challenging owners.
She couldn’t take it.
“I was not able to be the veterinarian that I wanted to be, and I did burn out,” said Mitchell, 28. “It was just really frustrating to realize that I couldn’t do it anymore.”
Mitchell quit
