Time to reflect for vet students

Posted on 28th July 2021 (28th July 2021)

In this blog, Vetlife Trustee Kirstie Pickles encourages vet students to take the time to reflect on their experiences, and to celebrate their achievements, this was written during Covid for students inviting them to acknowledge all that they had learnt during a difficult year.

The power of words

23 Apr 2021

When was the last time you thanked someone for a job well done? Remembering to do this can make a real difference to someone’s day.

Autism in a Neurotypical World

04 Dec 2020

Shares my early reflection of my individual autistic spiky profile of strengths and challenges.

Coping Strategies: the good, the bad and the ugly

29 Mar 2021 | Kirstie Pickles

We all find our own way to the devil’ is one of my favourite quotes from my mother-in-law! This blog explores how easy it is for us to slip into negative coping strategies when stressed and looks at how to focus on healthier strategies.

me Kirstie Pickles

This blog was written shortly after my autism diagnosis when I was still learning about neurodiversity myself. You can see I was early in my learning from some of the language I use like ‘high functioning’, which I would no longer use.

The Post-Diagnosis Rollercoaster

Posted on 18th March 2024 (4th April 2024)

I wrote this blog as Vetlife Trustee and Chair of the award winning 2024 Vetlife Neurodiversity campaign to launch the campaign and highlight that a diagnosis can be just the beginning of the journey.