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Meet the SCOW Team 2025–26 🌿

Bringing together compassionate minds from across the globe, this team is dedicated to nurturing wellbeing, fostering empathy and creating safer spaces for all.

Each member brings their own culture, experience and heart to the table united by a shared vision of support, growth and mental wellness.
Join us as we introduce the faces behind this year’s journey toward collective care and connection by @ivsawellness

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IVSA SCOW PRESENTS | WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY 2026

Beyond “I’m Fine”- Confidence, Comparison & Well-Being in Veterinary School

An interactive conversation exploring the pressures of veterinary school, including comparison, self-doubt, expectations, and the pressure to have it all together.

Join Janet McCarthy, international speaker and veterinary industry professional with over 30 years of experience, as she shares practical perspectives on confidence, mindset, self-trust, and well-being.

📅 10 October 2026
⏰ 2:00 PM UTC
💻 Via Zoom
Registration link: https://forms.gle/q9jUnW2KhEanVAap6

Connect. Reflect. Grow.

#SCOW #WorldMentalHealthDay #BeyondImFine #VetStudentWellbeing #VeterinaryStudents by @ivsawellness

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📢 EXTENDED DEADLINE!

Want to make wellness a priority in the veterinary community? 🐾✨

The IVSA Standing Committee on Wellness (SCOW) is extending its recruitment deadline! If you’re passionate about mental wellbeing, peer support, inclusivity, self-care, and creating a healthier veterinary community, we’d love to have you on the team.

🔗 Apply here: https://bit.ly/Applications26-27

📘 Check the guidebook: https://bit.ly/PositionGuidebook2627

⏰ NEW DEADLINE: 30th September, 23:59 UTC

Your idea could be the next SCOW initiative. 💫
Don’t just care about wellness, help create it.

#IVSA by @ivsawellness

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📢 IVSA SCOW is looking for new team members for 2026/27!

Ready to get involved, build new skills, and work alongside an amazing international team? This is your chance to join IVSA SCOW and help shape what we do next.

🔗 Apply here: https://bit.ly/Applications26-27

📘 Check the guidebook: https://bit.ly/PositionGuidebook2627

⏰ Deadline: 25th of September, 23:59 UTC

Don't miss out — apply now!

#IVSA by @ivsawellness

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Warmest congratulations to Niva Kunwar , IVSA Nepal🇳🇵on being elected as the SCOW Chair for the Term 2026–27! ✨

From being a part of the SCOW family to now leading it forward, we’re excited to see the ideas, initiatives, and energy you bring to the team. Wishing you a meaningful and impactful term ahead! 💛 by @ivsawellness

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From little moments to lasting memories, from shared smiles to meaningful connections IVSA SCOW 25–26 was a journey we’ll always carry with us. 🐾💛

A term full of learning, laughter, wellness, and togetherness.
Thank you for being a part of our story. ✨

Until the next chapter with the same hearts, new dreams, and endless pawsibilities !!🐾🌍💫 by @ivsawellness

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Mental health can be difficult to see from the outside.

Not everyone shows that they’re struggling in the same way. Sometimes it’s a change in behaviour, pulling away, feeling overwhelmed, or simply not feeling like yourself.

Pay attention. Check in. Listen without judgement. And remember that asking for help is a sign of strength, not weakness. 🤍

If you or someone you know needs support outside Latvia, you can find crisis and emotional-support helplines in different countries through Find A Helpline:
https://findahelpline.com/i/iasp by @ivsawellness

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💌 Letter to Your Younger Self | Featured Story
What if your younger self needed just one reminder: that they were already enough?
In this heartfelt letter, Suhana Raina gently reassures her younger self through life's uncertainties. With quiet wisdom, she reminds us that mistakes are part of growth, changing dreams don't define failure, and true strength often takes shape during the hardest moments.
✨ One of the most powerful lessons we can learn is that choosing ourselves isn't selfish…it's essential. We don't have to earn love by constantly proving our worth or putting everyone else first.
To anyone carrying the weight of expectations, let this letter be your reminder: you're doing better than you think, and your future self is already proud of how far you've come.
Thank you, Suhana, for sharing this beautiful message of self-compassion, resilience, and hope.
🎙️ Narrated by our Project In-Charge, Niva Kunwar. by @ivsawellness

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💌 Letter to Your Younger Self | Featured Story
What if you could sit beside your younger self for just a moment?
In this touching letter, Etu Chakraborty revisits cherished childhood memories, unfulfilled dreams, moments of loss, and the quiet strength that comes from learning to begin again. It is a heartfelt reminder that while we cannot rewrite the past, we can honor it with compassion, gratitude, and hope.
🌻 Like a sunflower turning toward the light after every storm, this letter reminds us that healing is not about forgetting the pain….it's about finding the courage to keep growing through it.
Thank you, Etu, for sharing such a beautiful reflection and reminding us to be gentle with the child who still lives within us.
🎙️ Narrated with warmwth by our Project In-Charge, Niva Kunwar by @ivsawellness

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💌 Letter to Your Younger Self | Featured Story
What if the only thing standing between you and the life you dream of is the courage to take the first step?
In this heartfelt letter, Shilpa Kukade writes to her younger self with wisdom, warmth, and encouragement. She reminds us that growth begins just beyond our comfort zones, that perfection isn't a prerequisite for connection, and that the moments we spend overthinking are often the moments life quietly passes by.
✨ The future doesn't wait for us to feel completely ready. It unfolds when we choose courage over fear, progress over perfection, and self-belief over self-doubt.
This letter is a beautiful reminder to embrace new experiences, nurture the relationships that matter, celebrate every small victory, and live fully in the present—because life is meant to be experienced, not merely endured.
Thank you, Shilpa, for sharing this inspiring reflection and encouraging us to step into life with confidence and an open heart.
🎙️ Narrated by our Project In-Charge, Niva Kunwar. by @ivsawellness

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