The Overwhelmed Vet Podcast
By Gunila Pedersen
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Episodes: 109
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Learn how to tackle the overwhelm, difficult clients (and colleagues!), emotional toll, high expectations and the general craziness we all experience in vet med.
Your host Gunila Pedersen is a Small Animal Veterinarian working in ER and also a Master Certified Life Coach. She burnt out after owning her own clinic, and managed to find the way back through life coaching.
Today she shares insights, relatable topics, tactical advice and the tools and inspiration that will help you fall head over heels in love with vet med again just as she did.
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Ep. 109: How to manage working in a clinic with poor management
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Sep 21, 2026 |
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Ep. 108: The one feeling you’re not aware of that drives everything you do
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Aug 03, 2026 |
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Ep. 107: Your perception of the profession is everything, and here’s how to change it
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Jul 27, 2026 |
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Ep. 106: Why I don’t want you to leave the veterinary profession - yet!
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Jun 29, 2026 |
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Ep. 105: Bad shift or bad profession?
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Jun 22, 2026 |
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Ep 104: The top five qualities you need to be happy in Vet Med (and how to achieve them)
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May 25, 2026 |
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Ep. 103: Don’t own the owner’s decision with Dr. Amber Parks
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May 18, 2026 |
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Ep. 102: It wasn’t your fault but…
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May 11, 2026 |
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Ep. 101: Get your facts straight: stop letting stories run your life as a vet
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May 04, 2026 |
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Ep. 100: A specific guided meditation for veterinary professionals
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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Ep. 99: The Path to enjoy being a veterinary surgeon
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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Ep. 98: Taking over someone else's sh*itshow
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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Ep. 97: Should I take a break from vet med?
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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Ep. 96: But it shouldn’t happen like this
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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Ep. 95: But is it happening RIGHT now?
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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Ep. 94: The REAL reason you’re exhausted from making decisions all day
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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Ep 93: Does mental health support have to be specifically for veterinarians?
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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Ep. 92: What’s limiting you right now?
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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Ep. 91: Uncommit and recover your freedom
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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Ep. 90: What will REALLY bring your motivation back.
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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Ep 89: You’re not behind
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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Ep. 88 The five things I wish I had known before becoming a vet
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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Ep. 87: Us vs Them
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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Ep. 86: Living in the future
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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Ep. 85: Creating safety for yourself
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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Ep. 84: How inadequate are you?
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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Ep. 83: Feel calmer, happier and back in control in a few minutes
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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Ep. 82: Boundaries, truths and lies, expectations: Live from Happy in Vet Med
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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Ep. 81: 6 very important points: “should” you?
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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Ep. 80: Vet or murderer?
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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Ep 79: The most powerful (and simple) exercise that will change your life.
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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Ep. 78: How to start again in veterinary practice (and live to tell the tale)
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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Ep. 77: Are you REALLY prepared to be a vet?
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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Ep. 76: Start with number one.
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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Ep. 75: Why perfectionism will make you a worse vet.
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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Ep. 74: Boundaries with stabilizers
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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Ep. 73: Experience - but with intention
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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Ep. 72: How do I speak to myself when I wasn’t excellent?
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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Ep. 71: Toxic workplace? My 5 tools to create safety for yourself.
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Ep. 70: Staying in your lane
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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Ep. 69: I don’t want to let them down
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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Ep. 68: I’ll be happy when …
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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Ep. 67: How to live without regrets - in and out of the veterinary clinic?
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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Ep. 66: 5 solid tips to enjoying your consults
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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Ep. 65: Be aware of the adrenaline rush
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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Ep. 64: Healing without perfect
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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Ep. 63: How to: My 12 step process to becoming an invincible veterinarian (start here)
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Ep. 62: What I learned from switching my brother off life support
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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Ep 61: A loooong complaint JUST about me - here’s how I handled it
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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Ep. 60: Don’t add to the suffering!
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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Ep. 59: Coming back from “I’ve messed up my whole life”. Interview with Sarah Garven, Scottish veterinarian and personal/career coach.
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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Ep. 58: When enough is never enough
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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Ep. 57: Truth delivered kindly. Interview with Koryn Greenspan, grief counsellor
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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Ep. 56: How to get over rejection
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May 26, 2025 |
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Ep. 55: DO something
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May 19, 2025 |
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Ep. 54: Should you stay or should you go?
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May 12, 2025 |
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Ep. 53: Interview with Ceri Lewis: When your brain tries to kill you - the episode that could save your life.
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May 05, 2025 |
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Ep. 52: How to get things done
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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Ep. 51: How to know if you’re in burnout.
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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Ep. 50: The biggest time consumers of them all
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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Ep. 49: Interview with Alexandre Contreras: Find your why and never stagnate.
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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Ep: 48: We have not evolved quickly enough
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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Ep. 47: How to overcome your past
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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Ep 46. Success in vet med: it’s not what you think.
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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Ep. 45: When you’re also the victim
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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Ep. 44: I wish I didn’t react like that
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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Ep. 43: Say your opinion and don’t play small
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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Ep. 42: What if you’re wrong?
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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Episode 41: Living the life YOU want TO LIVE
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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Ep. 40: Pets vs Babies - a NICU nurse reveals how to cope when the stakes are high
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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Ep. 39: How to become more confident
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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Ep. 38: How to overcome a mistake
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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Ep. 37: The 3 things you MUST do to get your motivation back
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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Ep. 36: Let them be wrong about you
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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Ep. 35: Live coaching on the go!
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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Ep. 34: Do you struggle telling the pet owners the price?
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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Ep. 33: This job is a prison
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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Ep. 32: Overwhelm in the veterinary clinic 2.0
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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Ep. 31: 5 tips to having a non-busy vet life this Holiday
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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Ep. 30: Accept your limits and don’t own other people’s baggage with Dr. Siegel
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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Ep 29: How do you handle pet owner's grief?
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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Ep. 28: Bad reviews and cyberbullying.
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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Ep.27: Does perfectionism make you a better vet?
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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Ep 26: How to cope with failure. Story of the balloon dog and doomed German Shepherd.
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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Ep 25: Follow the leader… ?
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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Ep. 24: When you don’t know what’s going on.
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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Ep.23: What do you need?
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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Ep. 22: Your Value as a Vet
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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Ep.21: Are you equipped for euths??
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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Ep.20: The question that took me by surprise
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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Ep. 19: The 3 step evaluation process
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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Ep. 18: When vets judge vets
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Sep 01, 2024 |
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Ep.17: The 2 crucial subjects they DON’T teach in vet school
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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Ep. 16. Interview with Dr. Z: How to find your purpose in vet med
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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Ep. 15: The 3 reasons you can’t be happy in Vet Med.
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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Ep.14: First Aid for Burnout
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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Ep. 13: Just SIT on your sofa - boundaries at home
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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Ep. 12: Just give my dog antibiotics and how I almost beat up a woman. Boundaries for pet owners.
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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Ep.11: Boundaries that WORK - at work.
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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Ep.10: How to deal with “meh” days
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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Ep.9: Travel to the future with me
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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Ep.8: Hamster = Toaster? How to survive pet owners
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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Ep.7: How do you deal when the owners have little or no money?
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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Ep.6: Why you're the perfect Vet for your patient RIGHT NOW
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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Ep.5: How to handle change
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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Ep.4: How to not get upset by other people
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May 27, 2024 |
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Ep.3: How to leave on time - every time
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May 20, 2024 |
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Ep.2: How to handle cases that don't go well
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May 01, 2024 |
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Ep.1: The root of overwhelm and how to overcome
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Apr 12, 2024 |