Stop the Burnout Podcast

By Dr. Amber Parks, DVM, DABVP

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Stop the Burnout is hosted by Dr. Amber Parks, a veterinarian turned Stress & Burnout Coach, Clinical Support Consultant, and speaker. This podcast is for veterinary professionals and high-achievers who love their work but are exhausted by the people, pressure, expectations, and constant mental load that come with it. After 16+ years in clinical practice and her own experience with severe burnout, Dr. Parks shares real-world insights and neuroscience-backed tools to help you break the stress and burnout patterns that keep you overworking, overthinking, and running on empty without having to leave the career you worked so hard to build. This is honest, real-life talk about the things no one taught us and the challenges we all experience but rarely say out loud, from emotional exhaustion and guilt to perfectionism, boundaries, and the pressure to always do more. You won’t find generic self-care fluff or toxic positivity here, only practical, grounded strategies that actually work in the real world of veterinary medicine, including how to navigate tough conversations with more confidence and clarity.

Episode Date
Epi 63: The Real Reason You Can't Break the Burnout Cycle: The Missing Piece of Burnout Recovery
Jun 04, 2026
Epi 62: Stop Treating Everything Like It’s Urgent: How to Break the Burnout Stress Cycle
May 28, 2026
Epi 61: Is External Validation Feeding Your Burnout, Overthinking & Self-Doubt? How to Finally Stop Letting Other People’s Opinions Control You
May 21, 2026
Bonus Episode: Burnout and the Parts of Vet Med Nobody Prepares You For with Dr. Gunila Pedersen, MRCVS
May 18, 2026
Epi 60: The 3 Biggest Myths about Healing Burnout in Vet Med and What To Do Instead
May 14, 2026
Epi 59: The Constant Pressure to Keep Clients Happy in Vet Med (Plus: How to Avoid Burning Out Because of It)
May 07, 2026
Epi 58: The Subtle Ways You’re Sabotaging Your Confidence & Quietly Fueling Your Overthinking
Apr 30, 2026
Epi 57: Dealing With the Same Frustrating Issues at Work? Here’s What to Do When You’re Not the Boss
Apr 23, 2026
Epi 56: What I Say & Do to Have Confident Client Conversations Without Feeling Drained or Second-Guessing Yourself (Lessons From My Own Cases)
Apr 16, 2026
Epi 55: Why “Constructive Criticism” & Feedback Feel Like a Personal Attack (& Fuels Stress, Overthinking, & People-Pleasing)
Apr 09, 2026
Epi 54: You’ve Been Calling It Burnout or Stress… But This Might Be What You’re Missing (Part II)
Apr 02, 2026
Epi 53: You’ve Been Calling It Burnout or Stress… But This Might Be What You’re Missing (Part I)
Mar 26, 2026
Bonus: The Missing Piece in Burnout Recovery (Free Training Preview)
Mar 23, 2026
Epi 52: Reducing Stress and Improving Patient Care Through Teleconsultation with Dr. Kristin Welch
Mar 19, 2026
Epi 51: Imposter Syndrome (Part II): How Chronic Stress Fuels Self-Doubt and How to Break the Cycle for Good
Mar 12, 2026
Epi 50: Imposter Syndrome (Part I): Why More CE, Training, or Experience Still Doesn’t Fix the Doubt (& Real Solutions That Do)
Mar 05, 2026
Epi 49: Reduce Stress at Work by Shifting How Your Brain Responds to Pressure
Feb 26, 2026
Epi 48: Challenging Cases, Difficult Clients, & Team Tension: The Hidden Emotion Behind Veterinary Burnout
Feb 19, 2026
Epi 47: The Shame Pattern That Slowed My Burnout Recovery and How to Avoid It
Feb 12, 2026
Epi 46: Burnout & Boundaries (Part III): Setting Boundaries in Real Life (What to Say, Not Just What to Know)
Feb 05, 2026
Epi 45: Burnout & Boundaries (Part II): The Hidden Cost of Avoiding Boundaries and How It Fuels Burnout
Jan 29, 2026
Epi 44: Burnout & Boundaries (Part I): The Neuroscience of Why Saying No Feels Hard and the Signs You Need a Boundary
Jan 22, 2026
Epi 43: Breaking the Burnout Cycle (Part II): What to Expect When You’re Healing Burnout
Jan 15, 2026
Epi 42: Breaking the Burnout Cycle (Part I): When Burnout Feels Like a Personal Failure & What Actually Breaks the Cycle
Jan 08, 2026
Epi 41: Why Burnout Doesn’t Go Away, Even in Better Workplaces (Part II)
Dec 31, 2025
Epi 40: When It’s Not the Medicine, but the People, Systems, and Expectations That Burn You Out in Vet Med (Part I)
Dec 24, 2025
Epi 39: Rough Shift? How to Vent About Vet Med Without Trauma-Dumping at Home
Dec 18, 2025
Epi 38: Can’t Stop Overanalyzing Every Decision & Conversation at 2 AM? Here’s What’s Going On (& How to Stop)
Dec 11, 2025
Epi 37: Why Are We Still Using “Remember Your Why” as Burnout Advice? It’s Useless, But Here’s What Actually Works
Dec 04, 2025
Epi 36: Did That 1-Star Google Review Ruin Your Week? Here’s How to Quit Overexplaining Yourself So You’re Not Mentally Drained All the Time
Nov 26, 2025
Epi 35: Fresh Out of F*cks? Here’s How to Stop Letting Other People’s Opinions Drain You
Nov 20, 2025
Epi 34: Profits Over Patients? No Wonder You’re Burnt Out! Here’s What to Do...
Nov 13, 2025
Epi 33: Overthinking to Trusting Your Gut (Part III)
Nov 06, 2025
Epi 32: From Overthinking Everything to Finally Trusting Yourself (Part II: Imposter Syndrome)
Oct 30, 2025
Epi 31: Do You Overthink Like It’s an Olympic Sport? Here’s How to Stop (Part I)
Oct 23, 2025
Epi 30: If You Struggle To Say 'No', This Episode Is For You!
Oct 16, 2025
Epi 29: 2 Ways Protect Your Peace When Work Feels Like High School
Oct 09, 2025
Epi 28: Stuck in a job, career, or relationship? 3 Steps To Get You Unstuck
Oct 02, 2025
Epi 27: Break the Burnout Cycle: Real Solutions, No Extra Time Needed
Sep 25, 2025
Epi 26: Why Rest Alone Won’t Heal Burnout (& 3 Things You Can Do Today Instead)
Sep 18, 2025
Epi 25: How Hitting My Rock Bottom Led Me to Coaching (Part II)
Sep 11, 2025
Epi 24: How Hitting Rock Bottom Led Me to Coaching (My Story, Part I)
Sep 04, 2025
Bonus Episode: Your Solution to Burnout (Limited Time!)
Aug 30, 2025
Epi 23: Why Dealing with People Feels So Draining (& What to Do About It)
Aug 28, 2025
Epi 22: Healing, Not Hustling: Burnout-Proof Exercise with Gabi Varga
Aug 21, 2025
Bonus Episode: Most Common Roadblock in Burnout Recovery
Aug 18, 2025
Epi 21: 3 Things To Start Doing Today if You're Burnt Out
Aug 14, 2025
Epi 20: Therapy Didn't Work? This Finally Fixed My Triggers & Burnout (& I can help you do the same)
Aug 07, 2025
Bonus Episode: Stressed, Tired, & Wired: Your Body's Burnout Signals & How to Heal with Dr. Katie Larson
Aug 03, 2025
Epi 19: The Hidden Fear Behind Your Burnout
Jul 31, 2025
Epi 18: The REAL Secret to Healing Imposter Syndrome
Jul 24, 2025
Epi 17: Stop Thinking Like THIS to Regain Your Time & Energy
Jul 17, 2025
Epi 16: 3 Ways to Set Boundaries That Actually Stick
Jul 10, 2025
Epi 15: The Burnout-Imposter Syndrome Trap (& How to Break Free)
Jul 03, 2025
Epi 14: Burnt Out and Broke? THIS Might Be Why...
Jun 26, 2025
Epi 13: Inbox Confessions: You Asked, I Spilled the Tea
Jun 19, 2025
Epi 12: The Guilt-Burnout Loop & Why It Keeps Sucking You In (& How to Stop)
Jun 12, 2025
Epi 11: The Clearest Sign of Burnout No One Talks About
Jun 05, 2025
Epi 10: Why Is It So Hard to Say No?
May 30, 2025
Epi 9: 3 Reasons You’re Stuck (and How to Get Unstuck)
May 22, 2025
Epi 8: The REAL Secret to Healing From Burnout
May 15, 2025
Epi 7: 3 Lies About Imposter Syndrome You Need to Stop Believing (And How to Overcome Them)
May 02, 2025
Epi 6: Is Falling Out of Love with Your Career a Sign to Leave? Not Always—Here’s Why
Apr 26, 2025
Epi 5: What’s Really Keeping You Stuck? (Spoiler: It’s Not What You Think)
Apr 20, 2025
Epi 4: You're Not Just in It for the Money (But You're Allowed to Be Paid)
Apr 06, 2025
Epi 3: Why Healing from Burnout Isn't Just Bubble Baths & Going for Walks
Mar 29, 2025
Ep 2: 3 Ways to Manage Overwhelm Without Leaving Your Job
Mar 22, 2025
Epi 1: How to Get Through the Day When You Don't Want to Go to Work
Mar 17, 2025