Stop the Burnout Podcast

Stop the Burnout Podcast

Hosted by: Dr. Amber Parks, DVM, DABVP

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...

Episodes

Epi 51: Imposter Syndrome (Part II): How Chronic Stress Fuels Self-Doubt and How to Break the Cycle for Good

Season #2

In Part II of this imposter syndrome series, we dive into why self-doubt continues to persist for veterinary professionals over the long term, even after gaining more experience, CE, and clinical competence. This...
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Epi 50: Imposter Syndrome (Part I): Why More CE, Training, or Experience Still Doesn’t Fix the Doubt (& Real Solutions That Do)

Season #2

Imposter syndrome is incredibly common in veterinary medicine, and in this episode, we break down the neuroscience behind it and how chronic stress and burnout amplify feelings of self-doubt, even when you are highly...
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Epi 49: Reduce Stress at Work by Shifting How Your Brain Responds to Pressure

Season #2

We're getting into the mindset patterns that fuel imposter syndrome, self-doubt, and chronic overthinking in veterinary professionals and other high achievers. You’ll hear real-life examples from clinical practice and...
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Epi 48: Challenging Cases, Difficult Clients, & Team Tension: The Hidden Emotion Behind Veterinary Burnout

Season #2

In this episode of Stop the Burnout, we’re talking about a rarely discussed contributor to burnout in veterinary medicine: anger. For high-achieving veterinary professionals who deeply care about their patients and...
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Epi 47: The Shame Pattern That Slowed My Burnout Recovery and How to Avoid It

Season #2

Burnout recovery isn’t always prolonged by a heavy workload, crazy schedules, or a lack of boundaries. Sometimes it is slowed by patterns we do not consciously recognize. In this episode, I share a personal story...
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Epi 46: Burnout & Boundaries (Part III): Setting Boundaries in Real Life (What to Say, Not Just What to Know)

Season #2

In the final part (Part III) of this boundaries series, we’re breaking down how veterinary professionals can actually set boundaries without guilt, overexplaining, or burning out. You’ll hear real-life veterinary and...
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Epi 45: Burnout & Boundaries (Part II): The Hidden Cost of Avoiding Boundaries and How It Fuels Burnout

Season #2

In Part II of the Burnout & Boundaries mini-series, we go deeper into why boundaries are so hard to hold, including the subconscious patterns that keep many veterinary professionals stuck in cycles of overgiving...
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Epi 44: Burnout & Boundaries (Part I): The Neuroscience of Why Saying No Feels Hard and the Signs You Need a Boundary

Season #2

If boundaries feel exhausting, uncomfortable, or downright impossible in veterinary medicine (or in life in general!), there’s a reason, and it has nothing to do with willpower or communication skills. In Part I of...
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Epi 43: Breaking the Burnout Cycle (Part II): What to Expect When You’re Healing Burnout

Season #2

If you’re trying to heal from burnout but still feel stressed and exhausted, you'll want to listen to this one. Burnout recovery isn’t linear, and feeling better doesn’t happen overnight. In this episode, we talk...
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Epi 42: Breaking the Burnout Cycle (Part I): When Burnout Feels Like a Personal Failure & What Actually Breaks the Cycle

Season #2

Ever find yourself sitting in the parking lot before a shift, stressed, dreading walking in, and wondering why everyone else looks like they have it together while you’re questioning whether you’re cut out for...
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Epi 41: Why Burnout Doesn’t Go Away, Even in Better Workplaces (Part II)

Season #1

You love veterinary medicine, but the people, systems, expectations, constant pressure, and challenging cases are slowly draining you. In Part 2 of this series, we dive into how to actually fix effort–reward imbalance...
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Epi 40: When It’s Not the Medicine, but the People, Systems, and Expectations That Burn You Out in Vet Med (Part I)

Season #1

Ever feel like you’re pouring everything you have into your work, yet still feeling unappreciated and ending the day exhausted, resentful, or emotionally drained? Effort–reward imbalance is a research-backed burnout...
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