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Epi 52: Reducing Stress and Improving Patient Care Through Teleconsultation with Dr. Kristin Welch
In this episode of Stop the Burnout, Dr. Amber Parks sits down with Dr. Kristin Welch, a board-certified emergency and critical care specialist and founder of DVM STAT Consulting, to discuss how teleconsultation is...
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Epi 51: Imposter Syndrome (Part II): How Chronic Stress Fuels Self-Doubt and How to Break the Cycle for Good
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 Doesnât Fix the Doubt (& Real Solutions That Do)
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
We're getting into the mindset patterns that fuel imposter syndrome, self-doubt, and chronic overthinking in veterinary professionals and other high achievers.
Youâll 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
In this episode of Stop the Burnout, weâre 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
Burnout recovery isnât 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)
In the final part (Part III) of this boundaries series, weâre breaking down how veterinary professionals can actually set boundaries without guilt, overexplaining, or burning out.
Youâll 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
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
If boundaries feel exhausting, uncomfortable, or downright impossible in veterinary medicine (or in life in general!), thereâs 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 Youâre Healing Burnout
If youâre trying to heal from burnout but still feel stressed and exhausted, you'll want to listen to this one. Burnout recovery isnât linear, and feeling better doesnât 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
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 youâre questioning whether youâre cut out for...
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Epi 41: Why Burnout Doesnât Go Away, Even in Better Workplaces (Part II)
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 effortâreward imbalance...
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