The Overwhelmed Vet Podcast
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.
Podcasting since 2024 • 97 episodes
The Overwhelmed Vet Podcast
Latest Episodes
Ep. 97: Should I take a break from vet med?
Hey! If you feel like quitting vet med, you might want to take a break first!BUT - there are a few things about taking a break you need to know first, things I’ve learned from vets on a break, vets that have been on sev...
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Ep. 96: But it shouldn’t happen like this
Last week I had a case with a young cat that really upset me, because it wasn’t fair. How do we deal with the things that shouldn’t be happening, but do anyway? And when we get triggered like this, it can be hard to make sure we’re making th...
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Ep. 95: But is it happening RIGHT now?
There's always so much going on. Maybe you've got a complaint running and you can't stop thinking about what caused it and what the consequences are going to be.Maybe someone in your family is or was sick, or you've got somethi...
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Episode 95
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Ep. 94: The REAL reason you’re exhausted from making decisions all day
When you come home from a day of making decisions, it can feel like your brain is fried, and you can sometimes really struggle even just deciding what to have for dinner, right?It makes sense, if you’ve had a lot of cases, but ...
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Ep 93: Does mental health support have to be specifically for veterinarians?
Some of the most frequent online searches around veterinary mental health are “What online platforms offer mental health support specifically for veterinarians?”, or “Therapy services specifically for veterinary surgeons”, and I want to help...
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Episode 93
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