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.
Episodes
29 episodes
Ep 29: How do you handle pet owner's grief?
With loss comes a range of emotions - the pet owners AND ours.Are you fully prepared to have the difficult conversations? Blocked bladder and no insurance? GDV and no money? Thromboembolism and no way to help?Do y...
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Ep. 28: Bad reviews and cyberbullying.
Do you loooove getting good reviews and positive feedback?? Cards and chocolate??Me too! Who doesn’t???!!!However … In this podcast episode I explain the danger of relying on external validation and positive feedb...
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Episode 28
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Ep.27: Does perfectionism make you a better vet?
Do you need to be a perfectionist to become the best vet you can?I’d argue no, because there are THREE main ways perfectionism can be debilitating and it’s vital you know about and can recognise them. This wa...
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Episode 27
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Ep 26: How to cope with failure. Story of the balloon dog and doomed German Shepherd.
Right up until the day you leave vet school you can avoid the feeling of Failure by studying more and working harder.That doesn’t work in the real world. Failure is GUARANTEED along the way.Now how do you cope?&nb...
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Episode 26
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Ep 25: Follow the leader… ?
Having the heart in the right place doesn’t necessarily make you a great leader.In this episode I share what a TERRIBLE leader I used to be, and what I have learned from it.Let’s talk about the real consequences o...
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Episode 25
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Ep. 24: When you don’t know what’s going on.
2 dogs, 2 completely different cases, same narrative:“You don’t know what’s going on, and you SHOULD!”I want to show you how I reel my brain in when I’m having difficult cases that seem to prove I’m a useless vet ...
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Episode 24
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Ep.23: What do you need?
I’ve often been asked why it is that vet struggle so much in this profession.It is actually not much of a mystery when you look at the Hierarchy of Needs of human beings, and put it up against vet med.In this episode I want you ...
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Episode 23
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Ep. 22: Your Value as a Vet
This episode is insanely VALUABLE to you as a vet and a MUST listen!Owners now showering you with cards and chocolates? Nobody giving you a raise or showing you appreciation for all your hard work? If you don...
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Episode 22
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Ep.21: Are you equipped for euths??
I swear there are shifts where I just seem like Dr. Death, helping one animal after the other over the rainbow bridge while I handle a stream of pet owners grieving in their own, unique way.Sometimes it can seem like we play God....
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Episode 21
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Ep.20: The question that took me by surprise
We are living in an epidemic of unhappy veterinarians - are you one of them?Here is the question that made me stop and ponder for 24 hours - and the two ways to solve it I came up with and share with you today.I d...
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Episode 20
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Ep. 19: The 3 step evaluation process
Have you ever gone to sleep only to break out in sweat because you suddenly remember everything you’ve done wrong that day?Does your brain “helpfully” remind you of all the things you shouldn’t have done, and what you could hav...
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Ep. 18: When vets judge vets
Being judged and criticised by clients is one thing, but it gets taken to a whole other level when it happens to be another VET that does the judging and criticising. When you work in vet med, you’re basically a member of ...
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Episode 18
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Ep.17: The 2 crucial subjects they DON’T teach in vet school
The consequences of not teaching these 2 subjects is that we’re losing vets as quickly as the schools are pumping them out.This podcast is meant to make up for this lack (to an extent, I’m not a magician).The more...
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Episode 17
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27:02
Ep. 16. Interview with Dr. Z: How to find your purpose in vet med
Dr. Z is an inspiration to the veterinary community and today I bring him on the podcast so he can share with us:The real key(s) to be a happy vet (2 keys, actually!)How you know if you landed in the ...
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Episode 16
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Ep. 15: The 3 reasons you can’t be happy in Vet Med.
A lot of vets are leaving the industry and one of the reasons is believing we just can’t be happy in this field. I’ve experienced through myself and my coaching clients that there are 3 main reasons we believe this. <...
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Episode 15
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Ep.14: First Aid for Burnout
You may feel overwhelmed and powerless right now in vet med. But hold on! You can do so much to overcome the burnout. You are NOT powerless and you can totally enjoy this profession and live a great life. How do I kn...
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Episode 14
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Ep. 13: Just SIT on your sofa - boundaries at home
If you don’t feel like your home is your safe haven where you can 100% relax and allow yourself to just sit on the couch and do nothing - then this episode is a MUST-LISTEN .Protecting your boundaries is your responsibility, an...
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Episode 13
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Ep. 12: Just give my dog antibiotics and how I almost beat up a woman. Boundaries for pet owners.
Do you choke on your words when you have to deny a pet owner something? Is it hard for you to leave on time if a client wants to see YOU and only YOU at a time when you’re not even supposed to be in the clinic?<...
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Episode 12
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Ep.11: Boundaries that WORK - at work.
Do you feel you’re constantly breaking your boundaries in order to keep the peace and fix problems both at work and at home?Does it feel like you’re being pulled from all sides and you just can’t keep up?
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Episode 11
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Ep.10: How to deal with “meh” days
Do you have days where you just feel “off” and literally DREAD going into work?How often does it happen? Is there a real problem, so something specific you dread?Or is it lack of sleep, a crappy diet, your cycle o...
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Episode 10
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Ep.9: Travel to the future with me
My life as a clinic owner at times felt like I was stuck in a personal hell. It felt like we had created this monster and just had to keep up with its crazy raceI was constantly putting out fires and incapable of getting a pers...
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Episode 9
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Ep.8: Hamster = Toaster? How to survive pet owners
I learned how to set boundaries for pet owners a long time ago. It keeps my love for vet med alive as I don’t let anyone blackmail me into anything, or take it personally when they say outrageous things.In this episode I tell you why...
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Episode 8
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Ep.7: How do you deal when the owners have little or no money?
The UK Competition and Markets Authority has decided to launch a market investigation into the veterinary sector 👀Is that a good thing? Bad thing? I dunno - I guess transparency and fairness is positive, depending on how they a...
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Episode 7
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Ep.6: Why you're the perfect Vet for your patient RIGHT NOW
Why are you a perfect vet for this patient EXACTLY as you are right now?Ever had a case where you thought: If just this other vet had been here….?For example, a dog bitten to pieces and you’re struggling with the ...
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Episode 6
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