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Ep75: What To Do When You're Overwhelmed

As veterinary professionals, we’re no strangers to feeling overwhelmed by our workload and doing our best to balance it with our social, family, and personal responsibilities.
Throughout my veterinary career, I regularly experienced overwhelm. It wasn’t until I figured out what was causing it, that I finally learned to manage this state of anxiety and regain control of my life.
In this episode, I share my process for managing overwhelm, calming yourself down quickly, and setting yourself up for success.
What You’ll Learn From this Episode:
What really causes overwhelm.
The key to overcoming your own overwhelm.
How to stop your brain from constantly spinning.
Tips for replacing your thoughts of overwhelm with useful thoughts that help you get sh*t done!
The importance of creating a plan for everything you need to get done.
Register for the Stress Relief Toolkit for Vets Webinar
Oct 19th 10am PT | 1pm ET
 
Let's connect!
Schedule a ✨gifted coaching conversation✨. I love hearing from you, building lasting connection, and helping you heal. No strings attached. Just support when you need it most. 💞
Follow me on social media for free insights, tips and tools to help you overcome your overwhelm, quieten your anxiety and live a less stressed life!
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Ep74: Are You Overfunctioning?

Do you take on other people’s tasks at work because you know you can do it faster? Do you try to make other people feel comfortable at your own expense? Are you the one who is always in control of your family’s calendar?
If you answered yes to these three questions, you might be an overfunctioner. 🤨
In this episode of the Daring DVM Podcast, we are looking at how your own behavior patterns could be harming your mental health and your relationships - at home and at work.
 
In Today’s Episode, You’ll Learn:
Signs of overfunctioning
Why it can go undetected in your life
Common problems caused by overfunctioning
Examples of overfunctioning that might surprise you
Tips to establish sustainable, healthy, and appropriate behaviors
How to achieve an optimal level of functioning in your everyday life
If you think you might be overfunctioning and you want help figuring out your next steps, let's chat!
 
Psychology Today - Overfunctioning
 
Register for the Stress Relief Toolkit for Vets Webinar
Oct 19th 10am PT | 1pm ET
 
Let's connect!
Schedule a ✨gifted coaching conversation✨. I love hearing from you, building lasting connection, and helping you heal. No strings attached. Just support when you need it most. 💞
Follow me on social media for free insights, tips and tools to help you overcome your overwhelm, quieten your anxiety and live a less stressed life!
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Ep73: The Rebel's Guide to Success

In this episode of the Daring DVM Podcast, we're diving into the importance of setting your own agenda and defining success on your own terms.
Too often, we find ourselves chasing goals offered to us by others, and following a suggested career path that may not always serve us best. We continue to work hard, believing that what we are doing will get us to where we want to go, but because we aren't the ones setting our own definitions for success, we end up feeling dissatisfied, exhausted and even burnt out.
And what's worse is that we think the only way for us to feel better is to quit the profession completely! Even though there are so many good reasons we chose vet med in the first place. 💔
In this episode we're talking about
Expectations for new graduates
Setting boundaries around the time your shift ends
Why it is never necessary to go home and worry about the day's cases
Tools to help you advocate for yourself when your agenda differs from that of your boss or employer
 
Register for the Stress Relief Toolkit for Vets Webinar
Oct 19th 10am PT | 1pm ET
 
Let's connect!
Schedule a ✨gifted coaching conversation✨. I love hearing from you, building lasting connection, and helping you heal. No strings attached. Just support when you need it most. 💞
Follow me on social media for free insights, tips and tools to help you overcome your overwhelm, quieten your anxiety and live a less stressed life!
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Ep72: How to Build Better Relationships

Effective communication is essential for building strong relationships, both personally and professionally.
By understanding the different types of conversations and how to approach them appropriately, you can improve your interactions with colleagues, clients, friends, and family, leading to greater satisfaction and fulfillment in your life.
In this episode of Daring DVM, we explore the nuances of effective communication. Discover the four essential types of conversations: hearing, helping, handling and holding space. Learn how to identify the right approach for each situation and navigate potential pitfalls to ensure genuine connection and understanding.
 
What you'll learn in this episode:
The importance of clarity in expressing your communication needs.
How to create a safe and supportive space for others to share their experiences.
The distinctions between the 4 types of conversations.
Tips for effective active listening and empathy.
Strategies for overcoming communication barriers and fostering deeper connections.
 
Let's connect!
Schedule a ✨gifted coaching conversation✨. I love hearing from you, building lasting connection, and helping you heal. No strings attached. Just support when you need it most. 💞
Follow me on social media for free insights, tips and tools to help you overcome your overwhelm, quieten your anxiety and live a less stressed life!
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Ep71: Dr. Addie Reinhard - Overcoming Burnout Through Mentorship

Join me in my conversation with Dr. Addie Reinhard, Founder & CEO of MentorVet, on this special guest episode of Daring DVM as we delve into the transformative power of mentorship in combating veterinary burnout.
Discover how mentorship and coaching can provide invaluable support, helping you navigate the challenges of your veterinary career and prioritize your mental health and wellbeing.
In this episode we also discuss
Our personal experiences with burnout.
What has helped us in our own recoveries.
The relationship between mentee and mentor, and how to nurture it.
And how to get involved in peer support, as either a mentor or mentee.
This episode is for anyone struggling with burnout. You are not alone.
 
Connect with Dr. Addie Reinhard:
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Links and resources in this episode:
MentorVet
AVMA Mentorship Matching Program
AVMA ProQOL Wellbeing Assessment
Veterinary Hope Foundation Peer Support
NOMV Peer Support
 
Let's connect!
Schedule a ✨gifted coaching conversation✨. I love hearing from you, building lasting connection, and helping you heal. No strings attached. Just support when you need it most. 💞
 
Follow me on social media for free insights, tips and tools to help you overcome your overwhelm, quieten your anxiety and live a less stressed life!
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Ep70: How to Stop "Going Through the Motions"

Last week I discussed the topic of functional freeze, how this plays out in your life, and how it can trick you into believing you are burned out. 
This is important to know because
if you are tired of going through the motions, 
if you are struggling to regain joy, purpose, connection and meaning in your work and in your life, 
if you are always exhausted, even after you take a break
and you want to start feeling better NOW, 
then you need to have the correct tools and strategies to do so!
And recovering from functional freeze requires a different approach than recovering from burnout.
So this week I’m discussing how to get out of functional freeze, and back into your life!
Also, don’t forget to email me (vetcoach@daringdvm.com) for a free resource to help you overcome functional freeze and get you on your way to thriving again. 💖
 
Let's connect!
Schedule a ✨gifted coaching conversation✨. I love hearing from you, building lasting connection, and helping you heal. No strings attached. Just support when you need it most. 💞
Follow me on social media for free insights, tips and tools to help you overcome your overwhelm, quieten your anxiety and live a less stressed life!
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Ep69: Is this really burnout? Or is this something else?

Are you actually burned out?
Maybe not.
Many of the people I coach, when asked to describe what they mean when they say that they feel “burned out”, actually end up describing something else. 
They will tell me that they feel as if they are just going through the motions. They no longer derive joy, satisfaction or purpose from their career or in their lives. They are constantly exhausted, even when they try to decrease their workload or take time off. 
From the outside, they appear fine. They are doing the things expected of them at work and at home. But on the inside, they feel numb, almost robotic, and like they are losing touch with their work, their relationships and even themselves.
This week I am discussing the difference between burnout and functional freeze. And if you’re someone who thinks you may be burning out and feels like you are just functioning on autopilot, then this episode is for you.
You will learn:
What burnout is and, more importantly, what burnout is not.
How burnout is different from the state of freeze (as in fight, flight or freeze)
And how these (burnout and freeze) are both different from functional freeze
I will also share how you can figure out if you are in a state of functional freeze, what you can do to get out of it, and give you a free resource to help you recover. 💖
 
 
Let's connect!
Schedule a ✨gifted coaching conversation✨. I love hearing from you, building lasting connection, and helping you heal. No strings attached. Just support when you need it most. 💞
Follow me on social media for free insights, tips and tools to help you overcome your overwhelm, quieten your anxiety and live a less stressed life!
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Ep68: Decision Fatigue and Decision Debt

When we prolong decisions we end up with multiple unmade decisions hanging over us. These unmade decisions are left nagging in the back of our minds. And over time, these unmade decisions can lead to overwhelm, exhaustion and burnout.
This week as we explore the reasons why we leave decisions unmade, how this drains our energy, why it makes future decision-making more difficult, and why this kind of debt keeps us stuck. I'll also share some tips on how to make decisions that serve you, and what to do when things aren't going the way you planned.
 
Let's connect!
Schedule a ✨gifted coaching conversation✨. I love hearing from you, building lasting connection, and helping you heal. No strings attached. Just support when you need it most. 💞
Follow me on social media for free insights, tips and tools to help you overcome your overwhelm, quieten your anxiety and live a less stressed life!
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Ep67: Why Am I So Stressed?! Uncovering Your Sneaky, Silent Saboteur

What if the reason you are experiencing such high levels of daily stress isn't due to what you think..?
What if you have a sneaky, silent saboteur?
One that you may not even recognize as being a part of your life...
The truth is, many veterinarians and high-achieving professionals fall victim to this personality trait. Yet we often don't even realize what we are doing.
In this week's episode, we are discussing the intricacies of perfectionism!
What you'll learn in this episode:
Why perfectionist tendencies are so common among veterinarians.
Where perfectionism comes from.
How it affects all areas of our life.
And why it never works!
I also share my coaching strategies for overcoming it and learning to accept yourself where you are.
 
LINKS in this episode:
Fixing Your Anxious Veterinary Brain
 
Let's connect!
Schedule a ✨gifted coaching conversation✨. I love hearing from you, building lasting connection, and helping you heal. No strings attached. Just support when you need it most. 💞
Follow me on social media for free insights, tips and tools to help you overcome your overwhelm, quieten your anxiety and live a less stressed life!
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Ep66: Veterinary Anxiety and Your Doctor Brain

It’s no secret that veterinarians and veterinary professionals suffer from higher rates of anxiety, pessimism, and poor mental health compared to other professions.
And most of us think we know why… but most of us are wrong.
A lot of the clients I work with, on top of feeling anxious (or even burned out or borderline depressed), have a lot of confusion and shame about why they feel that way. They think that their brains are broken or that there’s something wrong with them and it can’t be fixed.
Thankfully, they’re wrong.
There’s a specific set of reasons why we are anxious. In this episode, I go through these reasons and explain why your veterinary doctor brain works the way it does and why knowing this is important if you want to reduce your stress levels and create a better work experience.
What You’ll Learn From this Episode:
What veterinary “doctor brain” is and how it differs from the brains of people in other professions.
Why your doctor brain tends to spin out of control and create unnecessary stress and anxiety.
The real reason why veterinary professionals are stressed out (it’s not quite what you think).
How the pressure of professional responsibility and the competitive nature of our careers contributes to our anxiety.
Why there is nothing inherently wrong with you or your brain.
And how your thinking can be changed.
PLUS a downloadable PDF workbook to help you get started in taming your anxiety 💗
 
LINKS in this episode:
Fixing Your Anxious Veterinary Brain
 
Let's connect!
Schedule a ✨gifted coaching conversation✨. I love hearing from you, building lasting connection, and helping you heal. No strings attached. Just support when you need it most. 💞
Follow me on social media for free insights, tips and tools to help you overcome your overwhelm, quieten your anxiety and live a less stressed life!
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