The Less Stressed Vet Podcast

Your only as good as your physical health allows. A lot of times… we have chronic fatigue, low energy, brain fog as a result of busy & stressful lives. Exercise is often neglected as a form of self care because we are “too tired.” But what we must realize is that exercise & how you exercise can greatly impact your energy, mood & ability to perform as a veterinary care worker. It’s a self care skill we must master to love into our potential.

Well-being is a product of mental health & physical health. However, we can’t overlook how finances affect our every day lives as veterinary care workers. Money can be a taboo topic, but unless we get our financial house in order, we can’t ultimately pursue the “less stressed” state that we all desire.

Did you know over 6 million Americans have generalized anxiety disorder? In this episode, I speak from first hand experience with living with generalized anxiety. For me, it is worse in the morning & tends to improve throughout the day. There are some personal habits & tools that can help you cope with anxiety and these are discussed here. By no means is this an all inclusive list and every persons journey will be an individual journey.

As veterinary care workers we have so many decisions to make per day. Coming up with a meal plan let alone opting for healthier foods can be quite challenging. In this episode I introduce the pillars that hold the foundation of healthy eating. The key is to building habits that center around recognizing your body’s signals (biofeedback) as well as to prepare for your cravings and energy dips. True change is to begin to learn the language that your body is communicating.

An introduction to “the morning routine.” I was a stranger to this idea for so long. However, as my path to wellness evolved, I incorporated more & more time to this practice. Morning routines ensure you make time for yourself, that you move the needle in the right direction for your goals & dreams. It can also help setting your day for a better mood. Listen here for more info…

Today I share 10 different ways to begin to set a boundary between work life & home life. It is so common for veterinary care workers to “bring their work home” with them. This breeds blurry boundaries & lack of rest. There needs to be a healthy shift & transition to coming home.

I’m sure you have heard the old adage “You are what you eat.” Today we introduce how food choices may be directly linked to your performance at work. What food component are most people lacking & how does this effect us? It might now be what you think.

There is a shift in Veterinary Medicine toward right now where the job market favors employees. However, if we are not careful, employees may job hop in search of the perfect unicorn practice. No practice is perfect & if we get caught up in that pursuit, we will be dissatisfied with our career in general. Our host discusses optimizing your current position until you can define what you really want & need in your veterinary career.

Today we dive into the reason why the Less Stressed Vet Podcast Exists. Hint:  It begins with Burn and ends with Out. I have seen more veterinary care workers suffer from burn out in the last two years compared to the previous decade.  We MUST discuss what predisposes you to burnout, what they symptoms of burnout are, and how we can take steps to make it better.

Get to know a little about your host (Doc Brock) and discover a few life events that led up to the idea and evolution of "Less Stressed Vet."  The Veterinary Industry has always attracted high achieving & extremely empathetic individuals.  How do we juggle these qualities with the ever more apparent need for veterinary care worker self-care and wellbeing?  How do we not crumble under our own self-inflicted ideas of self-sacrifice as being expected and normal within our industry?