Reviving Vet Med
Join Dr. Marie Holowaychuk, board-certified small animal emergency and critical care specialist, as she explores the world of mental health and wellbeing, as it relates to veterinary professionals.
Episodes
47 episodes since 2022
Transforming Veterinary Work Environments the Psychological Health and Safety Guidelines | Episode 47 | Reviving Vet Med
Psychological health and safety is a buzz phrase that is picking up traction when it comes to taking steps to create healthier, safer, and more supportive work environments. In this episode, we delve into the Veterinary Visionaries™ initiative,...
August 28, 2024
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Episode 47
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30:10
Coping with Mistakes in Veterinary Medicine | Episode 46 | Reviving Vet Med
Mistakes are an inevitable part of veterinary practice, and if you’ve been in the field for any length of time, chances are you’ve made one. In this episode, we delve into the various types of mistakes that can occur, from minor errors like mis...
August 20, 2024
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Episode 46
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32:15
Unmasking Imposter Syndrome Among Veterinary Professionals | Episode 45 | Reviving Vet Med
Have you ever experienced feeling that you have somehow fooled everyone else around you into thinking you are smarter or more capable than you really are? Research demonstrates that just over two-thirds of veterinarians experience imposter synd...
March 14, 2024
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32:08
Compassionate Communication Strategies for Team Wellbeing | Episode 44 | Reviving Vet Med
The ways in which veterinary teams communicate can have a tremendous impact on their wellbeing. Research demonstrates that team members that work within an environment with effective communication have lower burnout scores and higher levels of ...
February 14, 2024
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22:21
Navigating Work-Life Balance in Veterinary Medicine | Episode 43 | Reviving Vet Med
Work-life balance is the ever-talked-about-but-seemingly-elusive concept that we all appear to be striving for but without knowing how to actually get it. It is cited as one of the top stressors impacting veterinarians and, for many veterinar...
January 12, 2024
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32:33
Strategies for Reducing Holiday-Related Stress | Episode 42 | Reviving Vet Med
The holidays are here and while this time of year is exciting and energizing for many people, it can be exhausting and illness-provoking for others. According to the American Psychological Association, more than one-third of people surveyed dur...
December 07, 2023
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27:11
Coping with Stress as Veterinary Professionals | Episode 41 | Reviving Vet Med
Stress, an inherent part of the veterinary profession, and one of the leading concerns among surveyed veterinary teams, can manifest both as eustress, beneficial for personal growth, and distress, leading to chronic exhaustion and overwhelming ...
November 09, 2023
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22:05
BONUS Episode: Recognizing and Addressing Toxic Workplace Culture with Dr. Marie Holowaychuk | Episode 40 | Reviving Vet Med
Toxic behaviors have deep-seated impacts on our wellbeing in veterinary medicine. Systematic changes, clear expectations, workload balancing, and candid communication are crucial to crafting a productive and safer work environment. ...
November 03, 2023
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41:15
Identifying Unhealthy Boundaries in Veterinary Medicine | Episode 39 | Reviving Vet Med
If you have ever given your cell number to a client when you didn’t want to, covered a shift for a team member when you felt exhausted and overwhelmed, or said yes to a neighbor who asked you for a work-related favor on your day off, then you a...
June 19, 2023
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Episode 38
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24:19
BONUS Episode: Dr. Marie Holowaychuk on how a childhood plan took a left turn and led to her passion for mental wellness | Episode 38 | Reviving Vet Med
Has your life ended up the way you expected it would? Are you happy with your current work in veterinary medicine or does it no longer feel like the right fit? In this bonus episode, I am interviewed byJordan Banshea, VIN Foundation...
May 24, 2023
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44:56
Strategies for Supporting Mental Health at Work | Episode 37 | Reviving Vet Med
Research demonstrates that Canadian veterinarians are more likely to experience mental health problems compared to the general population. Likewise, studies show that veterinary teams in the USA are experiencing rising rates of psychological di...
May 10, 2023
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27:48
BONUS Episode: Workaholic to Wellbeing in Veterinary Medicine | Episode 36 | Reviving Vet Med
Do you ever feel like you’re on a hamster wheel that you cannot get off of? Have you been a “workaholic” since your pre-veterinary school years and can’t seem to break the habit? Do you feel like a “fake” or a “fraud” when it comes to your apti...
April 26, 2023
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Episode 36
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47:23
What Do You Do If Your Workplace Is Toxic? | Episode 35 | Reviving Vet Med
Focus group research has helped to identify what companion animal team members consider behaviors, attitudes, or situations that are prevalent in a toxic environment. While studies have shown that those who work in a toxic environment have high...
April 12, 2023
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28:28
How Do You Know If Your Workplace Is Toxic? | Episode 34 | Reviving Vet Med
Studies demonstrate that team members working in a companion animal practice that is perceived to be toxic have higher burnout scores and lower job satisfaction. With the short-staffing issues and attrition we are experiencing in veterinary med...
March 08, 2023
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Episode 34
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24:27
BONUS Episode: If I Had Known Then | Episode 33 | Reviving Vet Med
How often do you look back at your life and think to yourself “If I had known then what I know now…”? In the context of mental health and wellbeing, this comes up often for me, in wishing that I had tools and strategies for burnout detection an...
February 22, 2023
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Episode 33
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48:53
Bullying in Veterinary Workplaces | Episode 32 | Reviving Vet Med
Surveys demonstrate that approximately 50% of veterinary team members have experienced sustained harassment in the workplace. Workplace bullying is a rarely discussed but incredibly important problem in veterinary medicine and something that ve...
February 08, 2023
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Episode 32
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30:55
Is it Burnout or Depression? | Episode 31 | Reviving Vet Med
Research reveals that veterinarians experience depression more often compared to the average person, and that burnout is affecting between one-third to one-half of veterinary team members. Because there is significant overlap between symptoms o...
January 25, 2023
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Episode 31
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21:49
BONUS Meditation: Giving Yourself the Gift of Self-Compassion | Episode 30 | Reviving Vet Med
Veterinary team members, like all humans, are prone to making mistakes. This can be difficult to accept when the intention is to help, not harm, which can lead veterinary professionals to be self-critical when mistakes happen. Research demonstr...
January 25, 2023
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Episode 30
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19:52
How to Inspire Wellbeing in Others | Episode 29 | Reviving Vet Med
Given the high rates of psychological distress and burnout in veterinary medicine, many veterinary team members are considering education and advocacy in the context of wellbeing. Questions asked regularly are “How can I become a wellbeing advo...
January 11, 2023
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Episode 29
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22:26
Alternative Approaches to New Year’s Resolutions | Episode 28 | Reviving Vet Med
If you’re like most people, then you probably resolve to change a habit or establish a novel habit when the New Year rolls around. Statistically speaking, more than one-third of people set a New Year’s resolution. Yet > 80% of those re...
December 28, 2022
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Episode 28
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15:38
Can Perfectionism Lead to Burnout? | Episode 27 | Reviving Vet Med
There is no doubt that perfectionism can wreak havoc on our mental health and wellbeing. In fact, research demonstrates that veterinarians who experience perfectionism are more susceptible to distress during triggering stressful events. Likewis...
December 14, 2022
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Episode 27
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19:00
How Telehealth can Improve Veterinary Team Wellbeing | Episode 26 | Reviving Vet Med
During the last several years, veterinary medicine has experienced an increase in demand for veterinary care, as well as an increase in attrition of team members and a shortage of available team members to fill those vacant spots. As such, most...
November 23, 2022
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Episode 26
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21:03
Prioritizing Sleep for Mental Health and Wellbeing | Episode 25 | Reviving Vet Med
Recent research highlights the importance of getting enough sleep whereby adults who sleep less than 6-7 hours per day have a higher risk of chronic illness. Despite knowing the importance of sleep quantity and quality, one-third of adults expe...
November 09, 2022
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Episode 25
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34:10
Promoting Mental Wellness with the Healthy Mind Platter | Episode 24 | Reviving Vet Med
The food guide plate or Healthy Eating Platter was introduced more than 10 years ago to demonstrate visually what we should be eating to maintain a healthy body. Since then, neuropsychiatry expert Dr. Daniel Siegel partnered with his colleague ...
October 26, 2022
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Episode 24
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24:15
Seven Strategies for Preventing Procrastination | Episode 23 | Reviving Vet Med
Procrastination is something that many of us struggle with, especially for those who identify as perfectionists. Procrastination can happen at work when we are low on energy or dreading a particularly difficult task, but it can also happen at h...
September 28, 2022
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Episode 23
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13:43