Do you also introduce yourself to others with your job title, such as 'Hello, my name is XX and I am a vet/vet nurse/...'? Well, you may think again after this episode!
Having a sense of identity can be really important to us. It gives us an idea of who we are and where we belong. However, sometimes identity can also trip us up and we can identify so much with our jobs that there is little else left. Our guest Ebony Escalona founder of the veterinary community Vets: Stay, Go or Diversify is very familiar with the question of identity and has many wise insights and helpful perspectives to share on the topic. Areas covered in this deep and interesting conversation with host Petra include:
00:57 Introduction to the episode and introducing Ebony
04:49 About Ebony's definition of identity and how it be helpful and unhelpful
10:51 Identity, worthiness, human skills and the question of success
13:29 Shifting from who we are to what we do, and trying identity on for fit
15:16 Ebony's own challenges with identity and learning to hold identity more lightly: non-binary thinking, trying out for fit, learn something new, learn to quit
22:30 Identity and embodied experience
26:22 The importance of unlearning and leaning into discomfort
30:13 Identity, impermanence and overcoming envy
35:32 Human skills revisited
37:12 Giving yourself permission for evolution and development
39:15 Ebony's most favourite resources
40:43 Where to find Ebony and Vets: Stay, Go
00:42:29 Good-bye
You may also be interested in:
Vet Mind Works Podcast Episode 5: Self-awareness with Clive Elwood
Ebony's favourite resources on this topic:
Book: ‘Permission to feel’ by Dr Mark Brackett: https://www.marcbrackett.com/about/book-permission-to-feel/
Podcast: Amazing If – The Squiggly Careers Podcast: https://www.amazingif.com/listen/
Where to find Ebony Escalona and Vets: Stay, Go or Diversify (VSGD):
Social media handles:
@ebonyescalona
@vetssgd
@vetyoucommunity
VSGD website: https://vsgd.co
VSGD: Download free Reflect Align Explore Workbook https://share.hsforms.com/1X1Nl6OM2TJ2GcIYvVA-Tbgbvuzn and Win of the Week workbook https://share.hsforms.com/1H-7RsZlwSGm8x-paMBMopAbvuzn
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Credits:
Music- Deep Ambience by Coma-Media, Pixabay; Images for Artwork- OpenClipart-Vectors, Pixabay