Vet Mind Works Podcast

This podcast is for veterinary professionals who are looking for better ways of working and living. We discuss mind-sets, mind skills, behaviours and habits, which support sustainable performance and wellbeing in a challenging profession, and allow us to develop our own 'best veterinary self'. Podcast hosts Petra Agthe and Alison Collings (two vets with a long-standing interest in psychology and related disciplines) interview interesting guests, ranging from veterinary colleagues to psychologists, who share their knowledge, experiences and insights on specific subjects. Occasionally, we also schedule a 'rest and digest' episode in which we discuss and reflect on previous topics. This is a podcast for the whole veterinary community and we encourage listeners to provide feedback and enter the discussion! You can do this by sending us an email to vetmindworks@gmail.com. We are happily funding this podcast ourselves to keep it independent. However, you can show your support by donating towards a fundraising campaign in aid of a mental health project for Ukrainian veterinary colleagues: https://galaxyvets.foundation/campaigns/mental-health-support-for-ukrainian-veterinary-professionals/

Host

Petra Agthe

Petra is a veterinary diagnostic imager, coach, mindfulness practitioner and mentor.

She graduated 1997 in Hannover, Germany. After spending several years in general practice in the UK, she completed a residency at the University of Cambridge and gained the European Diploma in Veterinary Diagnostic Imaging in 2009. Since then she has been working in a multidisciplinary referral centre, where she is now head of service.

Alongside her main job, Petra developed a keen interest in psychology and neuroscience, particularly as it relates to wellbeing and performance. Her challenging clinical job has given her plenty of opportunity to train and practically apply many of the skills, behaviours and mental practices she learnt about.

Petra gained the ICF approved Diploma of Integrative Coaching and the Core Skills Certificate in Mindfulness Based Interventions. Website: https://www.ourresilientminds.com