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/
Vet Mind Works Podcast
22. Work-Life Balance - with Sarah Schofield
Poor Work-Life Balance is often quoted as a reason for job dissatisfaction and intention to leave in the veterinary profession, so what better reason to dive a bit deeper into this subject! Host Petra Agthe and our guest Sarah Schofield discuss many different aspects including:
- Whether Work-Life Balance is a helpful term in the first place, and alternative terms
- Common reasons why our life may be out of kilter
- Ways to overcome unhelpful mindsets and other barriers in order to gain a more healthy Work-Life Balance
- How to find more joy in our lives
- How to put theory into action
Links to other resources and podcast episodes coming up in this conversation:
The GROW model for coaching conversations
Previous Vet Mind Works episodes with Dan Tipney:
Performance and Wellbeing
Physiological needs
Other Vet Mind Works episodes you may be interested in:
Energy with Marie Holowaychuk
Time with Karla Borland
Hobbies with Alasdair Hotston Moore
Self-compassion with Ali Lambie
Sarah's most favourite resource on the topic:
The Happiness Lab with Dr Laurie Santos
Where to find Sarah online:
Website: https://sarahschofield.co.uk/home
On LinkedIn
On Instagram
Also mentioned in this episode:
The new 'Keeping It Civil' Pocket Guide
Website of the Veterinary Incivility Toolkit by the Applied Psychology and Human Factors Group, University of Aberdeen
This podcast is in partnership with the Veterinary Information Network (VIN). More about VIN here.
We value your feedback! Please email us your thoughts, ideas and suggestions to vetmindworks@gmail.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook
Want to find out more about our hosts ? Follow on LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/petra-agthe-562bb65b
https://www.linkedin.com/in/clive-elwood-b7aba216/
Credits:
Music- Deep Ambience by Coma-Media, Pixabay; Images for Artwork- OpenClipart-Vectors, Pixabay
