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
20. Coping Strategies - with Rachel Bowron
We all know that veterinary work (and life in general for that matter!) can be stressful. So how can we make sure that we navigate the ups and downs the best way we can? Join host Petra, who has invited Rachel Bowron to explore a whole array of tools in the coping toolbox together, and explain how they applied some of these tools in their own lives.
Timestamps:
00:56 Introduction to episode
02:07 Introduction to Rachel
02:59 About our partners VIN Europe
03:46 Welcoming Rachel
04:35 What are coping strategies?
07:50 About healthy and unhealthy coping strategies
23:17 How Rachel has overcome challenges in her own life with help of coping strategies
34:51 How accurate are we in assessing our own level of wellbeing?
39:34 How can we learn to use coping strategies more often?
44:00 About the importance of having a range of strategies
46:41 When even the best coping strategies are not enough
48:37 Rachel's most favourite resources on the topic of coping strategies
52:20 Where to find Rachel
53:33 Good-bye
Rachel’s most favourite resources on topic:
Books:
Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before by Dr Julie Smith
The Science Of Meditation by Daniel Goleman and Richard J Davidson
Positive Psychology by Dr Rona Hart
Ten Percent Happier by Dan Harris
Podcast:
Ten Percent Happier Podcast with Dan Harris
Find Rachel on LinkedIn
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
