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

Alison Collings

Alison is a small animal internal medic, bioinformatician, web editor and mindfulness practitioner.

She graduated in 2001 from Cambridge, UK. After spending several years in practice in the UK, she completed a residency at the University of Cambridge and gained the European Diploma in Veterinary Internal Medicine- Companion Animals in 2017. She has been working as a referral clinician and teleconsultant. Alison also works for the ECVIM-CA.

Alison has practiced mindfulness since 2015. Alison has been a pastoral mentor for the BSAVA and is keen to develop this further. She has developed a keen interest in helping vets with their clinical cases in a first opinion setting, having worked in teleconsulting for 7 ½ years. She has brought her knowledge gained from her own training in mindfulness and mentoring to this role as she believes that bringing aspects of these skills together is the key to living a sustainable and fulfilling life as a vet.