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Veterinary Compassion Project
by Dr. Erin Holder
With burnout and compassion fatigue at crisis levels among veterinarians, veterinary staff and animal care workers, we are failing our community. We can do better. We must do better. Join me here to talk story and get tips on living the veterinary life, how to cope with stress, employees, clients and learn how to thrive instead of survive. I am a compassion fatigue survivor and this is my gift to my beloved veterinary community.
Episodes
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Healing The Past to Transform Your Future with Karie Gonia
Karie Gonia is an Intuitive Family Constellation Facilitator, Reiki Master, Shamanic Practitioner, and Teacher known for her transformative healing work and inspiring speaking engagements. She specializes in uncovering and releasing hidden generational patterns, ancestral wounds, and emotional...
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Finding Joy, Purpose, and Holistic Healing in Yourself and Your Patients with Dr. Jody Bearman
Dr. Jody Bearman, DVM, CVH, CVA, CVCH, CVSMT graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a BS in Bacteriology and from the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine with a DVM in 1992. She worked in small town mixed practice (horses, farm animals, small animals) then…
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From Burnout to Balance with Sara Wilkins
Sara Wilkins is a licensed veterinary nurse who graduated from Michigan State University 28 years ago. She is certified in critical anesthesia and pain management as well as palliative care. Sara spent the majority of her career in anesthesia but was also very passionate about her time spent in...
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Elevating Veterinary Wellbeing through Not One More Vet (NOMV) with Gigi Tsontos
Gigi Tsontos, LCSW, MPA, aka, Angelique, joined Not One More Vet (NOMV) in January 2024. After studying Social Welfare Policy at the University of Kansas, Gigi spent two years in Mali West Africa as a Peace Corps Volunteer, returning to complete a Master of Science in Social Work at Columbia...
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Somatic Body Work with Lennon Molofsky
Lennon Molofsky is a certified somatic coach and bodyworker - he is certified through the Strozzi Institute for Somatics, as well as the International Coaching Federation. Since 2013, he has immersed himself in the field of somatics. In addition to holding a private practice in Petaluma, Ca, and...
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The Art of Practicing Positive Leadership with Josh Vaisman of Flourish Veterinary Consulting
Josh Vaisman MAPPCP, CCFP, believes all veterinary professionals deserve to feel fulfilled and energized in their work, each and every day. Through his company, Flourish Veterinary Consulting, he combines more than 25 years of veterinary experience, a master’s in applied positive psychology and...
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Finding Healing in Horses with Trauma Therapist Dr. Rebecca Bailey
Dr. Rebecca Bailey is a leading trauma therapist who specializes in complex case scenarios. With over 30 years of experience in the field, she remains dedicated to the belief that authenticity, common sense, and kindness are the most essential components of effective treatment. A lifelong...
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Why Every Veterinarian Needs a Financial Advisor with Joshua Abrahamson
In this episode, I’m very excited to introduce you to someone special in my life and business… my financial advisor! Joshua Abrahamson has been part of the Econologics Financial Advisors team since 2018. He graduated from University of Memphis with a Bachelor’s degree in Business. He is also a...
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Finding Your Place in Veterinary Medicine with Dr. Katie Kangas
Dr. Katie Kangas is well known for empowering pet parents across the globe with actionable knowledge, holistic care and beneficial products, helping pets to be more resilient to disease and live better quality lives. She owns and operates Integrative Veterinary Care, a private practice offering...
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Rescued Hearts with Dana Croschere
Dana Croschere is an award-winning producer who found her life’s calling after going through one of the darkest seasons of her life. She endured two failed spine surgeries as she desperately tried to heal from chronic pain, and it led her on a journey of self-healing that forever changed her…
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Veterinary Medicine and How to Cope with Dr. Judy Morgan
Dr. Judy Morgan DVM, CVA, CVCP, CVFT has over 40-years-experience as an integrative veterinarian, acupuncturist, chiropractor, food therapist, best-selling author, international speaker, podcast host and owner of Dr. Judy Morgan’s Naturally Healthy Pets. Her goal is to change the lives of pets by...
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Horses for Mental Health with Lynn Thomas
Lynn Thomas is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, receiving her Master’s of Social Work from the University of Utah in 1995. She first developed a program integrating horses as a primary treatment component while serving as Executive Director of Aspen Ranch. Lynn co-founded Eagala, the Equine...
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Helping the Helpers with Angie Arora
Angie Arora, MSW, RSW, is a social worker supporting the human needs that arise from human-animal relationships, specializing in veterinary wellbeing, pet loss, and equity issues within veterinary medicine. As a Veterinary Social Worker and Certified Compassion Fatigue Specialist, she provides...
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Unlock Heart Intelligence with Sheva Carr
Sheva Carr joins us in this very special Veterinary Compassion Project interview with Dr. Erin Holder. Sheva is a visionary, humanitarian, creator, author, speaker, Doctor of Oriental Medicine, expert HeartMath trainer and coach, and has taught hundreds of online courses in her role as founder…
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My Somatic Healing Experience
There is so much chronic illness in the US that cannot be explained and justified with physical ailments and symptoms alone. There is undoubtedly a connection of the emotions with the physical body, a mind-body connection.
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What's in a Name?
New name, expanded mission and a kick a** website.
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"Happiness is a Warm Puppy" -Charles Schulz
How does one keep up the momentum and vigor for a profession long into it? Especially one as difficult as the veterinary medicine.
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The Time is Now
The veterinary community is starting to realize that we are in real trouble. We are headed towards a massive vet shortage in an already overworked profession. Veterinarians are strong enough now to ask for help and be vulnerable because the alternative is too painful to contemplate. The time is…
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Wake Up, Silly
But how do we wake up? How do we stop sleepwalking through life before decades have flown by? The answer is way more simple than you can imagine.
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No Man Left Behind
Nothing could have prepared us for what we faced getting our animals to Hawaii and for the most part we kept our sense of humor. It wasn’t until the end that we began to lose it, replaced with fear and fatigue. These are, after all, our family members and we would never leave a man behind.
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The Making of a Retreat
Even if you are mildly fatigued, do not wait until you have reached your breaking point. Let our loving community surround you. Let’s drink delicious wine together and learn the art of turning inward. Mark your calendar for April 3rd-6th, 2025 and watch our website for the ticket launch. It will…
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Alex Threw Me
Living in the present is truly a gift and staying focused on living in the present is truly difficult. It takes intention and practice daily.
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Meditation - After Work Release
At the end of your work day, before you walk into your home carrying the day with you, meditate to release it. The work day is over so just let it go.
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Delegation as a Culture Bolster
How do we know when to let go, who to trust and how to delegate? Often we get stuck here and refuse to move forward taking on all the tasks ourselves and thus solidifying our fantastical and rapid self-inflicted implosion, aka burnout.
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Meditation - Five Minute Morning Rounds
Spend five minutes each morning setting intentions for a beautiful and peaceful day.
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Inappropriate Client Relationships
What are your boundaries with clients and does the hospital you are working in support this?
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Training as a Culture Bolster
How to make the right hire and train like your business depends on it.
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Direction as a Culture Bolster
“Without vision, you have no direction. Without direction, you have no purpose.” Steve Gilliland.
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Compassion as a Culture Bolster
The second of five bolsters in The Veterinary Compassion Fatigue Project. While we may be the most compassionate people I know, do we gift ourselves that same level of compassion?
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Love as a Culture Bolster
The first of the five bolsters is love. Love and humility are the foundation and starting place for the right culture in practice.
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Culture Killers
Learn the five bolsters of The Veterinary Compassion Fatigue Project and how they can help cultivate radiance. They are love, compassion, direction, training and delegation.
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My River
Finding your soul animal can be life changing.
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The Angry Client
One of the most exhausting challenges is dealing with the angry client. I hope this blog helps.
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Turning Inward
Meditation is about finding out who we truly are, not who we think we are. It is about getting in touch with our souls. Meditation is finding the quiet to take with you as you reenter the chaotic world.
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Adrenals Fatigued?
Living in fight or flight, in our first chakra, is no way to exist long term and will ultimately prove deleterious effects on our bodies. Living in our second chakra of emotions is exhausting. Living in our third chakra of our ego is isolating. So we know that we must live in our hearts, our…
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Living in Gratitude
Feelings of gratitude release toxic emotions, help us regardless if we share it, and that while benefits of gratitude take time to accumulate, it actually changes our brains by increasing prefrontal cortex activity.
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In Amazing Company
We need each other. We are the only ones that know what we go through- the good and the bad.
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Why Do We Do That?
Why are we so notoriously hard on ourselves accepting nothing left than perfection?
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Trust Me...I'm a Scientist
By keeping our animal care work heart-centered, we are much less likely to succumb to fatigue. While it is easy for us to connect to clients and pets, often we forget the most important part - release. Their stories, their problems are not ours to carry.
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Compassion Warriors
What does compassion fatigue actually mean? Let's explore what the term means and begin to understand some of the first signs.
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A Call To Action
Join the first episode in The Veterinary Compassion Fatigue Project launch. With burnout and compassion fatigue at crisis levels, it is past time for us to bring this topic to the forefront.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
With burnout and compassion fatigue at crisis levels among veterinarians, veterinary staff and animal care workers, we are failing our community. We can do better. We must do better. Join me here to talk story and get tips on living the veterinary life, how to cope with stress, employees, clients and learn how to thrive instead of survive. I am a compassion fatigue survivor and this is my gift to my beloved veterinary community.
HOSTED BY
Dr. Erin Holder
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With burnout and compassion fatigue at crisis levels among veterinarians, veterinary staff and animal care workers, we are failing our community. We can do better. We must do better. Join me here to talk story and get tips on living the veterinary life, how to cope with stress, employees, clients...
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