#40 Breaking Free of Vet Med

The Joyful DVM Podcast: Empowering Veterinary Professionals

You and I have at least one thing in common...
We both pursued careers in Vet Med.
Beyond that, there are similarities, and there are differences.
Society and culture would have us believe our differences are problematic.
This idea is so integrated that it leaves us comparing ourselves to others...
Not measuring up...
Concluding that the others have it all together, and we are the outliers who don’t.
We suffer quietly, hiding our inadequacies with perfectionism, efforts to control, and isolation.
We also buy into a homogenized idea of what “good practices” look like and how “good doctors” and “good technicians” behave and perform.
The result: a constant state of self-critique against an expectation that is neither clearly defined, nor attainable.
The perfect recipe for diminishing self-confidence, burnout, and despair.
But this is only part of the story.
On the other side are those veterinary professionals who flourish...
Those who embody the calling to serve in this way, and become more of who they are in the process...
Those who welcome the integration of vet med and private life.
So, which way is right? Which way is better?
Neither.
Both.
The truth is, you are not supposed to be like everybody else.
There is no one right way to practice and work in veterinary medicine.
The more you try to force yourself to conform to the “veterinary box” as you learned to define it along the way, the more you will struggle.
Life is supposed to be easier than that.
In this episode, I share my thoughts on the Vet Med Box and the gift you can give yourself by Breaking Free of Vet Med.
To discover how to become more of who you are, and how Vet Med fits into your journey, check out Vet Life Academy!