Epi 79: When Vet Med Becomes Your Whole Identity, How Do You Know If It’s Time to Leave?

Stop the Burnout Podcast · Sep 24, 2026 · 33m

You’ve spent years, hundreds of thousands of dollars, and a ridiculous amount of blood, sweat, and tears getting here, so of course vet med can start to feel like your entire identity. And when you don’t know who you are without it, leaving can feel less like changing jobs or careers and more like an existential crisis.

This episode gets into the juicy details of how to tell if you’re truly done with vet med or if other factors are make leaving seem like the only viable option.

We’re getting into the specific and thought provoking questions you need to ask yourself before you make any…