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Stop the Burnout Podcast
Stop the Burnout is hosted by Dr. Amber Parks, a veterinarian turned Stress & Burnout Coach, Clinical Support Consultant, and speaker. This podcast is for veterinary professionals and high-achievers who love their work but are exhausted by the people, pressure, expectations, and constant mental load that come with it. After 16+ years in clinical practice and her own experience with severe burnout, Dr. Parks shares real-world insights and neuroscience-backed tools to help you break the stress…
Episodes
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Epi 85: Time to Find a New Clinic? 3 Questions to Ask Before You See If the Grass Is Greener
Maybe you’ve been at your clinic for a while, but after an exceptionally shitty shift, you’re scrolling job listings the second you get home, thinking, “Surely…
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Epi 84: One Bad Day & You’re Questioning If You’re Good Enough? The Neurodivergence–Imposter Syndrome Connection
Maybe you can handle a complicated surgery or challenging case, but suddenly the task of writing an email or make a dentist appointment feels overwhelming. One…
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Epi 83: “Just” Vet Med Burnout? Why Your Brain Makes Everything Feel So Personal (Part 3)
You can handle a crashing patient like it’s no big deal, but “Can I see you in my office?” has you convinced you’re about to lose your job and end up homeless…
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Epi 82: “Just” Vet Med Burnout? Why Every Little Thing Gets on Your Last Nerve (Part 2)
Picture this: The phones are ringing off the hook, fluorescent lights are glaring overhead, someone’s trying to have a conversation with you while three other…
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Epi 81: “Just” Vet Med Burnout? The Neurodivergent Signs I Missed for Decades (Part 1)
You know those days in vet med when every little thing seems to drive you crazy, and by the end of the day, you're completely exhausted? You're not alone. I'm…
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Epi 80: Vet Med Is Hard Enough: Why Are We Making It Harder on Each Other? (& What You Can Do About It)
We all know vet med is hard enough on a good day, but why does it seem like there are members of the profession who are making it harder for each other? It can…
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Epi 79: When Vet Med Becomes Your Whole Identity, How Do You Know If It’s Time to Leave?
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…
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Epi 78: Making Vet Med Less Stressful (Part 4): Your Permission Slip to Stop Doing Work That Isn’t Yours (A Client Success Story)
Being the dependable one at work can quietly turn into doing everyone else’s job. This client success story shows what changed when one veterinarian stopped…
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Epi 77: Making Vet Med LESS Stressful (Part 3): When Your Schedule Is Overbooked and You Feel Powerless
A typical day in vet med often means an overbooked, chaotic schedule and, worse, feeling like it’s completely out of your control. I’m sharing the story of one…
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Epi 76: Making Vet Med LESS Stressful (Part 2): Hear Me Out! Letting Sh*t Hit the Fan Can Actually Reduce Your Stress
If you feel like you have to keep tabs on everyone and everything at work just to make sure things go smoothly, you don’t want to miss this episode. I’m…
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Epi 75: Making Vet Med LESS Stressful (Part 1): Too Busy Being Interrupted to Get Anything Done
You finally walk out of the exam room, and before you can finish your next thought, three people need something from you. Sound familiar?! What we don’t truly…
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Epi 74: Burnout Got You Questioning Your Vet Med Career? 4 Things to Know Before You Jump Ship
Burnout has a funny way of convincing you that your only two options are to stay miserable in vet med or change careers entirely, which might mean more school…
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Epi 73: The #1 Burnout Trap My Coaching Clients Are Stuck in When They Find Me (and You Might Be Stuck in It Too)
This episode gets into one of the biggest traps I see in veterinary professionals who are burned out, especially when it feels like so much of what’s draining…
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Epi 72: Think Perfectionism Makes You a Better Veterinarian? Think Again. It Might Be Keeping You Burnt Out
You probably think your perfectionism is what makes you a great veterinarian, but what if it's one of the reasons you're exhausted and overwhelmed? In this…
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Epi 71: Still Skipping Lunch, Staying Late, and Taking Work Home? You Might Be Solving the Wrong Problem Behind Your Burnout
What does an international spy story have to do with skipping lunch, staying late, and veterinary burnout? More than you might think. If you keep trying to…
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Epi 70: Still Working in the Place That's Burning You Out? Here Are 5 Ways to Start Healing Anyway
Think the only way to recover from burnout is to quit your job? Not so fast. In this episode, Dr. Amber Parks is calling out one of the biggest myths about…
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Epi 69: Why You're Still Burned Out Even Though You've Tried Everything: The 3 Hidden Roadblocks
What if you're still burned out, not because you haven't tried hard enough, but because you've been focusing on the wrong things? In this episode, Dr. Amber…
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Epi 68: Plot Twist: You're Not Just Busy. You're Over-Functioning. Learn How to Identify This Burnout Habit and Stop Creating More Work for Yourself.
Do you find yourself thinking, "It's just easier if I do it myself," or feeling guilty every time you want to say no? If you're constantly helping others do…
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Epi 67: What's Really in Your Contract? Hidden Details That Impact Your Stress, Salary, and Well-being (Part II)
Most veterinarians focus on salary when reviewing a contract, but the details hidden in the rest of the agreement often have a much bigger impact on stress…
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Epi 66: What's Really in Your Contract? Hidden Details That Impact Your Stress, Salary, and Well-being (Part I)
Whether you're signing your first employment agreement or renegotiating a long-term position or getting a promotion, your contract can shape far more than your…
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Epi 65: Top 3 Workplace Challenges Driving Veterinary Burnout and How to Stop Letting Them Drain You
Veterinary burnout is often blamed on long hours and difficult cases, but the daily stress many professionals experience comes from something else: people. Dr…
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Epi 64: What to Do When You Feel Trapped in Veterinary Medicine and Leaving Doesn't Feel Possible
If you've been fantasizing about leaving veterinary medicine altogether, you're not alone. But before you map out your escape plan, what if the real problem…
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Epi 63: The Real Reason You Can't Break the Burnout Cycle: The Missing Piece of Burnout Recovery
You've taken time off. You've gone to therapy. Maybe you've even changed jobs. So why does burnout keep coming back? We’re exploring a surprising driver of…
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Epi 62: Stop Treating Everything Like It’s Urgent: How to Break the Burnout Stress Cycle
We’re talking about the hidden “addiction” to urgency that keeps so many veterinary professionals trapped in chronic stress and burnout. Not just veterinary…
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Epi 61: Is External Validation Feeding Your Burnout, Overthinking & Self-Doubt? How to Finally Stop Letting Other People’s Opinions Control You
When one comment, bad interaction, or frustrated client can completely change your mood, it’s usually not about the moment itself. It’s about the weight you’re…
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Bonus Episode: Burnout and the Parts of Vet Med Nobody Prepares You For with Dr. Gunila Pedersen, MRCVS
Veterinary medicine can feel emotionally exhausting in ways nobody truly prepares you for. In this candid conversation, veterinarian and colleague Dr. Gunila…
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Epi 60: The 3 Biggest Myths about Healing Burnout in Vet Med and What To Do Instead
In this episode, Dr. Amber Parks breaks down the 3 biggest myths veterinary professionals believe about healing burnout and why those beliefs may actually be…
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Epi 59: The Constant Pressure to Keep Clients Happy in Vet Med (Plus: How to Avoid Burning Out Because of It)
Veterinary medicine has always been a customer-focused industry, and many veterinary professionals are paying the emotional price for it. In this episode…
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Epi 58: The Subtle Ways You’re Sabotaging Your Confidence & Quietly Fueling Your Overthinking
You already know what you need to do: speak up, say “no,” stop taking on everything for everyone else, or have an uncomfortable conversation. But knowing isn’t…
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Epi 57: Dealing With the Same Frustrating Issues at Work? Here’s What to Do When You’re Not the Boss
Have you ever walked into work already dreading the same frustrating situations, feeling like nothing is ever going to change? And worse, you’re convinced that…
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Epi 56: What I Say & Do to Have Confident Client Conversations Without Feeling Drained or Second-Guessing Yourself (Lessons From My Own Cases)
Client interactions can make or break your entire day in veterinary medicine, yet no one really teaches you how to navigate them without feeling drained…
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Epi 55: Why “Constructive Criticism” & Feedback Feel Like a Personal Attack (& Fuels Stress, Overthinking, & People-Pleasing)
Have you ever had a client say “no” to your recommendation, received constructive criticism, or been left out of something, and suddenly your whole mood (or…
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Epi 54: You’ve Been Calling It Burnout or Stress… But This Might Be What You’re Missing (Part II)
Does your workday often involve feeling overwhelmed, mentally exhausted, or stuck in overthinking? In Part II of this neurodivergent series, we move beyond…
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Epi 53: You’ve Been Calling It Burnout or Stress… But This Might Be What You’re Missing (Part I)
If you are constantly overthinking, feeling overwhelmed, or stuck in perfectionism, you might assume it is just part of veterinary medicine and the high…
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Bonus: The Missing Piece in Burnout Recovery (Free Training Preview)
This episode is a preview of my Vet Reset Masterclass training, where I break down the missing piece in burnout recovery that most veterinary professionals…
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Epi 52: Reducing Stress and Improving Patient Care Through Teleconsultation with Dr. Kristin Welch
In this episode of Stop the Burnout, Dr. Amber Parks sits down with Dr. Kristin Welch, a board-certified emergency and critical care specialist and founder of…
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Epi 51: Imposter Syndrome (Part II): How Chronic Stress Fuels Self-Doubt and How to Break the Cycle for Good
In Part II of this imposter syndrome series, we dive into why self-doubt continues to persist for veterinary professionals over the long term, even after…
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Epi 50: Imposter Syndrome (Part I): Why More CE, Training, or Experience Still Doesn’t Fix the Doubt (& Real Solutions That Do)
Imposter syndrome is incredibly common in veterinary medicine, and in this episode, we break down the neuroscience behind it and how chronic stress and burnout…
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Epi 49: Reduce Stress at Work by Shifting How Your Brain Responds to Pressure
We're getting into the mindset patterns that fuel imposter syndrome, self-doubt, and chronic overthinking in veterinary professionals and other high achievers…
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Epi 48: Challenging Cases, Difficult Clients, & Team Tension: The Hidden Emotion Behind Veterinary Burnout
In this episode of Stop the Burnout, we’re talking about a rarely discussed contributor to burnout in veterinary medicine: anger. For high-achieving veterinary…
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Epi 47: The Shame Pattern That Slowed My Burnout Recovery and How to Avoid It
Burnout recovery isn’t always prolonged by a heavy workload, crazy schedules, or a lack of boundaries. Sometimes it is slowed by patterns we do not consciously…
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Epi 46: Burnout & Boundaries (Part III): Setting Boundaries in Real Life (What to Say, Not Just What to Know)
In the final part (Part III) of this boundaries series, we’re breaking down how veterinary professionals can actually set boundaries without guilt…
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Epi 45: Burnout & Boundaries (Part II): The Hidden Cost of Avoiding Boundaries and How It Fuels Burnout
In Part II of the Burnout & Boundaries mini-series, we go deeper into why boundaries are so hard to hold, including the subconscious patterns that keep many…
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Epi 44: Burnout & Boundaries (Part I): The Neuroscience of Why Saying No Feels Hard and the Signs You Need a Boundary
If boundaries feel exhausting, uncomfortable, or downright impossible in veterinary medicine (or in life in general!), there’s a reason, and it has nothing to…
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Epi 43: Breaking the Burnout Cycle (Part II): What to Expect When You’re Healing Burnout
If you’re trying to heal from burnout but still feel stressed and exhausted, you'll want to listen to this one. Burnout recovery isn’t linear, and feeling…
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Epi 42: Breaking the Burnout Cycle (Part I): When Burnout Feels Like a Personal Failure & What Actually Breaks the Cycle
Ever find yourself sitting in the parking lot before a shift, stressed, dreading walking in, and wondering why everyone else looks like they have it together…
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Epi 41: Why Burnout Doesn’t Go Away, Even in Better Workplaces (Part II)
You love veterinary medicine, but the people, systems, expectations, constant pressure, and challenging cases are slowly draining you. In Part 2 of this…
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Epi 40: When It’s Not the Medicine, but the People, Systems, and Expectations That Burn You Out in Vet Med (Part I)
Ever feel like you’re pouring everything you have into your work, yet still feeling unappreciated and ending the day exhausted, resentful, or emotionally…
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Epi 39: Rough Shift? How to Vent About Vet Med Without Trauma-Dumping at Home
You love the people in your life, but they’re not in veterinary medicine, and sometimes talking about work leaves everyone feeling frustrated, misunderstood…
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Epi 38: Can’t Stop Overanalyzing Every Decision & Conversation at 2 AM? Here’s What’s Going On (& How to Stop)
Join us in this episode as we dive into the exhausting (and weirdly universal) mental spiral of replaying cases, second-guessing decisions, and waking up at 2…
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Epi 37: Why Are We Still Using “Remember Your Why” as Burnout Advice? It’s Useless, But Here’s What Actually Works
If you’ve ever been told the cure for burnout was “remember your why,” as in remember why you got into this profession despite the disrespect, the short…
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Epi 36: Did That 1-Star Google Review Ruin Your Week? Here’s How to Quit Overexplaining Yourself So You’re Not Mentally Drained All the Time
OMG...this is a JUICY episode! We’re getting into one of the most exhausting habits fueling burnout in veterinary medicine: the urge to over-explain, defend…
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Epi 35: Fresh Out of F*cks? Here’s How to Stop Letting Other People’s Opinions Drain You
We’re talking about why you care so deeply about what other people think and how that pattern gets wired in through childhood, experiences, and past…
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Epi 34: Profits Over Patients? No Wonder You’re Burnt Out! Here’s What to Do...
Feeling burnt out because your clinic cares more about profits than patients? 😬 In this episode, we unpack what values misalignment really looks like, how to…
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Epi 33: Overthinking to Trusting Your Gut (Part III)
In this last episode of the series on Trusting Your Gut, we chat about why your brain loves to spiral (hello, fear + people-pleasing 👋) and why replaying cases…
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Epi 32: From Overthinking Everything to Finally Trusting Yourself (Part II: Imposter Syndrome)
In this second part of the series, I’m breaking down why imposter syndrome sticks around no matter how many degrees or gold stars you collect, and how to…
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Epi 31: Do You Overthink Like It’s an Olympic Sport? Here’s How to Stop (Part I)
If you’ve ever replayed conversations in your head, second-guessed every decision, or struggled to trust your instincts....you’re not broken. Your brain just…
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Epi 30: If You Struggle To Say 'No', This Episode Is For You!
Ever try to set a boundary… and instantly feel guilty, anxious, or like you’re about to disappoint everyone? 😬 In this episode, I’m breaking down why your…
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Epi 29: 2 Ways Protect Your Peace When Work Feels Like High School
Sometimes the hardest part of burnout isn’t the workload or the job itself, it’s the people you work with every day. In this episode, we talk about what…
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Epi 28: Stuck in a job, career, or relationship? 3 Steps To Get You Unstuck
Stuck in a job, relationship, or career path and not sure what to do next? In this episode, I share why we feel stuck in the first place (like what's really…