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 do with willpower or communication skills.

In Part I of this mini-series, we talk about why boundaries are so closely tied to stress, people-pleasing, and burnout in veterinary medicine.

This episode lays the foundation for understanding why saying yes becomes automatic, why guilt shows up when you try to say no, and why most boundary advice fails burned-out high achievers.

This episode also shares veterinary medicine–specific boundaries that can be set, along with how one of my clients regained her time (and her lunch break!) back in her schedule, even when she thought she had no options.

Join me for this info-packed episode that looks at boundaries in a whole new light!

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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 better doesn’t happen overnight. In this episode, we talk about what’s realistic to expect, how stress starts to ease when you change how you process it, and why healing can feel uncomfortable without being wrong.

In Part II of Breaking the Burnout Cycle, Dr. Amber Parks breaks down what healing burnout actually looks like for veterinary professionals. Not the Instagram version or a quick fix, but the real process of recognizing patterns, navigating guilt, and choosing differently without chasing a finish line.

This episode is especially for veterinary professionals worn down by people-pleasing, emotional labor, and the belief that being a good doctor or technician requires self-sacrifice. You’ll learn how to recognize real progress, even when it doesn’t feel dramatic.

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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 while you’re questioning whether you’re cut out for veterinary medicine?

In Part I of the Breaking the Burnout Cycle mini-series, we explore why burnout so often can feel like a personal failure and how learned coping patterns can quietly keep veterinary professionals stuck in the same exhausting cycle.

We dive into how traits like perfectionism, people-pleasing, and difficulty setting boundaries contribute to chronic stress and burnout in veterinary medicine, and more importantly, what actually breaks the cycle for good.

This episode lays the foundation for real burnout recovery at the root, not by changing who you are, but by changing the pattern that has been running the show.

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You love veterinary medicine, but the people, systems, expectations, constant pressure, and challenging cases are slowly draining you.

In Part 2 of this series, we dive into how to actually fix effort–reward imbalance and why changing jobs, even to a healthier, non-toxic workplace, doesn’t guarantee burnout will go away for good. We also explore what has to shift internally for real relief to happen, regardless of where you work.

If you’re tired of working harder, feeling unappreciated or disrespected, and only ending up more exhausted, this episode explains what’s really going on and how to break the cycle.

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Ever feel like you’re pouring everything you have into your work, yet still feeling unappreciated and ending the day exhausted, resentful, or emotionally drained?

Effort–reward imbalance is a research-backed burnout model that explains why veterinary professionals and high achievers burn out even when they genuinely love what they do.

If you’ve ever thought, “I love the work itself, but everything around it is what’s wearing me down,” this conversation will help the bigger picture finally click into place.

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You love the people in your life, but they’re not in veterinary medicine, and sometimes talking about work leaves everyone feeling frustrated, misunderstood, or overwhelmed.

In this episode, I break down why we feel the urge to vent after emotionally heavy days in vet med and how to share what you’re carrying without trauma-dumping or either party feeling frustrated or resentful.

If you’ve ever felt unheard at home or guilty for “saying too much,” this conversation will change how you talk about work, for the better.

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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 AM thinking about something that wasn’t even a problem when we went to bed.

We explore why your brain gets stuck in these looping thought patterns and why you may not even realize why it's actually happening.

And most importantly, we talk about how to recognize it, interrupt it, and finally get your mental energy back (and protect it). This is a MUST listen episode!

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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 staffing, the underpay, and the ridiculous hours… this one is for you.

If “remember your why” actually worked, burnout in vet med wouldn’t even exist.

You are not struggling because you've forgotten your purpose; you are struggling because something much deeper is happening beneath the surface.

This episode breaks it all down, as well as how to overcome this so work doesn't suck every last bit of your soul!

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