💬 Episode Summary:

Hey everyone! Welcome back to the Vet Empowered podcast.

This week, Katie is joined by a special guest - Beth, one of the wonderful Vet Empowered coaches! With Claire off on holiday, Beth steps in to share her journey - from joining the Signature Program as a participant to becoming an integral part of the coaching team.

In this episode, we explore:
✨ The squiggly career path - how Beth navigated leaving clinical practice and found alignment through coaching
✨ The power of values - why understanding your core values can change everything
✨ Reconnecting with yourself - what it means to live a “grand old life” (and why it doesn’t mean perfection)
✨ The value of coaching - how holding space for yourself can transform your confidence, choices, and wellbeing
✨ Why it’s okay not to have the next 10 years mapped out - and how to find purpose without needing every answer

Beth shares candidly about her journey from feeling stuck and unsure to leaning into change and finding her place within Vet Empowered. It’s a beautiful reminder that careers don’t have to be linear to be meaningful - and that making space for self-awareness can be truly life-changing.

If you’re navigating your own squiggly path, this one’s for you.

🧡 We’d love to know your thoughts! Tag us @vetempowered to let us know your takeaways, and if you’re curious about our Signature Program, drop us a message.

Press play and enjoy this heartfelt chat!

This week, we’re diving into one of our most playful and powerful conversations yet - from Claire’s unexpected night at a magician’s competition (yes, really) to deep reflections on how we create meaning, happiness, and success in our lives.

Inside this episode, we chat about:
✨ Why you don’t need to understand every step for the magic to work
✨ How small beliefs and mindset shifts can create big emotional change
✨ An incredible analogy - and why what you put in matters
✨ Moving from ‘waiting’ for happiness to creating it on purpose
✨ How we can practice feeling love, joy, and success right now (not someday)
✨ Plus, a lot of laughter, storytelling, and a minor cat-related situation-ship update

This conversation is your reminder that you’re not powerless over how you feel day to day - and that tapping into more joy, love, and success often starts with the stories we choose to tell ourselves.

🧡 We'd love to hear what resonates with you - tag us @vetempowered or drop into our DMs!
If you want to dive even deeper into these ideas alongside an incredible community, you can find out more about the Vet Empowered Signature Program too.

Press play and let's explore the magic together.

Hey everyone! 🎉

Can you believe we’re back with episode TWO of our weekly catch-up? Yep, two weeks in a row and we're feeling very proud of ourselves. This week is full of heartfelt shares, real talk on boundaries, and some golden nuggets from our Signature Programme community that we just had to pass on.

• 🧳 The post-holiday peace: how one of our Signature Programme members had their first ever work-free holiday (yes, even on a Disney trip with kids!) 🎢

• 📧 Claire and Katie’s own stories about learning to switch off - including that time one of us was emailing locums from the Transformers ride queue in Florida 👀

• 💬 Boundaries 101: from muting WhatsApp work groups to deleting apps, we explore how small shifts can lead to massive mindset changes.

• 👚 T-shirt wisdom from the M&M store: “I’m afraid of what might happen if I relax.” (Honestly, we felt that in our soul.)

• 🌅 Morning routines: the non-rigid, do-what-works-for-you kind. Featuring Huberman-adjacent sun worship, AirPods, and permission to not meditate if it’s not your vibe today.

• 💬 A proper catch-up: dogsitting, gym wins, spontaneous trips to Portugal 🇵🇹, and toddler-fuelled dance sessions.

• 📚 Resources we mention that might spark something for you:

  • Our blog: https://www.vetempowered.com/post/are-you-addicted-to-busy-in-vetmed

  • Book: Addicted to Anxiety by Owen O’Kane – Psychiatrist and author with tons of insight on how being “always on” isn’t a personality trait—it’s a nervous system habit.

This week’s theme? Giving yourself permission to rest. Not as a reward. Not when you’ve earned it. But because it’s vital. 🫶

And maybe, just maybe, making a habit of checking in with yourself is more sustainable than trying to nail the “perfect morning routine” from day one.

We're inviting you to:

• Get curious (not critical) about your habits

• Try something small and see how it feels

• Remember that it’s all a muscle - you don’t need to get it perfect, you just need to practice 🧘‍♀️

What’s one small tweak you could try this week for you? Could be:

• Deleting the email app on holiday

• Taking a 10-minute walk before work

• Leaving your phone on sleep mode a bit longer

Let us know what you try! Tag us, DM us, or just shout “I DID THE THING” from your car post-gym session. We’re here for it all. 💌

Thanks so much for hanging out with us again - we’ll see you next week. And remember: you’re not alone in this. Vet Empowered is your space to grow, reflect, and reconnect with the vet behind the vet 💖

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Hey you. We’re back - not with a perfectly polished plan, but with a spontaneous cuppa-style catch-up, just as we are. In this re-launch episode of the Vet Empowered podcast, Katie and Claire reunite on the mic after an (unintentional) podcast pause… because, well, life. And that’s okay.

We talk honestly about what’s been going on behind the scenes - from the joy and energy of Vet Empowered Live, to the power of community, to those very real moments of resistance when it comes to gym leggings and self-compassion.

Expect reflections on:

✨ Why community changes everything — and how to notice what’s nourishing you (or not)✨ The difference between fierce and tender self-compassion✨ Life’s inevitable seasons — and how your spark does come back✨ What happens when you give yourself permission to pivot✨ A little life update from both of us (think sunshine, sparkle, and unexpected horses 🐴)

This is a cosy, real-time moment with us. No scripts. Just two friends, coaches, and humans reminding you that you’re not alone - and you’re allowed to come back to things (and yourself), whenever you’re ready.

🧡 Grab your brew, pop us in your ears, and let us know what lands.

🎧 Listen now and let’s keep the conversation going.

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Welcome to the Vet Empowered Podcast, where we're about to drop some awesome content that'll have you feeling empowered! Get ready for an epic chat that's all about real stories, personal growth, and breaking free from societal pressures.

Claire Grigson and Katie Ford, two UK based vets-turned-coaches, are here to share their own stories in this episode. Everything from grief, divorce, imposter syndrome, and the constant need to overachieve. The world needs more honest and vulnerable conversations.

But here's the plot twist: coaching and reaching out for help changed everything for both of them. And now, they're on a mission to empower others to reclaim their lives and embrace their unique awesomeness. In further episodes, Katie and Claire will be diving deeper into topics around personal discovery and beyond.

Vet Empowered isn't your typical veterinary coaching company. It's a game-changer. We don't care about your job title or society's expectations. Nope, we're all about helping you reconnect with your true self, beyond the achievements and materialistic stuff. Because guess what? You are valuable and your version of success is allowed to be as unique as you. This isn't just for veterinary surgeons, this is for all members of the veterinary and animal health related communities.

We're here to gift some inspiration, courage, and support. Let's break free from the "shoulds" and discover what truly matters to you. At Vet Empowered we give others the tools, the cheerleading, and the self awareness to live life on their own terms.

Get ready to create a life that's authentically yours. Let's do this!

Check out our programmes at www.vetempowered.com

Find us on social media @vetempowered.

Introduction music by Alex_Kizenkov from Pixabay.