In this special collaborative episode, we join Athletic Conceptual Training for a candid, high-energy conversation with Ryan Johnson and Katelyn Warford. In this 30-minute video interview, Ryan and Katelyn turn the tables and interview us—diving into our podcast journey, our individual businesses, and the paths that led us to building careers outside of traditional veterinary medicine.

We talk openly about entrepreneurship, mindset, burnout, and the importance of caring for your body and your career. This episode highlights the power of collaboration across industries and how athletic performance principles, resilience, and intentional growth translate seamlessly into veterinary medicine and business ownership.

This conversation sparked even more ideas behind the scenes, and we’re excited to share that future collaborations are already in the works—including a Part 2 you won’t want to miss!

In This Episode, We Discuss:

• How our podcast and individual businesses came to life

• The realities of entrepreneurship in veterinary medicine

• Parallels between athletic training, performance, and career longevity

• Burnout, sustainability, and caring for your body as a professional

• The value of cross-industry collaboration

• What’s next for this partnership

Featured Guests: Ryan Johnson & Katelyn Warford Founders of Athletic Conceptual Training

What’s Next: This is just the beginning. More collaborative conversations are coming, and Part 2 is already in the works, where we’ll dive even deeper into performance, recovery, and long-term success in demanding careers.

In this episode, we sit down with Emily Piché, RVT, a specialist in hospice and palliative care for pets, to explore how comfort-focused medicine can benefit both patients and veterinary practices.

Emily shares how implementing palliative and hospice care programs can increase revenue, strengthen client relationships, and provide meaningful support for pets and families. We also discuss how these services help reduce compassion fatigue, improve team wellbeing, and allow veterinary professionals to practice more sustainable, values-aligned care.

This conversation reframes end-of-life care as an opportunity for growth, impact, and sustainability in veterinary medicine.

Show Note Links:

The Art of Goodbye website –

https://www.theartofgoodbye.ca/

Company email-

Info@theartofgoodbye.ca

Linkedin –

https://www.linkedin.com/me?trk=p_mwlite_feed-secondary_nav

Emily’s published research about the untapped potential of RVTs in hospice care –

https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/10.1079/hai.2025.0034

AHAH Study –

https://www.aaha.org/trends-magazine/publications/the-golden-years-encouraging-veterinary-visits-for-senior-pets/

Tell My Vet Website -

https://telmyvet.com/

RVT50 code for training

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palliative care, hospice care, veterinary revenue, comfort care programs, compassion fatigue, veterinary practice, patient support, financial benefits

In this episode, we sit down with Emily Piché, RVT, a specialist in hospice and palliative care for pets, to explore how comfort-focused medicine can benefit both patients and veterinary practices.

Emily shares how implementing palliative and hospice care programs can increase revenue, strengthen client relationships, and provide meaningful support for pets and families. We also discuss how these services help reduce compassion fatigue, improve team wellbeing, and allow veterinary professionals to practice more sustainable, values-aligned care.

This conversation reframes end-of-life care as an opportunity for growth, impact, and sustainability in veterinary medicine.

Show Note Links:

The Art of Goodbye website –

https://www.theartofgoodbye.ca/

Company email-

Info@theartofgoodbye.ca

Linkedin –

https://www.linkedin.com/me?trk=p_mwlite_feed-secondary_nav

Emily’s published research about the untapped potential of RVTs in hospice care –

https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/doi/10.1079/hai.2025.0034

AHAH Study –

https://www.aaha.org/trends-magazine/publications/the-golden-years-encouraging-veterinary-visits-for-senior-pets/

Tell My Vet Website -

https://telmyvet.com/

RVT50 code for training

Our Links:

Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577179454685

Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/endless.journeys.podcast/

Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@endless.journeys.p?_t=ZP-8x5uDWXHUzP&_r=1&fbclid=IwY2xjawLlMjhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHjSSBI1M1nSTo8tGKgvtYqm0JG2dP16WxEHy7ZUA4d4Iuw__3TGxRJ9X4DMH_aem_HKCPTLtVw6SYVybIaixjSg

Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-kretz-659b12303/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-crew-lvt-7a9270366/

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palliative care, hospice care, veterinary revenue, comfort care programs, compassion fatigue, veterinary practice, patient support, financial benefits