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Stop the Burnout Podcast

Stop the Burnout Podcast

Written by: Dr. Amber Parks DVM DABVP
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Hosted by a seasoned veterinarian turned Stress & Burnout Coach who has personally experienced—and healed from—chronic stress and serious burnout. Stop the Burn(out) is the go-to podcast for high-achievers in any profession who are exhausted from constantly pushing, overdoing, and feeling overwhelmed. With over 15 years in the field, your host combines real-world experience with practical tools and strategies to help you reclaim your time, energy, and sense of self—without having to quit your job or career (unless a shift is exactly what you’re looking for). If you’re ready to stop feeling drained, start setting boundaries, and finally enjoy your life again—both in and outside of work—this podcast will show you how to get there. Tune in for straight talk, clarity, and actionable tools to break the burnout cycle for good.© 2026 Copyright 2024 All rights reserved. Careers Economics Hygiene & Healthy Living Personal Success Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Self-Help Success
Episodes
  • Epi 48: Challenging Cases, Difficult Clients, & Team Tension: The Hidden Emotion Behind Veterinary Burnout
    Feb 19 2026

    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 professionals who deeply care about their patients and teams, anger often gets suppressed in the name of professionalism and empathy.

    What’s worse is that unprocessed anger doesn’t disappear. It turns into resentment, exhaustion, and chronic survival mode.

    We’ll explore the neuroscience, research, and real-life clinical scenarios that show why understanding and processing anger is essential to truly healing burnout, and how to start recognizing your anger as useful information and working through it in a healthy way so you can begin to heal chronic stress and burnout.

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    44 mins
  • Epi 47: The Shame Pattern That Slowed My Burnout Recovery and How to Avoid It
    Feb 12 2026

    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 recognize.

    In this episode, I share a personal story about how shame showed up for me and how, looking back, it clearly slowed my recovery from burnout without me realizing it at the time.

    I explain how shame differs from guilt, why it feels like a threat to the brain, how it activates the fight-or-flight survival response, and how it fuels overthinking, self-blame, and chronic stress in high-achieving veterinary professionals.

    If you have tried different approaches to heal and still wondered why burnout recovery has not fully stuck, this episode will help you identify what may be getting in the way.

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    41 mins
  • Epi 46: Burnout & Boundaries (Part III): Setting Boundaries in Real Life (What to Say, Not Just What to Know)
    Feb 5 2026

    In the final part (Part III) of this boundaries series, we’re breaking down how veterinary professionals can actually set boundaries without guilt, overexplaining, or burning out.

    You’ll hear real-life veterinary and personal examples of when boundaries are needed, what they sound like in practice, and exactly what to say to communicate them clearly and professionally, even if you’ve never set one before.

    We’ll also explore the neuroscience behind why boundaries can feel uncomfortable, how your nervous system’s stress response plays a role, and why that discomfort doesn’t mean you’re doing anything wrong.

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    Saturday, February 7th at 11 am EST on Zoom.

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    Click HERE to apply for your complimentary Burnout Breakthrough Session!

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    www.thestressandburnoutcoach.com

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    48 mins
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