20. Coping Strategies - with Rachel Bowron

We all know that veterinary work  (and life in general for that matter!) can be stressful. So how can we make sure that we navigate the ups and downs the best way we can? Join host Petra, who has invited Rachel Bowron to explore a whole array of tools in the coping toolbox together, and explain how they applied some of these tools in their own lives. <br/><br/>Timestamps: <br/>00:56 Introduction to episode<br/>02:07 Introduction to Rachel<br/>02:59 About our partners VIN Europe<br/>03:46 Welcoming Rachel<br/>04:35 What are coping strategies?<br/>07:50 About healthy and unhealthy coping strategies<br/>23:17 How Rachel has overcome challenges in her own life with help of coping strategies<br/>34:51 How accurate are we in assessing our own level of wellbeing?<br/>39:34 How can we learn to use coping strategies more often?<br/>44:00 About the importance of having a range of strategies<br/>46:41 When even the best coping strategies are not enough<br/>48:37 Rachel's most favourite resources on the topic of coping strategies<br/>52:20 Where to find Rachel<br/>53:33 Good-bye<br/><br/>Rachel’s most favourite resources on topic:<br/>Books:<br/>Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before by Dr Julie Smith<br/>The Science Of Meditation by Daniel Goleman and Richard J Davidson<br/> Positive Psychology by Dr Rona Hart<br/>Ten Percent Happier by Dan HarrisPodcast: Ten Percent Happier Podcast with Dan Harris<br/><br/>Find Rachel on LinkedIn <br/>The Veterinary Information Network (VIN) is lending us a hand by helping us with editing our podcast episodes. More about VIN here.<br/>We continue to happily fund all costs for this podcast ourselves but you show your support by donating towards a fundraising campaign in aid of a mental health project for Ukrainian veterinary colleagues hosted by the Galaxy Vets Foundation<br/><br/>We value your feedback! Please email us your thoughts, ideas and suggestions to vetmindworks@gmail.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook<br/><br/>Want to find out more about host Petra? Follow on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/petra-agthe-562bb65b Credits: <br/>Music- Deep Ambience by Coma-Media, Pixabay; Images for Artwork- OpenClipart-Vectors, Pixabay