This week I’m sitting down with my friend Dr. Aaron Massecar to talk about something I think we could ALL use a little more of…making life and veterinary medicine a little more manageable. 💛

A little bit about Dr. Aaron - Aaron’s journey into veterinary medicine was anything but traditional. With a background in philosophy, a passion for learning, and a knack for asking the right questions, he’s spent his career helping shape veterinary education, innovation, and now the future of AI in veterinary medicine.

We get into how small habits can lead to BIG...

Veterinary grief and pet loss can quietly fuel compassion fatigue, burnout, and emotional exhaustion. Dr. Bethany Weinheimer shares a vulnerable story from a difficult ER shift and explains how veterinary professionals can process grief, support grieving clients and teams, and build practical grief plans that create a more sustainable veterinary workplace.

In This Episode You Will Learn

✅ Why grief is so common and difficult to process in veterinary medicine

✅ How suppressed grief can contribute to compassion fatigue, exhaustion, and burnout

✅ How to support clients before, during, and after pet loss and euthan...

Veterinary practice ownership, leadership, autonomy, service to and community take center stage as Dr. Molly Brinkmann shares her journey from mixed-animal veterinarian to launching The Local Vets. She opens up about changing career paths, building a healthy workplace, supporting working parents, navigating grief, championing women in leadership, and using humor and social media to strengthen connections between veterinarians and pet parents.

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The Evolved Vets Membership is a roadmap to building confidence, managing energy, improving communication, and stepping into leadership on your own terms. Bethany goes beyond professional...

Difficult veterinary clients can quickly turn a stressful day into a crisis, but the right communication strategies can change everything. Dr. Bethany Weinheimer shares five steps for de-escalating client concerns in real time and gives tips for handling client concerns over the phone, building proactive communication systems, empowering veterinary teams, handling negative reviews, and protecting team wellbeing.

In This Episode You Will Learn

✅ The five-step framework for de-escalating an upset veterinary client

✅ Why listening and empathy should come before explanations or solutions

✅ How proactive communication can prevent many client complaints before they e...

What if the veterinary career you've always dreamed of is waiting on the other side of courageous leadership? Discover veterinary leadership, parenthood, practice ownership, veterinary entrepreneurship, team culture, and career growth as Dr. Bethany Weinheimer welcomes Dr. Christine Staten. Christine shares her unexpected journey from aspiring obstetrician to successful veterinary practice owner, revealing how intentional leadership, strong core values, and continuous personal growth transformed her practice into a thriving community cornerstone. From creating psychological safety to building an empowered team, this conversation is packed with practical wisdom for veterinarians ready to lead with purpose and create a career they...

Moral injury in veterinary medicine is one of the biggest hidden causes of burnout. It builds up your chronic stress over time—and understanding how it could transform your career. What if burnout isn't simply exhaustion, but the result of repeatedly compromising your values? In this episode, Dr. Bethany Weinheimer explores how moral injury develops, why it affects so many veterinary professionals, and how it differs from burnout and compassion fatigue. She shares practical strategies from The Evolved Vets Method—including meditation, neuroplasticity, and resilience-building—to help veterinarians reconnect with their authentic values, regulate their nervous systems, and build a sust...

Veterinary burnout, motherhood, work-life balance, career transitions, and authentic leadership come together in this deeply personal conversation with Dr. Ashley Gray. What happens when the career you've worked your entire life to build no longer aligns with the season you're living? Dr. Ashley shares her emotional journey from emergency veterinarian and hospital leader to intentionally stepping away from full-time practice after becoming a mother of two. Together with Dr. Bethany Weinheimer, they discuss identity shifts, listening to your intuition, recognizing burnout, asking for help, therapy, lowering perfectionist expectations, and building a sustainable veterinary career that honors both professional purpose...

New graduate veterinarians often enter practice carrying both excitement and overwhelming pressure to be "day one ready"—but what if that expectation has been misunderstood from the start?

Dr. Bethany Weinheimer discusses the origins of the phrase, explores the research behind imposter syndrome in veterinary medicine, and offers practical strategies to help new vet grads move from fear and perfectionism into confidence and curiosity. Through personal stories, evidence-based insights, and actionable tips, this episode reminds listeners that graduation isn't the finish line, it's the beginning of a lifelong practice of growth, learning, and self-compassion.

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Veterinary leadership, general practice, emergency medicine, exotics, evidence-based medicine, and motherhood collide in this inspiring conversation with Dr. Sylvalyn Hammond.

The Honest Vet tells us what honesty means to her and what happens when the career you thought you'd have no longer fits? Dr. Hammond shares her unexpected journey from aspiring large animal veterinarian to small animal, ER doctor, relief vet, exotic pet practitioner, Chief of Staff, mother, and creator of The Honest Vet. Along the way, she discusses navigating misinformation, building trust with pet owners, stepping into leadership, giving and receiving feedback, embracing uncertainty, and learning...

Feedback in veterinary medicine can feel emotionally exhausting, especially for perfectionists, people pleasers, and emerging leaders.

In this episode of The Evolved Vets Podcast, Dr. Bethany Weinheimer breaks down how to give and receive feedback in a way that strengthens trust, improves communication, and supports healthier veterinary teams. She introduces the SBI model for delivering clear, specific feedback and the HEAR model for receiving feedback without spiraling into defensiveness or shame. Through real-world veterinary leadership stories, emotional intelligence strategies, and mindset shifts around perfectionism, Dr. Bethany Weinheimer shares practical tools to help veterinary professionals communicate with confidence...

What if the biggest thing holding you back isn’t your skill, but your mindset?

Veterinary leadership, perfectionism in veterinary medicine, and career sustainability are at the heart of this episode with Dr. Cheryl York.

Dr. York shares her journey from self-doubt and fear of public speaking to becoming a confident leader and advocate in organized veterinary medicine. Together, we explore how perfectionism, vulnerability, and community shape career growth. This episode dives into leadership development, overcoming fear, and building meaningful connections so veterinarians can thrive—personally and professionally—without sacrificing themselves in the...

Veterinary euthanasia, compassion fatigue, veterinary burnout, and moral stress are realities many professionals silently carry every day. In this deeply honest episode, Dr. Bethany Weinheimer opens up about the emotional impact of humane euthanasia, CPR codes, grief, and the hidden trauma veterinary teams experience behind closed exam room doors. She shares powerful personal stories from emergency medicine, explores how perfectionism and emotional compartmentalization affect veterinarians, and offers evidence-based tools for processing grief in healthier ways. From difficult financial euthanasias to peaceful goodbyes, this episode is a compassionate conversation about self-care, emotional resilience, and sustaining a meaningful veterinary career without...

Veterinary burnout, career growth, and leadership in veterinary medicine take center stage as Dr. Lori Teller shares how to build a fulfilling vet career without burning out.

What if the key to a fulfilling veterinary career isn’t working harder—but staying engaged, curious, and open to change?

In this episode, Dr. Lori Teller shares her incredible journey from a determined 12-year-old aspiring vet to becoming a national leader in veterinary medicine. Along the way, she opens up about career pivots, mentorship, clinical pauses based on her season of life, burnout, technology, and how saying “yes” t...

What happens when a Hollywood career no longer aligns with your purpose? For Dr. Jill Clark, that moment led to a complete reinvention into veterinary medicine, leadership, and ultimately transforming how veterinary teams learn and grow.

Dr. Bethany Weinheimer sits down with veterinary leader and entrepreneur Dr. Jill Clark to explore her journey from film and television to becoming a veterinarian, executive leader, and founder of Ignite.

This conversation dives deep into veterinary burnout, leadership gaps, women in veterinary medicine, and the overlooked role of client service representatives (CSRs). Jill shares powerful stories about breaking...

Perfectionism in medicine isn’t just high standards. It’s one of the biggest drivers of veterinary burnout, emotional exhaustion, and moral stress.

On The Evolved Vets Podcast, Dr. Bethany Weinheimer breaks down how perfectionism impacts veterinarians across every stage of their career, from emergency veterinary medicine to veterinary practice ownership. She explains how chronic stress disrupts nervous system regulation and keeps medical professionals stuck in fight-or-flight.

This episode also explores energy management for vets, the pressure of veterinary student loans and money mindset, and how perfectionism shows up across paths like preventative pet healthcare and...

Veterinary leadership is evolving, and women are playing a bigger role than ever in shaping the future of animal health.

Mita Malhotra (President, Chewy Health) shares how courage, risk-taking, and a growth mindset fueled her move from engineering to leading Chewy Health. Practical leadership principles for veterinarians, advice for women in veterinary medicine, and steps clinics can take to reduce vet burnout and build cultures of trust and accountability. Actionable takeaways on career growth, innovation in animal health, and creating supportive systems for veterinary teams. Key timestamps included.

Mita discusses how courage, risk taking, and...

Balance in veterinary medicine is not about perfect schedules or equal hours of work and rest. The Evolved Vets Podcast, Dr. Bethany Weinheimer shares a deeply honest reflection on what balance really looks like for veterinarians and medical professionals. From work life balance myths to burnout, perfectionism, emotional labor, and identity outside the clinic, this episode reframes balance as nervous system regulation and energy management. Dr. Bethany walks through the Evolved Vets Whole Person Model of mind, body, emotions & spirit and explains how sustainable veterinary careers are built through self awareness, boundaries, and alignment with authentic values.

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Burned out in veterinary medicine and craving real alignment? In this episode of The Evolved Vets Podcast, we unpack veterinary burnout recovery, authentic leadership, emotional resilience, and abundance mindset for veterinarians ready to thrive.

In this powerful season finale of The Evolved Vets Podcast, Dr. Bethany Weinheimer reflects on the most impactful moments from Season One and how authenticity, alignment, and abundance can transform veterinary leadership, burnout recovery, and long-term career fulfillment.

This episode explores what it truly means to live in alignment with your authentic values as a veterinarian, how burnout often stems from...

Feeling burned out in veterinary medicine or worried about losing your spark? In The Evolved Vets Podcast, Dr. Bethany Weinheimer explores what veterinarians can learn from Taylor Swift about reinvention, resilience, authentic leadership, alignment, and veterinary burnout recovery through every era of a career.

In this powerful and unexpectedly relatable episode, Dr. Bethany breaks down how Taylor Swift’s ability to reinvent herself, own her narrative, and turn pain into purpose offers a roadmap for veterinarians navigating burnout, leadership pressure, compassion fatigue, and career transitions.

This conversation blends storytelling, mindset coaching, and lived veterinary experience to...

Thinking about veterinary practice ownership but unsure where to start? On The Evolved Vets Podcast, Dr. Bethany Weinheimer and Dr. Anna Foster sit down with Dr. Mike Walker to explore veterinary practice ownership, veterinary leadership, resilience, mentorship, and what it really takes to build an independent clinic without sacrificing fulfillment or sustainability.

Dr. Mike Walker shares his journey from graduating veterinary school with debt to opening and scaling Apollo Vet in Wimberley and Austin, Texas. Together, they unpack the realities of independent ownership, financial risk, culture building, mentorship for young veterinarians, and why betting on yourself is...

This episode contains open and honest discussion about addiction, mental health challenges, and suicide within veterinary medicine. These topics may be triggering for some listeners.

Veterinary burnout and compassion fatigue are pushing too many professionals to the edge. On The Evolved Vets Podcast, Dr Bethany Weinheimer and Dr. Anna Foster sit down with ER veterinary technician Geoffrey to talk honestly about veterinary burnout, compassion fatigue, mental health in veterinary medicine, resilience, and how to build a sustainable career without shutting down emotionally.

In this raw and powerful conversation, Geoffrey shares his 20-year journey in veterinary...

What happens when veterinarians stop trying to do everything alone? Evolved Vets Podcast, Dr. Jamie Perkins, Chief Veterinary Officer of DVM Moms, sit down with Dr. Bethany Weinheimer and Dr. Anna Foster to explore veterinary leadership, community support, working motherhood in vet med, and how connection is reshaping the profession.

This powerful conversation dives into the origin and growth of DVM Moms, one of the largest and most engaged veterinary communities in the world. Jamie shares her unconventional career path, from clinical practice and academia to education innovation, conference leadership, and community building, while navigating life as...

Why is it so hard to be ourselves, even when authenticity is what we want most? In this episode of The Evolved Vets Podcast, Dr. Bethany Weinheimer and Dr. Anna Foster dive into authenticity, alignment, veterinary burnout, and why so many high-achieving veterinarians feel disconnected even after reaching the goals they worked so hard to achieve.

This honest and reflective conversation explores how expectations, culture, and “shoulds” pull veterinarians out of alignment, often without them realizing it. Bethany and Anna share personal stories about career decisions, travel, promotions, identity, and values, showing how misalignment shows up in the...

What happens when women veterinarians stop chasing expectations and start choosing alignment? In this IRL episode of The Evolved Vets Podcast, Dr. Bethany Weinheimer and Dr. Anna Foster reflect on their time in Kauai, Hawaii, and unpack the biggest lessons from the first-ever Summer Evolution inside the Evolved Vets membership.

Recorded live during a veterinary CE retreat, this conversation explores authenticity, alignment, community, and how intentional change helps veterinarians build careers and lives that actually feel fulfilling. Bethany and Anna share real stories about rituals, coaching, manifestation, career transitions, sabbaticals, love, boundaries, and redefining success on their...

What does it really take to build a career in zoo medicine and conservation without losing yourself along the way? Dr. Bethany Weinheimer and Dr. Anna Foster sit down with wildlife veterinarian Cheryl to unpack zoo medicine, veterinary burnout, alignment, values-based decision making, and what sustainable success truly looks like in non-traditional veterinary careers.

Recorded live from Africa during a conservation trip, this conversation explores the realities behind internships, residencies, extreme work hours, low pay, and the emotional toll that often accompanies dream careers in veterinary medicine. Cheryl shares her winding path through private practice internships, exotics...

Money is one of the biggest sources of stress in veterinary medicine, yet it is rarely talked about openly. In this episode of The Evolved Vets Podcast, Dr. Bethany Weinheimer and Dr. Anna Foster tackle money mindset, veterinary student loans, abundance vs scarcity, and how veterinarians can create financial alignment without sacrificing values, joy, or fulfillment.

This conversation reframes money as energy and explores why veterinary medicine has been shaped by scarcity thinking around pay, debt, time, and worth. Bethany and Anna share personal stories, lessons from financial experts, and real examples of how veterinarians can move...

What does it actually look like to live authentically and in alignment as a veterinarian? In this episode of The Evolved Vets Podcast, Dr. Bethany Weinheimer and Dr. Anna Foster walk listeners through the Summer Evolution, an eight-week program designed to help veterinarians reconnect with their authentic values, move out of burnout, and begin living as their evolved self.

This honest and grounded conversation breaks down why so many high-achieving veterinarians feel depleted despite external success, how self-abandonment shows up through perfectionism and people-pleasing, and why small, intentional shifts create real transformation. Bethany and Anna share personal...

What if veterinary medicine didn’t have to feel exhausting, limiting, or lonely? On The Evolved Vets Podcast, Dr. Bethany Weinheimer and Dr. Anna Foster sit down with Dr. Brianna Armstrong to explore veterinary leadership, entrepreneurship in veterinary medicine, burnout recovery, and how veterinarians can build careers that feel energizing and aligned.

Dr. Brianna Armstrong is a practice owner, medical director, entrepreneur, and host of the podcast Choose People, Love Pets. In this candid conversation, she shares her journey from graduating vet school in 2020 to becoming an equity owner and medical director just a year and a ha...

Veterinary medicine asks a lot of the people who choose it. On The Evolved Vets Podcast, Dr. Bethany Weinheimer and Dr. Anna Foster sit down with Dr. Christina Moore to talk about morning routines, gratitude, mentorship, confidence, and how small daily habits support mental health, leadership growth, and long-term fulfillment in veterinary medicine.

This wide-ranging and deeply human conversation explores how intentional routines create stability in busy seasons of life, why mentorship matters at every career stage, and how veterinarians can let go of perfectionism without losing excellence. Christina shares her journey through veterinary medicine, leadership roles...

Living an aligned life starts with understanding what actually matters to you. On The Evolved Vets Podcast, Dr. Bethany Weinheimer and Dr. Anna Foster explore Authentic Values, alignment, veterinary burnout, and how veterinarians can begin taking small, meaningful steps toward a life that feels true instead of exhausting.

This reflective and practical conversation breaks down what authenticity really means, why perfectionism and people-pleasing pull veterinarians out of alignment, and how ignoring values slowly leads to burnout. Bethany and Anna share personal stories about travel, community, integrity, luxury, self-care, and career decisions, offering relatable examples of how values...

Veterinary medicine is about more than productivity, profit, or perfection. On The Evolved Vets Podcast, Dr. Bethany Weinheimer and Dr. Anna Foster share a powerful IRL conversation recorded live from South Africa, exploring authentic values, alignment, conservation work, and how reconnecting with purpose helps veterinarians move beyond burnout and into meaning.

This episode reflects on a once-in-a-lifetime conservation experience working alongside wildlife veterinarians in South Africa during a rhino dehorning project. Bethany and Anna unpack the emotional, ethical, and logistical realities of conservation medicine, the contrast between for-profit veterinary work and impact-driven care, and how stepping outside...

Veterinary medicine is a profession worth protecting. On The Evolved Vets Podcast, Dr. Bethany Weinheimer and Dr. Anna Foster sit down with emergency veterinarian and medical director Dr. Shalsee Vigneat for a powerful conversation about veterinary leadership, emergency medicine, burnout prevention, perfectionism, and how honoring your values allows you to build a long, meaningful career in vet med.

Dr. Shalsee shares her journey from working in a veterinary clinic at age 15 to leading hospital teams across emergency medicine, shelter medicine, and international practice in New Zealand. Through stories of euthanasia fatigue, shelter leadership, global relocation, and returning...

Time is one of the most valuable resources veterinarians have and one of the most commonly overspent. On The Evolved Vets Podcast, Dr. Bethany Weinheimer and Dr. Anna Foster break down boundaries, time management, burnout prevention, and why working “just a little extra” adds up to weeks of lost life every year.

This conversation explores the real cost of overworking in veterinary medicine, starting with eye-opening data from the AVMA Economic Study showing how a five-hour weekly gap between expectations and reality can equal six extra weeks of work per year. Bethany and Anna unpack why boundaries are...

Veterinary medicine is at a crossroads between fear and innovation. On The Evolved Vets Podcast, Dr. Bethany Weinheimer and Dr. Anna Foster sit down with entrepreneur and founder Maya Shaposhnik Cadena to explore preventative pet healthcare, veterinary innovation, courageous leadership, and how empowering pet parents can reduce burnout and transform the profession.

Maya shares her unconventional journey from building and selling a large international events company, to fundraising at the highest levels, to founding Vetted, a preventative pet health platform designed to educate and empower pet parents before emergencies happen. Through deeply personal stories, she unpacks how...

Veterinary medicine is more than clinical skill. On The Evolved Vets Podcast, Dr. Bethany Weinheimer and Dr. Anna Foster share a candid IRL conversation about emergency medicine, leadership growth, values-based living, and what it looks like to evolve without burning out or losing yourself.

Recorded in real life, this conversation pulls back the curtain on career transitions, ER realities, grief, community building, and the behind-the-scenes work of creating sustainable careers in veterinary medicine. From Anna’s return to full-time emergency practice to Bethany’s intentional community building and the creation of the Evolved Vets Method, this episode mode...

Veterinary leadership requires more than titles and résumés. On The Evolved Vets Podcast, Dr. Bethany Weinheimer and Dr. Anna Foster sit down with entrepreneur, veterinarian, and founder Dr. Audrey Wystrach for an honest conversation about courage, commitment, values, and building a career that aligns with who you truly are.

From growing up on a ranch in southern Arizona to owning practices early in her career and founding Petfolk, Audrey shares how grit, emotional intelligence, and self-awareness shaped her leadership journey. This conversation explores imposter syndrome, failure, burnout prevention, self-permission, and why taking care of yourself is...

Morning routines can change everything. On The Evolved Vets Podcast, Dr. Bethany Weinheimer and Dr. Anna Foster share the Magical Mornings practice they have used consistently for over seven years to support clarity, emotional regulation, confidence, and long-term sustainability in veterinary medicine.

Recorded live from Hawaii, this episode introduces the DREAMS Journal, a simple but powerful morning routine built around journaling, movement, reflection, and stillness. Bethany and Anna walk through each letter of the DREAMS acronym, explain why it works, and share real-life examples of how this practice helps shift energy, reduce burnout, and create alignment even...

Veterinary medicine requires more than technical skill. On The Evolved Vets Podcast, Dr. Bethany Weinheimer and Dr. Anna break down the Evolved Vets Method, a three-step framework designed to help veterinarians heal past experiences, expand what feels possible, and integrate aligned action into everyday life.

Rooted in years of leadership experience, self-development work, therapy, coaching, and lived veterinary practice, this conversation explains how meditation, elevation, and integration work together to support emotional regulation, confidence, resilience, and long-term fulfillment. Through honest stories and real-life examples, Bethany and Anna show how inner work directly impacts leadership, relationships, and career...

Veterinary medicine doesn’t have to feel isolating, exhausting, or overwhelming. The Evolved Vets Podcast was created to fill a gap many veterinarians experience after graduation: the lack of community, mentorship, and practical education needed to truly thrive in modern veterinary medicine.

Recorded at sunrise from Hawaii, this opening episode introduces Dr. Bethany Weinheimer and Dr. Anna Foster, two vet school besties who turned their shared passion for growth, leadership, and self-development into a method designed to support veterinarians through every season of their careers. From leadership transitions and emotional intelligence to burnout prevention and authentic living, th...