Dr. Shannon Emmons, practice owner and member of the NOMV board of directors, joins Dr. Andy Roark to discuss the rapid growth of Not One More Vet (NOMV) and the mental health and wellness programs they have been developing. Cone Of Shame Veterinary Podcast · COS – 227 – NOMV From Facebook Group To Industry… Read More
Wellness
Back to Reality – The Limits of What We Can Control
Jamie Holms, RVT joins the podcast to interview Andy about one of his recent articles. The struggle to take ownership of what we can while knowing when to accept things that are out of our control is never easy. In this episode, Jamie and Andy talk through where those distinctions become challenging in veterinary medicine… Read More
Changing the “Lanes” of Practice: Urgent Care, Telemedicine & the VCPR
Neurologist and Neurosurgeon Dr. Sean Sanders joins the podcast to talk about how General Practice is changing and must continue to change to both reduce veterinarian burnout and increase access to care. Dr. Sanders and Dr. Roark discuss how fragmenting general practice into “wellness” and “urgent care” could potentially benefit doctors, techs and pet owners…. Read More
BONUS: Lessons Learned from Making Your Own Path
In January, Dr. Cassi Fleming (of the Vetfolio Voice Podcast) interviewed Dr. Andy Roark on lessons he has learned in his strange and wonderful career. That episode of Vetfolio Voice is presented here. Cone Of Shame Veterinary Podcast · COS – 192 – BONUS: Lessons Learned from Making Your Own Path You can also listen… Read More
My Plate Runneth Over: My Top Tip For Keeping ‘Busy’ From Becoming ‘Overwhelmed’
I love picking up new colorful phrases. I especially find joy in short sayings that express a pile of emotions in itty-bitty packages. A recent phrase caught my attention when I asked someone how they have been doing and they replied “Busy. My plate runneth over.” The combination of “my plate is full” with “my… Read More
You Can Choose To Be Happy…Or Not
For years, I would roll into the holiday season with joint goals of keeping up my normal work schedule and also celebrating the season doing the little rituals that I love. Invariably, I would find myself dealing with issues, events and people I had not factored into my plans. Here’s the story of how I… Read More