The Veterinary Life Coach® Podcast with Dr. Julie Cappel

Dr. Lee Pope is a seasoned veterinarian with over 13 years of experience in small animal medicine, surgery, and practice leadership. A Graduate of the University of Georgia College of Veteirnary Medicine, he spent nearly a decade as the owner of Lawrenceville-Suwanee Animal Hospital before serving as Co-Medical Director for CareVet's Lawrenceville-Suwanee and Premier Veterinary Hospitals. In these...

Dr. Mike Mossop is the Chief Veterinary Officer at CoVet, where he leads the in-house medical team. Drawing on a broad clinical background in emergency and general practice, Mike ensures that CoVet's AI-powered solutions are built with veterinary professionals and real-world usability in mind.  CoVet is an AI-powered assistant built by veterinary professionals who understand the realities of life...

As we get ready to welcome in the new year, let's take some time to reflect on last year and plan for our future.  You can, and you will make this new year shine if you approach it with intention and optimism.  Let's begin with preparing for the future - not with pressure or unrealistic resolutions - but with intention, clarity, and courage.  With a little effort and work on your mindset the upcom...

Dimer Bently is an executive productivity coach, Co-founder of Lifehack Method and a Wall Street Journal best-selling author of Winning The Week - How to Plan a Successful Week, Every Week. His team has helped over 100,000 professionals to prevent burnout and create more freedom in their lives. Dimer's work has been featured on ABC News, Forbes, Washington Post, Fox News Radio, and Business Inside...

Wende Whitus is a Keynote Speaker, Author, and the founder of Personal Retreat Day . She is also a freelance location scout for movie and commercial producations.  Wende is passionate about teaching people the value of prioritizing one day every month to invest in their well-being and personal development. Wende is the author of a guided journal called Your Rhythm of Rest and Reflection . On this...

Candice Van Dertholen is a Holistic Practitioner and Founder of The Warrior Within Healing.  She is dedicated to helping others reconnect with themselves during their most difficult transitions. Her practice Grounded Spirituality invites clients to bring their spiritual connection fully to daily life, creating deeper purpose. Beyond her private practice Candice serves on the Board of the Center fo...

Jenny Lytle is a nurse for over 30 years specializing in hospice and end-of-life care. She is the author of the book Self-Care Isn't Selfish - The Compassionate Nurses's Step-by-Step Guide to personalized Stress Relief.  Jenny helps nurses and other caregivers through her proprietary Becoming Method®, providing practical, personalized strategies to manage stress, prioritize self-care, and continue...

Thanksgiving is here, what better time to pause, breathe, and reflect on the things that bring meaning and joy - both at home and at work.  Let's spend some time together talking about what it really means to be grateful. Thanksgiving is a holiday built around appreciation, but as you may know, gratitude is not just a once-a-year activity. Gratitude is one of the most powerful tools we have to imp...

Sir Thomas Equels MS, JD, is a decorated Vietnam Combat Veteran, civil rights attorney, lifelong horseman, and author of The Horseman's Tale .  He is the recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross and The Purple Heart awards. He currently serves as CEO of AIM Immunotech where he researches treatment for pancreatic cancer. Tom's powerful debut novel explores the healing bond between humans and hor...

Dr. Susan Sayles is a veterinarian with 29 years of small animal experience and one year of mixed animal experience.  She was a hospital owner for 23 years and is currently the Medical Director of Brooklyn Road Veterinary Clinic.  She is a Certified Compassion Fatigue Professional and holds a certificate in applied positive psychology. She is also a talented speaker with strong leadership, managem...

Nicole Bright is a dedicated mother of two, author, motivational speaker, and a Certified Life Coach that specializes in helping people heal after divorce. She has always harbored a passion for personal growth and started a coaching practice to encourage and uplift women of all ages. Nicole helps people flourish by guiding them toward productive goal-oriented lives. Through her coaching and speaki...

Dr. Sonja Olson spent 25 years as a small animal and exotic emergency veterinarian and developed a passion for veterinary well-being awareness and healthy coping strategies. This lead her to become a Veterinary Wellness Educator for Blue Pearl where she created initiatives and resources to foster a more compassionate, healthy caregiving community. She currently has her own business, Heart-stroming...

Dr. Danny Brassell is a recognized authority on leadership development, reading, motivation and communication skills.  Dr. Brassell is a highly sought after speaker, trainer and coach.  He has spoken to over 3500 audiences worldwide and authored over 18 books, including his latest, Leadership Begins with Motivation . He helps entrepreneurs, executives, and business owners boost their income, freed...

Dr. Leanne Mathew is a former emergency veterinarian, a Certified Peaceful Euthanasia Veterinarian from the Companion Animal Euthanasia Training Academy. She graduated from the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine in 2017. After her schooling she worked as an emergency veterinarian, then transitioned to working for Lap of Love while working relief in the ER. She now works as the V...

Alexandre Contreras is a veterinary technician turned entrepreneur and philanthropist - the Founder and President of Innovational Pet Product Division LLC, and PetTrio Charity, Inc.  He is a Certified Canine Massage Therapist, and opened DogApy - a canine massage therapy service company.  He invented and patented the first every 3-in-1 pet nail clipper called KlipTrio.  Learn more about Alexandre...

Nicolette Nierras is the founder of Nic Nierras Wholistic Lifestyle, a coaching platform dedicated to helping individuals achieve balance, success, and inner peace through holistic methods. Nic is also the host of the You're Worthless Podcast, where she invites listeners on an introspective journey of self-worth challenging societal norms, and inspiring transformation. Her mission is to empower in...

Dr. Cliff Redford is a veterinarian, hospital owner, podcaster and world traveler. He spends his time when he is not in the clinic rescuing animals all across the globe.  He is a regular guest expert on Canada's #1 daytime talk show, The Morning Show.  Dr. Redford graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College in 1998 and 18 months later he purchased Wellington Veterinary Hospital in Markham Ontari...

Dr. Lee Pope is a seasoned veterinarian with over thirteen years of experience in small animal medicine, surgery, and practice leadership. A graduate of University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine, he spent nearly a decade as the owner of Lawrenceville-Suwanee Animal Hospital before serving as Co-medical Director for CareVet's  Lawrenceville-Suwanee and Premier Veterinary Hospitals.  He n...

The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron is one of the most interesting and transformative books that I have read on personal growth and creativity.  Veterinarians are creative people, but somewhere along the way we lose the joy of creativity to the structure of medicine. In this book Julia challenges us to explore our creative selves by participating in certain activities; Morning Pages, Artist Dates, a...

What happens when the job that defined you for decades no longer fits?  Dr. Jennifer Edwards returns to discuss that transition from skilled veterinary professional and hospital owner to leadership coach and speaker.   Dr. Jennifer Edwards is a veterinarian of over 25 years, a leadership coach and active speaker.  She build and sold a successful veterinary practice, and now helps veterinary profes...

Today we are going to unpack what "being nice" really means in the context of client service - and how to do it in a way that doesn't burn you out or compromise your ethics, values, and morals.  Hospital reviews show that our clients want to feel cared for, safe, respected and heard.  When we are stressed, sometimes we lose the ability to be kind and patient and that is exactly what gets us into t...

Commitment is essential for our work, our purpose, and for taking care of ourselves.  Commitments are intentional choices that we make to keep showing up, even when it gets difficult, or when our feelings start to change.  We have a commitment to animal welfare, lifelong learning, and to ourselves.  This commitment must be honored in order to build our best life.  We may not always feel good about...

Self-discipline is the ability to control one's behavior and actions to achieve goals or maintain a certain standard of conduct. It involves making  sacrifices, staying focused, and resisting immediate pleasures for long-term benefits. Veterinarians struggle with self-discipline because we have an unpredictable job and we tend to be people pleasers.  On this episode we discuss tools to overcome pr...

Optimism is the belief that things will generally turn out well, or that we have the tools to make them better, even when circumstances are not perfect. Optimism is a difficult feeling to adopt, but if we work to feel more optimistic it will change our outlook on life and begin to make us feel better in general. On this podcast we discuss optimism and some basic daily practices to help us turn neg...

Michael D. Levitt is the founder and Chief Burnout Officer of the Breakfast Leadership Network, a media firm dedicated to addressing burnout and improving workplace culture.  He is a certified NLP (Neuro-linguistic Programing) and CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) Therapist, and hosts the popular Breakfast Leadership Network Podcast. Michael has authored books on burnout prevention and has experi...