Lead Without Losing Yourself

Rachael, The Veterinary Leadership Coach
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This isn’t just another podcast. It’s real coaching, in real time, and you’re invited to listen in. Lead Without Losing Yourself offers a rare behind-the-scenes glimpse into live coaching sessions with veterinary leaders and aspiring changemakers. These are raw, honest conversations — not polished interviews — designed to reveal the heart of leadership in today’s veterinary world. If you're a vet leader, practice owner, or someone navigating the complex layers of responsibility, identity, and ambition, this podcast will remind you: you’re not alone. Each episode brings insight, clarity, and compassion to the messy, beautiful work of leading others — and yourself. Prepare to hear what doesn’t usually get said out loud. Big feelings and subtle but powerful breakthroughs, and the kind of deep, transformative coaching that helps you lead with more clarity, calm, and courage.

Episodes

  1. The Weight of Responsibility (and the Longing for Ease)

    17 AUG

    The Weight of Responsibility (and the Longing for Ease)

    🎙️ Episode 2: The Weight of Responsibility (and the Longing for Ease) with Elliot Goodwin, Practice Owner In this raw and honest coaching conversation, I speak with Elliot Goodwin — a veterinary surgeon, business owner, father of two, podcast host, and (as you’ll hear) someone who carries a lot on his shoulders. Elliot opened his Vets4Pets practice at just 25, and has run a 7-day service ever since — and that’s just one piece of the puzzle. We explore themes like: ➡️ The mental load of always being the one who holds everything together ➡️ How over-functioning can become a coping mechanism — and eventually a trap ➡️ The power of naming what’s unspoken, and what can shift when you do ➡️ Choosing a new compass: what if “easy” could be your guide? This session is less about tidy answers and more about revealing patterns — the ones we repeat because they’ve served us… and the ones we might be ready to outgrow. 💡 As you listen, you’ll hear my coaching commentary layered throughout the session, giving you insight into how I’m guiding the conversation and why I ask the questions I do. ⏱️ The intro runs to about 4 minutes, so if you’re keen to get straight to the session, feel free to skip ahead. That said, I’d really encourage you to listen — the intro offers important context for the episode and for the wider purpose of this podcast. Whether you’re a leader, a practice owner, or someone just trying to keep all the plates spinning — this episode is an invitation to look at your relationship with pressure, responsibility, and the stories you carry about what it means to lead well. 🎧 Mentioned in this episode:  Elliot’s podcast: The Vet With PetsMy leadership scorecard: How Sustainable Is Your Leadership Style?Free webinar replay: The Invisible Load of LeadershipBook a Leadership Reset Call: Schedule here 🫶 Enjoying the podcast? If this episode resonated, I’d love it if you’d leave a review, share with a friend, or tag me on social media with your takeaways. If you’d like to be a guest and experience a real coaching session on the podcast, click here to apply.

    59 min
  2. One Foot in the Clinic, One in the Dream

    10 JUL

    One Foot in the Clinic, One in the Dream

    🎧 Episode Title: One Foot in the Clinic, One in the Dream 🟡 Guest: Laura Mairesse, vet, conservationist, podcast host, and passionate advocate for animal welfare and sustainable ecotourism. Description: In this first episode of Lead Without Losing Yourself, you're invited into a raw and real coaching conversation with Laura — a vet and visionary who finds herself pulled between the safety of her clinical work and the call of something more. This isn’t an interview. It’s an unscripted, unpolished, real-time coaching session that explores what it means to honour your energy, identity, and purpose in the thick of modern veterinary life. We explore: 🟢 What happens when your passion outpaces your capacity 🟢 The quiet toll of holding it all together 🟢 The tension between meaningful work and the need to earn a living 🟢 How to reconcile two powerful (but seemingly opposing) parts of yourself Toward the end of the session, you’ll hear an NLP-based coaching intervention that helps Laura integrate these parts and access a new, more compassionate perspective. 🎙️ Laura is also the host of her own podcast, Vet Vibes — be sure to check it out! Laura’s post-session reflection: After listening back, Laura said she felt deeply moved and finally understood what her body had been trying to tell her: that burnout was closer than she’d realised. This session helped her reconnect with self-compassion and recognise the importance of slowing down to truly lead herself first. Want to be coached on the podcast? Email rachael@simplyveterinarycoaching.com for more info. Explore 1:1 coaching, join the group coaching programme "Lead Without Losing Yourself", or take my free leadership scorecard at: simplyveterinarycoaching.com

    51 min
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This isn’t just another podcast. It’s real coaching, in real time, and you’re invited to listen in. Lead Without Losing Yourself offers a rare behind-the-scenes glimpse into live coaching sessions with veterinary leaders and aspiring changemakers. These are raw, honest conversations — not polished interviews — designed to reveal the heart of leadership in today’s veterinary world. If you're a vet leader, practice owner, or someone navigating the complex layers of responsibility, identity, and ambition, this podcast will remind you: you’re not alone. Each episode brings insight, clarity, and compassion to the messy, beautiful work of leading others — and yourself. Prepare to hear what doesn’t usually get said out loud. Big feelings and subtle but powerful breakthroughs, and the kind of deep, transformative coaching that helps you lead with more clarity, calm, and courage.

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