Regina Carey is a coach, public speaker and special educator who works to help drive change within the veterinary and human healthcare professions. But in this interview we focus on another aspect of her life: she’s married to a veterinarian, and therefore, by default, married to the veterinary profession. In this episode we explore what’s that like to be the significant other in the life of a vet, what it takes to support a vet career, and what our partners want us to know. Regina gives us the solution to making space in a relationship for two careers, especially when one of the careers can be particularly time and commitment hungry! We also pick Regina’s coach brain with topics like invisible disabilities, the not-so obvious things that get in the way of becoming the best version of ourselves, like excessive competitiveness, the consequences of the language we use with ourselves, and how to draw a hard line with aggressive clients. But first, we start with a veterinary love story… You can find Regina at her website, Queen Of Action and on LinkedIn. Topic List: 04:22 Regina's experience being married to a vet. 12:53 You don't need to sacrifice everything to be a vet. 16:31 Making space for two careers in a relationship. 24:09 Regina's career before she delved into vet stuff. 28:15 Coaching people with invisible disabilities. 35:24 The link between competitiveness and a lack of self esteem. 40:08 Why are supportive relationships vital in the vet industry? 46:18 Holding space for a relationship or your partner as a vet. 48:15 How do you find the support systems? 51:48 How to disallow disrespect without being rude. 58:46 Regina's advice for the significant others of a vet. 62:25 Things that makes the vet industry uniquely challenging to a coach. 65:18 "How do you solve the gap between vets wanting more money for less work?" 70:27 Regina's favourite podcasts. 71:38 Regina's advice to new grad vets. Join our community of Vet Vault Nerds to lift your clinical game and get your groove back with our up-to-date, easy-to-consume clinical episodes at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠vvn.supercast.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Get help with your cases in our ⁠Specialist Support Space.⁠ V⁠⁠isit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thevetvault.com⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠for show notes and resources related to this episode. Connect with us through our online ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Vet Vault Networ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠k for episode highlights, clinical resources, discussions, questions and support. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠ for Hubert's favourite clinical and non-clinical learnings from the week. Regina's podcast recommendations. We can do hard things with Glennon Doyle and Abby Wambach The Hidden Brain an NPR podcast Burnout by the Nagoski Sisters

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