Veterinary Voices
Most vet clinics are proud of their culture. They know it's special — it's what makes them tick. What they don't know is how to share those stories in ways that mean something to other vets and nurses.
That's culture storytelling. And Julie South — founder of VetClinicJobs — shows vet clinics how to do it.
You'll hear real vets and nurses talking about what it's actually like to work at their clinics. Not the polished corporate version — the real moments that show how teams handle pressure, support each other, and why someone would actually want to work there. That's the kind of proof that builds trust before anyone's even looking.
You'll also learn which stories to share and when, how to stay visible to great people even when you're fully staffed, and why the quiet months between hires are actually your biggest opportunity. Each episode gives you something specific to do that week — a story to share, a shift to make, a pattern to break.
If you're tired of starting from scratch every time someone resigns, this podcast shows you how to become the clinic people are already watching.
Veterinary Voices
Veterinarian Dr Helen Beattie - Conflict, Tension and Veterinary Moral Distress - part 2 of 3
Veterinarian Dr Helen Beattie on:
- Conflict, Tension & Moral Distress
- Books Helen's reading and recommends
- Inspiration & aspirational parenting
- + a bit of philosophical discussion
Part 2 of a multi-part series getting to know Dr Helen Beattie before she became known to New Zealand's veterinarians in her role as Chief Veterinary Officer at the New Zealand Veterinary Association.
Part 1 - episode 069 - some career highs and lows
Books Dr Helen Beattie is reading or has just finished reading:
Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52741293-shuggie-bain
Roar - How to Match Your Food and Fitness to Your Unique Female Physiology for Optimum Performance, Great Health, and a Strong, Lean Body for Life by Dr Stacy Sims
https://www.penguin.co.nz/books/roar-9781623366865
Women Don't Owe You Pretty by Florence Given: https://www.whitcoulls.co.nz/product/women-dont-owe-you-pretty-6548712
Top level topics Helen talks about:
- Some of “team” & “people” highlights vs things she’s achieved.
- The privilege of having “thinking time” that you don’t get in clinical practice.
- The opportunity to be exposed to amazing minds and people that vets in clinic don’t get.
- What would “Old Helen” say to “Young Helen” – I asked Helen what tips she’d give to herself today as a freshly graduated vet.
- Her personal principles
- Tension and conflict
- Communication
- Human behaviour change
- Bipolar language
- The power of language
- Helen talks about how cycling gives her thinking space and time: her clearinghouse
- Working as a locum in the UK
- The prevalence of specialists just around the corner.
- Her desire for kiwi fur baby parents to invest in pet insurance for comfort and security.
- Moral distress – a lowlight for most vets in their veterinary career.
Julie and Dr Beattie skirt on the fringes around the topic of rape. If you are sensitive to this you might find this episode a bit sensitive.
Although the topic isn't discussed in any detail whatsoever please be aware the word is raised!
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