Daring DVM

About Daring DVM

Burnout-Free Me is the success and well-being podcast for high-achievers and ambitious career professionals who are done running on empty and ready to thrive on their own terms. Hosted by Dr. Amy Grimm—a veterinarian, success coach, and wellbeing expert—this podcast gives you the tools, mindset shifts, and honest conversations you need to break free from the hustle. Each week, you’ll get real talk about stress, mental health, work-life balance, productivity, and all the ways burnout sneaks into our lives. You’ll learn practical strategies to manage overwhelm and anxiety, reclaim your energy, and create space for balance and joy, without sacrificing your career or ambition. Dr. Amy has lived the grind herself, and now she’s here to help you rewrite the rules of success so you can finally feel like yourself again. Wherever you are on your burnout recovery journey, Burnout-Free Me is here to help you take back your energy, your confidence, and your life. (Previously The Daring DVM Podcast) You can find out more about Amy and her work at https://www.daringdvm.com (https://www.daringdvm.com). Music by Alex Grohl by Pixabay.

Publisher

Amy Grimm, DVM, CLC

Category

education · health & fitness · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

2 May 2023

Latest episode

1 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

158 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   1 Oct 2026

   157 - Why Venting Doesn’t Work And What Actually Helps You Move On

   Want more of this? On Substack I share longer reflections, practical tools, and honest conversations that don't make it onto the pod. Join the Burnout-Free Me community: https://amygrimmburnoutfreeme.substack.com In this episode, Dr. Amy Grimm breaks down the difference between venting, overthinking, and actually processing something hard, and makes the case that most of us default to one of the first two while thinking it's the third. She shares a personal realization about what it's like to be on the receiving end of someone else's venting, and why that dynamic matters more than most people realize. Then she walks through the shorthand version of a six-question tool borrowed straight from clinical veterinary debriefs, built for anyone stuck replaying a hard day, whether you process out loud or in your own head. What You'll Learn: Why research shows venting can leave you more activated, not less What venting actually does to the person on the receiving end of it Why overthinking is doing more of the same work as venting than you'd think The six-question framework, and how to use it whether you talk it out or write it down Why one specific question in the framework is the one people most want to skip Links & Resources: Substack: https://amygrimmburnoutfreeme.substack.com Website: https://burnoutfreeme.com About Amy: Dr. Amy Grimm is a veterinarian, success coach, and wellbeing expert and the host of Burnout-Free Me — the podcast for high-achieving women who are done running on empty. Real talk, practical tools, and honest mindset shifts every week. Enjoyed this episode? A quick rating or review helps this show reach more women who need it. And for the full six-question breakdown with examples, join the Substack community above.

2. 

   17 Sept 2026

   156 - Burnout Isn't Just a Job Problem And Leaving Won't Fix It: Why exhaustion follows you and what actually has to change so it stops

   Want more of this? On Substack, I share longer reflections, practical tools, and honest conversations that don't make it onto the pod. Join the Burnout-Free Me community: https://amygrimmburnoutfreeme.substack.com Burnout Isn't Just a Job Problem And Leaving Won't Fix It: You left the job. You left the relationship. You moved across the country. So why are you exhausted again? In this episode, Dr. Amy Grimm gets honest about a pattern she sees constantly in her coaching practice, and lived through herself: the exhaustion that shows up again in a brand new life, months or years after you were sure you'd left it behind. This one is especially for anyone who's changed careers, changed clinics, or changed cities expecting relief, and found something eerily familiar waiting on the other side. What You'll Learn: Why changing your environment can help, and why it was never the whole cause of your burnout The difference between nervous system regulation and unlearning high-achiever beliefs, and why you can be great at one and still stuck in the other A client story that shows how the same old belief can follow you right out of a job you thought was the problem One concrete question to ask yourself the next time guilt or urgency shows up out of nowhere How the CARE framework offers a path through belief-level burnout, not just in-the-moment regulation Links & Resources: Substack: https://amygrimmburnoutfreeme.substack.com Website: https://burnoutfreeme.com About Amy: Dr. Amy Grimm is a veterinarian, success and wellbeing coach, and host of Burnout-Free Me—the podcast for high-achieving women who are done running on empty. Real talk, practical tools, and honest mindset shifts every week. Loved this episode? Join the community on Substack, and if you have a minute, a rating and review helps more people find the show. Ready to go deeper? Learn more about coaching at burnoutfreeme.com.

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   3 Sept 2026

   155 - Caregiver Burnout, Advocacy, and the Courage to Take Up Space, with Michelle Anderson

   A conversation with Michelle Anderson on burnout beyond the workplace, boundaries that flex, and learning to advocate for yourself. Want more of this? On Substack, I share longer reflections, practical tools, and honest conversations that don't make it onto the pod. Join the Burnout-Free Me community: https://amygrimmburnoutfreeme.substack.com Episode Info: What happens when you're the person everyone relies on, and there's no job title for what you actually do? In this episode, Dr. Amy Grimm sits down with Michelle Anderson, founder of J and B Inspired and host of the podcast Nervous System Reset for Caregivers. Michelle's caregiving journey started over fifteen years ago in a hospital she wasn't prepared for, and today she supports three children with complex medical needs along with an adult family member. Amy and Michelle dig into the parallels between caregiving in the traditional sense and the kind of caring that happens in high-responsibility careers, plus the very real ways those two experiences diverge. This conversation covers advocating for yourself in rooms where you're outnumbered and outranked, why boundaries need to move like the banks of a river instead of staying rigid, and the difference between something that looks like rest and something that actually is. What You'll Learn: The moment Michelle realized her own body was breaking down, and why it took months for anyone to take it seriously Why rigid boundaries can backfire, and what it actually looks like to let your boundaries flex without losing yourself The self-care myth almost every high-achieving woman believes, and what actually helps instead How to find your voice and advocate for yourself in a room where you're outnumbered, whether that's a hospital, a boardroom, or anywhere in between Michelle's one-sentence mantra for getting through the hardest moments Links & Resources: Michelle's website: https://jandbinspired.comYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JandBInspired  Her podcast, Nervous System Reset for Caregivers: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nervous-system-reset-for-caregivers-burnout-advocacy/id1740574668 Amy's Interview on the Nervous System Reset for Caregivers: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/caregiver-burnout-signs-why-rest-feels-unsafe-and-guilty/id1740574668?i=1000780150151 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7l1xGHynC8hGNr7HGLNRxQ?si=olGVa-UzROqkIMFnwcoFTw YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBZPCAGHIFI Substack: https://amygrimmburnoutfreeme.substack.comCoaching & more: https://burnoutfreeme.com About Michelle:Michelle Anderson is a caregiver, advocate, and the founder of J and B Inspired, known for her trauma-informed, practical approach to caregiver burnout and nervous system support. After navigating significant medical trauma and recovery and caregiving for her family through medical crises, Michelle built a body of work for caregivers who are holding it together in hard rooms and then paying for it afterwards. Her focus is regulated advocacy: helping caregivers steady their body so their brain comes back online and they can speak clearly without self-abandoning. She hosts Nervous System Reset for Caregivers and created the 90 Second Reset Program — a self-paced toolkit of micro-resets that helps caregivers leave the room with clearer words, a next step, and less aftershock. About Amy:Dr. Amy Grimm is a veterinarian, success coach, and wellbeing expert and the host of Burnout-Free Me, the podcast for high-achieving women who are done running on empty. Real talk, practical tools, and honest mindset shifts every week. Enjoyed This Episode?A quick rating or review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify helps another high-achieving woman find this show. And if you're ready for support, learn more about coaching with Amy at https://burnoutfreeme.com.

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 44 / 100

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Quality

64

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

60

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