Vet Med Wellness + Leadership

About Vet Med Wellness + Leadership

Join Crystal Stokes, licensed psychotherapist, Harvard, Cornell, and CoActive trained organizational and high-performance leadership coach, and former vet technician, for actionable ways to improve the wellness of vet med professionals. The Vet Med Wellness and Leadership Podcast discuss leadership and wellness: how we, as individuals and teams, can apply evidence-based skills to help our authentic leadership style shine while effectively supporting others to perform at and feel their very best. Our topics range from the meta-level of overarching challenges in the realm of leadership down to the micro aspects of burnout, stress, and difficult client interactions in the veterinary profession. Our mission is to contribute to the evolving paradigm of leadership and culture where profit and performance are generated through the development of highly satisfied, motivated, and supported teams.

Publisher

Crystal Stokes, LMFT

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

12 Apr 2022

Latest episode

30 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

102 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 Jun 2026

   #102: How Bias and Psychological Safety Shape Your Team with Susan Swendsen Harris

   Every veterinary professional brings their own experiences, beliefs, and assumptions into the workplace. While bias is a natural part of being human, it can quietly influence how we communicate with teammates, care for clients, and create a culture where people either thrive or withdraw. Susan Swendsen Harris joins me to explore how becoming aware of our biases can strengthen psychological safety, improve collaboration, and help teams build greater trust. Drawing on her experience as a veter...

2. 

   12 May 2026

   #101: Compassion Satisfaction During Busy Season with Senani Ratnayake

   Busy season in veterinary medicine can bring more than packed schedules and longer days. It can also heighten the negativity bias many veterinary professionals already carry into the workplace. In this episode, Senani Ratnayake joins me for a thoughtful conversation about how negativity, perfectionism, and emotional overwhelm quietly shape team culture and individual wellbeing, especially during high-stress seasons. Together, we explore the powerful relationship between negativity bias and c...

3. 

   28 Apr 2026

   #100: Fixing Clinical Recruiting in Vet Med with Savanna Tracy

   Veterinary leaders are feeling the pressure when it comes to recruiting right now, and for many, it feels like no matter how much effort goes in, the right candidates just aren’t sticking. In this episode, Savanna Tracy joins me to explore what’s really happening in today’s hiring landscape and how practices can shift their approach to build stronger, more sustainable teams. Drawing on her experience in multi-site operations and leadership development, Savanna breaks down the current state o...

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

3,946

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

10 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 48 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

38

Social presence

0

YouTube

68

Engagement

77