Vet Mind Works Podcast

About Vet Mind Works Podcast

This podcast is for veterinary professionals who are looking for better ways of working and living. We discuss mind-sets, mind skills, behaviours and habits, which support sustainable performance and wellbeing in a challenging profession, and allow us to develop our own 'best veterinary self'. Podcast hosts Petra Agthe and Alison Collings (two vets with a long-standing interest in psychology and related disciplines) interview interesting guests, ranging from veterinary colleagues to psychologists, who share their knowledge, experiences and insights on specific subjects. Occasionally, we also schedule a 'rest and digest' episode in which we discuss and reflect on previous topics. This is a podcast for the whole veterinary community and we encourage listeners to provide feedback and enter the discussion! You can do this by sending us an email to vetmindworks@gmail.com. We are happily funding this podcast ourselves to keep it independent.

Publisher

Petra Agthe, Alison Collings

Category

education · health & fitness · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

24 Jul 2022

Latest episode

5 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

42 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   5 Aug 2026

   41. Curiosity over Judgement - with Jennifer Edwards

   Curiosity Over Judgment In this episode, host Petra Agthe is joined by Dr. Jennifer Edwards — veterinarian, former practice owner, and leadership coach — for a conversation about what it really means to suspend judgment and bring curiosity into our conversations, our leadership, and our relationship with ourselves. The conversation explores how curiosity and judgment are, almost mutually exclusive and how curiosity connects to active listening, to humility, and to the courage it takes to admi...

2. 

   15 Jul 2026

   40. Disclosure Culture in Veterinary Teams - with Alex Harrison

   In this episode of the Vet Mind Works podcast, host Petra Agthe is joined by Alex Harrison, founder of Vetquity and one of the first profoundly deaf veterinary graduates in Australia, to explore a dimension of psychological safety that rarely gets airtime: disclosure. Alex introduces the concept of disclosure culture — shifting the question from "why won't people speak up?" to "what is it about our systems, leadership, and everyday habits that makes it unsafe for people to share what's going ...

3. 

   20 May 2026

   39. Trust - with Stijn Niessen

   What does trust really mean in veterinary medicine — and why does it matter so deeply for learning, leadership, wellbeing, and patient care? In this deep conversation, host Petra Agthe speaks with Stijn Niessen about trust as the foundation of healthy professional relationships and psychologically safe workplaces. Drawing from decades of experience in clinical practice, leadership and education, Stijn explores how trust is built through shared values, consistency, accountability, and predicta...

Reach and audience

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Spotify

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 39 / 100

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

Quality

45

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

81

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