Hi I am Dr. Julie Cappel and I coach veterinarians and others that work in the veterinary field. I am The Veterinary Life Coach. As a working veterinarian, hospital owner, mother, leader and certified life coach, I have a unique perspective on all things Veterinary medicine. My podcast will bring insight and tools for busy veterinarians to improve every aspect of their lives. I talk about stress, overwhelm, compassion fatigue, client issues, relationships, time management, leadership, team b ...
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What is the difference between very successful, fulfilled people and those that struggle? It is their mindset. They have a willingness to put themselves out there, feel negative emotion, and do hard things. Working on yourself and your mental strength is a lifelong process, but the sooner you commit to doing work on yourself, the stronger you will …
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State Senator Julie Morrison Discusses SB1905
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State Senator Cristina Castro Discusses SB513
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State Senator Cristina Castro (D- Elgin) discusses her bill, SB513, which would require cable companies to stop charging customers for modems and routers, once the price of the device is paid off.By Illinois Senate Democrats
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Episode #117 - Making the Most of Your Money
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Do you like money? Do you want to feel better about your finances and do better with managing your money? Today we talk about our attitude about money and practical tips for your budget. We need to let go of the thoughts that those who work in the veterinary profession should do things cheaply or free. Our services are valuable and we need to feel …
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Senator Steve Stadelman Discusses Proposed Local Journalism Task Force
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State Senator Steve Stadelman (D-Rockford) discusses SB 134, which creates the Local Journalism Task Force Act to review and study the status of journalism in Illinois to improve local news access.By Illinois Senate Democrats
Are you a risk taker? You may not think that you are, but every goal you set requires you to take a risk Setting big life goals requires facing fear. Fear of the unknown or fear of failure can prevent us from living to our fullest potential. When we face up to the thoughts that cause our fears, and work to understand them we begin to do the thought…
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State Senator Mattie Hunter Discusses SB1846
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State Senator Mattie Hunter (D-Chicago) discusses SB1846, which would require restaurants to serve unsweetened beverages, such as water or milk, as the default option for kids’ meals.By Illinois Senate Democrats
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Get to Know State Senator Meg Loughran Cappel
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Get to know Illinois State Senator Meg Loughran Cappel (D-Shorewood) in this podcast from the Illinois Senate Democratic Caucus.By Illinois Senate Democrats
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Episode #115 - Dr. Jessica Moore-Jones - Unleashed Coaching and Consulting
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Dr. Jessica Moore-Jones is a veterinarian, speaker, coach, and director of Unleashed Coaching and Consulting. Her primary mission is to improve the lives of animals by improving the leadership, resilience, and engagement of the people who care for them. Dr. Moore-Jones has used her veterinary training to accomplish many interesting things in her ca…
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Get to know Illinois State Senator John Connor (D-Lockport) in this podcast from the Illinois Senate Democratic Caucus.By Illinois Senate Democrats
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Episode #114 - Blessed with Trust and Loyalty
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What is happening with our amazing profession? Why don't we love what we do and why don't we thrive? How can we fix the things that plague us like debt, stress, compassion fatigue and a high suicide rate? Our profession needs to work to change the narrative and collectively by taking lessons from the amazing people and pets around us and take care …
Get to know Illinois State Senator Adriane Johnson (D-Buffalo Grove) in this podcast from the Illinois Senate Democratic Caucus.By Illinois Senate Democrats
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News Brief from the Illinois Senate Democratic Caucus for Wednesday, March 10, 2021, featuring news regarding continued efforts to improve service provided by the Department of Children and Family Services.By Illinois Senate Democrats
News Brief from the Illinois Senate Democratic Caucus for Tuesday, March 9, 2021, featuring comments from Senate Majority Leader Kimberly Lightford about HB2170 - the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus' Education and Workforce Development pillar legislation.By Illinois Senate Democrats
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Leader Lightford Celebrates Signing of Education and Workforce Development Pillar Legislation
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Senate Majority Leader Kimberly Lightford spoke at Monday's signing of HB2170, the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus' Education and Workforce Development pillar legislation. The legislation signed by Governor JB Pritzker on Monday is the second of the four ILBC reform pillars to become law.By Illinois Senate Democrats
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Episode #113 - Introducing Vetcove - With Alex Kates and Julie Sinaw
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Vetcove is a free ordering platform to help veterinary practices shop every veterinary vendor at once. Today on the podcast Julie talks to Alex Kates, the co-founder and CEO of Vetcove and Julie Sinaw, director of business development. Alex and his brother Mitchell developed Vetcove while working with their father, an equine veterinarian. It was de…
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Episode #112 - Complaining - with Karlene Belyea
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Did you know that complaining can increase stress hormones and negatively affect your health? Complaining has become one of the most difficult problems we face in our Covid/curbside culture as clients and team members alike spend time complaining about each other. On this podcast Karlene Belyea and I discuss how complaining can become pervasive in …
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Episode #111 - Focusing and Organizing your Mind
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If you are feeling stuck in your life or career you are most likely struggling with a lack of focus and organization. Your brain is powerful and it has a bias towards energy conservation and negativity. Achieving big goals requires you to become the leader of your mind and life. You need to learn to focus your thoughts and take actions to move in t…
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Illinois Senate Democrats React to Governor Pritzker's Address
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Members of the Illinois Senate Democratic Caucus react to Gov JB Pritzker's 2021 Budget Address, presented February 17, 2021.By Illinois Senate Democrats
Do you want to be a better leader? Whether you own a business or work within a team you can create stronger leadership skills with some attention to detail. Great leaders foster great relationships with their people. On this podcast we talk about how to treat and interact with your team in order to strengthen personal bonds, share your vision, and …
How do you accomplish anything? Commitment! Why is it so hard to follow through with big goals? It comes from our beliefs, self doubt, and fear. Is there a way to control your thoughts and feel committed in the face of fear? Yes! Commitment allows you to continue working until you accomplish anything. It feels capable and strong. Let's talk about h…
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Wouldn't it be amazing if you could feel more balanced on the inside? If you could understand yourself better and not fight with your emotions? That is the feeling of inner balance or inner peace. When you put in the work to know and understand yourself better, and then begin to offer yourself what you need, you can create some inner balance. Take …
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Do you ever get the feeling that you are under qualified or not as competent as others perceive you to be? Impostor syndrome is the feeling that you have been lucky to get where you are. You feel like you are presenting yourself as a phony or that maybe you don't belong. Today on the podcast I talk about where this feeling comes from and how common…
Have you ever wondered what is like to get coached? What is this life coaching thing all about? Life coaches help us to understand why we are getting the results in life that we are getting and how to create something different. We coach on leadership, relationships, parenting, work/life balance, career, and even weight. We work with clients to mov…
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News Brief - January 13, 2021 (Early Edition)
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Do you want your life to be different this year? Do you want to create something amazing? The first step to changing your life is goal setting. Dreams, goals, and action steps are the only way that you can create permanent change. Once you have set up big audacious goals, then the real work begins. The work will be managing your doubts, fears, and …
Oh the anxiety! We all experience it at times. On this podcast I talk about my anxiety and how it presents for me. We discuss why we experience anxiety and how we can work to process it and really feel it. The thoughts that we think cause the feelings that we feel -- always -- including anxiety. Showing yourself compassion and learning to accept yo…
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Episode #103 - Interview with Dr. James Averill and Dr. Michael Thome
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Dr. Michael Thome is a large animal practitioner and hospital owner, and James Averill is the interim director of the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at Michigan State University. Both of these gentlemen have had unique and interesting careers as veterinarians. They share their unique perspective on veterinary medical practice, leadership, and dea…
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Episode #102 - Moving forward into 2021 - With Dr. Kayla Stomack, Deanna Fischer LVT, and Ashley Backos LVT
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Dr. Kayla Stomack is a veterinarian working in emergency medicine and doing home care for "Lap of Love". Deanna Fischer is a LVT, hospital manager, and mother of four teenage boys. Ashley Backos is a LVT/ manager in emergency medicine and the mother of two young children. On this episode of the podcast we discuss the trials of 2020 and how we plan …
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Meet new State Senator Meg Loughran Cappel and learn about continuing efforts to diversify the state's pension system in this week's edition of The Majority Report, from the Illinois Senate Democratic Caucus.By Illinois Senate Democrats
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Episode #101 - An Interview with Dr. Matt Kuhn
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Matt Kuhn, DVM, PhD is an AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow supporting the US Department of Defense in effectively publishing defense research. Matt has worked in non-clinical veterinary medicine in various capacities throughout his career. Today we talk about his path into non-clinical veterinary medicine, his take on work/life balance, an…
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Episode #100 - Coping with veterinary practice in 2020
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My 100th episode! I am so proud and happy to be doing this podcast for the veterinary community. In honor of this last month of 2020, I am spending the entire month doing interviews with veterinary professionals. We will talk about how we have navigated this unusual year and what we can do moving forward to take care of ourselves better in 2021. Jo…
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Episode #99 - Color Communicates - with Rebecca Reid
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Rebecca Reid is a Certified Personal Color Analyst and the owner of Colorpolitan. Rebecca uses a state of the art 12-tone Sci/ART personal color analysis system based on the science of natural color harmony. Rebecca teaches me about her business and how she uses color analysis to help people feel and look their best and live authentically. We had s…