1. Attention - with Steph Sorrell

Vet Mind Works Podcast

Welcome to our very first episode with a guest! We are starting our podcast with a mini-series on the personal resources, which are essential for performance and wellbeing: attention, energy and time. We firmly belief that learning to manage these resources well is key to a sustainable and enjoyable work life- but of course this is not always easy and so we are inviting guests who can share their own insights and experiences around resource management.
Our first guest is Steph Sorrell, European Veterinary Specialist in Small Animal Internal Medicine and RCVS Specialist in Feline Medicine. Steph has also completed the level 5 Diploma in Mental Health Awareness and Wellbeing and Mindfulness Champion training and is passionate about increasing the mental health in the veterinary profession.
Steph shares her own thoughts, insights and experiences about attention and attention control.
In this episode we discuss:

• How controlling our attention can improve the work we do, how we feel and our ability to reflect on our activities
• Ways in which attention has helped Steph to deal with her own personal and professional challenges
• The way in which attention can help us to process our emotions
• How we can learn to become more attentive

Where to find Steph Sorrell:
On the web:
https://themindfulvet.co.uk

On social media:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-sorrell-02bb85164/
https://www.instagram.com/themindfulvetuk/
https://www.facebook.com/mindfullivingvet

Tuesday evening sessions 8pm BST (together with Petra Agthe):
The live sessions are currently paused as we are working on a YouTube channel with on-demand recordings.

Other resources you may find interesting:
Podcasts on the topic of attention:
https://brenebrown.com/podcast/finding-focus-and-owning-your-attention/
https://drchatterjee.com/johann-hari-on-how-to-reclaim-your-attention/
Interesting books on the topic
https://amishi.com/books/peak-mind
https://stolenfocusbook.com
Want to start meditating? Here are some of our recommendations for meditation Apps:

• Ten Percent Happier (Basic cour

The Veterinary Information Network (VIN) is lending us a hand by helping us with editing our podcast episodes. More about VIN here.
We continue to happily fund all costs for this podcast ourselves but you show your support by donating towards a fundraising campaign in aid of a mental health project for Ukrainian veterinary colleagues hosted by the Galaxy Vets Foundation
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Want to find out more about host Petra? Follow on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/petra-agthe-562bb65b

Credits:
Music- Deep Ambience by Coma-Media, Pixabay; Images for Artwork- OpenClipart-Vectors, Pixabay

Chapters

1. Introduction to episode (00:00:00)

2. Introducing Steph Sorrell (00:01:51)

3. Three reasons why attention is important (00:03:47)

4. How attention helped Steph to overcome her own challenges (00:08:09)

5. Attention and prioritisation (00:11:11)

6. Attention, neuroplasticity and the fight or fight response (00:12:47)

7. How we can become better in paying attention (00:19:48)

8. The importance of attention for emotional processing and awareness of our bodies (00:23:34)

9. The role of meditation (00:27:06)

10. Pitfalls of attention and attention training (00:28:08)

11. Attention vs mindfulness (00:29:11)

12. Where you can find out more about Steph (00:31:27)

13. Goodbye (00:32:37)