{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fcd7488fa-515b-4b32-bd8a-2c253849e269","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Ep 7: Let's Talk About Veterinary Suicide","description":"Normally on Blunt Dissection, I put a person under the spotlight. But in this episode, I decided to place a subject there instead. And since you can\u2019t ask a subject questions I\u2019ve invited two experts onto the show to share their stories.\u00a0\n\nThe people are Dr. John Dooley & Dr. Nadine Hamilton and the subject is suicide in veterinary professionals.\u00a0\n\nJohn and Nadine have two contrasting perspectives on this morbid issue and together they share their\u00a0personal and professional insight into the depressive state that leads to suicide. Plus they have some fantastic advice on\u00a0what can be done to prevent veterinary professionals from falling into this overwhelming mental chasm.\n\nIn today\u2019s show we learn:\n\nThe story of how one Aussie vet let past traumas in his life lie dormant for years until one day the emotions boiled up into his conscious and created \u201cserpents in his mind\u201d leading to a complete mental breakdown, depression and a very near miss with suicide.\u00a0\n\nHow he managed to pull through and was able to build a mental health management process that has helped him to maintain a great life, such that he now sees his ordeal as a positive experience.\u00a0\n\nThe signs and steps that usually mean some one is running in the danger zone.\n\nPractical steps you can take to maintain your own mental health as a veterinary healthcare professional (not just vets). Think meditation, time management, self-awareness and positive psychology\u2026\nThis episode was a goldmine of insight and I felt so grateful to have the chance to speak to both John and Nadine.\u00a0\n\nSo buckle up, listen in and take notes. It\u2019s not an exaggeration to say that doing so may one day save your life.","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/5ee98eee-a4a1-4028-9a71-2865ba9e27e3/artworks-000239448952-0rs1v4-t3000x3000.jpg"}