Veterinarian Dr Helen Beattie - Conflict, Tension and Veterinary Moral Distress - part 2 of 3

Veterinarian Dr Helen Beattie on:

• Conflict, Tension & Moral Distress
• Books Helen's reading and recommends
• Inspiration & aspirational parenting
• + a bit of philosophical discussion

Part 2 of a multi-part series getting to know Dr Helen Beattie before she became known to New Zealand's veterinarians in her role as Chief Veterinary Officer at the New Zealand Veterinary Association.

Part 1 - episode 069 - some career highs and lows

Books Dr Helen Beattie is reading or has just finished reading:

Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart:  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52741293-shuggie-bain

Roar - How to Match Your Food and Fitness to Your Unique Female Physiology for Optimum Performance, Great Health, and a Strong, Lean Body for Life by Dr Stacy Sims 

https://www.penguin.co.nz/books/roar-9781623366865

Women Don't Owe You Pretty by Florence Given:  https://www.whitcoulls.co.nz/product/women-dont-owe-you-pretty-6548712

Top level topics Helen talks about:

• Some of  “team” & “people” highlights vs things she’s achieved.
• The privilege of having “thinking time” that you don’t get in clinical practice.
• The opportunity to be exposed to amazing minds and people that vets in clinic don’t get.
• What would “Old Helen” say to “Young Helen” – I asked Helen what tips she’d give to herself today as a freshly graduated vet.
• Her personal principles 
• Tension and conflict
• Communication
• Human behaviour change
• Bipolar language
• The power of language 
• Helen talks about how cycling gives her thinking space and time:  her clearinghouse

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