Twin DVMs Get Brutally Honest About Burnout, Imposter Syndrome & Toxic Workplaces
3/2/202652 min
Nobody warned you about this part of veterinary medicine.
In this episode of Let's Be Honest, twin veterinarians Dr. Audrey and Dr. Alison Shen get real about the stuff vet school never prepares you for — burnout, imposter syndrome, toxic workplace cultures, and the crushing self-doubt that follows you home after a long shift. They've lived it, navigated it, and came out the other side with hard-won perspective they're ready to share.
If you've ever questioned whether you belong in this profession, this episode is for you.
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Alison Shen· Host0:20
[upbeat music] Welcome to our very first episode podcast for Vet Candy, Let's Be Honest. I'm Dr. Alison Chen.
Audrey Shen· Host0:32
And I'm Dr. Audrey Chen. And we are both twin veterinarians living in Australia. So I thought that we'd start off this podcast with a bit of a story about us so that everyone can get to know us, Ally, and maybe we go through our journey from the very beginning.
Alison Shen· Host0:47
Yeah, I think that's a good idea, introducing our journey, where we are today, and how we got here. 'Cause it has been a little bit of a challenge both balancing personal and professional life, and we definitely had, have quite a colorful journey to date.
Audrey Shen· Host1:02
Yeah, and I guess from the very beginning, since we were young, we both always wanted to be vets. I think when anyone asks us that question like why we became vets, it's just a weird question to answer because there was never any other time that we wanted to be anything different. So from when we were young we would go and find insects in the garden to prepare and help and do surgeries on. You know, we'd talk about what type of vet we wanted to be. So I guess from school when it came time to picking our subjects for university,