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074: How a Sabbatical Can Reset Your Life – Dr. Anna Foster
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Dr. Anna Foster is an emergency veterinarian and co-founder of The Evolved Vets, which helps veterinarians grow personally and professionally through coaching, education, and community. She also writes Dr. Anna Foster – Travel Vet on Substack, where she shares reflections on self-development, travel, and her recent three-month sabbatical. Anna joins Meredith to talk about what inspired her career break and the lessons she learned along the way.
Highlights:
- Why Anna decided to take a three-month sabbatical after years in ER medicine and leadership roles
- How she planned ahead - financially, professionally, and emotionally - to make it possible
- The emotional toll of emergency medicine
- How the Shift Shedding meditation helps veterinarians decompress after difficult shifts
- What she learned from a three-day phone-free reset and how it changed her relationship with technology
- Why the antidote to rushing isn’t slowing down, but being present
Resources:
- Dr. Anna Foster – Travel Vet: https://substack.com/@drannafoster
- The Evolved Vets: evolvedvets.com
- Dr. Anna Foster on Instagram: @drannafoster
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