Spinning all your wheels and still feeling like you can’t keep up? Is veterinary life not what you thought it would be?

Hi, I’m Gunila

I’ve been exactly where you are.

I wanted to be a vet since I was 4 years old, and have felt a special connection with animals as long as I can remember. I had no idea about the culture of veterinary medicine and how it would impact me and my family.

Even before vet school I started overworking and striving for perfectionism to get in; then I continued in the same way to get through it, and just never stopped.

I opened up my own clinic and everyone thought I was doing amazing. I had the family, my own business, the career I had always dreamt of; I had “arrived.” But I was still overworking. I was constantly doubting myself, didn’t know how to set boundaries, compared myself to my peers, and everyone but me seemed to have everything under control.

I ended up in burnout, sold my practice, and left veterinary medicine. I never thought I would come back. But then I found coaching. After a year, I missed being a vet again, something I honestly thought would never happen.

When I went back to work I was a different person, with a different perspective. I said no to many things I used to say yes to. I went part-time. I stopped worrying so much about others’ judgement, and self-doubt no longer ran my days and nights. I started living life on my terms.

I felt all veterinarians needed to know what I had learned: that they didn’t have to do things the way they always had. That they have choice, agency, autonomy, and self-efficacy. That veterinary medicine doesn’t have to break you.

Now, as a certified master life coach, I use all the tools I learnt for myself with my clients every day. I’m completely fascinated by why people, in particular vets, think and feel and do what we do, and I love teaching others how to make their brains work for them instead of against them.

While I really enjoy doing this powerful work with vets 1:1, group coaching does something individual sessions can’t.

You don’t have to be in the hot seat for coaching to change you.

When you’re listening to someone else get coached, you can think more clearly and you have a whole other perspective. They talk about their worries in the clinic, the things they think they did wrong, the pressure they feel, their anxiety, and you see your own patterns. The coaching applies to you without the pressure of being the one talking.

Being coached in front of others can feel uncomfortable. But that vulnerability (being honest with yourself, knowing others heard what you just said) creates accountability that makes the work stick. And a big part of thriving in veterinary medicine is realising that everyone else has the same worries and anxiety you do.

Either way, listening or being coached, that hour every week will shape how you think.

Who this is for

This is for you if…

• You find it a struggle to feel enthusiastic about your career; it seems to suck all the life out of you.
• You often leave work frustrated and worn out.
• You keep working harder, hoping you’ll feel better once “things get better” and you “get on top of things.”
• You notice yourself struggling to “turn off work mode,” to unplug and enjoy your personal life.

Most of the vets I work with are high-achievers. Their friends would describe them as put together, and admire them. You have a brain that never shuts down, spins out of control, rewrites notes 20 times, mentally goes over cases day and night, and judges you harshly.

Maybe you can’t put your finger on exactly what feels off, but you don’t want the next ten years to feel exactly like the last five.

I help you learn how to work with all of that instead of fighting it, so you can actually love your life.

Member bonuses

More than the weekly hour.

• Almost-monthly webinars, free for members. I’ll teach the tools I find most useful for thriving in veterinary medicine: setting boundaries, self-confidence, overcoming self-doubt, imposter syndrome, and more. The first is Boundary Setting on October 8th at 6pm CEST / 5pm GMT / 12pm ET (just before our coaching session). It’s $25 to the public, free for members. Replays available.
• Private sessions when you need them. Sometimes a subject is too sensitive to bring up in front of other vets, for fear of judgement or that someone might know you. As a member you can book a private 30-minute session with me for $100.