EP. 264: Doing Veterinary Medicine Her Way with Dr. Ashley Portmann

ADHD for Smart Ass Women with Tracy Otsuka

Tracy Otsuka

Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 24 January 2024

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Ashley Portmann had always dreamed of becoming a veterinarian ever since she was a little girl, but like with many fast-paced careers in the medical field she soon found herself hitting burnout from the chaos of general practice. Ashley attended a conference on home hospice care and realized that maybe she wouldn’t have to leave the profession she loved so much after all, maybe she could pivot in a new direction that would work for her ADHD brain and allow her to dig her way out of burnout instead of contributing to it. In early 2018 Ashley decided to start her own practice, Home Together Veterinary Services, offering in-home care for senior pets and their people. This style of practice allows her to form genuine connections with her patients and take a more holistic approach to veterinary medicine, which has reignited her self-confidence and her passion for the field. The services Ashley offers and the empathy and comfort she brings to families during a difficult time are so crucial, and I hope Ashley’s story of finding her niche inspires you to start thinking about how you could make a meaningful pivot in your own life. Resources: Website: Facebook: Home Together Veterinary Services Instagram: @hometogethervet (business); @abportmann (personal) IAAHPC website:

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0:00.0	We need all types of vet practice too. We need the general practices. We need specialty surgeons and emergency clinics and all those things.
0:09.5	And neurotypical brains, right? We need all of it. We so do. I haven't done any procedures or
0:16.4	surgeries since I started this practice and I thought I would miss it and I don't at all.
0:20.3	So I'm so proud. I am always happy to refer to my colleagues that are doing
0:26.2	surgeries and doing dentals and you know they have x-ray machines they have all these tools to
0:31.5	compliment what we're doing and vice versa and it feels also really nice to
0:35.3	collaborate in that way.
0:37.4	You know, I'm doing this this way so that they can give those cases to me so that they can practice the way that they want to practice.
0:45.0	So it's mutually beneficial. Richard Branson, Michael Phelps, Justin Timberlake, James Carville,
1:00.3	Wait a minute.
1:01.4	Where are the women?
1:04.0	Greta Gerwig, Lisa Ling,
1:09.0	Audrey McDonald, Simone Biles.
1:12.0	That sounds like a list of highly Donald, Simone Biles.
1:13.0	That sounds like a list of highly successful Titans
1:16.4	in a variety of industries.
1:18.4	They all have ADHD, but you don't hear much about that now, do you? You know what else you don't hear much about that now do you?
1:23.0	You know what else you don't hear about?
1:24.8	Are the 43% of people with ADHD
1:28.0	who are in excellent mental health?
1:31.0	Why aren't we talking about them and what they're doing right?
1:34.0	I'm your host Tracy Atsuka and that's exactly what we do here.
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