Lessons From A Life Of Purpose and Compassion | CNN Hero Of The Year, Dr. Kwane Stewart aka "The Street Vet"
Finding Mastery with Dr. Michael Gervais
Dr. Michael Gervais
4.7 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 20 December 2023
⏱️ 79 minutes
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Summary
Today’s podcast is a really special one, as we have on CNN’s 2023 Hero of the Year, Dr. Kwane Stewart, a.k.a. “The Street Vet.” Kwane is a veterinarian who provides free veterinary care for the animals society often forgets—the pets of people living without homes.
In this heartfelt conversation, Kwane demonstrates the courage it takes to explore the messy edges of emotion, and he opens up about how honoring his feelings propelled him to take life-changing actions. Kwane’s story isn’t just about animal care; it's a profound narrative on finding purpose, losing sight of it, then finding it again… on a sidewalk outside a Seven-Eleven.
His current endeavor, as co-founder of Project Street Vet, is capturing hearts and minds around the world. This initiative provides free veterinary care to pets of the unhoused. In essence, he’s creating a movement of care and compassion.
In this episode, Kwane walks us through his transformative journey, sharing moving stories of hope, sacrifice, and the human-animal bond. Our conversation also touches on the heavy emotional toll of working in animal shelters, and how Kwane navigated his own mental health challenges. His journey is a testament to the resilience found in living a life of purpose.
You don’t have to be an animal lover to find Dr. Kwane Stewart's story a compelling exploration of compassion, resilience, and the impact one person can make.
You’re invited to learn more about Project Street Vet.
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| 0:00.0 | Why that? |
| 0:01.0 | Why that? |
| 0:02.0 | Of all the things that you could do as a highly skilled compassion, intelligent veterinarian. |
| 0:06.8 | Why that? |
| 0:07.8 | Because I realized if my job is a care provider is to find pets that need care. I should find the neediest pets. I should find the |
| 0:17.4 | ones that aren't going to get seen whose pet parents don't have the resources to be |
| 0:22.3 | seen. Welcome back or welcome to the Finding Mastery Podcast. I am your host Dr Michael Jervay by trade and training a high performance psychologist. Today we have a pretty special episode. |
| 0:43.0 | Personally, I'm an animal lover. |
| 0:45.0 | Our dog Morris is often sitting here in the Finding Mastery studio. |
| 0:49.0 | And whether or not you're obsessed with your pets, |
| 0:52.0 | I think this episode is going to move you. |
| 0:54.6 | Today's conversation is with Dr. Kwan Stewart, a veterinarian with an unlikely story |
| 0:59.9 | that's |
| 1:05.0 | 2023 Hero of the Year. |
| 1:08.0 | While he's been grinding for over two decades as a veterinarian, |
| 1:11.0 | it's his current endeavor as the co-founder of Project Street Vet that's |
| 1:15.1 | capturing the hearts and minds around the world. |
| 1:17.8 | His initiative provides free veterinary care to pets of the unhoused. In essence, he's creating a movement of care and compassion. |
| 1:26.5 | This is a great conversation for the holiday season. I mean, this is the time for giving and |
| 1:30.8 | caring. Juan gives, Juan cares, he's dedicated his life toward it, |
| 1:36.0 | and he works from the inside out. |
| 1:39.0 | He shares his own mental health challenges |
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