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Dr Dave's Blog & Podcast Homepage

Est 2009

All of my Podcasts and blogs are
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Somewhat more sporadically, I publish blogs, vlogs and other media here, with my monthly podcast - Blunt Dissection each month too.

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Some grow thorns while others grow flowers

Dr Dave Nicol

Some grow thorns while others grow flowers

The nature of rain is the same. Yet when it falls in the wild it grows thorns. And when in the garden it produces flowers.” Arab proverb. This old saying is at the heart of why some people are struggling in their veterinary life and others are thriving. Same job. Totally different outlook. It is overwhelmingly unlikely that 'veterinary medicine' that is broken. Despite what the mass narrative would have you believe. It’s just easier to have a scapegoat than look to the real

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Ep 54: Dr Marty Becker – Fighting For A Better Future For Pets & People

Episode Details Soundcloud | Itunes | Spotify In today’s episode of Blunt Dissection, Dr. Dave Nicol is joined by America’s Veterinarian, Dr. Marty Becker. He is the founder of Fear Free, which works to prevent and alleviate fear, anxiety, and stress in pets by inspiring and educating the people who care for them. Dr. Becker was the resident veterinary contributor on ‘Good Morning America’ for 17 years and is currently a member of the Board of Directors of American Humane. He

Ep 53: Exhausted to Extraordinary with Dr Sharon Grossman

Episode Details Listen on: Itunes | Spotify | Soundcloud On today’s show, I’m joined by Dr. Sharon Grossman. Dr. Grossman is a Psychologist, Life Coach, and Speaker, who is an expert in Emotional Intelligence (EQ) and managing burnout in high-achieving professionals. She graduated more than two decades ago with a Bachelors in Psychology and since has completed a double Masters’s and a Doctorate in Counselling Psychology from Fordham University. For the past two decades, Dr. G

Ep 52: Megan Brashear – Career Pivots on the Road to Happiness

Episode Details Listen on: Soundcloud | Itunes | Spotify On today’s show, I’m joined by Megan Brashear. Megan initially went to college as a History major, with the objective of teaching high school students. But quickly realizing that, for her, such a career was potentially an act of gross masochism she quickly pivoted. Instead, she found biology, and shortly after, veterinary technology. Fast forward several years and Megan gained a BS in animal science from Brigham Young U

Ep 51 – Dr Fabian Rivers – Inclusion & Diversity in Veterinary Medicine

Episode Details Listen on: Itunes | Spotify | Soundcloud On today’s show, I’m joined by Dr Fabian Rivers. Fabian is an exotics vet, TV personality, social activist, and philosopher. Hailing from Birmingham in the United Kingdom, Fabian, also known as Dready Vet, took a path less travelled to becoming a vet by undertaking his training in the Czech Republic. So why did he go overseas to study? The answer perhaps sheds some light on why there is such a glaring mismatch between t

Ep 50: Dr Peter Dommett – an Incredible Story Farming & Transforming Ecosystems

Episode Details On today’s show, I’m joined by Dr Pete Dommett. Pete graduated from the Onderstepoort school of veterinary medicine in South Africa. A born adventurer with a lust for life, he now lives in Scotland managing an organic farm, literally ploughing a new furrow for ethical food production, and a move away from unsustainable monoculture farm practice. Something he firmly believes is detrimental to animal welfare, the planet and even the survival of the human race. P