The Unicorn Movement ✨
Breaking the norm and redefining success in vet med and beyond.
The Unicorn Movement is about:
✨ Redefining success in a way that works with your body and brain—not against them.
✨ Creating environments and systems that make it convenient to thrive instead of unhealthy and overextended.
✨ Fostering cultures where well-being, collaboration, and innovation naturally grow together.
This is the antidote to burnout, division, unhealthy habits, and broken systems by choosing to lead with compassion, curiosity, and connection.
Here energy and well-being are the foundation for success, boundaries strengthen relationships, and challenges become opportunities for innovation.
🌎 The Future We're Creating
My vision is a world where we lead with compassion, curiosity, and connection and listen to and respect our bodies—so that our approach to health and success works with our energy instead against it.
It’s a world where:
⭐️ we use the stress response as a shared language to understand ourselves and each other—replacing reactivity and burnout with awareness and connection
⭐️ diverse perspectives are seen as assets for growth and innovation rather than a threat
⭐️ challenges are opportunities for learning and positive change rather than dead ends
It’s a future where our systems make it convenient to be healthy instead of unhealthy, where success doesn’t require self-sacrifice, and where putting our oxygen mask on first isn’t selfish—it’s the foundation for sustainable success, energy, and unity.
The Antidote: How We Turn This Into Reality
In order to create positive, sustainable change, we need two things:
1. Compassionate humans putting their oxygen mask on first
People who care deeply about their work, teams, and the animals & world around them must also know how to prioritize their own energy and well-being without guilt.
That means:
nervous system regulation,
healthy habits,
and boundaries that support energy and fulfillment instead of depletion and resentment.
No matter how committed a leader or workplace is in supporting their people, they can't do that if the individual doesn't understand their own unique needs.
2. Safe, Supportive Environments That Respect and Prioritize Well-being
We need cultures and workplaces that prioritize psychological safety and well-being, where:
boundaries are seen as a strength,
diverse perspectives are welcome,
challenges are seen as opportunities to grow,
and basic necessities are a non-negotiable foundation for sustainable profitability and success.
Even the most grounded, self-aware person can’t thrive if they don't feel supported and respected.
When these two elements come together, we don’t just prevent burnout—we redefine success itself.
Whether your next step is recharging your own energy, elevating your leadership, or helping your team thrive, you’ll find tools and community here to help you be a unicorn and lead the change.
What's a unicorn?
Unicorns are the people and companies that stand out because of their magnetic energy and resilience.
They prioritize well-being, because they know it's a non-negotiable foundation for sustainable success.
Unicorns see challenges as opportunities to gain new perspectives, think-outside-the-box, and problem solve for a brighter, burnout-resistant future.
The Unicorn Movement is about breaking the norm - not just in workplaces, but in how we live, lead, and thrive.
The 7 Traits of A UNICORN Are The Foundation For Sustainable Success
✨ U - Uplifts and Unites
Unicorns speak to themselves and others in a way that uplifts and unites rather than getting caught up in polarization, judgment, blame, and comparison-itis. They appreciate the success of others while having confidence in their own unique beauty, strengths, and timeline.
✨ N - Nervous System Regulation
Unicorns know that seeing life through a nervous system lens is a superpower. It's a universal language and yet most people have been conditioned to unlearn it. Recognizing regulation and dysregulation in yourself and others helps to navigate interactions proactively rather than reactively.
✨ I - Inner Compass
Unicorns have a confidence that comes from within because they trust themselves and their inner wisdom. Instead of relying on external validation or shoulds, they listen to their bodies and values to make aligned choices.
✨ C - Curiosity with Compassion + Connection
Unicorns replace judgment with curiosity and compassion and recognize how everything is connected, so that challenges lead to growth and problem-solving.
✨ O - Objective vs. Subjective Thinking
Unicorns recognize and challenge their own biases and limiting beliefs, avoiding emotional spirals or dead-ends because of assumptions or blind spots.
✨ R - Respect for Resilience
Unicorns know that resilience isn’t about toughing it out—it’s about respecting and supporting your mind and body so you can bounce back after hard days and challenges.
✨ N - Breaks the Norm
Unicorns know that in order to thrive, you can't do what everyone else is doing. They have the courage to think-outside-the-box and lead by example in doing things differently.
Ways To Work With Me
I offer coaching, consulting, speaking, and a variety of free resources to make it easier for individuals and veterinary practices to step into Unicorn Mode and create sustainable success in and outside of work.
For Veterinary Professionals
Coaching and resources to help high achievers and leaders at any stage shift from survival mode to thriving mode.
Whether you're a new grad, mid-career, seeking a fresh start, or a leader in the field, you'll learn how to navigate work in a way that fuels—not drains—you.
For Practice Owners & Leaders
Coaching, consulting, and strategies to help veterinary teams build thriving, profitable workplaces that support both well-being and business success.
From culture shifts to workflow efficiency, I help create unicorn hospitals where people want to work and stay.
Speaking & Collaborations
Book me for keynotes, workshops, and collaborations to bring the Unicorn Movement to your practice, conference, or organization.
The Unicorn Vet Hospital List
Unicorn hospitals exist— let's make it easier to find (and become) one!
Being on this list means your practice is leading the way in creating a sustainable, thriving workplace.
If your hospital is already a unicorn - or aspires to be - this is your chance to be recognized as one of the first unicorn vet hospitals so you stand out and attract top talent and clients.
I have pet parents and vet professionals eager to hear about you!
