{"id":1906,"date":"2025-01-17T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/veterinaryramblings.com\/?post_type=episode&#038;p=1906"},"modified":"2025-01-17T10:29:20","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T10:29:20","slug":"the-road-to-resilience-balancing-life-and-vet-practice-with-dave-nicol","status":"publish","type":"episode","link":"https:\/\/veterinaryramblings.co.uk\/en_gb\/episode\/the-road-to-resilience-balancing-life-and-vet-practice-with-dave-nicol\/","title":{"rendered":"The Road to Resilience: Balancing Life and Vet Practice with Dave Nicol"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">In this episode, Dr Dave Nicol joins Julian and Mike to share his journey from veterinary practice owner to author and mentor for aspiring vets. 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