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School of Wellbeing for Veterinary Professionals

Enjoy veterinary medicine
instead of enduring it.

Real tools for burnout, compassion fatigue, and a longer, happier career — built by a veterinary technician and a veterinarian who lived it. Start wherever you are. Most people start for a dollar.

Founded by veterinary professionals in 2018  •  30+ courses and growing  •  2,000+ in the GMU community

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Find your starting point

One path. Six places to step on.

You don't have to buy everything to begin. Each step does a different job — and each one moves you forward.

Step 1 · Get in
The Podcast
$1

Real talk on veterinary wellbeing. A dollar keeps bots out and gets you in the door.

Join for $1
Step 2 · Learn
Single Courses
from $47

Real depth on one area, with tools you can use today. Fan favorites like Designing Your Life live here.

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Step 3 · Go deeper
Bundles & Summit
from $97

Grouped courses plus the on-demand Burnout Summit replay — the fuller picture.

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The credential Step 4 · Get certified
Burnout P.R.E.P. Certification
$397

or $70/mo for 6 months

The complete, proven system — and a credential you keep for your career.

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Step 5 · Bring your team
Team Access
from $1,497

Roll the certification out across your whole hospital with team pricing.

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Step 6 · Go all in
GMU All-Access
$497/yr

Every course, live class, and community — a full year of GMU. 14-day free trial.

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Not sure where to start? Most people begin with the PREP certification — you have 365 days to complete it, then explore onward from there.

Why the certification is worth it

A single course can change a season.
The certification can change your life.

A GMU course is never just one tip — you get real depth and several tools you can use the same day, and some, like the fan-favorite Designing Your Life, are worth it on their own. The Burnout P.R.E.P. Certification is different: it's the complete system, it's the only thing we can actually measure and prove works, and you walk away with a credential you keep. We've watched people get sober, save marriages, and fall back in love with the work.

  • The complete P.R.E.P. framework, start to finish
  • Measured, proven results (our ProQOL data, below)
  • A certification and badge you can put after your name
  • Structure and accountability that create real change
  • A community walking it alongside you — for life

"I can honestly say I've spent more money on less helpful CE in the past — and I get a certification out of it!"

— Sara R., enrolled in CVBP
What you get
A course
Certified
Real depth & tools on a topic
The complete P.R.E.P. system
Measured, proven results
A credential you keep
Structure & accountability
Payment plan available

We don't just claim it — we measure it

The proof, in their own numbers.

We assess participants before and after the certification using the ProQOL — the Professional Quality of Life scale for caregivers, which measures compassion satisfaction, burnout, and compassion fatigue. Here's the share of participants landing in the healthy range, before and after CVBP.

Compassion satisfaction (high)

Before
33%
After
65%
Nearly doubled

Perceived support (high)

Before
28%
After
58%
More than doubled

Low burnout

Before
22%
After
44%
High burnout fell 25% → 4%

Low secondary traumatic stress

Before
24%
After
35%
High distress fell 19% → 4%

Low moral distress

Before
33%
After
53%
High distress fell 12% → 4%

Source: Get MotiVETed's own pre/post ProQOL assessment of CVBP participants (roughly 137–141 responses per measure). The ProQOL is a widely used, validated self-report scale for the helping professions.

No pressure — start where you're comfortable

What feels right for you today?

1

I'd like to look around

Explore 30+ courses (and growing) at your own pace, and pick the topic that speaks to you. No commitment, no overwhelm — just start somewhere.

Courses from $47
Browse everything
2

I want to get certified

The full Burnout P.R.E.P. Certification — the complete, proven system and a credential that lasts.

$397 · plans available
Start the certification
3

I want to protect my team

Bring wellbeing to the whole hospital — team pricing that supports the people who hold everything together.

Team Access · from $1,497
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Who we are

We're not just information.
We're walking it with you.

Get MotiVETed was started in 2018 by Renée Machel, a veterinary technician, and Dr. Quincy Hawley, a veterinarian — two people who overcame their own burnout, compassion fatigue, and more, and decided no one in this profession should face it alone.

They're still here, still using the system they created for the everyday challenges of life and work — and walking alongside you as you do the same.

2,000+
in the GMU community
10,000+
reached by email
2018
founded in NC
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Dr. Quincy Hawley and Renée Machel, founders of Get MotiVETed

Dr. Quincy Hawley & Renée Machel — founders, still walking it every day.

For hospitals & teams

Bring wellbeing to your whole practice.

Burnout and compassion fatigue aren't just the doctor's problem — they touch the entire support staff. Team Access rolls the certification out across your hospital with team pricing, starting at $1,497.

"I will 100% be sharing these courses with my staff at all five of my locations. You guys put together some real magic."

— Melani T., Practice Manager (4 years), CVBP

In their words

From the people living it.

High anxiety and burnout — gone.

"Right before I started GMU I was thinking of leaving the field. I committed to a life and career of wellbeing on that trip. I am robust and enthusiastic about my job again — it gave me the tools to change my life for the better."

— Kate F., veterinary student
A veterinarian's perspective.

"I went in severely anxious, stressed and burned out, with compassion fatigue nipping at my heels. This gave me the tools — and the realization that I wasn't alone and there was hope to rejoin the field I loved."

— Dr. Marie B., DVM, Chief of Staff
A mental-health professional's view.

"Their presentations were infused with impactful stories and useful tools for coping and self-care. They can truly inspire much-needed professional cultural change."

— L. Nan, PhD Psychologist, Purdue College of Veterinary Medicine

Questions

Good to know

Why is the certification $397 when courses start at $47?
First — a single course is never "just one tip." You get real depth and several tools you can use right away, and some (like the fan-favorite Designing Your Life) are worth it on their own. The certification is different: it's the complete Burnout P.R.E.P. system, it's the only thing we actually measure and prove works (see our ProQOL results above), and you earn a credential you keep for your career. It's also less than many vets spend on CE that helps far less. And if $397 at once isn't doable, there's a payment plan at $70/month for six months. See the full certification page →
Can I really start for just a dollar?
Yes. The $1 podcast access is our front door — it keeps bots out, gets you into the community, and lets you see if we're a fit before you spend more. Most people start there.
Is there a payment plan for the certification?
Yes — you can spread the certification over six monthly payments of $70 (so $420 total instead of $397 up front). Choose the plan at checkout →
Do you offer this for a whole hospital or team?
Yes. Team Access lets you roll wellbeing out across your practice with team pricing, starting at $1,497. Visit the Team page → Ready to go further? CVBP Level II and our Well-Being Advocates (WBA) track help your people carry this to others.
Do your courses count for continuing education?
Some of them do — if a course carries CE, it will say so right in the title.

Your career deserves this. So do you.

Start where you are.