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530. Crossover: The Owner’s Room w/ Dr. Tara Vossenkemper


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In this special crossover episode, I joined my friend Dr. Tara Vossenkemper on her podcast, Culture Focused Practice. We dug deep into what it really means to slow down as a business owner, and the emotional whiplash that can come with choosing rest. This was one of the most real, unscripted conversations I’ve had on air—we talked openly about identity, achievement, grief, and the restless energy that often follows when things finally get quiet. If you’ve ever wondered whether you’re doing “enough” or struggled to hold stillness without losing your sense of self, this episode will resonate.

Main topics covered
  • What “falling behind” really means for entrepreneurs
  • The role of “enoughness” and the pressure to always do more
  • Right-sizing a large practice and the identity shift that follows
  • The emotional cost of slowing down: agitation, restlessness, grief
  • Family of origin, personality, and achievement-driven identities
  • How productivity, usefulness, and self-worth intertwine
  • The tension between visionary work and integrator tasks
  • Practical and personal strategies for managing stillness
  • The beauty and pain of grief in business evolution
  • The push-pull between sprinting through life and slowing down
  • Resources mentioned
    • Deep Work by Cal Newport: www.calnewport.com/books/deep-work
    • Rocket Fuel by Gino Wickman and Mark C. Winters: www.eosworldwide.com/rocket-fuel
    • Tara’s podcast – The Culture Focused Practice: https://taravossenkemper.transistor.fm/
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      About Dr. Tara Vossenkemper

      Tara Vossenkemper, PhD, LPC, is a consultant, podcast host, and speaker who helps group practice owners build thriving teams and cultures (without losing their minds in the process). Known for blending humor with actionable insights, Tara leverages her own experience running a successful mid-size group practice to help other leaders tackle hiring challenges, streamline their systems using EOS, and create workplaces people genuinely love. When she’s not podcasting about practice ownership or facilitating masterminds, you’ll find her traveling the country in an RV, homeschooling her kids, and dreaming of one day planting a chestnut orchard and getting back into homesteading.

      Get in Touch & Resources:

      • Website:www.taravossenkemper.com
      • Facebook: www.facebook.com/drtaravossenkemper
      • Podcast: [https://open.spotify.com/show/0IPKCRqiKLiF3xE0jY3Big?si=2c6f48ec352c43d2
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        I’m a licensed psychologist and Clinical Director at the Colorado Center for Assessment & Counseling, a private practice that I founded in 2009 and have grown to over 20 clinicians. I earned my undergraduate degree in Experimental Psychology from the University of South Carolina before getting my Master’s and PhD in Counseling Psychology from Colorado State University. These days, I specialize in psychological and neuropsychological evaluation with kids and adolescents.

        As the host of the Testing Psychologist Podcast, I provide private practice consulting for psychologists and other mental health professionals who want to start or grow psychological testing services in their practices. I live in Fort Collins, Colorado with my wife (also a therapist) and two young kids.

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