{"podcast":{"title":"The Integrative Veterinarian","slug":"the-integrative-veterinarian-1211257","podcast_index_feed_id":1211257,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/the-integrative-veterin/","website_url":"https://the-integrative-veterin.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/d60210fd-96d8-420d-b946-1ba94d5cfc9e/Logo12019.jpg","author":"College of Integrative Veterinary Therapies","episode_count":166,"summary":"The Integrative Veterinarian is a series of conversations with Integrative Veterinary Practitioners and how they approach their craft. We talk about things like their history, their veterinary school experience, life in conventional veterinary practice, and what led them to Integrative Veterinary Medicine. We also talk about their current veterinary practice, interests, and self-care practices. This podcast is sponsored by the College of Integrative Veterinary Therapies. CIVT provides word-leading education in natural medicine, including three accredited post-graduate qualifications, industry-recognized certifications and a wide range of evidence-based courses and webinars delivered by qualified and experienced practitioners. Learn more at www.civtedu.org.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-27T16:21:26.402507+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-integrative-veterinarian-1211257"},"episode":{"title":"Dr. Kristol Stenstrom","slug":"dr-kristol-stenstrom","published_at":"2025-10-18T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-integrative-veterinarian-1211257/dr-kristol-stenstrom","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-integrative-veterinarian-1211257","url":"https://the-integrative-veterin.captivate.fm/episode/dr-kristol-stenstrom","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/c5555521-d3d0-4c21-963b-fb89553030db.mp3","summary":"Dr. Kristol Stenstrom was raised in Central Kansas. She did her undergraduate and veterinary studies at Kansas State University, graduating with her DVM in 1994. After graduation, she moved to Kansas City and did relief work before working as a Research Scientist in companion animal clinical trials. Looking to make a change, she earned her certification in Veterinary Medical Acupuncture in 2003 and started a house call acupuncture practice. She also became a teaching assistant in the Veterinary Medical Acupuncture program. She currently has both a mobile and in clinic acupuncture practice and is a teacher in a different veterinary acupuncture program. She and her veterinarian husband also own a four doctor small animal allopathic practice. Please enjoy this conversation with Dr. Kristol Stenstrom as we discuss her education, research career, pivot into veterinary acupuncture, and her current practice.","meta_description":"Dr. Kristol Stenstrom was raised in Central Kansas. She did her undergraduate and veterinary studies at Kansas State University, graduating with her DVM i…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2500,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-integrative-veterinarian-1211257/episodes/dr-kristol-stenstrom/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-integrative-veterinarian-1211257/dr-kristol-stenstrom.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}