# #143: How to Talk Money Without the Cringe: The Mindset Shift Every Vet Needs. With Dr Bing Zhu

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Podcast: [The Vet Vault: Veterinary Career, Clinical Skills & Wellbeing](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-vet-vault-veterinary-career-clinical-skills-wellbeing-1167897)
Published: 2025-06-04T06:29:43+00:00
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What’s your least favourite part of being a vet? Is it talking about money? In this episode, we take on one of the most emotionally charged parts of veterinary life: discussing high-cost treatments with clients . Our guest is Dr. Bing Zhu , a Small Animal Medicine Specialist from SASH, who’s had these conversations more times than she can count, and she shares her hard-earned wisdom on how to approach these conversations with empathy, clarity, and confidence. Here’s what we unpack: The emotional and ethical weight vets carry when finances and medicine collide Dr. Zhu’s step-by-step approach to setting expectations and guiding tough decisions Why separating your ego from the medical outcome can save your sanity The cultural mindset shift the profession needs around money conversations How to anchor your boundaries in your core values Dr. Zhu shares transformative personal stories, communication strategies, and mindset shifts that will help you communicate more clearly, protect your mental health, and better serve your clients and their pets. Whether you’re still at uni, starting out, or have been in practice for decades, this episode will change the way you handle financial conversations—forever. Ready to rethink “the money talk”? Hit play now. Upcoming conferences that I’m excited to attend: Vets On Tour snow conferences in Wānaka, NZ (August ’250), and Nozawa Onsen, Japan (Feb ’26) ANZCVS Science Week, 24-25 July 2025 IVECCS 2025 , San Diego, September 4-8 Join our community of Vet Vault Nerds to lift your clinical game and get your groove back with our up-to-date, easy-to-consume clinical episodes at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠vvn.supercast.com⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Get help with your tricky cases in our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Specialist Support Space.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ V⁠⁠isit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠thevetva…

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