They Tried to Warn You About Vet Candy’s Real Talk. You Should Have Listened.

Once you watch, you can't go back.

Nobody tells you this when you start watching Vet Candy’s Real Talk. There's no disclaimer at the top of the episode, no fine print in the show description. But somewhere around the ten-minute mark, something shifts. You realize this isn't just another veterinary wellness webinar dressed up as a video series. This is something different. Something that actually gets it.

And just like that, you're in.

Dr. Jessica Trice and Dr. Jennifer Remnes created Real Talk for the veterinary professionals who are quietly exhausted by the version of vet med that gets presented to them at conferences and in continuing education modules. The polished version. The version where everything is manageable if you just journal more, sleep better, and remember your why.

That version is a lie. And Dr. Jess and Dr. Jen know it.

Zero Filter. Zero Apology.

Real Talk doesn't ease you in. From the first episode, "Unleashing Happiness in Your Veterinary Life," Dr. Trice and Dr. Remnes come out swinging with a premise that sounds almost radical in the context of veterinary medicine: happiness is not a reward for surviving your career. It's a strategy for building one worth having.

That reframe alone is worth the watch. But the show doesn't stop there. It hands you the tools. Practical, actionable, immediately applicable tools for bringing real joy and fulfillment into your day-to-day life inside and outside the clinic. Whether you're a new graduate still figuring out who you are as a clinician, or a seasoned practitioner who's been running on fumes for longer than you'd like to admit, this episode meets you exactly where you are.

No toxic positivity. No empty affirmations. Just two veterinary professionals who have been in the trenches telling you the truth.

The Cult of Thriving

Here's what nobody prepares you for when you join the Real Talk community: once you start thinking this way, you can't stop.

"The Ultimate Guide to Thriving" takes the show's ethos and turns it into a full-body practice. Dr. Trice and Dr. Remnes bring in registered dietitian and nutritionist Caitlin Kiarie to talk about the physical infrastructure of a sustainable veterinary career. Nutrition. Energy management. Longevity. The conversation goes places most veterinary CE has never had the nerve to go, because most veterinary CE is still pretending that professional wellness begins and ends with a meditation app.

This episode treats you like what you are: a high-performing professional whose body and mind are the most important tools in your practice. Take care of them like it.

The Conversation Vet Med Has Been Avoiding

If "Unleashing Happiness" is the manifesto and "The Ultimate Guide to Thriving" is the blueprint, then "Unleash the Keys to Healthy Workplace Relationships" is the intervention.

Because here's the truth nobody wants to say out loud: a lot of veterinary professionals aren't struggling because of the medicine. They're struggling because of the people. The communication breakdowns. The passive aggression. The practice culture that was already broken long before they walked through the door.

Dr. Trice and Dr. Remnes go there. Fully and without flinching. This RACE-approved CE episode unpacks what it actually takes to build healthy, collaborative relationships in a veterinary workplace, and what happens to everyone when you don't. You'll walk away with communication skills you can use in your next shift and a clearer picture of the kind of team culture worth fighting for.

And yes, you get CE credits for it. Because of course you do.

Welcome to the Movement

Real Talk is a Vet Candy original series brought to you by Covetrus, and it is exactly what it sounds like. Real. And it talks.

All three episodes are available now with RACE-approved CE credits available for each. New episodes drop at myvetcandy.com/ce-on-demand

They tried to warn you. But you watched anyway.

Welcome to the cult. 🖤 We have CE credits.

Watch Real Talk with Dr. Jessica Trice and Dr. Jennifer Remnes at myvetcandy.com/ce-on-demand. RACE-approved CE credits available. Brought to you by Covetrus.