Five… an innocent age, one during which you’re more interested in coloring books and preparing for kindergarten than making life-changing decisions about your moral beliefs. I wasn’t prepared for such a decision, but it snuck up on me one day, a product of my unrelenting curiosity.
“Mommy, why are the cows crying?”
My parents own 150 [...]
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Awakening to the ‘bliss of compassion’
Posted in animal agriculture, becoming resensitized, calf separation, children/animal connection, connecting with animals, cruelty in dairy industry, dairy cows, desensitized children, excuses for eating meat, parent's response to vegetarianism, parents' response, small farms on January 26, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Seeing The Beauty of the World
Posted in children and violence against animals, children/animal connection, college vegetarianism, connecting with animals, foodborne illnesses, health benefits, inspiring others, parent's response to vegetarianism, resensitizing children, vegan, vegetarian then vegan, tagged animals, baking, Brazil, dairy, ducks, eggs, geese, magic, meat, peace, peta, podcast, seafood, vegan on October 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
As a child, I adored animals. I loved going to petting zoos, small farms, and anywhere I could touch the baby animals and feed them and coo over them. I live in a metropolitan area, so I suppose it was only a matter of time before I encountered vegetarianism, and as a sensitive and thoughtful [...]
A diet that fully reflects all of my values…
Posted in connecting with animals, environmental concerns, freedom in being vegan, health benefits, inspiring others, john robbins, perception of vegans as extreme/freaks, speaking the truth, vegan, vegetarian for health reasons, tagged asthma, compassion, environmental sustainability, finding voice, good health, tradition, values, vegan on September 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I want you to know that your podcast has helped transform my life.
I have always been a health nut, and in January of 2008, I was directed to John Robbins’ Healthy at 100, which documents how cultures subsisting on plant-based diets tend to live longer. Robbins’ book, along with Skinny Bitch, convinced me to [...]
Curiosity Antennae
Posted in animal agriculture, connecting with animals, environmental concerns, excuses for eating meat, freedom in being vegan, health benefits, hormones in meat, inspiring others, small farms, speaking the truth, vegan, vegetarian then vegan, tagged awakening, cruelt-free, curiosity, diet, farmed animals, health issues, New Zealand, vegan on July 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I had never really been a particularly healthy person growing up. I guess I ate mostly what everyone else, my family, friends and the rest of New Zealand society ate. Meat and two veg for dinner, plenty of fruit, cereals and grains, a lot of dairy. It was the simple things I remember eating – [...]
My eyes are no longer closed…
Posted in "ethical omnivore", becoming resensitized, cheese, children/animal connection, connecting with animals, excuses for eating meat, freedom in being vegan, inspired by vegan husband, inspired by vegan partner, inspiring others, vegan, tagged animal agriculture, cheese, chickens, cookbooks, factory farming, Humane Society, National Anti-Vivisection Society, podcast, transformation, vegan, vegetarian on June 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I am sponsoring an episode of Food For Thought in honor of my boyfriend, Brian Kantorek, a compassionate, loving, gentle, supportive, fun, and all-around amazing person who also happens to be vegan. Since meeting him, I’ve gone from eating a bloody steak (piece of dead cow really, but I wouldn’t have called it that then) [...]
In Memory of Mustard
Posted in animal liberation, children/animal connection, connecting with animals, cruelty in egg industry, freedom in being vegan, inspiring others, vegan, tagged 'Meet your Meat', battery hens, chickens, children, freedom, peta, vegan, violence on April 1, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Thank you for all you do; you have changed me from a new and uncertain vegetarian to a strong and resourceful and most importantly joyful vegan! I am the other of two wonderful boys aged 27 months and 12 months; before and after I had them I sometimes became quite depressed at the idea that [...]
An Animal Lover Turned Vegan
Posted in "ethical omnivore", "humane" slaughter, college vegetarianism, connecting with animals, excuses for eating meat, humane dairy, organic meat, speaking the truth, veg in college, tagged animal rights, conscience, diet, disease, ethics, meat, organic, podcast, student, truth, vegan, vegetarian on March 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’d like to take a minute and sincerely thank you for all you do. I became vegetarian only about a month ago (hey, you’ve got to start somewhere, right?). Currently, I am well on my way to turning vegan.
It all started after reading “skinny bitch” for me. My roommate told me “this book sounds [...]
Inner Peace for the First Time – from Eating Vegan
Posted in animal agriculture, cheese, connecting with animals, cruelty in dairy industry, cruelty in egg industry, dairy cows, dog and cat advocate turned vegan, environmental concerns, freedom in being vegan, health benefits, hostile response from non-vegan friends, humane dairy, perception of vegans as extreme/freaks, return to meat-eating after being vegetarian, small farms, vegan, vegan doctor, vegetarian then vegan, tagged animals, chickens, dairy, dogs, factory farm, fitness, foodie, health, iTunes, medical, nutrition, omnivore, organic, ovo-lacto, peace, physical, podcast, spiritual, sustainable, transition, veganism, vegetarian, VegNews on March 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Your podcast has changed my life. I am so grateful that you dedicate so much of your time to this work. It is so very important. I love to hear you read the letters written by listeners whose lives you have helped transform. I hear myself in so many of them, and that is part [...]
Christian Vegan – Not an Oxymoron!
Posted in connecting with animals, diet for a new america, excuses for eating meat, health benefits, inspiring others, john robbins, religion and animals, return to meat-eating after being vegetarian, small farms, vegan, vegetarian then vegan, violence, tagged bible, christian, church, Earthlings, faith, Genesis, john robbins, leather, prayers, vegan, vegetarian, weight loss on February 13, 2008 | 26 Comments »
I was raised in a carnivorous family. When I was a senior in high school we moved to a farm that had cows, chickens, pigs, horses, and rabbits. I stopped eating chicken when the family slaughtered 100 “old” egg laying hens in one day. It was really disgusting.
Lacking knowledge and support, eventually [...]
Why Go Vegan?…For Your Mind!
Posted in connecting with animals, desensitized children, freedom in being vegan, vegan, tagged animal testing, businesses, children, clothing, guilt, harmony, Kafka, peace, peace of mind, suffering, transformation on February 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Each time I have altered my lifestyle to omit the consumption or use of an animal product, I have felt a certain brightening of my spirit. I’ve wondered about the cause of this, and I can only assume that I must have felt a certain subconscious guilt about consuming animals all along. Throughout my transformation, I [...]
