Ep 314: The Consistency Fantasy!
The Consistency Fantasy: Why You Don’t Need to Be Consistent Today What if trying to be “consistent” is actually getting in your way? In Episode 314 of Veg Your Best, The Consistency Fantasy, we’re talking about one of the sneakiest traps that can show up when we decide we’re ready to make a change: the fantasy of from […]
Ep 313: Can You Be Committed Without Being Certain?!
Can You Be Committed Without Being Certain? Do you need to know that you can live vegan forever before you take one action today? Last week, we talked about practical uncertainty in a vegan practice: restaurant plans, backup meals, and the possibility of ending up with romaine lettuce and French fries for dinner. This week, […]
Ep 312: Vegan Certainty Principle!
It’s hard to know what being vegan will really look like until you get started. My job is to help you stay in the game long enough to gain some traction, build useful skills, and have some fun along the way. After Episode 309, which explored having a “Plan B,” many of you reached out. […]
Ep 311: Install Your Vegan Program — Why Willpower Isn’t the Problem
You know why you want to eat more plant-based. So why do you keep returning to old choices? It’s not be a willpower problem. More likely, it’s a programming problem. For most of our lives, we have repeated the same food choices within our families, communities, celebrations, restaurants, and daily routines. Those choices eventually become […]
Ep 310: Vegan “Drift”
“Drifting” away from your plant-based intentions? Here’s how to gently turn back toward what you value. Maybe you started the year strong and now it’s August and there’s cheese back in the fridge? This one’s for you. Inspired by the Gottman Institute’s famous relationship research (hat tip to Maggie Reyes of The Marriage Life Coach […]
Ep 309: Plan B — Decide It BEFORE You Need It!
One thing almost every great goal is missing? A Plan B. Whether you’re going vegan, strength training, starting a business, or cutting back on alcohol, most of us have only ever had Plan A: perfection. And when it cracks — it always does — we don’t slow down. We stop. Stop planning only for perfection. […]
Ep 308: A More Powerful To-Do List!
Does your to-do list say things like doctor, camp, garden, library, tofu—or simply dump? Those words may remind you that something needs attention, but they don’t tell you what to do next. Often, a vague item keeps moving from list to list because it isn’t actually a task yet. It may be a project, an […]
Ep 307: My Vegan “Personal Curriculum” – Peter Singer’s Animal Liberation Now.
What happens when you stop letting the algorithm choose what you learn and start building your own course of study? In the first installment of my summer” personal curriculum,” I open Peter Singer’s Animal Liberation Now: The Definitive Classic Renewed, the updated 2023 edition of his influential 1975 book, Animal Liberation. Why start here? Singer’s work supplied […]
Episode 306: You’ve Seen Cowspiracy. Now Build Your Own Vegan Curriculum.!
What would it look like to create your own reading curriculum around veganism, animal advocacy, and our relationships with other animals? Many of us first discover veganism through documentaries. Films like Cowspiracy, Earthlings, The Game Changers, and Dominion have inspired countless people to think differently about food and animals. But books offer something different. They […]
Vegan Backlash: What It Really Means for Social Change | Vedge Your Best 305
When resistance grows, it may be because change is gaining momentum. This week on Vedge Your Best, we revisit the proposed Save Our Bacon Act and the 2026 U.S. Farm Bill, asking an important question: What does the backlash against veganism, animal welfare, and plant-based eating really mean? If you haven’t yet contacted your Senators […]