Plant Yourself - Embracing a Plant-based Lifestyle

By Howie Jacobson, PhD

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Plant-based inspiration, guidance, and support for a joyful and vibrant life

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My coaching has changed a lot over the past 20 years. Here's how I now help clients achieve lasting, effortless, transformational change.

Plant Yourself - Embracing a Plant-based Lifestyle episodes:

09.13.2023 My Coaching Evolution: Glenn Livingston interviews Howie Jacobson: PYP 567 My coaching has changed a lot over the past 20 years. Here's how I now help clients achieve lasting, effortless, transformational change.
09.05.2023 True Privilege is Growing Up in a Low-Trauma Environment: Momma Kai on PYP 566 Momma Kai returns to the podcast to share her vision for a world without poverty or homelessness.
08.29.2023 Kindness as a Strategy for Revolutionary Change: Teju Ravilochan on PYP 565 Is there real, revolutionary power in kindness and compassion in a "might-makes-right" world? Here's a story that will blow your mind.
08.23.2023 Deepening Compassion and Connection with Ourselves: Veronica Monet on PYP 564 In order to heal our minds and spirits, we must contact - and welcome home - all the exiled parts of ourselves. Veronica Monet shares how IFS can help.
08.17.2023 Fitness as a Deeply Embodied Practice: Philip Shepherd on PYP 563 Can we find belonging, peace, and deep healing in the gym, of all places? Embodiment guide Philip Shepherd shows us how.
08.09.2023 Helping the Unhoused - and Homeless - Move From Poverty to Prosperity: Momma Kai Sanders on PYP 562 How can we end homelessness? Unhoused activist and visionary Momma Kai shares her experiences and solutions.
08.02.2023 Introduction to My New Life in Spain I've been in Spain for 9 weeks now, and some listeners have requested a "stream of consciousness" episode from my new locale. Today we go on a walking tour of my new town, Sitges, as I discuss what my life ...
07.26.2023 Cultivating Grace Under Pressure: John Baldoni on PYP 560 What is grace, and how can we use it to navigate challenging times with compassion and resilience? And why is it a prerequisite of modern leadership?
07.20.2023 The Wise Women of Psychedelia: Rachel Harris, PhD, on PYP 559 There have been women practicing psychedelic healing in anonymity for decades. What can they teach our modern culture about developing safe, effective, and respectful relationships with these powerful substances?
07.13.2023 Fasting vs Long COVID: Roger Talbott on PYP 558 What's it like to suffer from Long COVID in one's 70s? And can water fasting bring about healing?
07.05.2023 Venerating the Earth Through Wild Yoga: Rebecca Wildbear on PYP 557 Rebecca Wildbear is an outdoor guide, yoga teacher, and author of Wild Yoga: A Practice of Initiation, Veneration & Advocacy for the Earth. She invites us to view yoga as both a personal practice and a form of environmental and ...
06.07.2023 Building a Shame-Free Zone in a Sexually Messed Up World: Veronica Monet on PYP 556 Veronica Monet grew up in a repressive and abusive cult, developed and recovered from severe addiction, toiled in the corporate world, and worked as a high-end escort for 15 years. She now helps people overcome trauma and heal from shame ...
05.19.2023 Practical Ethics for Our Time: Peter Singer on PYP 555 Peter Singer pretty much launched the animal rights and animal welfare movements in 1975 with the publication of Animal Liberation. Forty-eight years later, he's got a revised edition coming out: Animal Liberation Now.
05.05.2023 Rising Together in the Workplace: Sally Helgesen on PYP 554 How can we create workplace cultures that include all of us, when there's still so much sexism, racism, and systematic fuckery in organizations?
04.06.2023 The Art and Neuroscience of Transformational Change: Dr Tori Olds on PYP 553 For most of the 20th century, neuroscientists believed that old emotional memories could only be managed, not removed. Until the discovery of Memory Reconsolidation...
03.24.2023 The Badass Vegan: John Lewis on PYP 552 John Lewis takes on the system in his blistering documentary, They're Trying to Kill Us. In his book and social media, he instructs, inspires, and delights.
03.07.2023 Great Food, Not Education, Will Change Habits: Danny O'Malley on PYP 551 Danny O'Malley wants you to eat plant-based protein because it's inexpensive, convenient, and tasty.
03.01.2023 The Brave Athlete -- and Screenwriter!: Simon Marshall and Lesley Paterson on PYP 550 Five years after Lesley and Simon appeared on this podcast to talk about how to set and achieve athletic goals, Lesley just won a BAFTA for screenwriting. So let's listen again to this 2018 conversation for clues about how to ...
02.15.2023 How to Market a Vegan Business the Right Way: Sandra Nomoto on PYP 549 How can vegans market their businesses to take advantage of affinities in the vegan community, without alienating everyone else? And should they even try?
02.08.2023 Are We Having Fun Yet?: Mike Rucker on PYP 548 We can get so caught up in duty and obligation and self-improvement that we neglect one of the key elements of a good life: plain old fun.
01.18.2023 How to Live Based on Values, Not Impulses: Russ Harris on PYP 547 Russ Harris, author of the bestselling The Happiness Trap, shares techniques and practices for unhooking from the mind's dictates to live a joyful, authentic, and purpose-driven life.
01.10.2023 Preventing Prostate Cancer: Benny Gavi, MD, and Maya Eylon on PYP 546 Is prostate cancer preventable? What does the latest science say about dietary and lifestyle choices that can actually change the outcome?
01.02.2023 How to Engage in "Healthy Conflict": Mark Goulston, MD, on PYP 545 Mark Goulston, MD, shares how to engage in healthy conflict, control your anger in tough situations, and defuse tension with "surgical empathy" and "radical patience."
12.19.2022 Own Your Nervous System: Sukie Baxter on PYP 544 What are the root causes of physical tension and chronic emotional distress? How can we truly heal our bodies and minds? Today's guest points to the nervous system as the node of highest leverage.
12.06.2022 How Palm Oil, Colonialism, and Greed Have Endangered the World: Jocelyn Zuckerman on PYP 543 In terms of human suffering and environmental destruction, there's little that can compare to the global trade in palm oil. Today's guest takes us a hard yet vital journey of discovery and understanding.
11.29.2022 The Sounds of Life: Karen Bakker, PhD on PYP 542 Humans aren't the only beings that talk to each other. Whales, elephants, bees, corals, unhatched turtles, and even plants and fungi use sound waves to connect and coordinate. Can we begin to understand them, and talk back?
11.22.2022 The Inner Work of Age: Connie Zweig, PhD, on PYP 541 Aging can be a hard ride, as we let go of everything that made us who we are. Or it can be an opportunity for spiritual growth as we drop roles in exchange for connection to our souls.
11.15.2022 Design the Long Life You Love: Ayse Birsel on PYP 540 What makes for a meaningful and joyful long life? Is it just random, or can you proactively design it?
11.08.2022 Midterms and Energizing Outcomes: Howie Jacobson on PYP 539 My walking thoughts on today's midterms, individual and social change, and healing our collective trauma while fighting against fascism.
11.02.2022 Having - and Being - a Friend at Work: Morag Barrett on PYP 538 Do you feel supported and cared for at work? Are you a friend to others? The answers could determine your happiness, and the ultimate fate of your organization.
10.25.2022 The Virtues of Settling: Howie Jacobson on PYP 537 Let's walk in the woods and talk about acorns, sustainable agriculture, cameras, frustration, and the pros and cons of settling.
10.20.2022 The Seismic Shift in Leadership: Michelle Johnston, PhD, on PYP 536 The old "command-and-control" leadership style is proving less and less effective in the era of pandemic, Millennials, and growing appreciation of the value of inclusivity and safety in the workplace. Michelle Johnston tells us what has replaced it, and how ...
10.11.2022 Nature and the Nervous System: Howie Jacobson on PYP 535 Take a walk in the woods with Howie and catch up on what he's been reading and thinking about.
09.27.2022 The Benefits of Qi Gong: Michael Gelb on PYP 534 What's a simple, elegant, free, convenient, and scientifically validated practice that combines the benefits of exercise, meditation, and relaxation?
09.21.2022 Live Fierce, Stay Bold, Eat Delicious: Be a Plant-Based Woman Warrior with Ann and Jane Esselstyn The fiercest, boldest, and most hilarious mother-daughter team in the plant-based world educate and entertain as they talk about their latest cookbook.
09.13.2022 Is It OK to be Ordinary?: Dr Ronald Siegel on PYP 532 Our society tells us to excel; to be special; to reach for the stars. But what's the cost of setting the bar so high? Does it make us happy, or allow us to connect with the people around us? Can ...
09.06.2022 The Oldest Cure in the World: Steve Hendricks on PYP 531 Is fasting a cure-all, a desperate orthorexic cry for help, or a complex and powerful phenomenon that can be a valuable addition to the modern medical toolkit?
08.30.2022 Navigating an Addictive World: Anna Lembke, MD on PYP 530 We are biologically hardwired to seek pleasure and avoid pain. But easy access to intense pleasure turns out to lead to intense suffering long-term. What are we do to?
08.23.2022 Die Young - As Late as Possible: Bob and Fran German on PYP 529 "The worst years of our lives turned out to be the best ones." - Wisdom from healthy and happy octogenarians.
08.09.2022 How COVID Has Changed: Michael Rothberg, MD, on PYP 528 COVID-19 is a very different disease that it was in early 2020. How should our behaviors and policies shift to reflect the new reality?
08.01.2022 How to Fix Your Pain for Good: Rick Olderman on PYP 527 Is it possible to make subtle changes to posture and movement, and completely eliminate long-standing chronic pain?
07.26.2022 How to Increase your Power and Value in a Negotiation: Greg Williams on PYP 526 How can you get what you want out of life if you're too scared to ask for it? A negotiation expert shows to be tough and kind at the same time.
07.19.2022 Relentless Solution Focus: Dr Ellen Reed on PYP 525 Our brains are brilliant at finding problems, and are great at keeping us alive by avoiding them. But this doesn't work when our problems are in our heads. What does? Find out in this conversation.
07.12.2022 Saying Yes to the Impulse of Freedom: David Berceli, PhD on PYP 524 David Berceli turned a couple of overwhelming constraints into a revolutionary way to help people heal from trauma.
07.05.2022 Meat without Animals: Paul Shapiro on PYP 523 Humans will not stop eating and mistreating animals until animal-free meat is as delicious, convenient, and inexpensive as animal products. Today's guest explains how that's going to happen.
06.29.2022 Playing the Long Game: Dorie Clark on PYP 522 "It's really hard to be the best, but it's surprisingly easy to be ONE of the best." Dorie Clark helps us balance commitment and ambition in pursuit of a good life.
06.21.2022 How to Unlearn Bad Habits: Ana Gabriel Mann on PYP 521 Our bad habits can have deep roots, and superficial solutions only cause more distress. How can we pull out dysfunctional behaviors at the roots?
06.14.2022 Citizen Science, the Gut, and the Wisdom of Pain: Will Bulsiewicz, MD, on PYP 520 If you feel bad after eating a particular food, you should stop eating it, right? Not so fast; today's guest explains FODMAPS, histamines, and what the largest microbiome study ever is teaching us about healing our guts.
06.08.2022 The Biology of Resilience: Taylor Sittler, MD, on PYP 519 What's the connection between psychological and biological resilience? What tools do we have to increase our resilience, so we can bounce back faster and stronger to challenges, whether physical or emotional?
05.31.2022 From Investment Banking to Vegan Chocolate: Rym Selmi on PYP 518 Rym Selmi is the founder of Miiro, a company that makes vegan and healthy chocolates and baking ingredients.

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Plant Yourself - Embracing a Plant-based Lifestyle episodes:

My Coaching Evolution: Glenn Livingston interviews Howie Jacobson: PYP 567

True Privilege is Growing Up in a Low-Trauma Environment: Momma Kai on PYP 566

Kindness as a Strategy for Revolutionary Change: Teju Ravilochan on PYP 565

Deepening Compassion and Connection with Ourselves: Veronica Monet on PYP 564

Fitness as a Deeply Embodied Practice: Philip Shepherd on PYP 563

Helping the Unhoused - and Homeless - Move From Poverty to Prosperity: Momma Kai Sanders on PYP 562

Introduction to My New Life in Spain

Cultivating Grace Under Pressure: John Baldoni on PYP 560

The Wise Women of Psychedelia: Rachel Harris, PhD, on PYP 559

Fasting vs Long COVID: Roger Talbott on PYP 558

Venerating the Earth Through Wild Yoga: Rebecca Wildbear on PYP 557

Building a Shame-Free Zone in a Sexually Messed Up World: Veronica Monet on PYP 556

Practical Ethics for Our Time: Peter Singer on PYP 555

Rising Together in the Workplace: Sally Helgesen on PYP 554

The Art and Neuroscience of Transformational Change: Dr Tori Olds on PYP 553

The Badass Vegan: John Lewis on PYP 552

Great Food, Not Education, Will Change Habits: Danny O'Malley on PYP 551

The Brave Athlete -- and Screenwriter!: Simon Marshall and Lesley Paterson on PYP 550

How to Market a Vegan Business the Right Way: Sandra Nomoto on PYP 549

Are We Having Fun Yet?: Mike Rucker on PYP 548

How to Live Based on Values, Not Impulses: Russ Harris on PYP 547

Preventing Prostate Cancer: Benny Gavi, MD, and Maya Eylon on PYP 546

How to Engage in "Healthy Conflict": Mark Goulston, MD, on PYP 545

Own Your Nervous System: Sukie Baxter on PYP 544

How Palm Oil, Colonialism, and Greed Have Endangered the World: Jocelyn Zuckerman on PYP 543

The Sounds of Life: Karen Bakker, PhD on PYP 542

The Inner Work of Age: Connie Zweig, PhD, on PYP 541

Design the Long Life You Love: Ayse Birsel on PYP 540

Midterms and Energizing Outcomes: Howie Jacobson on PYP 539

Having - and Being - a Friend at Work: Morag Barrett on PYP 538

The Virtues of Settling: Howie Jacobson on PYP 537

The Seismic Shift in Leadership: Michelle Johnston, PhD, on PYP 536

Nature and the Nervous System: Howie Jacobson on PYP 535

The Benefits of Qi Gong: Michael Gelb on PYP 534

Live Fierce, Stay Bold, Eat Delicious: Be a Plant-Based Woman Warrior with Ann and Jane Esselstyn

Is It OK to be Ordinary?: Dr Ronald Siegel on PYP 532

The Oldest Cure in the World: Steve Hendricks on PYP 531

Navigating an Addictive World: Anna Lembke, MD on PYP 530

Die Young - As Late as Possible: Bob and Fran German on PYP 529

How COVID Has Changed: Michael Rothberg, MD, on PYP 528

How to Fix Your Pain for Good: Rick Olderman on PYP 527

How to Increase your Power and Value in a Negotiation: Greg Williams on PYP 526

Relentless Solution Focus: Dr Ellen Reed on PYP 525

Saying Yes to the Impulse of Freedom: David Berceli, PhD on PYP 524

Meat without Animals: Paul Shapiro on PYP 523

Playing the Long Game: Dorie Clark on PYP 522

How to Unlearn Bad Habits: Ana Gabriel Mann on PYP 521

Citizen Science, the Gut, and the Wisdom of Pain: Will Bulsiewicz, MD, on PYP 520

The Biology of Resilience: Taylor Sittler, MD, on PYP 519

From Investment Banking to Vegan Chocolate: Rym Selmi on PYP 518