In today's episode we'll be talking about the wonderful changes we're all trying to make. Whether they're regarding our self care, health, activity levels, our relationship with food, our body image, etc., or whether they have to do with trying to help animals, our environment, our fellow humans. Every choice we make has even more choices and options within it, and it can be so hard to navigate this without feeling overwhelmed, and without judgement. Today I want to give you my two cents on this issue, and how we can keep the train moving forward and create wonderful changes in this world and for ourselves, but how this will vary for each of us, and why there needs to be space for that too.

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In honor of Mental Health Awareness Week, in this post and podcast episode we’re going to have a chat about mental health, particularly when it comes to suffering from anxiety, a little shadow that has been following me around since I was a kid, and which thankfully I’ve now grown to notice, acknowledge and even accept. I’ll be sharing a bit of what that journey was like, and especially, the different tools that have helped me through the years, and why now I’ve grown to understand it a lot better. What they don’t tell you about anxiety is that it’s like your very own little alarm system, and although most of the time it doesn’t feel like it, it can be of great help, once you get to know it, and once you can learn to manage it. We’ll also discuss why and how anxiety affected my relationship with food and eating, and so much more.

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In today’s episode I’m going to give you some very practical tips so that you can quickly find inspiration when you need it for making delicious vegan meals and recipes. The idea is that you create your own sources of inspiration, since my go-to meal ideas might be very different to yours, and my favorite ingredients or types of meals might be very different to yours. What we basically want to do is create a Netflix menu of our go-to favorites, so we’re never without yummy inspiration. We can just scroll or browse and pick! I share five yummy tips for finding daily meal inspiration, along with some meal templates that will be of great help throughout the week.

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As a little informal follow up to our Overwhelm City episode, this week I'm sharing a story that taught me a pretty big lesson. It has to do with finding (stealing rather), space for some much needed me time/self care time. Sometimes the coolest changes come from the most accidental and unexpected places. I also share a HUGE announcement, and more...

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In today’s episode we’re getting our cooking on and talking about fall veggies and what to do with them. I’m going to give you a brief list of some of my fall favorite vegetables, and give you one or two quick ideas of how you can turn them into dinner tonight. Although it will be all about the veggies today, I’m including some fall fruits like apples, figs, pomegranates and pears within the ideas for each veg, so you can max out the savings and deliciousness of the farmer’s market this time of year.

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In today's episode we tackle the topic of moments of stress and in which we're feeling overwhelmed, and what happens to our self care habits. I talk about how self care starts leaving us in stages when we’ve entered overwhelm city. The many aspects of self care that we often forget are important to keep as a precious part of our routine. How things like our eating, joyful movement and our relationship with others gets affected when self care seems to have left the building, and the different stages to bring it back into the picture again, making sure we’re prioritizing our own well being and care. I also give you my favorite 1 minute emergency visualization that helps us step out of a very anxious space and get some breathing room, and much more.

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In today’s episode we're tackling part 2 of some of those strange lessons parks taught me this summer. I’m going to share what happened when I was surrounded by hundreds of people, within an enclosure, and everyone was wearing swimming attire and having fun in the sun. It of course has to do with body image, and so much of the content we’ve already talked about here, in series like our Bikini Revolution Series and our Body Image Series. You'll hear me say things like "that person is blue!!!!", and it's the perfect episode to come back to when you need a little body image boost. 

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In today's episode I go full on Pollyanna and share some lessons I learned this summer by just looking around while we were having all sorts of fun under the sun in parks, forest trails, fountains, etc. We'll talk about why your mindset is such an important component when going vegan, what a little group of kids and a dog taught me this summer and how it can help you, and we discuss how we can build a new frame of mind that will help us in so many ways when we're trying to make more vegan choices or switching to a vegan diet.

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In today's episode I give you a great exercise to help you with an aspect of going vegan that can often feel very difficult but that isn't really talked about that much in vegan circles. I see it all the time (especially recently) with all the emails and questions you send us, and it's the fact that many people have found the motivation to go vegan, they're amped and ready to go, and once they begin, they feel a bit off, not physically but emotionally, and many times it boils down to feeling separate, distant, isolated or they're feeling a bit alone after going vegan. This especially occurs when our loved ones aren't as supportive of us making this change. Today I'm going to teach you my favorite tool for finding connection and belonging again. 

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This week I thought I'd share my love of books with you, and give you a little insight into what some of my favorites have been, on the topics of fiction, non-fiction, veganism, cooking, food, life, self-improvement, and more. It's also a perfect moment to give you a little surprise! Some of you might know that we have a super cool library of resources at Brownble where you can find our go-to books, films, podcasts, courses, online videos, and other inspiration and resources to help you go vegan. Well... we've given it the most awesome makeover and gave it a delicious update! It's now so much easier and more fun to browse, we've made it colourful, added handy menus to help you find what you're looking for and so much more. You'll of course find it, as a pretty big extension to this list, by clicking the button at the end of the post or in the top menu of your online program if you're a member!

It's going to be a total summer book party, including some personal book loving stories, self imposed reading ground rules, and the importance of knowing yourself as a reader. I also answer a question from Sam on digestive issues and veganism, my struggles with gastritis and much more!

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