The ChickPeeps Vegan Podcast

S3, Ep13: Fat Acceptance & Veganism with Jasmin Singer


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In this episode Evy and Momo interview animal rights activist, author, speaker and actress, Jasmin Singer about fat acceptance and veganism. Jasmin is the co-founder of the award-winning podcast & nonprofit organisation, Our Hen House, former Senior Editor of VegNews, and is Director of Content and Partnerships at Kinder Beauty. Jasmin shares her journey of fat acceptance and notes the sizeism present in the vegan movement, giving us an insight into how we can be more mindful in our activism, as well as accepting ourselves exactly as we are.

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Also in this episode…

  • Jasmin shares how her relationship to her body and the word fat has changed over time.
  • Is veganism sizeist? Jasmin shares the spectrum of her experiences being fat and thin within the vegan community.
  • The Plant Based “Diet” - we discuss the pressure on vegans to be in optimal health, and how the plant based movement often pushes diet culture on vegans as a way to promote the lifestyle.
  • Why it is vital for us to combat sizeism within our movement and liberate ourselves from oppressive mentalities.
  • How we can overcome our body image issues and fear of being judged for our bodies, to focus on being powerful activists for animals.
  • How to handle anti-vegan body-shaming trolls.
  • Jasmin explains her definition of healthy and how it has evolved to encompass how she feels, as much as how she looks.
  • Jasmin shares advice on how to love your body through each chapter of life.
  • Loving yourself and animals: we discuss the challenge of balancing one’s personal and public callings, making time for self care as well as showing up for animals.
  • Jasmin shares what hobbies she enjoys to de-stress and stay sane!
  • Jasmin discusses her new book, The VegNews Guide to Being a Fabulous Vegan.

Links:

Follow Jasmin on Instagram and Twitter.

Our Hen House Podcast

Jasmin’s new book The VegNews Guide to Being a Fabulous Vegan

Jasmin’s first book Always Too Much and Never Enough

Size-inclusive fashion brand Compassion Co

Encompass Essays: Pursuing Racial Equity in Animal Advocacy

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Facebook: @ChickPeepsPodcast

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