Vegan Posse

Vangile Makwakwa is a full-time entrepreneur and the founder of wealthy-money.com, a company that helps women of color heal ancestral money trauma so they can fall in love with their bank accounts, increase their income, and live their best lives. Vangile hosts two podcasts: The Money Magic Podcast and

 Resources:

Twitter: ⁠@vangilemakwakwa⁠

Instagram: ⁠@vangilemakwakwa⁠

Facebook: ⁠Wealthy Money⁠

Free 7-Day Tapping into Ancestral Money Wisdom Training: https://wealthymoneyacademy.com/p/training

Podcasts: ⁠wealthy-money.com/podcasts⁠

Blog: ⁠wealthy-money.com/blog

After a life-changing health experience, Nathan Gershfeld changed careers, from being a numbers-focused electrical engineer to a person-centered chiropractor. Following an internship under Dr. Alan Goldhamer, he joined the staff doctors at the world-renowned True North Health Center from 2011 to 2014. Dr. Gershfeld then moved his practice to Orange County in Southern California, where he founded  Fasting Escape, a health center offering supervised therapeutic fasting. Fasting Escape has since evolved into a supervised remote fasting program designed to make water-fasting and a health-promoting diet accessible to everyone, regardless of location.

Dr. Gershfeld also serves on the board of the True North Health Foundation and produces the Beat Your Genes podcast. 

Resources:

Fasting Escape website: www.FastingEscape.com

Instagram: @NatedaGee (personal) , @FastingEscape, @BeatYourGenesPodcast  

Twitter: @BeatYourGenes

Facebook: @FastingEscape

In this special interview on Chef AJ Live, Vegan Posse host Chrissy Benson tells all! You'll hear all about my CRAZY food history, my decade-plus in the "medical mill," and my journey to health, veganism, personal autonomy, and - of course - self-love, as epitomized in my vegan anti-romance romance novel Marrying Myself.

What would God, Scripture, and/or Divine Wisdom want for us humans when it comes to our diet and health? Author and nutrition educator Cyd Notter argues that it's nothing less than freedom from addiction, healing, and optimal health and wellbeing. In her acclaimed, award-winning book The "Plan A" Diet, she seamlessly intertwines the fundamentals of whole-food plant-based eating with the timeless wisdom of Scripture. The result is a book that speaks to Christians and non-Christians alike and offers a workable, accessible plan for eating and living in harmony with the Divine.

More about Cyd:

Cyd Notter is a Center for Nutrition Studies Certified Plant-based Professional, a past newspaper columnist, and an instructor for several dietary therapy courses, including The Starch Solution, Food Over Medicine, and Women’s Health. She’s also the author of the award-winning book The “Plan A” Diet: Combining Whole Food Plant Based Nutrition with the Timeless Wisdom of Scripture. For over 25 years, Cyd has provided a variety of health and cooking classes, both locally and online. She offers personal coaching through her online courses and hosts an Inflammation Support Group each month for PBNSG.org. Cyd is often a featured speaker at Veg Fests and other local groups, and she has worked with school district employees and a hospital’s fitness center.

Resources: 

Website: https://cydnotter.com

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ThePlanADiet

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@cyd_notter

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cyd_notter/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cydnotter/

How many times have you had to recover from your vacation? Cruises tend to be a time of decadence and over-indulgence in booze and junky food, with a whole lot of lounging in between. But Mike Young is flipping that paradigm on its head with the upcoming Health Optimization Cruise, which features ALL vegan, SOS-free food plus one totally raw meal a day - and exercise classes, health workshops, and amazing speakers. The Health Optimization Cruise will take place January 7 - 14, 2024. See link below to book!

More about Mike:

Mike Young is the Founder of aPlantBasedDiet.org 501(c)(3) Non-Profit, TriangleGrapeVine.org and FloridaGrapeVine.org. aPlantBasedDiet.org has a website full of food and recipe resources, a YouTube Channel, local community groups, and live in-person outdoor festival events up and down the US East Coast. He’s the type of person that’s continually in search of improvement and doing the best he can do with everything. Mike has always been a forward thinker, and this has propelled him into leading a whole foods plant-based lifestyle. He believes there’s nothing more important to do today than spread the good news of this lifestyle since everyone and everything benefits! Mike can be found perpetually on social media. Mike is also a Lifestyle Nutritionist @ ForeverYoungNutritionCoaching.com with a passion for human health.

Resources:

Website: https://aplantbaseddiet.org/

Coaching: ForeverYoungNutritionCoaching.com

Live to 150 V-book: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsCYeM_SXR-i8ldCL-23I72mfBAni47PS

Health Optimization Cruise: https://aplantbaseddiet.org/health-optimization-cruise/

The World Peace Diet by Dr. Will Tuttle: http://www.worldpeacediet.com/

Amazon Fruit Festival: https://www.amazonfruitfestival.com/

Why do vegans hurt so much? And why do so many vegans cease their questioning after they reject our horrific animal-based food system? Freedom-loving vegan existential psychologist Dr. Clare Mann ponders these and other big questions in this, an episode for the ages!

Dr. Mann has termed the mental and emotional burden that we vegans carry "Vystopia." She discusses how we can use our Vystopia to gain greater self-understanding, greater emotional awareness, and an expanded capacity for love. In addition - keep this on the DL - you'll hear ME spontaneously disclosing an act of nonviolent activism in Grand Central Station during my days living in NYC. Don't tell the New York butchers, please!

More about Dr. Clare Mann:

Dr. Clare Mann is a vegan psychologist, speaker, author, and animal rights campaigner. She created the term Vystopia and has written numerous books including Vystopia: The Anguish of Being Vegan in a non vegan world, Myths of Choice: why people won't change and what you can do about it and Communicate: How to say what needs to be said, when it needs to be said, in the way it needs to be said. She also has numerous programs and runs leadership training more widely for organizations wanting to create a world to which we all want to belong. She is a well-known speaker at vegan festivals, podcasts, and webinars all over the world as well as speaking generally on leadership at conferences and organizations.

Resources:

Dr. Clare Mann website: https://veganpsychologist.com/

Vystopia by Dr. Clare Mann: https://vystopia.com/

Facebook: :https://www.facebook.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claremann/

Instagram: clare_vystopia

T. Colin Campbell/e-Cornell Plant-Based Nutrition Course: https://ecornell.cornell.edu/certificates/nutrition/nutrition-and-healthy-living/

The World Peace Diet by Dr. Will Tuttle: http://www.worldpeacediet.com/

After a near heart attack at age 21 followed by literally dropping dead on an airplane, recording engineer Ady Parzentny finally heeded the wakeup call to take care of himself rather than just everyone else. Given his more than near-death experience, it's perhaps little surprise the value Ady now places on consciousness, in every sense of the word. In this intimate interview, Ady talks about his incredible adventures traveling the world as a music producer and recording engineer in over 17 different countries, his decision to extract himself from the "drama cycle" and put himself first, and how self-care and food as medicine have skyrocketed his creativity to new levels and brought him to places he thought he'd never go.

A musician since the age of 11 and vegan for over a decade Ady Parzentny switched to music production in 2017, specializing in location recording, remote mixing, and producing (writing, composing) songs for artists worldwide. He spent two years in Morocco during the COVID craziness, supporting local artists by producing over 50 singles and music videos, two LPs, and six live shows. A truly mobile recording engineer who travels from location to location recording music, Ady is currently based in Poland, where, clearly, his newest chapter of adventures has only just begun.

Resources:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hittheroadmusic/

Website: https://hittheroadmusicstudio.com/

Facebook: http://facebook.com/hitTheRoadMusicPl

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@HitTheRoadMusicStudio

Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg: https://www.amazon.com/Nonviolent-Communication-Language-Life-Changing-Relationships/dp/189200528X

The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron: https://www.amazon.com/Artists-Way-Spiritual-Higher-Creativity/dp/1788164296/

Just when you think Self-Helpless podcast co-host Delanie Fischer has done it all, she adds something new to the list - and lately it's vegan activism! Delanie is a professional podcaster, serial entrepreneur, environmentalist, and former stand-up comedian recently known for permanently deleting all of her social media despite her influencer status. Co-creator and co-host of the hit comedic, personal growth podcast, Self-Helpless, which frequents the top charts, Delanie's wildly popular podcast has garnered millions of downloads and features too many celebrity guests to name.

Delanie is also a creative consultant to wonderfully unconventional individuals and brands across the globe ranging from startups to household names. As someone who has adopted a minimalist, vegan, and child-free lifestyle, Delanie is also highly sought after for her thoughts on environmentally-conscious living, and she especially enjoys debunking the stereotypes and myths surrounding these practices, with an emphasis on imperfect, fun, delicious, and doable action and contribution.

Fed up with massive performer burnout in her late twenties after touring nationally and internationally across clubs, colleges, theaters, and festivals for almost seven years, Fischer was determined to become her own boss. She launched a tasteful, yet hilarious penis art business called Dicks by Delanie where she’d “dickify” her customers. She quickly scaled this business from a physical product (hand-painted penis portraits on coffee mugs) to a digital product business with a talented team of cartoonists.

This strange, successful pivot to stay-at-home comedian life led Delanie to mentoring artists and entrepreneurs who were drawn to her unconventional business and marketing strategies. Delanie's since helped hundreds of clients hit the top podcast charts, achieve significant audience growth, book TV and media, leave their day jobs to run their businesses full-time, successfully negotiate raises and navigate career pivots, and massively increase their income. Most importantly, her clients report feeling more grounded, energized, fulfilled, empowered, and enjoy more spaciousness and creativity in their lives.

​Delanie’s work in entertainment, entrepreneurship, and environmentalism has been featured across hundreds of TV shows, films, web series, podcasts, live events, and publications including NBC, FOX, Lifetime, Netflix, CNBC, Vh1, Entrepreneur, PopSugar, Authority Magazine, Stand Up Magazine, Thrive Global, Podcast Magazine, the book "Perf," and Bustle. 

Delanie's an avid Tenacious D fan, spends most of her life in a hot bath, loves a thrifted sundress find, eats many a burrito, and enjoys a rock-solid cup of tea. She currently lives in Los Angeles with her hot ass husband, Cam, and their rescue dogs, Maverick & Goose. 

Resources:

Delanie Fischer website: https://www.delaniefischer.com/

Self-Helpless podcast: https://www.selfhelplesspodcast.com/

Diagnosed with cancer at the age of only 19, Hanna Rakowska questioned the treatment path down which her traditional doctors were trying to send her and ultimately decided to take her healing into her own hands. What ensued was a never-ending journey of discovery into the healing power of food, lifestyle, and holistic remedies. Hanna went on to become a Registered Holistic Nutritionist and Certified Holistic Cancer Practitioner. Now, almost two decades later, Hanna empowers other cancer patients like her with evidence-based information that will allow them to effectively navigate their own path to wellness. She currently maintains her private consulting practice in Vancouver, BC. She is dedicated to empowering individuals facing a cancer diagnosis to take control of their health through the power of nutrition. She is an animal lover and dedicated advocate of a vegan lifestyle for the health of the planet and all of its inhabitants.

Resources:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/backtobalancecancernutrition

IG: https://www.instagram.com/backtobalancenutrition/

Back to Balance Nutrition website: https://www.backtobalancenutrition.com/

Workshop: Anti-Cancer Living: Dietary and Lifestyle Interventions that Fight Cancer

Jerry Wise, Overcoming Toxic Empathy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4D9YJvbhhx0

Skinny Bitch by Rory Freedman: https://www.amazon.com/Skinny-Bitch-No-Nonsense-Tough-Love-Fabulous/dp/0762424931

Whole by T. Colin Campbell, Ph.D.: https://nutritionstudies.org/whole/

From working as an exotic dancer to support herself during college to empowering women to become their best selves, inside and out, Ella Magers, a.k.a. Sexy Fit Vegan, has experienced great darkness, great healing, and, at last, great light. In this intimate interview, Ella shares about going vegan at an early age, her journey toward spiritual transformation and self-love, and, most of all, her beloved (late) cat companion, Bob.

Full Bio:

Ella Magers, MSW, is a leading voice for revolutionary transformation in the wellness industry. Ella connects people with the information, tools, support, and guidance they need to develop holistically healthy habits, claim mental and emotional well-being, and live more fulfilling and fiercely compassionate lives. Ella is a plant-based athlete, muay thai practitioner, and bodybuilding champion, recognized as one of the world's top personal trainers by bodybuilding.com and Shape Magazine. Ella is a published author, podcast host, and founder of Sexy Fit Vegan® and 22Reboot. Having healed from her own struggles with disordered eating, Ella Magers shows people how mindfulness, compassion, and connection are the keys for healing both ourselves and the world. She is on the founding board of Hogs & Kisses Farm Sanctuary, a 501(c)3 nonprofit with the mission of creating the best possible lives for famed animals while inspiring compassion for all living beings. She loves living in Miami Beach with her beloved senior rescue chihuahua, Ella's challenges have become her greatest assets for making a positive impact on other people, animals, and the Planet.

Giveaway on Ella's podcast Rise & Thrive!

All you have to do is:: (1) listen to an episode of Rise & Thrive; (2) Leave a rating and review on Apple Podcast; (3) Post a screenshot on IG and tag @sexyfitvegan You'll be entered to win a vegan/cruelty-free gift box! Winner will be announced monthly starting August 29, 2023.

https://ellamagers.com

Website: https://sexyfitvegan.com/

Coaching: https://22reboot.comhttps://sexyfitvegan.com

https://hogsandkisses.org