VP#111: Ringing in the New Year with Chef AJ and Special Friend! Her Cancer Diagnosis, Fear of Betraying the Vegan Community, Feeling Betrayed, Forgiveness, and MORE

Why was longtime vegan celebrity Chef AJ so reluctant to go public with her diagnosis of lung cancer? How is she doing now? We get into that and LOTS more in this intimate, vulnerable, and FUN interview that you won't want to miss! Among other things, you'll hear Chef AJ talk about the benefits she's experienced from Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy, which I trained in and have been practicing since 2014. If you'd like to learn more or schedule your first IFS session with Chrissy, email [email protected] or contact Chrissy directly at [email protected] And help make vegan novel Marrying Myself a bestseller and normalize veganism through the arts! ! Buy your copy and post a stellar review here and now: https://www.amazon.com/Marrying-Myself-Christine-Melanie-Benson/dp/1685130763 Author website: https://christinemelaniebenson.com/ About Chef AJ:  Chef AJ has been devoted to a plant-exclusive diet for over 46 years. Chef AJ was the host of Healthy Living with CHEF AJ on Foody TV. She’s the author of three bestselling books, The Secrets to Ultimate Weight Loss, Own Your Health, and The 10th Anniversary Edition of Unprocessed.  Chef AJ was the Executive Pastry Chef at Santé Restaurant in Los Angeles where she was famous for her sugar, oil, salt, and gluten free vegan desserts which use the fruit, the whole fruit, and nothing but the whole fruit. She broadcasts CHEF AJ LIVE! on YouTube daily at 11:00 am Pacific. She is the creator of the Ultimate Weight Loss Program and is proud to say that her IQ is higher than her cholesterol.  In 2018, she was inducted into the Vegetarian Hall of Fame. Website: https://chefaj.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CHEFAJ Chef AJ LIVE! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwoZa6h6fG-J-00vyFbCtsomcaUAyCYnd