Vegan Posse

Join us for Vegan Peace, the virtual support group for vegans! Find your peace, speak your piece, and connect - and yes, vegan venting welcome.Vegan Peace - Find your peace, speak your piece, and connect.WHEN: Tuesdays, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Central (3:30 p.m. Pacific, 6:30 p.m. Eastern)WHERE:⁠ ⁠⁠https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82407679747⁠⁠Add it to your weekly calendar using this link: ⁠⁠https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/tZYpd-6uqTItHtOBDJjm77Ca2nC9IQxlOIPc/ics?icsToken=DBQOfS24Fzeo0SaIMgAALAAAAA1JPglXlsllJ0I-OmIzcrCSLd8BpcyVMiePv9dFJMG3HWkdXuPOYmBvNILLdDYyiPtdjr42aC2D2OjEADAwMDAwMQ&meetingMasterEventId=eWN4xbHGSUmLqiuUiqs4FA⁠Questions?Email ⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠Looking for personal coaching or vegan lifestyle coaching? Email Chrissy directly: [email protected] normalize veganism through the arts! Make vegan women's fiction classic, Marrying Myself, an international bestseller - grab your copy on Amazon or through my website, ⁠⁠⁠https://christinemelaniebenson.com/⁠⁠⁠Amazon:⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/Marrying-Myself-Christine-Melanie-Benson/dp/1685130763/⁠⁠⁠Do you value what we do? Support the Vegan Posse by becoming a monthly member for only $5/month: ⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/veganposse⁠About Sadie:Sadie Freely is the founder and editor of Laughs Not Slaughs, a humor publication for vegans and animal advocates. She also writes FECK, a Substack newsletter exploring consent, pleasure and freedom.Sadie believes vegan humor can offer much-needed catharsis and camaraderie to animal advocates, while also sneakily challenging the norms and assumptions held by not-yet vegans. She is often full of beans.www.laughsnotslaughs.com (vegan humor publication)www.sadiefreely.com (writer hub: FECK + selected essays)

Join us for Vegan Peace, the virtual support group for vegans! Find your peace, speak your piece, and connect - and yes, vegan venting welcome.Vegan Peace - Find your peace, speak your piece, and connect.WHEN: Tuesdays, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Central (3:30 p.m. Pacific, 6:30 p.m. Eastern)WHERE: ⁠⁠https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82407679747⁠Add it to your weekly calendar using this link: ⁠https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/tZYpd-6uqTItHtOBDJjm77Ca2nC9IQxlOIPc/ics?icsToken=DBQOfS24Fzeo0SaIMgAALAAAAA1JPglXlsllJ0I-OmIzcrCSLd8BpcyVMiePv9dFJMG3HWkdXuPOYmBvNILLdDYyiPtdjr42aC2D2OjEADAwMDAwMQ&meetingMasterEventId=eWN4xbHGSUmLqiuUiqs4FAQuestions?Email ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠Looking for personal coaching or vegan lifestyle coaching? Email Chrissy directly: [email protected] normalize veganism through the arts! Make vegan women's fiction classic, Marrying Myself, an international bestseller - grab your copy on Amazon or through my website, ⁠⁠https://christinemelaniebenson.com/⁠⁠Amazon:⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/Marrying-Myself-Christine-Melanie-Benson/dp/1685130763/⁠⁠Do you value what we do? Support the Vegan Posse by becoming a monthly member for only $5/month: ⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/veganposse⁠

Join us beginning in June for Vegan Peace, the virtual support group for vegans! Find your peace, speak your piece, and connectt - and yes, vegan venting welcome :)Vegan Peace - Find your peace, speak your piece, and connect.WHEN: Tuesdays, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. CentralWHERE: ⁠https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82407679747Questions? Email ⁠[email protected] for personal coaching or vegan lifestyle coaching? Email Chrissy directly: ⁠[email protected]⁠Help normalize veganism through the arts! Make vegan women's fiction classic, Marrying Myself, an international bestseller - grab your copy on Amazon or through my website, ⁠https://christinemelaniebenson.com/⁠Amazon:⁠https://www.amazon.com/Marrying-Myself-Christine-Melanie-Benson/dp/1685130763/⁠Do you value what we do? Support the Vegan Posse by becoming a monthly member for only $5/month: https://buymeacoffee.com/veganposse"Desert Pete" by the Kingston Trio: https://youtu.be/_WUf-SUSzhQ?si=IhPSehYDO-oYc_f1This week's episode with Peter Manning Robinson:Peter Manning Robinson is a Los Angeles- based pianist, Emmy Award–winning and multi–BMI Award–winning composer, inventor of the Refractor Piano™, and accomplished vegan chef whose music bridges innovation and cinematic scope with a deeply touching emotional depth. Born in Chicago and raised between Vancouver and Los Angeles, Robinson began playing piano at age three and was performing professionally by twelve. His musical foundations, rooted in classical structure and jazz improvisation, were refined through formal studies at USC and Berklee College of Music, and through performances with jazz luminaries including Ernie Watts, Phil Woods, and Freddie Hubbard.Robinson’s career spans film, television, orchestral, and live performance. His scores have earned an Emmy Award (KABC’s Above and Below) and five BMI Music Awards (Without a Trace), with orchestral works recorded by members of the London Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, and Musica Nova. In his early twenties, after developing severe tendonitis and being told he would never perform live again, he underwent a radical physical and artistic retraining process under Phil Cohen of Concordia University’s Leonardo Project, “unlearning” traditional piano technique and emerging with an entirely new physical and musical language.That journey ultimately led to the invention of the Refractor Piano™, a radically reimagined acoustic piano that allows Robinson to create what he calls “Refracted Music”, live, fully acoustic performances with no pre-recorded tracks, MIDI instruments, or external sounds. While much of Robinson’s recent work has centered on the Refractor Piano™, his upcoming neo-classical album Excursions marks a powerful return to solo acoustic piano. Compiled over a three-year period, Excursions is a deeply personal collection of compositions that navigate grief, heartbreak, resilience, and luminous hope. "Heartbreak” is a raw, heart-wrenching meditation on the universal pain of loss after a breakup. The second single "Bent Out of Shape" is a lively and joyful listen filled with whimsical notes. The stunning music video by Klaus Hoch tells the story of reconciling a relationship through a surreal tour of a shared history. The video takes place in a picturesque mansion above the sea. Cinematic, adventurous, emotive, and deeply human, Excursions is music meant to be felt. With striking twists and turns, romantic melancholy, and reflective hope, the album affirms Peter Manning Robinson’s belief that instrumental music can evoke images and emotions beyond language. As he puts it, “This is the work I am most proud of.”Follow Peter Manning Robinson HERE:Website: https://www.petermanningrobinson.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/petermanningrobinson"Bent Out of Shape": https://youtu.be/Jf0Z0P10rP4?si=1xDsaDufk0zCH0Bi"Pure Heartbreak": https://youtu.be/iLiglCKDZ6I?si=hp0Dp4b4jDzyRhOp

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Beginning on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. Central, the Vegan Posse will be bringing you a weekly online support group, Vegan Peace - a place for you to find your peace, speak your piece, and connect. No registration necessary - join us via Zoom.Questions? Email Chrissy at [email protected]: Tuesdays, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. CentralWHERE: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82407679747 Add it to your weekly calendar using this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/tZYpd-6uqTItHtOBDJjm77Ca2nC9IQxlOIPc/ics?icsToken=DBQOfS24Fzeo0SaIMgAALAAAAA1JPglXlsllJ0I-OmIzcrCSLd8BpcyVMiePv9dFJMG3HWkdXuPOYmBvNILLdDYyiPtdjr42aC2D2OjEADAwMDAwMQ&meetingMasterEventId=eWN4xbHGSUmLqiuUiqs4FA

Do you value the Vegan Posse? Support us through a one-time or monthly donation - even $5/month goes a long way!https://buymeacoffee.com/veganposseStay tuned for Vegan Peace, the special weekly online group to support you on your vegan path. It’s a place for you to find your peace, speak your piece, and connect. It's also a time for the Posse to come together, ask questions of Chrissy and/or the group regarding nutrition and vegan living, and anything else no your mind. Chrissy is a certified Vegan Lifestyle Coach and Educator, World Peace Diet Facilitator, and a clinical mental health counselor, and supporting vegans or vegan-leaning people on their path is in her blood. We'll be letting you know all the detailss oon, so stay tuned, or email ⁠[email protected] ⁠for more info.Looking for individual one-on-one coaching or consulting? Contact Chrissy personally at ⁠[email protected]⁠Help normalize veganism through the arts! Make vegan women's fiction classic, Marrying Myself, by me, Christine Melanie Benson, and international bestseller - grab your copy on Amazon or through my website, ⁠https://christinemelaniebenson.com/⁠Amazon:⁠https://www.amazon.com/Marrying-Myself-Christine-Melanie-Benson/dp/1685130763/⁠

Make vegan novel Marrying Myself an international bestseller and help normalize veganism through the arts!https://christinemelaniebenson.com/https://www.amazon.com/Marrying-Myself-Christine-Melanie-Benson/dp/1685130763/Seeking coaching and/or vegan support? Contact Chrissy directly at [email protected] This week’s episode with Dr. Michael Klaper:Moving Medicine Forward: https://www.movingmedforward.org/Dr. Michael Klaper, is a gifted clinician, internationally recognized teacher, and sought-after speaker on diet and health. He has practiced medicine for more than 40 years and is a leading educator in applied plant-based nutrition and integrative medicine.Dr. Klaper graduated from the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago (1972), served a medical internship at Vancouver General Hospital in British Columbia, Canada with additional training in internal medicine, surgery, anesthesiology, and orthopedics at the University of British Columbia Hospitals in Vancouver and in obstetrics at the University of California Hospitals in San Francisco. He practiced acute care medicine in New Zealand for three years and served for eight years on the staff of the TrueNorth Health Center in Santa Rosa, California, a nutrition-based medical clinic specializing in therapeutic fasting and health improvement through a whole-food, plant-based diet.Dr. Michael Klaper teaches that, “Health comes from healthy living” and over his medical career, has seen a whole-food, plant-based diet and lifestyle improvement reverse clogged arteries (atherosclerosis), high blood pressure (hypertension), obesity, adult onset diabetes, andDr. Klaper served as an advisor to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) project on nutrition for long-term space colonists on the moon and Mars. He was also a member of the Nutrition Task Force of the American Medical Student Association and served as the Director of the non-profit Institute of Nutrition Education and Research.A source of inspiration advocating plant-based diets and the end of animal cruelty worldwide, Dr. Klaper contributed to the making of two PBS television programs Food for Thought and the award-winning Diet for a New America movie based on the book of the same name. He has also been featured in two other documentaries, “What The Health” and “Cowspiracy”. He feels the most important work of his career is unfolding now in the Moving Medicine Forward Initiative wherein he travels to the nation’s medical schools and educates the students on using plant-predominant nutrition and positive lifestyle changes to truly heal their patients. www.DoctorKlaper.com/Moving-Medicine-Forward.

Announcements:Stay tuned for Posse Time, a group to educate, cheerlead, support you on the vegan path. It’s a time for us to come together, ask questions of me and/or the group regarding nutrition and vegan living, and anything else no your mind. Iam a certified Vegan Lifestyle Coach and Educator, World Peace Diet Facilitator, and a clinical mental health counselor, and supporting vegans or vegan-leaning people on their path is simply in my blood. I’ll be letting you know all the detailssoon, so stay tuned, or email ⁠[email protected] ⁠for more info.Looking for individual one-on-one coaching? Contact me personally at ⁠[email protected]⁠Help normalize veganism through the arts! Make vegan women's fiction classic, Marrying Myself, by me, Christine Melanie Benosn, and international bestseller - grab your copy on Amazon or through my website, ⁠https://christinemelaniebenson.com/⁠Amazon: ⁠https://www.amazon.com/Marrying-Myself-Christine-Melanie-Benson/dp/1685130763/⁠This week's episode:On March 15, 2026, a coalition of activists rescued 22 beagle puppies from Ridglan Farms, a notorious beagle factory farm near Madison, Wisconsin, that breeds beagle dogs to sell tolaboratories for a lifetime of experimentation. I got to talk to activist Amanda Olejarz, one of the courageous humans who walked into that facility and came out holding a sweet beagle puppy. As you’’ll hear, Amanda’s got a fascinating and inspiring personal story, which you’ll get to hear in addition to her own personal account of the Ridglan rescue. Enjoy this convo with Amanda Olejarz! About Amanda:Amanda Olejarz (oh-la-jars) has never eaten animals, and became consciously aware of who she was eating after her father told her she was eating Flounder, the fish from the Little Mermaid at age 6. After 2 decades as a massage therapist, she overcame chronic back pain and diseases she thought she was stuck with through raw nutrition, not massage therapy. Now, she helps people break free from conditioning and achieve self-liberation through her SAVAGE System. She became a vegan activist in 2024 with the Animal Rights Collective of Chicago, and eats well with ChicagoVeg, and makes vegan music you can download for free at ⁠https://greenpillmusic.com⁠ She’s also a fur mom to 2 Bengals, Kitty & Kat. Amanda’s social medias were just deactivated or disabled this AM, so to connect with her, join her FREE community on Skool or follow her YouTube or LinkedIn. ⁠https://www.skool.com/self-care-savages-6694/about⁠ ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@SelfCareSavagesShorts⁠ ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandaolejarz/⁠ Shout out to PlanetBased Clothing for the shirt Amanda is wearing. Amanda feels it perfectly fits the Ridglan Rescue and is grateful to Scott at PlanetBased Clothing for this design.

Resources:Make Marrying Myself an international bestseller! https://christinemelaniebenson.com/https://www.amazon.com/Marrying-Myself-Christine-Melanie-Benson/dp/1685130763/Looking for clarity, continuity, and support? Contact Chrissy for personal coaching:[email protected]

Help make vegan novel Marrying Myself an Amazon bestseller! ⁠https://www.amazon.com/Marrying-Myself-Christine-Melanie-Benson/dp/1685130763/⁠Chrissy Benson's author website: ⁠https://christinemelaniebenson.com/⁠For coaching - email [email protected] Punzone:Vegana Italiana: Traditional Italian the Plant-Based Way; A Vegan Cookbook by Tara Punzone & Gene Stonehttps://puravitalosangeles.com/vegana-italiana-cookbookEver wish you could whip up vegan versions of fresh cheese ravioli or meatballs? As the owner and chef behind the first 100% plant-based Italian restaurant in the United States, Tara Punzone knows how to transform classic Italian staples into delicious vegan dishes without sacrificing any flavor. Growing up in a big Italian family in New York, food was always at the heart of Punzone's community and gatherings. Her debut cookbook, Vegana Italiana, offers more than 100 vegan Italian recipes inspired by her family’s meals and fan-favorites from her Los Angeles-based restaurant Pura Vita. When Punzone decided to go vegan when she was twelve years old, she learned how to follow a vegan lifestyle without compromising her traditions, heritage, or love of bold flavors, and this cookbook shares her tips to help you do the same, while also embracing new techniques and flavors along the way. She also shares her personal stories and memories from growing up in New York and moving to California as well as the culinary inspiration she received from her family. With tips for stocking your pantry and strategies to replicate Italian essentials like mozzarella and ricotta cheese, Vegana Italiana includes delicious recipes like:• The Basics: Macadamia Parmigiano, Alfredo Sauce, and Roasted Garlic Aioli• Antipasti: Bruschetta, Garlic Parmigiano Potato Wedges, and Strawberry Almond Ricotta Crostini• Insalata e Verdure: Caprese, Peppas, and Stuffed Artichokes• Soups and Stews: Minestrone, Sicilian Red Lentil, and Roasted Garlic Creamy Tomato Soup• Pasta: Ravioli Pomodoro, Pesto Calabrese, and Cacio e Pepe• Secondi: Eggplant Parmigiana, Meatball Parmigiano Hero, and Heartbeet Risotto• Dolci: Tiramisu, Panna Cotta, and Lemon Mint GranitaBIO: Chef Tara Punzone is an Italian American from New York, who has thrived on a vegan diet for over 35 years. Her passion for healthy southern Italian food has been evolving since her childhood when she made the decision to adopt a vegan lifestyle. It was then Tara began converting all her family’s traditional dishes to vegan versions of the same, without compromise. Chef Tara opened Pura Vita in West Hollywood, California in 2018. Pura Vita is the first 100% Plant-Based Italian Restaurant and Wine Bar in the USA! Now everyone can also enjoy her recipes from home with her new book, Vegana Italiana.Gene Stone:BIO: A graduate of Stanford and Harvard, Gene Stone (www.genestone.com) is a former Peace Corps volunteer and newspaper editor for such companies as the Los Angeles Times, Esquire, and Simon & Schuster. He has written more than a dozen books under his own name on a wide variety of subjects, and has also ghostwritten or co-written another thirty-five books for a very diverse lot of people, many of which have been national bestsellers. However, for the past fifteen years he has concentrated mainly on writing or ghostwriting books about plant-based diets and their relationship to animal protection, health, and the environment. Among these books are such titles as Forks Over Knives, 72 Reasons to Be Vegan, How Not to Die, Living the Farm Sanctuary Life, Eat for the Planet, The Engine 2 Diet, and Animalkind.

This week, the Vegan Posse welcomes ultra-endurance athlete, six-time CEO, and author Joe Gagnon! Who is this "regular guy " from the Bronx? In his own words...Joe Gagnon sees his life as shaped by pivotal moments, from growing up in the Bronx to burning out in my thirties, then rebuilding through ultra-endurance sports and leadership. I’ve run six marathons on six continents in six days, completed the Badwater 135 through Death Valley, and led companies through major transformations. These are not stunts; they are experiments in resilience, energy, and focus, living proof of what intentional living demands and offers. Professionally, I’ve served as a six-time CEO, guiding early-stage companies through disruption while maintaining health, performance, and purpose. Personally, I’ve developed daily disciplines around nutrition, movement, and reflection that enable me to sustain impact over decades. I began my plant-based journey 20 years ago and became fully plant-based five years ago. I wrote my second book, published in August 2025, titled "Living Intentionally," to unify my life lessons into a framework for others: purpose as the foundation, intentional choices as the path, and integrity as the guiding compass. For me, intentional living is not just a theory. It’s the practice that has carried me across finish lines, into boardrooms, and through life’s inevitable setbacks. It’s the practice I now teach and share so others can do the same.Resources:www.linkedin.com/in/joegagnon/substack.com/@joecuriouswww.instagram.com/thehighperformancelifeHelp make vegan novel Marrying Myself an Amazon bestseller! https://www.amazon.com/Marrying-Myself-Christine-Melanie-Benson/dp/1685130763/Chrissy Benson's author website: https://christinemelaniebenson.com/For coaching - email [email protected]

Posse Talk with Jen Howk! is the monthly episode where Chrissy Benson and Dr. Jen Howk shoot the breeze about veganism, life, love, world events, and anything else on their minds! Looking for personal coaching or counseling? Email Chrissy directly at ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠Got show topics, guest suggestions questions for our monthly series Posse Talk with Jen Howk, or anything else on your mind? Email ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠ We love to hear form you!Make the vegan women’s fiction classic Marrying Myself by Christine Melanie Benson an international bestseller! ⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/Marrying-Myself-Christine-Melanie-Benson/dp/1685130763/⁠⁠Chrissy Benson author website: ⁠⁠https://christinemelaniebenson.com/⁠⁠Support the Vegan Posse through PayPal and/or Venmo. Consider becoming a monthly supporter!PayPal: @VeganPosseVenmo: @VeganPosse ⁠https://www.venmo.com/u/veganposse⁠Thank you! YOU are the Posse.Dr. Jen Howk website: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.jenhowk.com/⁠⁠⁠Dr. Jen Howk e-book: Truth Be Told: ⁠⁠⁠https://jenhowk.gumroad.com/l/truthbetold⁠

Wrapping up the year with a final 2025 episode of Posse Talk with Jen Howk!Looking for personal coaching or counseling? Email Chrissy directly at ⁠[email protected]⁠Got show topics, guest suggestions questions for our monthly series Posse Talk with Jen Howk, or anything else on your mind? Email ⁠[email protected]⁠ We love to hear form you!Make the vegan women’s fiction classic Marrying Myself by Christine Melanie Benson an international bestseller! ⁠https://www.amazon.com/Marrying-Myself-Christine-Melanie-Benson/dp/1685130763/⁠Chrissy Benson author website: ⁠https://christinemelaniebenson.com/⁠Support the Vegan Posse through PayPal and/or Venmo. Consider becoming a monthly supporter!PayPal: @VeganPosseVenmo: @VeganPosse https://www.venmo.com/u/veganposseThank you! YOU are the Posse.Dr. Jen Howk website: ⁠⁠https://www.jenhowk.com/⁠⁠Dr. Jen Howk e-book: Truth Be Told: ⁠⁠https://jenhowk.gumroad.com/l/truthbetold⁠

Vegan Posse will be taking a summertime hiatus! In the meantime, you can support the work that we do bringing vegans together to help animals everywhere via PayPal or Venmo : @veganposseResources:The Superior Human?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqT82oGeax0&t=39sChrissy Benson website: https://christinemelaniebenson.com/Make vegan women’s fiction classic Marrying Myself an Amazon bestseller!https://www.amazon.com/Marrying-Myself-Christine-Melanie-Benson/dp/1685130763/Email the Vegan Posse: [email protected] the Vegan Posse through PayPal and/or Venmo. Consider becoming a monthly supporter!PayPal: @VeganPosseVenmo: @VeganPosse https://www.venmo.com/u/veganposseDr. Jen Howk website: ⁠https://www.jenhowk.com/⁠Dr. Jen Howk e-book: Truth Be Told: ⁠https://jenhowk.gumroad.com/l/truthbetold⁠

General Announcements:Make the vegan women's fiction classic Marrying Myself an international bestseller! Get your copies now: https://www.amazon.com/Marrying-Myself-Christine-Melanie-Benson/dp/1685130763/https://christinemelaniebenson.com/Join Chrissy at Vegan Summerfest July 9-13, 2025, in Johnstown, PA: https://summerfest.navs-online.org/Want to change your life? Chrissy is accepting new coaching clients: [email protected] love to hear from you! Email [email protected] are the Posse! Support what we do via Venmo or Paypal - make your contribution to @veganposseThis week's episode with Danny O'Malley, founder of Before the Butcher: Danny O'Malley turned his passion for healthy and sustainable food and his background in plant-based lifestyles into one of the top plant-based meat companies in the U.S., Danny is the founder and CEO of Before the Butcher, a pioneering plant-based meat company redefining how Americans eat. A former executive at Beyond Meat with over 25 years of experience in the food industry, Danny launched Before the Butcher in 2017 to create a more diverse, accessible, and sustainable lineup of meat alternatives. Under his leadership, the company introduced the first full family of plant-based proteins—ranging from burgers and chicken to turkey and sausage—that look, cook, and taste like their animal-based counterparts.Recognized as a thought leader and international speaker on plant-based innovation, Danny has earned widespread acclaim, including multiple FABI Awards and features in The New York Times, TODAY, Forbes, and CNN Business. He also broke new ground with Mainstream by Before the Butcher, the first plant-based meat priced competitively with traditional meats. With a growing social media following and a deep commitment to sustainability, Danny continues to champion plant-forward lifestyles through product innovation, advocacy, and storytelling.”Resources:Before the Butcher: https://beforethebutcher.com/

This week's episode with Leandro "Nachie" Braga: Leandro "Nachie" Braga is an ecologist interested in how the complex patterns and processes of the nonhuman world can be applied towards resilience in our own society. As a permaculture designer, he works with visionary clients to implement practical infrastructure projects that deepen reciprocity with the landscape while empowering individuals and communities to intervene in and take control of the material conditions of their own lives.Follwo Geomancer Permaculture:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geomancerpermaculture/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/geomancerpermaculture/Marxist permaculture; https://youtu.be/ZeqSstp_W4Q?si=iOLrDb60S1Ukq_o5George Orwell, Homage to Catalonia: https://www.amazon.com/Homage-Catalonia-George-Orwell/dp/0156421178Beasts of Burden pamphlet: https://www.amazon.com/Homage-Catalonia-George-Orwell/dp/0156421178?&tag=usdedynamicse-20General announcements:Got show topics, guest suggestions questions for our monthly series Posse Talk with Jen Howk, or anything else on your mind? Email ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠ We love to hear form you!Come see Chrissy Benson speak at Vegan Summerfest – Let them know you’re with the Vegan Posse and they’ll be extra-nice to you: ⁠⁠https://summerfest.navs-online.org/⁠⁠Make the vegan women’s fiction classic Marrying Myself by Christine Melanie Benson an international bestseller! ⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/Marrying-Myself-Christine-Melanie-Benson/dp/1685130763/⁠⁠Chrissy Benson author website: ⁠⁠https://christinemelaniebenson.com/⁠⁠Support the Vegan Posse via Venmo or PayPal: @veganposseBuy Chrissy a virtual coffee ($5), chip in for recording costs ($15), or become a monthly supporter ($5/month). Thank you - YOU are the Posse!Ready to change your life from the inside out? Chrissy is accepting new coaching clients. Contact her directly at ⁠[email protected]⁠

General announcements:Got show topics, guest suggestions questions for our monthly series Posse Talk with Jen Howk, or anything else on your mind? Email ⁠[email protected]⁠ We loveto hear form you!Come see Chrissy Benson speak at Vegan Summerfest – Let them know you’re with the Vegan Posse and they’ll be extra-nice to you: ⁠https://summerfest.navs-online.org/⁠Make the vegan women’s fiction classic Marrying Myself by Christine Melanie Benson an international bestseller! ⁠https://www.amazon.com/Marrying-Myself-Christine-Melanie-Benson/dp/1685130763/⁠Chrissy Benson author website: ⁠https://christinemelaniebenson.com/⁠Support the Vegan Posse via Venmo or PayPal: @veganposseBuy Chrissy a virtual coffee ($5), chip in for recording costs ($15), or become a monthly supporter ($5/month). Thank you - YOU are the Posse!Chrissy is accepting new coaching and counseling clients. Ifyou’re ready to change your life from the inside out, contact her directly at [email protected]’s not too late to make the vegan women's fiction classic Marrying Myself an international bestseller – find it on Amazon or go to https://christinemelaniebenson.com/ for all the info.This week's episode with Jan Brandenburg, author of TheModern Mountain Cookbook:Jan Brandenburg is a full-time hospital pharmacist and parttime yoga instructor in Berea, KY.  Now 62, Jan became a vegetarian in 1995 and fully vegan in 2006.With a love of cooking from an early age, she’s always been the family hostess, a role that didn’t change even as her lifestyle did. She continues to be the cook and organizer of most family gatherings even though none of her family is vegan. To Jan, hosting joyful vegan family events is a testament to the power of sharing beautiful vegan dishes and creating a welcoming environment.As a “vegan for the animals,” Jan hopes, in her small way,  to make a difference for at least a few. Thought she loves all animals, her favorite is her mini dachshund companion, Josie. Resources:Get your copy of The Modern Mountain Cookbook: https://www.kentuckypress.com/9781985901766/the-modern-mountain-cookbook/https://www.amazon.com/Modern-Mountain-Cookbook-Plant-Based-Celebration/dp/1985901765Follow Jan and her recipes on Facebook and Intstragram:@janbrandenbrughttps://www.instagram.com/appalachianvegan/Movie, Plant Pure Nation: https://www.amazon.com/PlantPure-Nation-Dr-Michael-Greger/dp/B017JJSHRC?&tag=usdedynamicse-20

Looking for personal coaching or counseling? Email Chrissyat [email protected] show topics, guest suggestions questions for our monthly series Posse Talk with Jen Howk, or anything else on your mind? Email [email protected] We love to hear form you!Come see Chrissy Benson speak at Vegan Summerfest – Let them know you’re part of the Vegan Posse and there to see Chrissy: https://summerfest.navs-online.org/Make the vegan women’s fiction classic Marrying Myself by Christine Melanie Benson an international bestseller! https://www.amazon.com/Marrying-Myself-Christine-Melanie-Benson/dp/1685130763/Chrissy Benson author website: https://christinemelaniebenson.com/Support the Vegan Posse via Venmo or PayPal: @veganposseBuy Chrissy a virtual coffee ($5), chip in for recordingcosts ($15), or become a monthly supporter ($5/month). Thank you! YOU are the Posse.

Got topic ideas, guest suggestions, or questions for Chrissy and/or Dr. Jen Howk in our monthly Posse talk series? Send them to [email protected] to Vegan Summerfest, July 9-13, 2025, in Johnstown, PA! When you register, make sure to mention that you’re a friend of Chrissy Benson and the Vegan Posse, and they’ll take extra-good care of you! https://summerfest.navs-online.org/If you value the work that we do here at the Vegan Posse, consider becoming a financial supporter via Venmo or PayPal. Buy Chrissy a virtual coffee ($5), chip in for recording expenses ($15), and/or become a monthly supporter ($12/month). Make your donation via Venmo or PayPal to @VeganPosseInterested in coaching, counseling, and/or vegan lifestyle support? Email Chrissy at [email protected] the vegan women’s fiction classic Marrying Myselfby Christine Melanie Benson an international bestseller! ⁠https://www.amazon.com/Marrying-Myself-Christine-Melanie-Benson/dp/1685130763/⁠Chrissy Benson author website: ⁠https://christinemelaniebenson.com/⁠Chrissy Benson on Main Street Vegan blog: ⁠https://mainstreetvegan.com/your-health-a-social-justice-issue-by-chrissy-benson-vlce/⁠This week's episode with raw food/fasting guru Loren Lockman:A cult legend in the raw food/fasting world, Loren Lockman founded Tanglewood Wellness Center in Costa Rica. Unfortunately, after investing his heart, soul, and life into Tanglewood, in early 2025, Loren and Tanglewood suffered devastating financial losses due to theft, hacking, and general misanthropy, and Tanglewood is no longer in operation. Loren, however, is still very much in action, and I serendipitously got to connect with him in person here in Nashville, Tennessee. Loren’s story is tragic, riveting, and a real-life testament to the fact that you never know what’s round the corner – and material things can be lost in an instant, as I learned firsthand when 1.28 Bitcoin was stolen from my Coinbase account after I was recruited for a legal project with companies Bit-x-Bit, Ascent Data, and supposedly top-tier law firm Morgan Lewis, and tech support company Ascent Data remote-accessed my computer to (ostensibly) help with a tech issue. Like Loren, I also learned at a new level that what can’t be taken is your values, your integrity, and your commitment to what truly matters – and of course that no level of material loss compares to the suffering that non-human animals are experiencing by the billions and trillions around the world, at this very moment, courtesy of our so-called "food" system.Resources:Follow Loren Lockman:IG: https://www.instagram.com/p/DGF7rpNNATS/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/loren.lockmanTanglewood Wellness Center: https://www.tanglewoodwellnesscenter.org/aboutus.htmlVegan Posse Special Episode: Who Stole My Bitcoin? Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7IgEuqMdGK1y4w67Uzt9eAYouTube: https://youtu.be/8bxx29Po_9c?si=1TbuaIZgnWUwxiyu

A fabulous time was had by all the first-ever Posse Soiree! You can vicariously experience it here.Got show topics, guest suggestions questions for our monthly series Posse Talk with Jen Howk, or anything else on your mind? Email [email protected] We loveto hear form you!Come see Chrissy Benson speak at Vegan Summerfest – Let them know you’re a friend of Chrissy's and the Vegan Posse!: https://summerfest.navs-online.org/Make the vegan women’s fiction classic Marrying Myselfby Christine Melanie Benson an international bestseller! https://www.amazon.com/Marrying-Myself-Christine-Melanie-Benson/dp/1685130763/Chrissy Benson author website: https://christinemelaniebenson.com/Support the Vegan Posse via Venmo or PayPal: @veganposseBuy Chrissy a virtual coffee ($5), chip in for recordingcosts ($15), or become a monthly supporter ($5/month). Thank you from the Posse!

Come to the Vegan Posse Soiree! Wednesday, April 16, 2025, 11 a.m. ET, 10 a.m. CT, 8 a.m. PTvia Zoom:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84904559136Contribute to the Vegan Posse through PayPal or Venmo:@veganposseBuy Chrissy a virtual coffee ($5), chip in for recordingexpenses ($15), or even make it a monthly donation. Thank you - YOU are the Posse!Make vegan women’s fiction classic Marrying Myself aninternational bestseller! https://christinemelaniebenson.com/https://www.amazon.com/Marrying-Myself-Christine-Melanie-Benson/dp/1685130763/Looking for coaching and support? Email Chrissy at [email protected], comments, or topics for Posse Talk with Jen Howk? Email [email protected] week's episode:Angela Crawford, Ph.D. is passionate about sharing the emotional and spiritual benefits of a vegan lifestyle and empowering people toward plant-powered living. She is author of The Vegan Transformation: A Journey to Heal Yourself and the World (Lantern, April 2025). She previously worked as a psychotherapist for 25 years, empowering clients to make lifestyle changes to address stress and trauma and achieve holistic well-being. Now, as a Vegan Lifestyle Educator, she offers courses, resources, and coaching for thriving emotionally and socially as a vegan. Dr. Crawford is passionate about the power of personal transformation to create a more fulfilling, healthy, and purposeful life - and a kinder, more sustainable world.Website: https://angelacrawfordphd.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AngelaCrawfordPhD/IG: https://www.instagram.com/angelacrawfordphd/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelacrawfordphdBook: The Vegan Transformation: A Journey to HealYourself and the world:  https://angelacrawfordphd.com/book/Other resources:Why We Love Dogs, Wear Cows, and Eat Pigs by Dr.Melanie Joy: https://www.amazon.com/Love-Dogs-Pigs-Wear-Cows/dp/1590035011/Vystopia by Clare Mann: https://www.amazon.com/Vystopia-anguish-being-vegan-non-vegan/dp/0987346199

Support the Vegan Posse through PayPal and/or Venmo.Consider becoming a monthly supporter!PayPal: @VeganPosseVenmo: @VeganPosse  https://www.venmo.com/u/veganposseAnnouncements:Interested in personal coaching? Contact Chrissy at [email protected], comments, or guest suggestions? Email the Vegan Posse at [email protected] the very first Vegan Posse Soiree! When: Wednesday, April 16, 2025, 10:00 a.m. Central.Topic: Vegan Posse Soiree!Time: Apr 16, 2025 10:00 AM Central Time (US and Canada)https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84904559136Join us at Vegan Summerfest in Johnstown, PA, July 9-13,2025. Let them know that you’re part of the Vegan Posse:https://summerfest.navs-online.org/Resources:Dr. Jen Howk website: https://www.jenhowk.com/Dr. Jen Howk e-book Truth Be Told: https://jenhowk.gumroad.com/l/truthbetoldChrissy Benson website: https://christinemelaniebenson.com/Make vegan women’s fiction classic Marrying Myself anAmazon bestseller! https://www.amazon.com/Marrying-Myself-Christine-Melanie-Benson/dp/1685130763/Email Vegan Posse: [email protected]

General Announcements: Got show topics, guest suggestions questions for our monthly series Posse Talk with Jen Howk, or anything else on your mind? Email [email protected] We loveto hear from you!Come to Vegan Summerfest – and make et them know you’re part of the Vegan Posse with Chrissy Benson: https://summerfest.navs-online.org/Make the vegan women’s fiction classic Marrying Myselfby Christine Melanie Benson an international bestseller! https://www.amazon.com/Marrying-Myself-Christine-Melanie-Benson/dp/1685130763/Want coaching and support in making the MOST of this human experience and creating a rich and rewarding life, despite life’s inevitable challenges?Contact Chrissy at [email protected]: https://christinemelaniebenson.com/Support the Vegan Posse via Venmo or PayPal: @veganposseBuy Chrissy a virtual coffee ($5), chip in for recordingcosts ($15), or become a monthly supporter ($5/month). Thank you from the Posse!Mark your calendar for the very first Posse Soiree! Wednesday, April 16, 2025, 10:00 a.m. Central via Zoom. It’ll be a cross between group therapy and a fun group hang. It’s totally free – join us at the link below:Chrissy Benson is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.Topic: Vegan Posse Soiree!Time: Apr 16, 2025 10:00 AM Central Time (US and Canada)Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84904559136Meeting ID: 8490455 9136 This week’s episode with Brandi Doming, author of Vegan Wholesome: PREORDER VeganWholesome: https://www.amazon.com/Vegan-Wholesome-High-Protein-Energize-Nourish/dp/0593797434Email Brandi: [email protected] Vegan 8: https://thevegan8.com/about-the-vegan8/CascabelRestaurant, Houston, TX: https://cascabelrestauranttx.com/

Got show topics, guest suggestions questions for our monthly series Posse Talk with Jen Howk, or anything else on your mind? Email [email protected] We loveto hear form you!Come see Chrissy Benson speak at Vegan Summerfest – and make sure to let them know you’re part of the Vegan Posse and there to see Chrissy: https://summerfest.navs-online.org/Make the vegan women’s fiction classic Marrying Myself by Christine Melanie Benson an international bestseller! https://www.amazon.com/Marrying-Myself-Christine-Melanie-Benson/dp/1685130763/Chrissy Benson author website: https://christinemelaniebenson.com/Support the Vegan Posse via Venmo or PayPal: @veganposseBuy Chrissy a virtual coffee ($5), chip in for recordingcosts ($15), or become a monthly supporter ($5/month). Thank you from the Posse!Mark your calendar for the very first Posse Soiree! Wednesday, April 16, 2025, 10:00 a.m. Central via Zoom. It’ll be a cross between group therapy and a fun group hang. It’s totally free – join us at the link below:Join Zoom Meeting:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84904559136This week’s episode with Swedish Music Pro Ulf Blombergon the Black Metal Edge of Vegan!About Ulf…Ulf Blomberg has always had a strong DIY streak and aplayful interest for technical stuff, which he’s translated into a successful music career playing in bands, making a bunch of records, and touring the majority of Europe. He’s got a recording studio called HoboRec and has worked with hundreds of bands over the years. Did I mention Ulf is also a vegan and animal rights activist? He and his partner Gina have a black metal band called Black Birch whose ethos is anti-fascist and vegan. Scary? Yes! Scary awesome? Yes yes! Enjoy this conversation with vegan music professional and activist Ulf Blomberg. Ulf Blomberg and HoboRec: https://hoborec.com/Black Birch on BandCamp: https://blackbirch.bandcamp.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hoborec/

Thank you for being part of the Vegan Posse, bringing vegans together to help animals everywhere. This week, we've got two exciting announcements to share...Announcements:Support the Vegan Posse via PayPal or Venmo - buy me a virtual coffee ($5) or chip in for recording expenses ($15). Even better, become a monthly supporter!Venmo: @veganpossePayPal: @veganposseJoin Chrissy at Vegan Summerfest in Johnstown, PA, July 9-13, 2025. Let them know that you’re part of the Vegan Posse and are coming to hear Chrissy Benson speak: https://summerfest.navs-online.org/contact-us/Join us for the very first Vegan Posse Soiree! When: Wednesday, April 16, 2025, 10:00 a.m. Central (U.S.)Where: Zoom – see link and details below.https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84904559136Meeting ID: 849 0455 9136---One tap mobile+13017158592,,84904559136# US (Washington DC)+13052241968,,84904559136# US---Dial by your location• +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)• +1 305 224 1968 US• +1 309 205 3325 US• +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)• +1 646 931 3860 US• +1 929 205 6099 US (New York)• +1 719 359 4580 US• +1 253 205 0468 US• +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)• +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)• +1 360 209 5623 US• +1 386 347 5053 US• +1 507 473 4847 US• +1 564 217 2000 US• +1 669 444 9171 US• +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)• +1 689 278 1000 USMeeting ID: 849 0455 9136

This week, the Vegan Posse welcomes bodybuilder and Conscious Muscle founder Jordan Dranes! Jordan loved powerlifting and bodybuilding more than anything in the world – and then veganism came along! Now, Jordan’s muscles are massive, and so is Instagram following, but most massive of all is his compassion for animals, which fuels his work helping thousands and thousands of individuals who want to get strong, get jacked, and crush their fitness  goals. Join the rabid tribe of fans following him on Instagram and get muscle- building tips from a dude who knows what he's talking about! Do you value the work that we do here at the Vegan Posse bringing vegans together to help animals everywhere? Support the Vegan Posse financially via PayPal or Venmo: @VeganPosseGot guest suggestions, comments, or questions for our monthly series Posse Talk with Jen Howk? Email [email protected], help normalize veganism through the arts by making the vegan women's fiction classic Marrying Myself an Amazon bestseller! ⁠https://www.amazon.com/Marrying-Myself-Christine-Melanie-Benson/dp/1685130763/⁠Chrissy's website: ⁠https://christinemelaniebenson.com/⁠Resources:Follow Jordan everywhere!Website, www.consciousmuscle.net Instagram & FB: @Conscious_MuscleYouTube: @ConsciousMuscleDairy industry "news" story by Chrissy Benson: https://www.thespoof.com/spoof-news/us/144710/dairy-industry-explains-that-what-it-does-to-bulls-is-totally-different-from-bestialityAngela Fischetti of Boomre and Beyond Wellness: https://boomerandbeyondwellness.com/Referenced throughout this episode is spiritual mentor and previous Vegan Posse guest Karen Kenney: https://www.karenkenney.com/Film A Prayer for Compassion: https://aprayerforcompassion.com/Film Vegucated: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrWx_e1wuZQ

Welcome to Posse Talk with Jen Howk, the monthly series where Dr. Jen Howk and I shoot the breeze about veganism, life, love, and anything else on our minds! Share your questions, thoughts, ideas, and opinions! Email: [email protected] you value the work we do  bringing vegans together to help animals everywhere, consider supporting the Vegan Posse financially via PayPal or Venmo. We appreciate you!Venmo: https://www.venmo.com/u/veganpossePayPal: @VeganPosseHelp normalize veganism through the arts by making THE vegan women’s fiction classic, Marrying Myself, an Amazon bestseller:https://www.amazon.com/Marrying-Myself-Christine-Melanie-Benson/dp/1685130763/⁠⁠Chrissy Benson website: ⁠⁠https://christinemelaniebenson.com/⁠⁠Dr. Jen Howk website: ⁠https://www.jenhowk.com/⁠Dr. Jen Howk e-book Truth Be Told: ⁠https://jenhowk.gumroad.com/l/truthbetold⁠

The Vegan Posse podcast has been coming to you WITHOUT FAIL every week since October 2022. Do you love bringing vegans together to help animals everywhere? Consider supporting the Vegan Posse financially via PayPal or Venmo:Buy Chrissy a coffee or chip in for expenses - every amount helps! And even better if you make it monthly: ⁠https://www.venmo.com/u/veganposse⁠Or send USD or BTCH via PayPal or Venmo to @VeganPosseQuestions, comments, or guest suggestions? Email us at [email protected] Moran bio:Listed by VegNews among the “Top 10 Living Vegetarian Authors,” Victoria Moran has written fourteen books on wellbeing and eclectic spirituality, including Creating a Charmed Life, Main Street Vegan, and now: Age Like a Yogi. Victoria discovered yoga in her teens and became vegetarian as a result. She went vegan in 1983 and was inducted last year into the Vegan Hall of Fame. Founder and director of Main Street Vegan Academy, training vegan lifestyle coaches since 2012, Victoria also hosts the Main Street Vegan Podcast. She lives in Manhattan with her husband, Rev. William Melton, their dog Rupert, rescued from hoarding, and a half-blind pigeon, Thunder, rescued from the streets of New York City. Resources:Victoria Moran author website: https://victoriamoran.comMain Street Vegan Academy website: https://mainstreetvegan.comFacebook and IG: @VictoriaMoranAuthorLatest book: Age Like a Yogi: A Heavenly Path toa Dazzling Third Act : https://www.amazon.com/Age-Like-Yogi-Heavenly-Dazzling/dp/1958972592Upcoming retreat, Feb. 7-9, 2025, at the Kripalu Center forYoga and Health, Stockbridge, Massachusetts: https://kripalu.org/presenters-programs/age-yogiMake vegan women's fiction classic Marrying Myself an Amazon BESTSELLER and normailze veganism through the arts! https://www.amazon.com/Marrying-Myself-Christine-Melanie-Benson/dp/1685130763/Author website: https://christinemelaniebenson.com/

Do you value what we do in bringing vegans together to help animals everywhere? Support the Vegan Posse!Buy me a coffee! $5 Help w/ recording cost! $10Montly support - thank you! $25Or any amount you choose - we appreciate you! https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=U6Q2GULJVMN6J&no_recurring=0&item_name=The+Vegan+Posse+brings+vegans+together+to+help+animals+everywhere%21+We%27re+not+just+keeping+the+peace+but+creating+it.¤cy_code=USDHelp makevegan novelMarrying Myselfan international beststeller and normalize veganism through the arts!https://www.amazon.com/Marrying-Myself-Christine-Melanie-Benson/dp/1685130763/Christine Melanie Benson website:https://christinemelaniebenson.com/About our guest...Valerie Martin is the founder and clinical director of The Gaia Center for Embodied Healing in Nashville, Tennessee. In her own words, Valerie is a Ravenclaw, Enneagram 7, advocate for human and animal liberation, flaming liberal, child-free cat lady, and literal tree-hugger. Valerie is always up to something, and currently that's co-hosting the podcast "But For Real" and working on her doctorate in Existential Humanistic Psychology.Resources:The Gaia Center for Embodied Healing:https://gaiacenter.co/IG:https://instagram.com/valkaymartin/But For Real podcast:https://linktr.ee/butforrealpodEating Animalsby Jonathan Safran Foer:https://www.amazon.com/Eating-Animals-Jonathan-Safran-Foer/dp/0316069884Vegan resources from Colleen Patrick Goudreau:https://colleenpatrickgoudreau.com/Mind if I Order the Cheeseburger? by Shery Kolb:https://www.amazon.com/Mind-If-Order-Cheeseburger-Questions/dp/1590563840

Atlanta native and founder of the beloved food blog Sweet Potato Soul, Jenné Claiborne is obsessed with plants. As a picky eater turned certified health coach, Jenné has been enjoying the vibrant health, energy, and joy from eating whole foods for more than a decade without sacrificing her taste for Southern Soul. Jenne just released her second cookbook, Sweet Potato Soul Vegan Vibes. Make sure to check it out!  Resources: Support Vegan Posse on Patreon! patreon.com/VeganPosseCB Questions for Posse Talk with Jen Howk? Email [email protected] Interested in IFS therapy? Email Chrissy at [email protected] Sweet Potato Soul Vegan Vibes by Jenne Claiborne: https://www.amazon.com/Sweet-Potato-Soul-Vegan-Vibes-ebook/dp/B0CW1H3JKZ?ref_=ast_author_mpb  Peacefood Café: https://www.peacefoodnyc.com/  The Veganist by Kathy Freston: https://www.amazon.com/Veganist-Weight-Healthy-Change-World/dp/B0057D8R6Y  Vegan Posse interview with Jasmin Singer and Mariann Sullivan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXEfUL7PP50 Our Hen House podcast: https://www.ourhenhouse.org

It's time for our monthly Posse Talk with Jen Howk! Longtime Vegan Posse friend Dr. Jen Howk and I don't puport to solve many problems, at least in a utliitarian sense, but we cover a lot of ground. Enjoy :) Resources: Got questions for Posse Talk with Jen Howk? Email [email protected] Interested in Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy? Email chrissy at [email protected] Help make vegan women's fiction classic Marrying Myself an Amazon bestseller! https://www.amazon.com/Marrying-Myself-Christine-Melanie-Benson/dp/1685130763 Christine Melanie Benson website: http://christinemelaniebenson.com/ Dr. Jen Howk website - Conscious Evolution: ⁠https://www.jenhowk.com/⁠ Order Truth Be Told e-book: ⁠https://jenhowk.gumroad.com/l/truthbetold⁠ Join the Collective Unconscious: ⁠http://collective.jenhowk.com/⁠ Dr. Jen Howk YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/jenhowkAK Anatomy of an Epidemic by Robert Whitaker: https://www.amazon.com/Anatomy-Epidemic-Bullets-Psychiatric-Astonishing-ebook/dp/B0036S4EGE Dr. John McDougall’s resources on health and meidcal care: https://www.drmcdougall.com/education/ Mad in America website: ⁠https://www.madinamerica.com/ Listening to Prozac by Peter Kramer: https://www.amazon.com/Listening-Prozac-Landmark-Antidepressants-Remaking/dp/0140266712/ Vegan Posse Bitcoin Mystery Episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7IgEuqMdGK1y4w67Uzt9eA?si=p0nQYu4GRUKQ0grJoxm-Tw

Hayden Blane is a native Nashvillian, a wife, a mother, and an actor. She lived in LA for almost a decade, and her heart called her home to Nashville in 2014.  She’s been vegan since 2007, when she read a book that opened her heart and changed her life. She’s a runner, 43 years around the sun, she loves all animals, but her favorite is her 6-year-old cavapoo, Leroy Jenkins. After seeing Free Willy at 13, she started a fund raiser for the whales at school and raised $65 :) If there is a film on where an animal dies, she won't watch it.  Resources: Hayden Blane professional profile: ⁠https://m.imdb.com/name/nm2654198/⁠  Skinny Bitch by Rory Freedman: https://www.amazon.com/Skinny-Bitch-No-Nonsense-Tough-Love-Fabulous/dp/0762424931 Café Gratitude: https://cafegratitude.com/pages/cafe-gratitude-menus Mary Magdelene Revealed by Meggan Watterman: https://www.amazon.com/Mary-Magdalene-Revealed-audiobook/dp/B07SRK63YT/ The Engine 2 Diet by Rip Esselstyn: https://www.amazon.com/Engine-Diet-Firefighters-Save-Your-Life-Cholesterol/dp/0446506699 Marrying Myself by Christine Melanie Benson: https://www.amazon.com/Marrying-Myself-Christine-Melanie-Benson/dp/1685130763/ Sunflower Bakehouse: https://www.ilovesunflower.com/

As they say, we can't choose what happens to us; we can only choose how we respond. Often it comes down to a choice between victimhood and empowerment - and Karen Kenney chose the latter. After her mother's brutal murder, Karen would have had every justification in the world for considering herself a helpless victim. Instead, she turned her energy to helping the beings that don't get to make any choices over their own existence - the animals in our so-called "food" system, medical labs, and beyond. In this week's episode I got to chat with Karen, who, I learned, has some uncanny things in common with the protagonist of my novel Marrying Myself, Julia Jones. They lived in Boston and went to Boston University, they're both vegan, and they both tragically lost their mothers at an early age. Clearly, Karen and I are cosmically connected! Karen is now lives in NH, and she’s been vegan for 23 years. She’s a certified Spiritual Mentor, Writer, Podcast Host, and Life Coach, and you’ll see why she’s known for her storytelling, sense of humor, Boston accent and down-to-earth, no-bullshit approach to spirituality, self development, and transformational work. She’s been a yoga teacher for 25 years, and she’s also an author, speaker, and the host of The Karen Kenney Show podcast. Enjoy this conversation with Karen Kenney! Resources - Connect with Karen! KK WEBSITE: https://www.karenkenney.com/ GET MY EMAILS: https://www.karenkenney.com/signup WORK WITH ME: https://www.karenkenney.com/work-with-me THE NEST: https://www.karenkenney.com/nest THE QUEST: https://www.karenkenney.com/quest KK FREEBIE: https://www.karenkenney.com/freebie FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/karenkenneylive/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/karenkenneylive/ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/@KarenKenney More resources: Help make vegan novel Marrying Myself an Amazon bestseller! https://www.amazon.com/Marrying-Myself-Christine-Melanie-Benson/dp/1685130763/ Christine Melanie Benson website: https://christinemelaniebenson.com/

Dr. Joshua Helman MD is a Harvard-trained physician licensed in fourteen states. He has two degrees in Biochemistry, he is double Board Certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine and American Board of Lifestyle Medicine. His medical degree is from Harvard Medical School and MIT. He is the former Medical Director of Hippocrates Health Institute, was on the TrueNorth Health Center research team and was affiliated with Sponaugle Wellness Institute for 6 years, helping to reverse and prevent dementia.. He’s got some fascinating, highly encouraging news about Alzheimer’s disease which you won’t want to miss so enjoy this conversation with Dr. Josh Helman!  Resources: Got questions for Posse Talk with Jen Howk, the monthly series I’m doing with Dr. Jen Howk? Email them to ⁠[email protected]⁠   Interested in Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy? Email me at ⁠[email protected]⁠. Dr. Josh Helman website: https://drjosh.com/about/

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

How can we stay strong in 2025? Angela Fischetti can help! Angela Fischetti: A virtual physical fitness and yoga instructor and on-site licensed massage therapist specializing in fitness and wellness for older adults.  Angela Fischetti is a virtual physical fitness and yoga instructor and on-site licensed massage therapist specializing in wellness for older adults. She began teaching seniors when she was 30; it was also when she embarked on her own tough healing journey. Over three decades later, a senior herself, Angela combines years of experience and research with a unique combination of empathy and encouragement for older adults seeking a healthier lifestyle. She researches the latest findings in senior fitness and consults with each client’s medical practitioners for tailored workouts. As a licensed massage therapist, Angela also works with geriatric patients with memory and other delicate disorders who benefit from gentle touch and movement in palliative care. Angela is proud of her services to the vegan and whole foods plant-based platforms to which she provides strength training and yoga videos. They are tailored to those with chronic concerns thus making these movement modalities accessible to all. Based in the Fort Lauderdale area, Angela has served South Florida clients for over 20-years. Brooklyn-born with a background in Shakespearean theater and a lifelong passion for song, Angela is also a devoted companion to felines. Resources: Boomer and Beyond Wellness: https://boomerandbeyondwellness.com/ Marrying Myself, THE vegan anti-romance romance novel featured in VegNews magazine: https://www.amazon.com/Marrying-Myself-Christine-Melanie-Benson/dp/1685130763 Christine Melanie Benson website with special Marrying Myself playlist! https://christinemelaniebenson.com/

Welcome to the Christmas 2024 edition of Posse Talk with Jen Howk! A longtime friend of the Vegan Posse, Dr. Jen Howk is an author, researcher, and interdisciplinary social scientist. She earned her B.A. with honors from the University of Washington, and her M.A. and Ph.D. from Harvard University. Her work explores themes of health and well-being, broadly considered. Her new book called Truth Be Told discusses the freedom that can be found by adopting a “radical truth” practice. She’s got a podcast about everything called “The Face of the Deep.” She offers individual one-on-one coaching as well as webinars and weekly Zoom calls through her membership group, The Collective Unconscious. Resources: Got questions for Posse Talk with Jen Howk? Email [email protected] Interested in Internal Family Systems therapy? Email Chrissy at [email protected] Help make THE vegan novel named on the  Marrying Myself, known as the “anti-romance romance,” an Amazon bestseller! https://www.amazon.com/Marrying-Myself-Christine-Melanie-Benson/dp/1685130763 Christine Melanie Benson website: https://christinemelaniebenson.com/ Dr. Jen Howk website - Conscious Evolution: https://www.jenhowk.com/ Order Truth Be Told e-book: https://jenhowk.gumroad.com/l/truthbetold Join the Collective Unconscious: http://collective.jenhowk.com/ Dr. Jen Howk YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/jenhowkAK

As we close out the year, it's a great time to reflect on values, priorities, and purpose. If you've been feeling uncertain or lost about the importance of your vegan activism, I hope that you find this week's episode with Dr. Faraz Harsini, founder of Allied Scholars for Animal Protection (ASAP), as grounding, centering, and urgent as I did. Dr. Faraz Harsini is a Food System Biomedical Scientist. As the founder and CEO of Allied Scholars for Animal Protection (ASAP), he is leading efforts to build infrastructure in universities to protect both human and non-human animals. He is also a Senior Scientist at the Good Food Institute, the largest nonprofit dedicated to transforming the food system to animal-free foods. Dr. Harsini holds a BSc in Chemical Engineering, focusing on environmental research and nanobiotechnology, an MSc in cancer research, and a PhD in Cell Physiology and Molecular Biophysics. He is also a Diplomate of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine (ACLM). Previously, he worked in biopharmaceutical companies, leading drug development and discovery for diseases like cancer, influenza, COVID-19, and other zoonotic diseases. His dedication to animal advocacy has earned him numerous awards, including an NIH award and a Student Leadership award for his vegan advocacy. Through ASAP, Dr. Harsini empowers students, promotes plant-based nutrition and alternatives to animal testing in universities and medical schools, expands animal and environmental protection on college campuses, and helps dining halls transition to plant-based menus. He is committed to creating a more compassionate and sustainable world. Every year, Dr. Harsini lectures at many top universities, educating students on the benefits of a plant-based diet in mitigating climate change, reducing the risk of zoonotic diseases and antibiotic resistance, promoting sustainable food production, and protecting animals and the environment. Resources: Follow Dr. Faraz Harsini and his work to end animal suffering ASAP: Website: https://www.alliedscholars.org/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/dr_faraz_harsini/ https://www.instagram.com/alliedscholars/ YouTube: faraz_harsini/www.youtube.com/c/ X: https://x.com/DrFarazHarsini Help make vegan novel Marrying Myself an Amazon bestseller! https://www.amazon.com/Marrying-Myself-Christine-Melanie-Benson/dp/1685130763 VP SPECIAL EPISODE: Who Stole My Bitcoin? ⁠https://open.spotify.com/episode/7IgEuqMdGK1y4w67Uzt9eA?si=m1yRPn2sTQeab3zK50Ogog⁠

First and foremost, help make the vegan novel Marrying Myself an Amazon bestseller! Buy copies for all your family and friends and leave a STELLAR review ***** - it's our best way of normalizing veganism through the arts! Buy Marrying Myself on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Marrying-Myself-Christine-Melanie-Benson/dp/1685130763 Christine Melanie Benson website: https://christinemelaniebenson.com/ Got guest suggestions or questions for our monthly Posse Talk with Jen Howk? Email [email protected] This week's episode: Dr. Sailesh Rao is the Founder and Executive Director of Climate Healers, a non-profit dedicated to healing the Earth’s climate. He is an environmentalist by occupation and systems engineer by profession. He invented the protocol for transforming early analog internet connections to more robust digital connections, while accelerating their speed ten-fold. Any data accessed on the internet likely passed through a device implementing this protocol. Dr. Sailesh Rao is also a Human, Earth and Animal Liberation (HEAL) activist. He promised his granddaughter that the world will be largely Vegan before she turns 16 in 2026, so that people will stop eating her relatives, the animals. With people like him advocating for the vegan cause, we just might have a shot at making that happen. Resources: Facebook: @climatehealers Youtube: @climatehealer Twitter: @climatehealers Web: https://climatehealers.org

In this one-of-a-kind episode, the Vegan Posse returns to its podcast roots with a special audio only episode. If you think you’ve heard some incredible stories about the lengths that people will go to help animals, trust me, you haven’t heard a story like this! With an uncanny ability to make things happen, never give up, and tap into near-miraculous levels of serendipity, Helga Tacreiter not only saved a group of calves who survived a lightning struck that killed their mothers but went on found a sanctuary called The Cow Sanctuary for these any a host of other animals in need of a home. She wrote a children’s book about her experience called Harvey and the Lightning Herd. Enjoy this conversation with the lovely Helga Tacreiter! Resources: The Cow Sanctuary website: https://thecowsanctuary.org/ Buy Harvey and the Lightning Herd – PETA: https://shop.peta.org/harvey-and-the-lightning-herd.html Buy Harvey and the Lightning Herd – Amazon:  https://www.amazon.com/Harvey-Lightning-Herd-Helga-Tacreiter/dp/B0DK1TZ6R3 Chrissy Benson website: https://christinemelaniebenson.com/ Buy THE vegan anti-romance romance, Marrying Myself: https://www.amazon.com/Marrying-Myself-Christine-Melanie-Benson/dp/1685130763 The Jungle by Upton Sinclair: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/140 Got questions for Posse Talk with Jen Howk? Email [email protected]

It's coming up on that special time of year - good-special in some ways, frustrating-special in others, especially if you're a vegan. We're releasing this month's Posse Talk with Jen Howk a few days early, to give you that extra-special vegan boost going into Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's, and all the winter holidays. Enjoy this episode of Posse Talk with Jen Howk! Resources: Dr. Jen Howk website: https://www.jenhowk.com/ Dr. Jen Howk membership group, The Collective Unconscious: https://collective.jenhowk.com/feed Truth Be Told by Dr. Jen Howk: https://www.jenhowk.com/truth/ Christine Melanie Benson website: https://christinemelaniebenson.com/ THE vegan anti-romance romance, Marrying Myself by Christine Melanie Benson: https://www.amazon.com/Marrying-Myself-Christine-Melanie-Benson/dp/1685130763 The Good Whale podcast series about Keiko the whale: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/podcasts/serial-good-whale.html The Vegan by Andrew Lipstein: https://www.amazon.com/Vegan-Novel-Andrew-Lipstein/dp/0374606587

Who doesn’t love a challenge – and what better than a VEGAN challenge? Veganuary is a month-long challenge that encourages people to go plant-based for the month of January, and in this episode, I chatted with the U.S. Director of Veganuary, Sandra Hungate, who now lives in Portland, OR, but who’s live all over the world, speaks four languages, and has been working in marketing for sustainable living and eating for most of her career. She’s been vegan for over seven years, and has been with Veganuary since 2023. Enjoy this conversation with Sarndra Hungate – and tell all your not-yet-vegan friends to try Veganuary! Resources: United States Veganuary: https://veganuary.com/en-us/Veganuary website: www.veganuary.com PETA - Meet Your Meat: https://www.peta.org/videos/meet-your-meat/ Christine Melanie Benson website: https://christinemelaniebenson.com/ Marrying Myself on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Marrying-Myself-Christine-Melanie-Benson/dp/1685130763/ Marrying Myself playlist featuring indie Boston artists and others: https://christinemelaniebenson.com/?page_id=497https://christinemelaniebenson.com/?page_id=497

Welcome to this landmark pre-Thanksgiving episode with Peter Singer! Peter Singer has been called the world’s most influential living philosopher. He’s been credited with starting the modern animal rights movement, and his work was certainly integral in my own vegan education. This month, he was featured in a New York Times interview titled "Pater Singer wants to Shatter Your Moral Complacency" - but between you and me, it was the Vegan Posse that got the real scoop. Peter Singer is a renowned moral philosopher and bioethicist, recognized for his influential contributions to applied ethics from a utilitarian perspective. Born in Melbourne, Australia, in 1946, he was educated at the University of Melbourne and the University of Oxford. Singer has held teaching positions in England, the United States, and Australia, serving 25 years as the Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University. He is best known for his groundbreaking book Animal Liberation, which argues against factory farming and advocates for veganism, fundamentally changing the discourse on animal rights. His essay "Famine, Affluence, and Morality" encourages affluent individuals to donate to alleviate global poverty. Singer's recent work Consider the Turkey delivers a compelling critique of humanity's treatment of animals, especially in the context of traditional practices like Thanksgiving. His extensive body of work, including over 50 books and numerous essays, challenges conventional ethical views and urges consideration of the rights and welfare of all sentient beings. Resources: Peter Singer website: www.petersinger.info Books by Peter Singer, Princeton University Press: https://press.princeton.edu/our-authors/singer-peter?srsltid=AfmBOorgv4yuKO3b2Jlf9XSlSio_vpw0SxbMZRY24UY03Ooj05Sk8bHj Consider the Turkey by Peter Singer: https://www.amazon.com/Consider-Turkey-Peter-Singer/dp/0691231680/ Animal Liberation Now by Peter Singer: https://www.amazon.com/Animal-Liberation-Now-Definitive-Classic/dp/0063226707/ AI Persona: petersinger.ai AI Peter Singer: ⁠AI Persona: ⁠⁠petersinger.ai⁠ Lives Well Lived Podcast: https://www.petersinger.info/podcast Also available on Apple, Spotify, and other podcast platforms. Substack: boldreasoningwithpetersinger.substack.com YouTube: youtube.com/@peter_singer Buy THE vegan anti-romance romance, Marrying Myself: ⁠https://christinemelaniebenson.com/⁠ ⁠https://www.amazon.com/Marrying-Myself-Christine-Melanie-Benson/dp/1685130763⁠ Animal Machines by Ruth Harrison: https://www.amazon.com/Animal-Machines-Factory-Farming-Industry/dp/1780642849 Peter Singer interview in New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/02/magazine/peter-singer-interview.html "News" Story: Dairy Industry Explains the What It Does to Bulls I s Totally Different from Bestiality: https://www.thespoof.com/spoof-news/us/144710/dairy-industry-explains-that-what-it-does-to-bulls-is-totally-different-from-bestiality Tyson Foods expose: The Meat Racket by Christopher Leonard: https://www.amazon.com/Meat-Racket-Takeover-Americas-Business/dp/1451645813

We all have our unique vegan path. Andrea Learned found that path through her environmental and sustainability work. Andrea is a self-proclaimed climate influence producer and host of the Living Change climate leadership podcast. She’s now in the development stage of her second podcast, Climate Influence, with Andrea Learned; and is working on a short documentary. Andrea is well known for her deep climate network and counterintuitive social engagement and leadership development approach. Andrea’s early career was in marketing to women, during which time she co-authored the book Don’t Think Pink: What Really Makes Women Buy and How to Increase Your Share of this Crucial Market. These many pieces came together when she wrote her master’s thesis in 2011 on gender and sustainability leadership. Resources: Andrea Learned: https://linktr.ee/AndreaLearned Andrea Learned interview with DJ John Richards: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/plant-based-climate-influence-with-dj-john-richards/id1666099446?i=1000596748017 Episodes and transcripts: https://learnedon.com/podcast/ Plant-powered carbon challenge: https://www.nyc.gov/site/foodpolicy/environment/plant-powered-carbon-challenge/plant-powered-carbon-challenge.page Andrew Learned interview with Sandeep Patel (Episode 4): Greener by Default https://www.greenerbydefault.com/our-team Reducetarian Foundation - Brian Kateman: Meat Me Halfway: https://www.meatmehalfway.org/  Christine Melanie Benson website: https://christinemelaniebenson.com/ The vegan anti-romance romance Marrying Myself by Christine Melanie Benson: https://www.amazon.com/Marrying-Myself-Christine-Melanie-Benson/dp/1685130763/

Welcome to this month's Posse Talk with Jen Howk! Every month, Dr. Jen Howk and Chrissy discuss life, love, relationships, human nature, world events, the meaning of life - and anything else on our minds. We welcome YOUR questions, comments and topics suggestions - email us at [email protected] Resources: Dr. Jen Howk website: https://www.jenhowk.com/ Chrissy Benson website: https://christinemelaniebenson.com/ Buy Marrying Myself, the vegan anti-romance romance: https://www.amazon.com/Marrying-Myself-Christine-Melanie-Benson/dp/1685130763 This Jungian Life podcast: https://thisjungianlife.com/ Radical Honesty by Brad Blanton: https://www.amazon.com/Radical-Honesty-Transform-Telling-Truth/dp/0970693842

Welcome to the 100th episode of the Vegan Posse! This week, you get two special guests for the price of one. Mariann Sullivan is a lawyer and teaches animal law at Cornell Law School. She has served as the chair of the American Bar Association’s Tort Trial Insurance Practice Section’s Animal Law Committee and the NY Bar Association’s Committee on Legal Issues Pertaining to Animals. She is also the 2021 recipient of the Excellence in Animal Law: Scholarship-Teaching-Service Award from the American Association of Law Schools. In addition to co-hosting the award-winning, weekly Our Hen House podcast, Mariann hosts the Animal Law Podcast. Writer and activist Jasmin Singer is the author of The VegNews Guide to Being a Fabulous Vegan (Hachette, 2020), the memoir Always Too Much and Never Enough (Berkley, 2016), and the editor of the anthology, Antiracism in Animal Advocacy (Lantern, 2021). She is Editor-at-Large (and former Senior Editor) for VegNews, as well as the host of the VegNews podcast. Jasmin is a host at WXXI — Rochester, NY’s NPR member station. Along with Mariann, Jasmin co-hosts the Our Hen House podcast.  Resources: Grab holiday copies of the vegan anti-romance romance Marrying Myself by Christine Melanie Benson: https://christinemelaniebenson.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Marrying-Myself-Christine-Melanie-Benson/dp/1685130763/ Holiday Tips! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/veganposse/episodes/Special-Holiday-Episode-VP-Host-Chrissy-Bensons-Seven-LUCKY-Vegan-Holiday-Tips-e2dg378/a-aaotujb Our Hen House podcast: https://www.ourhenhouse.org/ https://www.facebook.com/OurHenHouse/ https://twitter.com/OurHenHouse/ https://www.instagram.com/OurHenHouse/ https://www.tiktok.com/@ourhenhouse https://www.threads.net/@ourhenhouse?hl=en

Fall is here! And what better way to kick it off than by getting super cozy with Nutmeg Notebook host Tami Kramer? But first, some Posse news... NEW MONTHLY SERIES: Posse Talk with Jen Howk! Our new monthly series, Posse Talk with Jen Howk, will be airing the FIRST week of every month - don't miss the dish! Got questions or comments, or just seeking general advice from evolutionary psych guru gone rogue, Dr. Jen Howk and/or for Chrissy? Send them to ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠ Get head start on holiday shopping with THE vegan anti-romance romance, Marrying Myself: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/Marrying-Myself-Christine-Melanie-Benson/dp/1685130763/⁠⁠ And don't forget to leave a rave review! Find out more and get a personalized copy of Marrying Myself here: ⁠⁠⁠https://christinemelaniebenson.com/⁠⁠⁠ This week's episode:... Tami Kramer has been following a whole food plant-based lifestyle since 2013. Through dietary changes she was able to lower her LDL Cholesterol and avoiding taking statins. She was also able to achieve a healthy weight and more importantly she has been maintaining her 50-pound weight loss since 2015. On her blog and YouTube channel Nutmeg Notebook, Tami and her husband, Tom, share their love of a healthy, whole-food plant-exclusive lifestyle. Tami’s recipes are salt-, oil-, and sugar-free. She is famous  for her “Beautiful Chopped Salads” and her weekly batch prep strategy. To help viewers work smarter not harder in the kitchen, she shares her proven tips, recipes, and kitchen shortcuts to make this lifestyle easier. Tami helps you get healthy and stay healthy, one meal at a time. Get a 30% DISCOUNT on Nutmeg Notebook cooking classes by using the code nutmeg30 Resources: Nutmeg Notebook: Instagram: https://instagram.com/nutmegnotebook Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NutmegNotebook YouTube: https://youtube.com/@nutmegnotebook Website: https://nutmegnotebook.com Get a 30% DISCOUNT on Nutmeg Notebook cooking classes by using the code nutmeg30

New monthly Vegan Posse series: Posse Talk with Jen Howk! Email your questions about human nature, relationships, health, or anything else to Dr. Jen Howk and/or Chrissy to [email protected] This week's episode... Angela Crawford, Ph.D., is passionate about the benefits of a compassionate vegan lifestyle for emotional, mental, and physical well-being, compassion for all sentient beings, and caring for the planet. She recently researched and wrote The Vegan Transformation: A Journey to Heal Yourself and the World, due to be published in 2025. She became vegetarian over 17 years ago when a TV program awakened her regarding the harm to animals and humans caused by "meat production." She continued to read and learn about the devastating impacts of animal agriculture on animals, human health, and the planet, leading her to adopt a fully vegan lifestyle in 2019 - and she now brings her psychology background to educate and empower others. Dr. Crawford writes a blog, has a YouTube channel, and offers educational programs focused on thriving emotionally with a vegan lifestyle. She holds certifications in Plant-Based Nutrition (T. Colin Campbell Institute for Nutrition Studies at e-Cornell), as a Master Vegan Lifestyle Coach and Educator (https://mainstreetvegan.com/), and Transformational Coach. She has a doctorate in Clinical Psychology and previously worked for 25 years as a psychotherapist. Resources: Dr. Angela Crawford website: www.angelacrawfordphd.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheVeganTransformation Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/angelacrawfordphd/

Welcome to the new monthly Vegan Posse series, Posse Talk with Jen Howk! On the first Friday of every month, Chrissy will be chatting with Dr. Jen Howk, author of the book Truth Be Told and host of the Collective Unconscious, about life, love, the state of the world, and anything else that's on their minds. Many of are familiar with Jen Howk from the Beat Your Genes podcast. But Jen has now moved on from Beat Your Genes, and their loss is the Vegan Posse’s gain! Got questions or comments for Jen and/or Chrissy? Email [email protected] and we'll do our best to answer in the next Posse Talk. Resources: Jen Howk website: https://www.jenhowk.com/ Jen Howk Collective Unconscious: https://collective.jenhowk.com/ Truth Be Told by Dr. Jen Howk Christine Melanie Benson (Chrissy) website: https://christinemelaniebenson.com/

This week, get the inside scoop on compassion in the kitchen from plant-based nutrition educator, chef, and content creator Natalie Golba. Originally from the Soviet Union, Natalie realized that the best way for her to help animals was to help humans learn to cook plant-based – and skyrocket their own health, beauty, athletic performance and longevity by becoming their own healthiest chefs. A former fashion model., Natalie herself is one of those many vegans who embody true beauty, both inside and out. Enjoy this conversation with Natalie Golba! Resources: Cooking course for plant-based beginners: http://healthiestchef.com  Free recipes on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nataliegolba?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Documentary Earthlings: https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2vd2a7 Special Bitcoin mystery episode VP#93: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7IgEuqMdGK1y4w67Uzt9eA?si=bcdc770cb3f04771 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bxx29Po_9c

This week, the Vegan Posse welcomes BACK legendary Victoria Moran. Featured twice on Oprah and listed by VegNews among the “Top 10 Living Vegetarian Authors,” Victoria Moran has written fourteen books, including Creating a Charmed Life, Main Street Vegan, and the upcoming Age Like a Yogi. Vegan for 40 years, Victoria serves as director of Main Street Vegan Academy, training vegan lifestyle coaches since 2012; hosts the Main Street Vegan Podcast; and is a co-director of the Compassion Consortium, an Interfaith spiritual center for animal advocates. She lives in Manhattan with her husband, William, a chihuahua named Rupert, rescued from hoarding, and a half-blind pigeon, Thunder, rescued from the streets of New York City. Fun fact: long ago, before either of them was even vegetarian, Paul McCartney bought Victoria a drink.  Resources: Victoria Moran author website: https://victoriamoran.com Main Street Vegan Academy website: https://mainstreetvegan.com Instagram: @VictoriaMoranAuthor @mainstreetvegan Facebook: @VictoriaMoranAuthor New book Age Like a Yogi: A Heavenly Path to  a Dazzling Third Act: https://victoriamoran.com/age-like-a-yogi/ Help solve Chrissy’s real-life Bitcoin mystery: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7IgEuqMdGK1y4w67Uzt9eA?si=bcdc770cb3f04771