Ex-Vegans — Why People Stop Being Vegan
Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan
Colleen Patrick-Goudreau
4.8 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 21 June 2022
⏱️ 88 minutes
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Summary
Ex-Vegan celebrities and ex-vegan non-celebrities (friends, family members, co-workers) leave vegans feeling disappointed and perplexed.
In this episode I address why people stop being vegan in the first place. Is it because:
*they lack willpower?
*they lack compassion?
*you can't get protein and Omega-3s from plants?
*because there's nothing to eat?
And I address the responses vegans have to ex-vegans:
*"they were never vegan in the first place."
*"they didn't do it for ethics — only health."
*"they were fake vegans; real vegans don't go back."
Join me for this extended episode as I tackle the excuses and the reasons behind ex-vegans and the assertions made by vegans who "just don't understand" how vegans can stop being vegan.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to Food For Thought, the place to explore, celebrate and manifest a life motivated |
| 0:23.1 | and defined by unconditional compassion and optimal wellness. |
| 0:27.0 | Today's episode is a re-broadcast of one of the most popular episodes of Food For Thought. |
| 0:32.3 | I hope you enjoy this episode. |
| 0:34.5 | I am working on some new episodes as we speak, lots going on as usual, and I want to |
| 0:40.8 | remind you that this podcast is brought to you by the sponsors of this podcast, which |
| 0:46.0 | is you, the listeners of this podcast. |
| 0:48.1 | So if you'd like to be a supporter and help this podcast, continue, you can go to patreon.com |
| 0:54.6 | slash Conlean Patrick Adro. |
| 0:56.4 | I also want to remind you that we have some trips that are live right now at JoyfulVeganTrips.com. |
| 1:03.7 | In the meantime, I just wanted to make sure you had something to listen to while I'm working |
| 1:07.4 | on new episodes. |
| 1:08.9 | And so I thought this was a good episode to keep you occupied until I have a new episode |
| 1:14.1 | for you. |
| 1:16.1 | Enjoy. |
| 1:17.1 | Let me know if you have any questions. |
| 1:18.8 | As always, you can find me at JoyfulVegan.com. |
| 1:22.3 | Thanks everyone. |
| 1:23.3 | Enjoy. |
| 1:24.3 | I'm so glad to be here with you. |
| 1:26.4 | Tell me if this is a pattern you've seen before. |
| 1:29.2 | Celebrity becomes vegan. |
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