Hello guys and welcome to the Lean of Plants podcast. I'm Chelsea, former overweight, healthy

vegan, confused about why I couldn't look like my favorite plant-based influences even though

I was chugging back green smoothies every day. After a decade of unsustainable vegan diets,

I learned the truth about weight loss, lost 40 pounds,

and now I'm in the best shape of my life even after two kids.

Girl, if you've been struggling to drop the pounds as a vegan,

stuck in a cycle of self-sabotage, sick of yo-yo

dieting and going hungry, never being able to get and stay lean, then this is the podcast

for you.

Each week I share the no BS truth about why vegan women are overweight, the action steps

to get you shedding fat and the

mindset you'll need to get slim for life. I'm stoked to have you here. Let's get started.

Hello, welcome back to another episode. I'm so excited to get into this topic. And I know I say that every single week, partly for me to psych myself up, partly for you to get you excited.

But today I really, really am so excited and passionate

about this topic. It's been on my mind a lot recently and it's kind of fitting that I'm sitting

here actually standing. I've got my stand-up desk and I've got my iced coffee that I've

just down in a plastic container. And I know that people really don't like that, not ideal situation to buy something from plastic.

And I did, I did.

And we're going to be talking about the fear of judgment and criticism today.

We're going to be looking at how to handle criticism well, how to handle that with poise and grace

and to not let that fear hold you back from doing things that matter to you. Because here's the

thing, if the fear of judgment and criticism stops you living the life that you want, that is robbing you from

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