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sizism, and fat acceptance within the vegan movement with the brilliant Jasmine Singer.

If I want to lose weight, that still doesn't make the this me the before picture. And I don't

need to be ashamed of it. If I want to lose weight, I don't need to be ashamed of myself in the now.

It could just be

about like changing the dialogue in our heads instead of what do I look like to how am I feeling.

And that's what ultimately freed me from food addiction. So, do, do do do do do do do.

Eat your veggies, not your friends, it's not hard to be vegan.

The chickpeak!

So, peeps, in case you haven't noticed, it's January, which is a time of year that's great for focusing on veganism and healthy new

intentions and things you'd like to manifest. But the more challenging side of this month is that

there can be too much of a focus on self-improvement, particularly on getting fit and losing weight.

And it's so easy to get swept up in this movement and to judge yourself harshly for not

smashing your goals and then to end up starting this year in a negative state of mind.

So we wanted to offer some support to push back against this pressure and any judgment you may be feeling by talking about body positivity and fat acceptance in the vegan movement.

And we were asked by a few listeners to talk about how there isn't currently enough representation for all types of vegan bodies in the mainstream media. And

somebody who's written and spoken extensively about her body image and veganism and the experiences

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