Speaking your Truth
Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan
Colleen Patrick-Goudreau
4.8 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 3 December 2006
⏱️ 17 minutes
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Summary
I’ve heard some people say that they’re not vegetarian because they don't want to make their non-vegetarian friends and family uncomfortable, they don’t want to appear difficult, they don't want to appear different. Noble though it sounds, I think we underestimate our friends and family in the guise of "protecting them" from any discomfort, and in doing so, we’re not only denying our own ethics and perpetuating the socially sanctioned abuse of animals, we’re also - potentially - denying other people their own transformation. When we deny our own truth, we may very well be denying others theirs.
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| 0:00.0 | And I'm Welcome to Food for Thought. My name is Colleen Patrick Gudro from Compassionate Cooks, which I founded to empower people to make informed |
| 0:24.7 | food choices and to debunk myths about vegetarianism and animal rights. |
| 0:28.9 | I do this through cooking classes, an online cookbook, lectures, and workshops, articles and essays, this podcast, and a |
| 0:35.4 | cooking DVD. |
| 0:37.0 | You can learn more about who we are and what we do by visiting our website, |
| 0:40.5 | W.w.w. |
| 0:41.6 | Compassionate Cooks.com. |
| 0:44.0 | Thank you to those of you who have taken the time to write to me and let me know how the |
| 0:48.4 | podcast has helped you. It's just amazing to receive your responses. I can't tell you how it just absolutely makes my day and just it's just amazing |
| 0:57.4 | Here's one I received from Deborah just last week. She writes I just wanted to begin this Thanksgiving week by telling you how much I |
| 1:05.9 | appreciate your website and your podcasts. I'm 36 years old and this will be my first turkey-free |
| 1:12.3 | Thanksgiving. |
| 1:13.4 | I'm really thankful that I have your podcast to listen to. |
| 1:15.9 | I don't yet have a support system of like-minded friends |
| 1:18.6 | to spend the season with, but that's where you come in. |
| 1:21.2 | I can hear your voice and know that I'm not alone. It's really |
| 1:24.7 | amazing that technology enables us to communicate with each other and have this kind of impact |
| 1:29.3 | on one another. And I do think having a support system is so important and I'm so glad I can help Deborah |
| 1:36.0 | and others feel like they're not alone because you're not, you're not alone. |
| 1:40.0 | And I'm going to talk more about this in a sec. |
| 1:42.8 | If you'd like to send me an email, you can do so at podcast |
| 1:45.8 | at Compassionate cooks.com. |
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