Tiny Shifts, Big Change—Tips for Living with Purpose
Food for Thought: The Joys and Benefits of Living Vegan
Colleen Patrick-Goudreau
4.8 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 1 May 2025
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
Enjoy this conversation with Toni and Michelle from Plant-Powered People Podcast. Feeling overwhelmed trying to “do the right thing” in a complicated world? You're not alone—and you're not doing it wrong. In this episode, Colleen Patrick-Goudreau helps us move beyond guilt, perfectionism, and burnout by reconnecting with what matters most: compassion. Whether you’re struggling to stay consistent with your values, feeling discouraged by your impact, or unsure where to start—this conversation offers practical, heart-centered guidance for creating real change, one small step at a time.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, everyone. I hope you're doing fabulously well while I work on new episodes and also to change |
| 0:06.0 | things up. I am thrilled to share this conversation I had with Tony Okamoto and Michelle Kane on |
| 0:12.7 | their podcast, Plant Powered People. Michelle and Tony are forces to be reckoned with both |
| 0:19.8 | individually as well as what they do together. |
| 0:22.9 | Michelle Kane is the founder of World of Vegan. |
| 0:25.8 | She's a content creator, a passionate advocate for making vegan, living easy and inspiring. |
| 0:31.8 | Tony Okamoto is the founder of plant based on a budget. |
| 0:34.5 | She's the author of several cookbooks, focused on affordable, accessible |
| 0:38.1 | vegan meals. And together, they co-authored the friendly vegan cookbook and they co-host |
| 0:44.3 | the Plant Powered People podcast. I love alliteration. I love the name of their podcast. |
| 0:50.6 | And on that podcast, they help people embrace vegan living with ease and joy and compassion. |
| 0:57.7 | But more than that, I am honored to call them my very good longtime friends. |
| 1:03.7 | I so enjoyed this conversation and I hope you do as well. |
| 1:07.9 | Don't forget to follow Plant Powered People podcast as well as Food for Thought |
| 1:11.7 | podcast and for more inspiration and information on living compassionately. You can subscribe to my |
| 1:17.0 | substack, pick up your copy of a year of compassion, and of course, check out my upcoming |
| 1:21.8 | all-inclusive vegan trips. All of this can be found at joyfulvegan.com. Now, let's get to the episode. |
| 1:30.8 | Hello, hello, and welcome back to the Plant Powered People podcast. |
| 1:34.3 | I'm Michelle Kane, founder of World of Vegan. |
| 1:36.5 | And I'm Tony Okamoto, founder of Plant Based on a Budget and Food Sharing Vegan. |
| 1:40.6 | On this show, we talk with experts, thought leaders, and inspiring people from around the world |
| 1:45.0 | to empower you, dear listener to learn, explore, and evolve in a kind, sustainable, and healthy |
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