I’ve been thinking about what to write for weeks. The longer I’ve been vegan, the less I have to say. I stay in my bubble and do my thing. I know someone who’s in her first year of veganism. She’s reading books, listening to podcasts, watching movies. I remember that phase – soaking in all […]
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Compassion for Everyone: Finding Strength in Hard Times
The day after half of this country elected Donald Trump as its next president, I watched Hillary Clinton’s concession speech. While my own feelings were streaked with tears and tinged with disbelief, I couldn’t help but feel bad for the young people in the balcony at that event. They were crying. They were disappointed. They […]
The Compassion Conversation Must Continue
This summer marks eight years since I read Skinny Bitch. It would be another year and half before I gave up cheese, but my awakening to a more compassionate lifestyle began that afternoon in a Barnes & Noble store. Awakening Maybe that’s not quite true. I think I had already started to awaken, in some […]
Finding Compassion for the Less-Than-Vegan
One time, in a vegan-friendly omni restaurant, there was this young woman conversing with her server over a platter of sushi. She could be overheard explaining that she is “vegetarian, but I still eat fish” and that she has a “friend who is vegan,” but she didn’t see the need, worries about protein, blah blah […]
Developing Greater Self-Compassion
If I had to choose one central message I try to convey through my work, it would be the importance of developing self-compassion. As I understand it, self-compassion means being kind and loving toward yourself when you are faced with difficulties, pain, or feelings of inadequacy. Self-Compassion and Veganism Vegans, in my opinion, may be in […]