As 2025 comes to a close, Michele reflects on the patterns, lessons, and insights that showed up again and again this year—in her own life, on the Vedge Your Best podcast, and in her work with clients.
This episode isn’t about resolutions or reinvention. It’s about continuation.
Drawing on behavioral science, psychology, and lived experience, Michele shares seven themes that shaped 2025 and offers a grounded, compassionate framework for carrying those lessons into 2026—especially for anyone moving in a plant-based or vegan direction and wondering why change can feel so hard even when it matters deeply.
If you’ve felt discouraged, stuck, or “behind,” this episode is a reminder that you’re not starting from scratch—you’re starting from experience.In This Episode, We Explore:
Why deciding once is never enough—and why remembering is the real work of change
How information is rarely the problem, and why friction points matter more than facts
Why discomfort is not failure, but often the cost of caring
The difference between performance and practice, and why practice is what sustains long-term change
How waiting keeps us stuck, and why engagement creates clarity
Why restarting is not starting over, and how experience becomes an asset
How the deepest changes are often subtle, invisible at first, but foundational
Key Takeaways:
You don’t think your way into lasting change—you act your way into clearer thinking
All-or-something beats all-or-nothing every time
Identity shifts often happen before outcomes stabilize
Not changing is uncomfortable too—it’s just quieter
You’re not behind, broken, or failing
You’re starting from experience
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