Plant-Powered People Podcast

Fun news: Toni’s getting married! And for anyone else who’s planning a wedding, we’re going to share the low-down on how to do it plant-based-style! We’ve brought our friend Taylor Wolfram on the show to share her experience planning a wedding with her non-vegan spouse, Michelle talks about some compromises she made to accomodate family, and Toni chats about what it’s like to be currently going through the decision-making process. Mazel tov! Here’s to wedding season!

In one of our recent podcast interviews, Karen Brockway talked about how her faith has been a big part of her journey in plant-based eating. It inspired us to cover this topic in its own episode! We brought on Deanne Thomsen, a lifelong Christian who is very active in her church community and also does faith outreach for The Humane Society of the United States, to talk about her experience in marrying her two passions.

With all the major changes happening to your body, being pregnant in general can be really stressful. But when you’re vegan and everyone has an opinion about your pregnancy, it can be extra frustrating. In our latest episode, Josie Steiger shares her experience of having a healthy vegan pregnancy and baby, some of the resources she found most helpful, and how to be the best advocate for yourself and your baby.

The new year is the perfect time to set goals and make resolutions, but unfortunately, they’re not always easy to see through once the hectic rush of life sets in. That’s why we were eager to invite Karen Brockway on the show to share what happens when you actually stick to your new year’s health goals. Last year, Karen joined in for our Plant-Based on a Budget New Year’s Challenge and has had tremendous benefits by sticking with it. We hope that you’ll enjoy this episode, and that she inspires you as much as she’s inspired us to adopt healthier habits and reclaim good health.

Ah, college life! We remember it fondly because it was when we both decided to align our dietary choices with our values and full-on embrace plant-based eating. That’s why we’re so excited to bring on Felicia Falconer, the personality behind the YouTube channel By Felicia, to discuss what it’s like becoming vegan in college and while being totally immersed in the college life (being on a budget, working on campus, easy and quick meals, etc.). Felicia also shares some funny stories about how her teenage fashion (as seen below), her dating life, and more!

It can be frustrating when you’ve totally fallen in love with the plant-based lifestyle but your spouse isn’t (and may never be) on board. That’s why we’re so excited to have Josie Morris on the podcast sharing her experience of being a full-time plant-based advocate who is married to a meat eater. Josie spends her days working for the Humane Society of the United States promoting vegan food at institutions around the country, but still accepts her husband (and father of her beautiful children) for who he is and what he chooses for himself. Hear more about Josie’s on today’s episode.

We know that holidays can be a rough time when you’re living the plant-based life, so we’ve put together the top five ways that we’ve learned to survive the holidays. In this episode, we share tips for hosting holidays meals, what to do when you’re traveling to someone’s house to celebrate, some of our favorite plant-based Thanksgiving products, and more!

Just because you adopted a plant-based diet, doesn’t mean that you can quit your job and start a whole new life. So, what happens next? In our latest episode, Shawn Remy shares how a positive attitude can not only get you through it, but it can also possibly influence what offerings the restaurant serves. Hear his story! Visit plantpoweredpodcast.com for full show notes.

Did you know that Michelle was adopted? She had been on an over-a-decade long journey searching for her biological father, and thanks to the phenomenon of accessible genetic testing, she found him this year!  We're thrilled to have her bio-dad (aka B'Pa) on this episode talking to us about how he met Michelle six months ago, how she inspired him to become vegan, and how the process has been along the way.      

Saaaayyy what?! A weekday vegan?! We’re thrilled to tell you all about it! Our friend and episode guest, Crystal Young, shares how a plant-based meal planning challenge changed her diet from meat-lover to eating plant-based 5 day a week (soon to be 6!). We talk about incremental progression, and how Crystal’s meat-loving husband - who is also the chef in their kitchen - is handling the change.