

Vedge Your Best, Vegan Ideas for Everyone At Any Age
Michele Olender
There has never been a more important time to be Vegan. Vedge Your Best is the only podcast aimed at teaching midlife women how to limit and eliminate the consumption of animal products without feeling deprived, overwhelmed or unsupported, even if no one you know is Vegan. Life Coach Michele Olender will show you how living Vegan is the superpower that will unlock your possibilities and give you the confidence to take on your next impossible goal, by doing it YOUR way. Vedge YOUR Best and there’s nothing you can’t do.
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Sep 5, 2023 • 46min
157: What's A Capsule Kitchen (and Why You Really Need One) with Maggy Keet from Planetarian Life.
Learn more about creating a Capsule Kitchen and Maggy Keet at Planetarian Life. (Scroll down to request the free pdf guide to getting started with your very own Life-Changing, Earth-Saving Capsule Kitchen.)Planetarian Life has a great Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/planetarianlife/ and you can also follow the Planetarian Life Podcast on Apple Podcasts.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Plant Based / Vegan Life Coaching. If you’ve ever thought that avoiding or eliminating animal products would be a great idea, but you didn’t know where to start, this Podcast is for you.For more information, to submit a question or topic, or to book a free 30 minute Coaching session visit veganatanyage.com or email info@micheleolendercoaching.com “Buy Me A Coffee” Donate ButtonFacebook pageInstagramMusic, Production, and Editing by Charlie Weinshank. For inquiries email: charliewe97@gmail.comVirtual Support Services: https://proadminme.com/

Aug 29, 2023 • 50min
156: Lifestyle Medicine at Home with Dr Janel Gordon
Follow Dr Janel Gordon on:LinkedInInstagramLearn more about the American Board of Lifestyle Medicine at ablm.org~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Plant Based / Vegan Life Coaching. If you’ve ever thought that avoiding or eliminating animal products would be a great idea, but you didn’t know where to start, this Podcast is for you.For more information, to submit a question or topic, or to book a free 30 minute Coaching session visit veganatanyage.com or email info@micheleolendercoaching.com “Buy Me A Coffee” Donate ButtonFacebook pageInstagramMusic, Production, and Editing by Charlie Weinshank. For inquiries email: charliewe97@gmail.comVirtual Support Services: https://proadminme.com/

Aug 22, 2023 • 36min
155: Vegan Systems
On this week’s episode I talk about the famous James Clear quote:“You don’t rise to the level of your goals. You fail to the level of your systems.”From his bestselling book Atomic Habits. (This quote is on a sticky note that is ALWAYS on my laptop.)I also mention working with Life Coach Tracy Hoth simplysquaredaway.com in the podcast several times. Tracy helps life coaches streamline their processes and her podcast The Organized Coach is full of great information.Going into the fall and "back to school” season we are talking systems. What are they? Do we have them? Why do we need to uncover them? Goals are about the idea of the results we want, but systems are the actual processes that lead to those results.Goals can be great but they can also be limiting- If we are only happy when we hit our goal, we set ourselves up for dissatisfaction most of the time. Systems, on the other hand, can help us find satisfaction, excitement and pride in the process. This may even be more true with a goal like being vegan or plant based, because it is a practice not a one time event or achievement.I help my clients fine tune their systems to support their vegan and plant based goals. And this summer,I began working with Tracy Hoth to fine tune my business systems so I will be sharing what I learn from that process here on the pod.Please feel free to share with me some of the systems that regularly help YOU on your plant based and vegan journey.Plant Based / Vegan Life Coaching. If you’ve ever thought that avoiding or eliminating animal products would be a great idea, but you didn’t know where to start, this Podcast is for you.For more information, to submit a question or topic, or to book a free 30 minute Coaching session visit veganatanyage.com or email info@micheleolendercoaching.com “Buy Me A Coffee” Donate ButtonFacebook pageInstagramMusic, Production, and Editing by Charlie Weinshank. For inquiries email: charliewe97@gmail.comVirtual Support Services: https://proadminme.com/

Aug 15, 2023 • 59min
154: Veganism, Hypnosis and the Unconscious Mind with Melissa Tiers
Learn much more about Melissa Tiers at the Center for Integrative Hypnosis.Follow Melissa Tiers on Instagram Learn about Melissa's Integrative Change Work Certification - taught with Simone Seol enrolling now for September 2023Interested in experiencing a class with Melissa Tiers?How to Change Any Habit, is a great place to start or The Addiction Protocol.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Plant Based / Vegan Life Coaching. If you’ve ever thought that avoiding or eliminating animal products would be a great idea, but you didn’t know where to start, this Podcast is for you.For more information, to submit a question or topic, or to book a free 30 minute Coaching session visit veganatanyage.com or email info@micheleolendercoaching.com “Buy Me A Coffee” Donate ButtonFacebook pageInstagramMusic, Production, and Editing by Charlie Weinshank. For inquiries email: charliewe97@gmail.comVirtual Support Services: https://proadminme.com/

Aug 8, 2023 • 21min
153: August Scaries and Accidentally Vegan
Plant Based / Vegan Life Coaching. If you’ve ever thought that avoiding or eliminating animal products would be a great idea, but you didn’t know where to start, this Podcast is for you.For more information, to submit a question or topic, or to book a free 30 minute Coaching session visit veganatanyage.com or email info@micheleolendercoaching.com “Buy Me A Coffee” Donate ButtonFacebook pageInstagramMusic, Production, and Editing by Charlie Weinshank. For inquiries email: charliewe97@gmail.comVirtual Support Services: https://proadminme.com/

Aug 1, 2023 • 57min
152: For Fork’s Sake with Rachael Brown
Learn more about Rachael Brown at her website - www.forforkssakebook.comOn Instagram: forforkssakebookOn Facebook: forforkssakebookFor Fork's Sake! by Rachael Brown:Thinking about transitioning your family to a more plant-based diet? Rachael Brown's 2022 book, For Fork's Sake! Might just be the perfect guide. This simple yet comprehensive guide takes readers on a 10-day journey from the Standard American Diet (SAD) to the HAPPY diet - "Healthy and Plant-Powered, YAY!"Rachael Brown shares her own family's experience shifting away from meat and dairy to embrace a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, grains, and legumes. With humor and compassion, she offers tips for making this transition smoothly, including:- Defining what a whole food, plant-based diet entails and its many health benefits- Strategies for bringing reluctant family members on board- Responding to questions and skepticism from friends and family - Avoiding common pitfalls like expecting perfection and nutrient deficiencies- Appealing to even the pickiest of eatersRachael helps us see that the shift doesn't have to be drastic to be beneficial. Bite-sized daily challenges are a delicious way to ease all of us into the transition. Throughout the book, Rachael reassures readers that this journey is about progress not perfection. While changing your diet can feel daunting, she breaks it down into approachable steps anyone can take.Rachael’s gentle guidance and practical tips make adopting a plant-based diet seem happily achievable, even if not everyone around your table is on board. For Fork’s Sake is a powerful assertion that you don't need to overhaul your life to reap the benefits of more vegetables and plant-based foods.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Plant Based / Vegan Life Coaching. If you’ve ever thought that avoiding or eliminating animal products would be a great idea, but you didn’t know where to start, this Podcast is for you.For more information, to submit a question or topic, or to book a free 30 minute Coaching session visit veganatanyage.com or email info@micheleolendercoaching.com “Buy Me A Coffee” Donate ButtonFacebook pageInstagramMusic, Production, and Editing by Charlie Weinshank. For inquiries email: charliewe97@gmail.comVirtual Support Services: https://proadminme.com/

Jul 25, 2023 • 49min
151: Veganizing French Cuisine with Sarala Terpstra
Sarala Terpstra is an American Instagram influencer and cookbook author who followed her dreams and moved to a 500-year-old house in the French countryside with her husband and daughter.When she's not cooking, Sarala enjoys thrifting and antique hunting, browsing the seasonal produce at the market, and getting style inspiration from people-watching at French cafés. Sarala creates plant-based French recipes as a way of sharing her love for French culture while promoting a healthy and sustainable lifestyle. A very recent move to Bourdeaux promises to be a new chapter and we look forward to Sarala returning to give us an update later in the year. We look forward to hearing how Vegan options are changing in France, her newest ideas for Veganizing French classics, and much more.Links to Sarala Terpstra’s Plant Based, French-Inspired Cookbook and Cooking Classes at https://linktr.ee/saralaterpstraOn Instagram - @saralaterpstraLink to Sarala’s episode of Join Us in France with previous Vedge Your Best episode 55 guest Annie Sargent.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Plant Based / Vegan Life Coaching. If you’ve ever thought that avoiding or eliminating animal products would be a great idea, but you didn’t know where to start, this Podcast is for you.For more information, to submit a question or topic, or to book a free 30 minute Coaching session visit veganatanyage.com or email info@micheleolendercoaching.com “Buy Me A Coffee” Donate ButtonFacebook pageInstagramMusic, Production, and Editing by Charlie Weinshank. For inquiries email: charliewe97@gmail.comVirtual Support Services: https://proadminme.com/

Jul 18, 2023 • 24min
150: Right Here, Right Now!
The line, “This is your life. Right here. Right now,” is from the 1995 cyberpunk movie Strange Days directed by Katherine Bigelow and performed by Angela Bassett. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114558/ The clip was sampled and used in the popular 1999 song of the same title by British musician and DJ Norman Quentin Cook AKA Fatboy Slim: https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=vqNIeInr9kA&feature=sharePlant Based / Vegan Life Coaching. If you’ve ever thought that avoiding or eliminating animal products would be a great idea, but you didn’t know where to start, this Podcast is for you.For more information, to submit a question or topic, or to book a free 30 minute Coaching session visit veganatanyage.com or email info@micheleolendercoaching.com “Buy Me A Coffee” Donate ButtonFacebook pageInstagramMusic, Production, and Editing by Charlie Weinshank. For inquiries email: charliewe97@gmail.comVirtual Support Services: https://proadminme.com/

Jul 11, 2023 • 49min
149: Vegan Interior Design - Aline Duerr
Vegan meals are main stream! Vegan fashion and cosmetics? Rapidly catching up. Now what about Vegan homes, offices, hotels…? Is toilet paper Vegan? What about towels?This week on the pod we have Aline Duerr who wrote the book, “Vegan Interior Design”Aline talks about her Vegan journey, her thoughts about using the V-word in her business, and how she helps other Designers source and problem solve Vegan products. Plus there is a new online course. Want a copy of Aline’s book? Review Vedge Your Best on Apple Podcasts, then DM or email me a screenshot of your review.Learn more about Vegan interior Design and Aline Duerr at the following links:Website: www.veganinteriordesign.comOnline Course: https://hub1.veganinteriordesign.com/offer-page1679394978756Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vegan.interior.design/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/veganinteriordesign~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Plant Based / Vegan Life Coaching. If you’ve ever thought that avoiding or eliminating animal products would be a great idea, but you didn’t know where to start, this Podcast is for you.For more information, to submit a question or topic, or to book a free 30 minute Coaching session visit veganatanyage.com or email info@micheleolendercoaching.com “Buy Me A Coffee” Donate ButtonFacebook pageInstagramMusic, Production, and Editing by Charlie Weinshank. For inquiries email: charliewe97@gmail.comVirtual Support Services: https://proadminme.com/

Jul 4, 2023 • 28min
148: Vegan Independence Day
Plant Based / Vegan Life Coaching. If you’ve ever thought that avoiding or eliminating animal products would be a great idea, but you didn’t know where to start, this Podcast is for you.For more information, to submit a question or topic, or to book a free 30 minute Coaching session visit veganatanyage.com or email info@micheleolendercoaching.com “Buy Me A Coffee” Donate ButtonFacebook pageInstagramMusic, Production, and Editing by Charlie Weinshank. For inquiries email: charliewe97@gmail.comVirtual Support Services: https://proadminme.com/