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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Apr 2, 2024 • 48min
187: Uncorking the Potential of Vegan Sustainable Accessories with Greg Myles of Assisi Style Cork Belts and Wallets.
https://assisi.style - main website which links to all the cork products Greg Myles discussed on EtsyFollow Greg Myles and Assisi Style on the following:https://www.facebook.com/assisi.stylehttps://www.instagram.com/assisistylehttps://www.pinterest.co.uk/Assisi_stylehttps://twitter.com/assisi_styleGreg has added a 20% ETSY promo code across the whole store through April 2024 for all Vedge Your Best listeners (They do ship to the US) - use code VEDGEDirect link to that April listener discount: https://assisistyle.etsy.com?coupon=VEDGE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~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/
Mar 26, 2024 • 25min
186: Believing in the Easter Vegan -Thoughts on Making Family Holidays and Gatherings Vegan or Plant-Based.
See the cartoon mentions by Sidney Harris “And then A Miracle Occurs."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 Music, Production, and Editing by Charlie Weinshank. For inquiries email: charliewe97@gmail.comVirtual Support Services: https://proadminme.com/
Mar 19, 2024 • 42min
185: “I Could Never Go Vegan” - New Documentary with Filmmaker Thomas Pickering
I could never go Vegan. Five words spoken around the world by so many non-vegans, but why? On a quest for the truth, filmmaker Thomas Pickering sets out to investigate the leading arguments against the Vegan movement.Award winning Director / Producer Tom Pickering is our guest this week to discuss the April 2024 release of I Could Never Go Vegan.Watch the Trailer for I Could Never Go Vegan-Take control of your health and fitness by signing up for Tom’s Running challenges - Running On Plants-Please support Tom Pickering and the documentary by following and sharing their social media posts on Facebook and Instagram ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~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/
Mar 12, 2024 • 40min
184: Give A Vegan A Cookie: Rey Ortega and Vegan Business
Learn more about Rey Ortega’s at startaveganbusiness.com. Rey Ortega is a pioneer in the plant-based sector with over 30 years of experience. In 1994, he founded the Alternative Baking Company, one of the first vegan cookie brands on the market, which generated $1 million in sales in 1995. In 1997, he founded Sun Flour Baking Co. to create new flavors, tastes, textures, and nutrition products with a longer shelf life and higher profit margins. Sun Flour Baking produces raw and baked gluten-free cookies free of animal products. It also provides co packing, product development, consulting, testing, nutrition facts, graphic design, and wrapping in small batches. Clients include Sodexo Marriott Food Service and Whole Foods. The company supports Farm Sanctuary, the American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), and In Defense of Animals (IDA). Rey owned Garden to Grill, a vegan restaurant, for five years. With extensive knowledge across the entire product life cycle, he is an experienced formulator within the industry, has designed three facilities, and has sold millions of vegan cookies, keeping eggs and dairy out of the mouths of many. Besides owning five plant-based brands, he has also published two children’s books and is an expert at cannabis infusion for topical and edible products.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~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/
Mar 5, 2024 • 17min
183: 10 Things You Don't Need to Go 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/
Feb 27, 2024 • 35min
182: Picture Perfect Plant Based Meals with Murielle Banackissa
Murielle Banackissa is a food photographer, recipe developer, and food stylist based in Montreal. Outside of spending hours developing new recipes and shooting them in her home studio, Murielle loves paying attention to the details surrounding her as a way to feel more grounded and present. From water droplets resting on leaves after rainfall, to the golden glow of summer nights, to the way yeasted dough rises under the ideal conditions, she is always seeking the magic in seemingly mundane moments. Follow Murielle on Instagram and discover her Free Resources at muriellebanackissa.comPre-order her book Savoring ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~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/
Feb 20, 2024 • 56min
181: Plant Powered Planning: Vegan Meal Prep with Kathy A. Davis
Kathy's first visit to Vedge Your Best was on September 28, 2021. Listen HERE ON APPLE PODCASTS and HERE ON SPOTIFYLearn more about Kathy A Davis at Veginspired.comListen to Kathy’s brand new podcast The Kathy A. Davis ShowGet your FREE 7 Day Meal Planning Template from Kathy Davis HereKathy’s Monthly Membership - Meal Planning Accountability ClubCookbooks by Kathy Davis:Budget-Friendly Plant-Based Diet Cookbook: 3 Whole-Food Meals a Day for $7Super Easy Plant Based Cookbook: Healthy Recipes for One-Pot, 5-Ingredient, 30-Minute, No-Cook Meals30-Minute WholeFood, Plant-Based Cookbook :Easy Recipes with No Salt, Oil or Refined Sugar~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~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/
Feb 13, 2024 • 13min
180: Smooth Vegan sailing?
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/
Feb 6, 2024 • 58min
179: Karla Salinari The Latina Health Coach
Karla Salinari is a Certified Holistic Health Coach specializing in the plant-based lifestyle. Karla uses a highly individualized approach that yields transformative, long-lasting habits through her private practice and as a member of Next Level Urgent Care Houston’s telehealth team. Her popular Instagram account @TheLatinaHealthCoach inspires others to reconnect with their favorite cultural dishes through plant-based ingredients. Author of Abuela’s Plant-Based Kitchen (Simon & Schuster, April 2023), she’s also a frequent TV guest expert on Telemundo and NBC. Karla earned a certification in Holistic Nutrition from the Institute of Integrative Nutrition in New York City. Raised in Miami & Puerto Rico, she now lives in Brooklyn with her husband and daughter.Instagram/Facebook @TheLatinaHealthCoachThe Plant-Based Health Academy Disclaimer: The information provided in this podcast is for educational and informational purposes only. It is not intended as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Please consult with a qualified healthcare provider before making any changes to your health and wellness routine.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~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/
Jan 30, 2024 • 33min
178: My Goals- Part 3: Going Forward in 2024
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/
