Vedge Your Best, Vegan Ideas for Everyone At Any Age

316: Find the Friction: Identifying the Drag on Your Vegan Journey.

The late Thomas Leonard, the grandfather of life coaching, developed the idea of “tolerations.” Those everyday annoyances that wear you down or distract you.  The drawer

315: Food Grief: What Are You Actually Afraid of Losing?

What are we really afraid of losing when we change the way we eat? Sometimes it's the taste or smell of a favorite food. But often, the foods we worry about giving up ar

314: The Consistency Fantasy

September energy is back. Use that energy. But watch out for the consistency fantasy: the idea that before we begin, we need to know how we’re going to keep doing this f

313: Can You Be Committed Without Being Certain?

Do you need to know that you can live vegan forever before you take one action today? Last week, we talked about practical uncertainty in a vegan practice: restaurant pl

312: Vegan Certainty Principle

How much certainty does your vegan practice actually need? It’s hard to know what being vegan will look like until you get tarted.  My job is to help you “stay in the gam

311: Install Your Vegan Program — Why Willpower Isn’t the Problem

You know why you want to eat more plant-based.  So why do you keep returning to old choices? It’s not be a willpower problem. More likely, it’s a programming problem. F

310: Vegan “Drift"

Drifting" away from your plant-based intentions?  Here's how to gently turn back toward what you value. Maybe you started the year strong and now it's August and there's

309: Plan B — Decide It BEFORE You Need It

One thing almost every great goal is missing? A Plan B. Whether you're going vegan, strength training, starting a business, or cutting back on alcohol, most of us have o

308: A More Powerful To-Do List

Does your to-do list say things like doctor, camp, garden, library, tofu—or simply dump? Those words may remind you that something needs attention, but they don’t tell y

307: My Vegan “Personal Curriculum” - Peter Singer's Animal Liberation Now.

What happens when you stop letting the algorithm choose what you learn and start building your own course of study? In the first installment of my summer" personal curri

306: You’ve Seen Cowspiracy. Now Build Your Own Vegan Curriculum.

What would it look like to build your own Personal Curriculum around veganism, animal advocacy, and our relationships with other animals? This week, Michele introduces a

305: What If Vegan Backlash Is a Good Sign?

This week on Vedge Your Best podcast, we revisit the Save Our Bacon Act and the 2026 US Farm Bill, and ask what backlash against veganism, animal welfare, and plant-based

304: "But Bacon Tho…" - The Save Our Bacon Act and What You Can Do

The 2026 House Farm Bill — a $1.4 trillion piece of legislation — contains a provision called the Save Our Bacon Act that would wipe out every state-level animal welfare

303: Is Veganism Contagious?

What if the reason you're struggling with your plant-based choices has less to do with willpower — and more to do with the food culture surrounding you? In this episode,

302: The Hidden Cost of Waiting

This episode drops on my 67th birthday.  One thing I really wish I'd understood earlier? Waiting isn't the safe choice. It just sends the bill to your future self. We te

301: " Vegan? Must be Nice…"

“Oh Vegan?  Must be nice…." Some people hear words like "change” or “goal” and feel intrigued. Others feel offended.  As if YOUR growth is a comment on who THEY are. In

300: What Have You Been Practicing?

You’re more consistent than you think, because not practicing is also a practice. In this milestone 300th episode of Vedge Your Best, Michele reflects on what it really

299: Vegan Anniversaries and Big Days.

What if the episode before the milestone is actually the point? This week on Vedge Your Best, Michele reflects on the strange pressure of recording Episode 299 — the one

298: Email Apnea, Anxiety & Sleep with Henry & Henry - The Vegan Breathing Coaches

Ever noticed yourself holding your breath while checking your email? Or reading the news? Or seeing a text notification flash on your phone? This week on Vedge Your Be

297: The Olender Test - for Vegan Representation in Popular Culture

What if the way vegans show up in movies, TV, and books is shaping how we’re treated in real life? This week, Michele introduces The Olender Test — a simple idea inspire