Articles and Interviews

Articles, Interviews, Videos and Podcasts

Breaking the Impasse with Veganpreneur Francisco Alvarez

What are the psychological challenges of being vegan in this not-yet vegan world? What tools can we use to break the trance of people’s actions that contribute to so much suffering for animals, themselves and our planet? Puerto Rico-based Francisco Alvarez, Veganpreneur and creator of the Vegan Lives platform and interview series, interviews vegans all

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Psychology of Veganism for Frustrated Vegans

US-based Vegan Danielle’s podcast explores all things frustrating about veganism as well as new ideas and “pushing the envelope” when it comes to speaking our truth. In this podcast, she discussed the Psychology of Veganism and breaking the trance with Vegan Psychologist Clare Mann.   CLICK to listen: http://vegandanielle.libsyn.com/164-the-vegan-psychologist

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Embracing a Wider Definition of Veganism to include Humans

Since March 2020 I have been running a series of webinars entitled, Second Stage Vystopia: What Else Don’t We Know with Mark Doneddu (founder of World Vegan Day Melbourne and President of Veg Vic Australia). We recently pre-recorded an interview with Derrick Broze of the Conscious Resistance Network. Derrick is a freelance investigative journalist, documentary film maker, author,

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Are You a Closet Vegan?

Are you comfortable telling everyone you’re vegan or do you hold back in certain circumstance because of real or feared ridicule, criticism or judgement? The problem would appear more common than many think. In this short article by Paula Otero, the issue is explored with encouragement of how to “come out” as a proud vegan

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Vystopia and Finding Your Best Form of Vegan Activism

The Vegan Champion Podcast shares the stories of vegans all over the world in order to learn tools and techniques to inspire vegans to tap into their own power and bring their own gifts to the world. In this interview with host Jason Fonger, Clare Mann explores how to turn vystopia into massive action for

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Why Do Vegans Behave Badly and What’s All this In-fighting?

Many people upon becoming vegan say, “I only feel good around vegans. I feel I have found my family. They really get me!” It’s therefore distressing when vegans discover in-fighting in person or social media and feel desperate that this detracts from advocating for animal liberation. In a panel at the Adelaide Vegan Festival 2019,

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That Vegan Couple on Changing People’s Hearts and Minds

Why is it so hard to get people to become vegan? Why do some people cling to their existing beliefs and choices, regardless of what they find out about animal suffering, their health and our planet? In this interview with That Vegan Couple, find out how their experience of advocating for animals around the globe,

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The President of In Defense of Animals on Influencing Change

Why do people resist veganism so strongly when you tell them about animal cruelty? I posed this question to Marilyn Kroplik, Psychiatrist and President of In Defense of Animals . Her valuable insights became the foreword of Myths of Choice: Why People Won’t Change and What You Can Do About It. READ the foreword to

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The Hardest Part of Being Vegan Isn’t the Food

As more people adopt a vegan lifestyle, it’s important that vegans know how to advocate effectively about the moral philosophy underpinning this way of living. Janine Bancroft, a long-time social justice advocate and now host of Green Vegan Grandma, interviews Clare Mann the psychology of veganism and carnism, whistle-blowing and the battle for justice and

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