Vegan Posse

"It was drilled into me that it was bad for me to eat plants - by doctors!" says Michelle Cen of the eating disorder treatment she underwent for severe anorexia at age 17. "I learned what it was like not to have rights. And it essentially taught me what not to eat."...

"It's always an empty boat. There's nothing personal, ever." Of course we all want world peace - so how the heck did we end up with a food system that's premised on violence against non-human animals? Dr. Will Tuttle explores these and related issues in his epic book...

She's young, she's motivated, and she's been asking questions her whole life, leading her to being vegetarian from her earliest childhood days to taking the vegan leap at the tender age of eight!Now 12-year-old Emma Brozik of Nashville, Tennessee, talks about how she...

While many these days seem to have lost their way, to Tami Hay of Alberta, Canada, the vegan journey is all about remembering the love that is our essence. Does this LOVE approach work in the real world? It did for Tami! She healed herself of life-threatening Crohn's...

Vegan for six years and counting, DJ, born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, is a veteran of more water fasting than you probably want to think about. He's also learned to curry vegan favor - and FLAVOR - by showing up at family events with dishes irresistible even to...

"I came to it on my own. I had no support. I didn't know what I was doing." And yet, somehow, a year and eight months into her vegan journey, 30-year-old Wisconsin native Jenna Carlson - now of Nashville, Tennessee - is somehow not only making it work, but making it...

A true vegan celebrity, Victoria Moran has hobnobbed with real-world celebrities like Oprah and filmmaker Michael Moore. She is the author of 13 books (and counting), founder of Main Street Vegan Academy, a sought-after speaker, host of the Victoria Moran Podcast:...

Tired of all the vegan marketing toward young people? Patti Breitman is an author, former literary agent, and founder of Dharma Voices for the Animals. Patti's books, including "Never Too Late to Go Vegan - The Vegan Guide to Going Vegan After Fifty," teach people...

We vegans are occasionally called CRAZY - but fortunately we've got some amazing therapists on our team! Vegan therapist Kylea Rorabaugh of Kansas City gives us the inside scoop on the connection between diet and mental health, helping clients go off meds, and raising...

A self-described "maniac" who never wants to grow up, whole-food-plant-based Carla Sokol of Ohio has TONS of tips and tricks for eating out, including working with restaurants to plan a delish WFPB meal for a large group every month. Carla shares how she cured her own...

What's it like to work with the earth, sustain a viable organic farm, and bring wholesome, delicious produce to people's plates? Well, it ain't easy, and Graham Sparrow tells all: the impossibility of living up to the vegan ideal, the rewards of voluntary simplicity,...

Vegan acupuncturist Lisa K.Y. Wong, L.Ac., is a champion for the voiceless who also climbs mountains, both geographic and personal. Lisa talks about her experience climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, helping people awaken their "Inner Doctor," and what she learned about...

Have you ever met a real-life potter - and not of the Harry variety? Things get curiouser and curiouser as plant-powered potter Mary Lou Egger of Memphis discusses carrying the vegan message by being who she is, healing her body through food, the fun of creative...