The Plantiful Podcast

Our society is being challenged in ways we never expected, and our futures have been shaken.  The uncertainty is terrifying.  In the midst of human and economic fallout however, it has become clear that connection and good spirits are essential. People have found those connections not only through Zoom, but also through their pets. NYC […] The post TPP 060: Conversation with Ryan Bethencourt about Clean Protein for Our Pets appeared first on The Plantiful.

Brighde and her husband Seb have truly made their passion their life. World Vegan Travel, their brainchild, provides vegan group tours to off the beaten path destinations. Realizing the challenges vegans and vegan curious travelers can experience when they embark on exotic travel journeys, Brighde made it her mission to create offerings that let you […] The post TPP 059: With World Vegan Travel, You Can Have Your Cake And Travel Too appeared first on The Plantiful.

Reflecting on our year, we did a simple exercise and wrote down our respective highs and lows. The highs were abundant, and we have much to be grateful for. The lows present room for improvement, and we are grateful for those opportunities too. In our final episode of 2019, we pinpoint specific moments of the […] The post TPP 058: Reflecting on 2019 – Overcoming Fears, Enjoying the Journey, and Holding Space appeared first on The Plantiful.

Colleen Patrick-Goudreau was one of the first vegan authors that I started reading when I transitioned in 2013. What always stood out to me, was how clearly she articulated her values and beliefs related to veganism. Colleen talks about the fact that you are ‘not becoming vegan', rather, you are expressing your full self when […] The post TPP 057: Interview with Colleen Patrick Goudreau on How to Stay Vegan in a World That Wants You to Eat Meat, Dairy and Eggs appeared first on The Plantiful.

Jessica Murnane is more than inspiring: she's truly moving. Her powerful experience with her own health struggle around endometriosis, which affects 1 in 10 women in the US, has not only made her an incredible educator about this emotionally taxing condition but she is also an example of resilience and grit. All the shades of […] The post TPP 056: An interview with Jessica Murnane on how she thrives with endometriosis and believes in bio individuality appeared first on The Plantiful.

With travel so accessible these days, it is all the more imperative that we take a mindful approach when embarking on our journeys. Having just returned from an incredible trip to Kyrgyzstan, Isabelle and I cherished the country's pristine nature. From hiking and biking, to staying in yurts in the mountains or with local families […] The post TPP 055: Being Vegan on the Road and Traveling Mindfully appeared first on The Plantiful.

  In November 2018 when Noah committed to doing an Ironman Triathlon in July of 2019, a high degree of mystery lay ahead of those 9 months.  He fear all the unknowns, including the possibility of failure in both the athletic endeavor as well as in his personal life.  Inviting those fears to have a […] The post TPP 054: How Fears and Plants Fueled Noah's Ironman Journey appeared first on The Plantiful.

Richard Miron's ‘For the Birds' is more than a documentary about animal rights, which was the initial angle that the filmmaker took when following Kathy's story. Miron meets Kathy, who owns close to 200 birds, during his work with the Woodstock Sanctuary in 2011. Still in college, Miron's advisor urges him to follow Kathy's story, […] The post TPP 053: A conversation with Richard Miron on moral grey areas, trust and the complexity of human-animal relationships  appeared first on The Plantiful.

Parenting is not an easy task. As a matter of fact, it's one of the most challenging things in life and we truly don't learn it in school or anywhere else. When it comes to feeding your kids, meal times and making sure to get the right food into their bodies, can be a challenge, […] The post TPP 052: How to Let Your Kids Decide What and How They Want to Eat appeared first on The Plantiful.

Everything we eat these days is in some way processed. Even the fruit and veggies, picked from the fields, will undergo some type of treatment. As you know, we think about food a lot. And you probably also know that we are big advocates of real, whole, minimally treated food vs relying on processed foods. But what […] The post TPP 051: June Reflection Episode – Why Processed Foods Can be Useful and Why You Should Invest in Real Food in the Long Run  appeared first on The Plantiful.

When Anthony Masiello was denied a 20 year life insurance policy before his second son was born, it all suddenly hit him. He had struggled with weight issues since he was very young, was always bigger than his friends and an outlier in his family. He tried all diets – calorie restricting, cutting out soda […] The post TPP 050: The Power of Mindset and Losing 160 Pounds in 20 Months appeared first on The Plantiful.

Mindset is not something you are born with. It's like a muscle, you can train it, change it, make it evolve or decide to never alter it. It's powerful to think that we are not stuck, we are not subjected to any pre given skills and abilities.  We are not powerless. Fixed vs growth mindset […] The post TPP 049: When Fixed Meets Growth Mindset appeared first on The Plantiful.

Krisann Polito-Moller is a plant based champion. One of the most tragic episodes in her life was also the catalyst for change that lead her to profoundly alter her and her family's diet. Krisann's father passed away just hours before she would go into labor with her first child. She couldn't make it to his […] The post TPP 048: Krisann Polito-Moller's Plant Based Journey Started With a Personal Tragedy appeared first on The Plantiful.

Why Food as Medicine? Food and medicine can seem like two utterly contradictory terms in today's world. We learn that medicine is all about medications that most of the time just create new challenges and issues, leading to tons of side effects that can then be treated by… yes, more medicine! Dr Rob Graham has […] The post TPP 047: Dr. Rob Graham on Food as Medicine appeared first on The Plantiful.

Did you know that roughly 10% of the US population has tried to go plant based at some point of their lives? Crazy right!? You probably also guessed that most of these people didn't stick to their plant based diet, when remembering that only 2% are currently following a plant based lifestyle. Clearly drop-off rates […] The post TPP 046: Why We Are Sticking to Plants appeared first on The Plantiful.

Connecting The Dots The path toward a healthy and conscientious life can begin anytime, anywhere.  For many of us, change comes through sweeping social shifts and broad trends.  For others, change begins on a more personal quest.  Discovering your own journey enables fosters personal growth, and becomes the answer to “why” you choose to change […] The post TPP 045: Nil Zacharias on Your Food Choices and their Global Ramifications appeared first on The Plantiful.

Travel and veganism can seem like an impossible compromise. When we travel, we want to experience and feel the culture that we immerse ourselves into locally. That often means eating local food. Travel also means discovery and open mindedness. So how is that compatible with sticking to your convictions around eating, especially when you refrain […] The post TPP 044: Dustin Harder on Travel, Veganism and Entertainment appeared first on The Plantiful.

As a child, Jennifer Sun did not appreciate the bitter herbs her dad would prescribe her against any types of physical aches and sicknesses. Her father, both a Western MD as well as a traditionally trained Chinese doctor, immigrated to the US in his 20s and established his acupuncture and Chinese medicine practice in NYC […] The post TPP 043: Jennifer Sun and Chinese Medicine appeared first on The Plantiful.

At first view, you would never associate Remy's colorful and vibrant food pictures with eating disorders. The truth is, Remy's healed herself from it. But eating disorders used to be very much a part of her life as a young teenager. The combination of what she describes as being some genetic pre dispositions and the […] The post TPP 042: Remy Morimoto Park On Eating Disorders, Life Challenges and How Veganism Helped appeared first on The Plantiful.

It's January and January means New Years resolutions, right? A lot of times, we find our selves excited about the new year and come up with a list of things that we want to change or be better at. Health and money are usually among the top 5 New Years resolutions. While we generally agree […] The post TPP 041: How We Eat Vegan Without Breaking The Bank appeared first on The Plantiful.

The Health Problem More people in the US every day are diagnosed with lifestyle related illnesses.  This includes obesity, diabetes, and heart disease which is the leading killer in the US.  People are aware that this is happening, but all too often are fooled into rationalizing the diagnosis as something completely separate from their health […] The post TPP 040: Interview with Nadja Pinnavaia – Healthy Delicious Solutions appeared first on The Plantiful.

We are obsessed with traveling, as you will quickly notice if you follow our podcast or our instagram feed. We believe that travel is worth investing time and money into because as cheesy as it sounds, life is damn short and the world is pretty big. So our motto is: ‘let's see as much of […] The post TPP: 039 – Interview with Brighde Reed – Founder of World Vegan Travel appeared first on The Plantiful.

Seriously, it's almost 2019? 2018 was an incredible year for both of us individually, professionally and for The Plantiful podcast. We competed in our first Swim Run in Georgia in the Spring, Noah completed his half ironman, Isabelle set a half marathon PR. 2018 was also a travel heavy year: We traveled to Indonesia and […] The post TPP: 038 – Reflection Episode on 2018 appeared first on The Plantiful.

Going vegan as an adult is one thing, but raising vegan children is a whole other story, that comes with an additional set of challenges. Raising vegan children is not the norm (yet), meaning as parents you will have to deal with questions and people challenging you. Additionally, raising vegan children also comes with the […] The post TPP 037 – Raise Vegan – How and Why to Raise Vegan Children appeared first on The Plantiful.

Living sustainably is a vague concept. What does ‘sustianbly' even mean, right? We agree that the term can be meaningless, at it's become more of a buzzword in recent years. But let us tell you what we mean by ‘sustainably'; it simply means living with intention and making conscious choices in all aspects of your […] The post TPP 036: November Reflection – Living Sustainably and Ethically Beyond Food appeared first on The Plantiful.

Ethical fashion has not reached the hipness of green juices and avocado toast yet. Unfortunately. A lot of us forget to care about the fabrics that we put on our bodies every single day. While the general public made a connection between ethics and food, we haven't yet reached mainstream approval when it comes to […] The post TPP 035: Interview with Joshua Katcher – Caring About The Clothes We Are Wearing and Ethical Fashion appeared first on The Plantiful.

Find Your Story Although she pretty much lives a plant based lifestyle, Lisa Weinert was not on the Plantiful Podcast to talk about veganism.  We discuss the topic of storytelling and how writing can help overcome challenges and heal from trauma to ultimately transform lives.  In many ways, identifying one's own personal story through the […] The post TPP 034: Interview with Lisa Weinert – Unlocking The Power of Storytelling appeared first on The Plantiful.

Unexpected Consequences When we embarked on this plant loving journey, we did it for very specific reasons. They were narrow and highly defined. In a way, we were narrow minded because we thought they would exist in a vacuum. But what surprised us the most since transitioning to a vegan lifestyle a few years ago, […] The post TPP 033: October Reflection – 3 Unexpected Things That Happened When We Went Vegan appeared first on The Plantiful.

The Resurrection of Mindset “17 years ago was my first week in prison and I was trying to figure out why the universe placed me there…First, I realized I could no longer contribute to this billion dollar industry that's doing all of this killing of animals. But not just that, I could no longer put […] The post TPP 032: Interview with Dominick Thompson – A Growth Mindset Will Set Yourself Free appeared first on The Plantiful.

Staying Consistent Amidst Changes The month of September reminds us of transition.  As the seasons change and temperatures fluctuate, we try to stay mindful of daily practices that we wish to maintain.  If you are true to your core motivations and can keep consistent positive habits, then external changes can be exciting and stimulating.  On […] The post TPP 031: September Reflection – Consistency is Key to What we Eat versus What We Avoid appeared first on The Plantiful.

Trusting Your Instincts Behind the complexities of our relationships, professions and aspirations, there remains only one consistency – yourself. It is hard to find and be yourself however, if you are not well tuned in with your core.  Our conversation with Victoria Moran is so much more than a discussion of why a whole plant […] The post TPP 030: Interview with Victoria Moran – Going Against The Grain With Compassion appeared first on The Plantiful.

What is a Raw Vegan Diet? A couple months ago we went on an incredible trip to Indonesia, where we explored the Flores Islands, home of the Komodo dragons!  We also returned to Ubud, Bali, one of our favorite places on earth. It's a bustling vegan world over there, with phenomenal food options and a […] The post TPP 028: Interview with Chef Made – A Raw Vegan Paradise appeared first on The Plantiful.

Shoot For The Bullseye and You Just Might Land On The Target If expectations are the target's bullseye, then disappointment is the archer's errant arrow. But missing the bullseye doesn't necessarily mean you've missed the target. And even if you miss the target sometimes, you're still looking in the right direction. Letting go of expecting […] The post TPP 027: July Reflection – Shoot For The Bullseye, Hit The Target appeared first on The Plantiful.

Health Powered By Plants We want it all, we want it cheap, and we want it now.  On the one hand this is wonderful, as we've come to expect universal access to technology and unprecedented conveniences.  On the other hand however, we've increasingly detached from our roots and ignore some serious elephants in the room […] The post TPP 026: Interview with Dr. Michelle McMacken – Health Science and The Plant Based Diet appeared first on The Plantiful.

How And Why We Eat Real Food When it comes to diet, there's a new study published with every blink of the eye. With all the information out there, how can we make the right decisions on what we should eat?  What is real food?  We believe that keeping it simple is the cardinal rule […] The post TPP 025: How and Why We Eat Real Food and Balance Our Diets appeared first on The Plantiful.

The Undercover Change Maker What does it mean to be a change maker? You might envision Rosa Parks, Ghandi, and Jeff Bezos, and the list goes on and on. Perhaps tho, it's just an ordinary person who pushes his or her limits and finds something extraordinary on the other side. Whatever being a change maker […] The post TPP 024: Interview with Karin Gibson appeared first on The Plantiful.

How failure of one goal can lead to the success of other ones along the way In September 2017, we, Isabelle and Noah set forth a long term challenge that neither ever before tackled – completing an Ötillö race.  Ötillö (in Swedish) means “island to island” and in our case would involve about 2 miles of […] The post TPP 023: April Reflection – Ötillö, Unexpected Success and Failure appeared first on The Plantiful.

Food and Politics There is no question that today, politics is constantly, and rather painfully, “in your face.”  The silver lining?  Politics has got our attention now.  It isn't all bad new though – ok a lot of it is pretty bad – but the good should be highlighted too.  We don't often think of […] The post TPP 022: Eric Adams – Politics, Reversing Disease, and the WFPB Diet appeared first on The Plantiful.

Has your jaw ever dropped while experiencing a pro's Flow? Flow is a concept that has been largely associated with superhuman performances.  We can all point to moments in sports and entertainment where a star “makes it look so easy.” We even pay money to see these prodigies in action, such as attending a Broadway […] The post TPP 021: March Reflection – Harnessing Your Flow to Enhance Health and Wellness appeared first on The Plantiful.

Love Thyself, with Food In today's age of exploration, losing sight of the basics and getting caught up in mass marketed conveniences is too easy.  Deep down though, we intuitively know which are and are not the healthiest choices for our minds and bodies.  Making positive and healthy choices for ourselves is the ultimate symbol […] The post TPP: 020 Marc Wood – Love Thyself with Food appeared first on The Plantiful.

Integrating work and passion Integrating work and passion is challenging and there is no prescription formula for how to make this function.  What we know for sure however, is that embracing change and exploration is a key tenet to leading a meaningful life.  Focusing too much on any one area (such as work) can gray […] The post TPP 019: February Reflection – Unprecedented Growth when Combining Work and Passion appeared first on The Plantiful.

Your job and your passion.  Do you ever feel like you are living a double life? We all wear multiple hats at the same time. Sometimes those hats can be so different from each other that it becomes hard to operate them all at once. We wear our worker hat on the job, but outside […] The post TPP 018: April Tam Smith – Finding the Sweet Spot and Feeding Your Passion appeared first on The Plantiful.

Two weeks ago we had the privilege of speaking with Vivian Lee about how she sets goals, sticks to them, and modifies them as necessary. Her inspirational insights support the importance of having an accountability partner, maintaining focus and discipline, and keeping your eye on the prize of self-improvement.  If you enjoyed our conversation with […] The post TPP 017: January Reflection – The Journey of Reaching Goals appeared first on The Plantiful.

Every day we are presented with countless decisions to make, and every year we make new commitments to uphold.  As we are all coming off the highs of last year's holiday season, we emerge into the new year with new hopes, intentions, and goals.  The grand ideas we often start with, however, often become lost […] The post TPP 016: Vivian Lee – The Art of Goal Setting appeared first on The Plantiful.

In a society where “more” is “better”, it is easy to become completely lost in consumerism and materialism.  Far more challenging however, is to recognize your own struggles and then pivot to set a genuine intention so that you can steer in the right direction.  But, we know that nothing worth fighting for ever comes […] The post TPP 015: Kate Harris and Keith Tharp – 2 Vegans, 1 Van appeared first on The Plantiful.

Think of last time you visited a primary care doctor and the reasons why you made that trip to his or her office – perhaps it had to do with a sore throat that only worsened or a pain in your body that grew or maybe something else. Whatever the reason may have been, the […] The post TPP 014: Mauricio Gonzalez – Science Behind The Whole Foods Plant-Based Diet appeared first on The Plantiful.

What do you do next after obtaining an Economics degree in Spain and then stumble into a budding career as a male model?  Open up a French vegan restaurant in New York City, of course.  Such is the tale of Christophe Caron, who takes us behind the scenes of his family's exquisite French vegan restaurant – […] The post TPP 013: Christophe Caron – French Food's Finest appeared first on The Plantiful.

Today we point the mics directly at one very special guest, who also dupes as your friendly vegan host Isabelle!  Isabelle is a vegan entrepreneur and founder of The Plantiful blog and podcast.  She's a co-founder of the online meal plan program Buddhalicious and can be seen at speaking engagements and vegan conferences.  Not to […] The post TPP 012: Interview with Isabelle Steichen, Part I appeared first on The Plantiful.

Today we have the pleasure of talking with Rachel McCrystal, executive director at the Woodstock Farm Sanctuary. Rachel shares her vision of a world where animals are not created for the purpose of fulfilling our own human desires – specifically farm animals that are bred to become suffering bodies that are mass-produced and kept in […] The post TPP 011: Interview with Rachel McCrystal from the Woodstock Farm Sanctuary appeared first on The Plantiful.

In episode 10 of The Plantiful Podcast we are sharing our conversation with Jeanette and Alex from Planted in Miami. Usually hosts on their own podcast, today we flip the mics and ask them all about their vegan journey and path toward quitting their corporate jobs and becoming full-time entrepreneurs – their veganism and entrepreneurial […] The post TPP 010: Interview with Jeanette and Alex of Planted in Miami appeared first on The Plantiful.