What is it about family celebrations that cause problems and tensions for vegans? And how do we go about making these experiences more positive?Carrie Harrison, an educator with a Masters in Education, a Bachelors of Science in Psychology, and a certificate in plant-based nutrition from eCornell University discusses how to be happy and positive during this feasting season and at other family celebrations and events involving food.For more support and to learn how to easily transition to a plant-based diet, sign up for Vegan Online Academy’s Vegan 101 course today. For only $25 you will have access to everything you need in order to make this transition to a new, healthy lifestyle easily and with complete success. Get started today at https://veganonlineacademy.comJoin our conversation at www.facebook.com/veganonlineacademy  

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How To Have a Successful Festive Season as a Vegan

Carrie Harrison, an educator with a Masters in Education, a Bachelors of Science in Psychology, and a certificate in plant-based nutrition from eCornell University, discusses the five major mistakes nearly every new vegan makes and shows you how to avoid them.If you want to learn more about how to easily transition to a plant-based diet, sign up for Vegan Online Academy’s Vegan 101 course today. For only $25 you will have access to everything you need in order to make this transition to a new, healthy lifestyle easily and with complete success.Sign up today at: https://veganonlineacademy.comJoin our network at: www.facebook.com/veganonlineacademy 

Five Mistakes Newbie Vegans Make & How To Avoid Them

With one in seven people who try to transition to a vegan diet reverting to eating animal products, what is it that makes the difference between success and failure?Carrie Harrison, M.Ed., B.Sc. Psych., Cert. in Plant-Based Nutrition, discusses how our support group and network of friends influences our success and can be an integral part of becoming a vegan for the long-term.If you would like to be successful in your own vegan journey, get started today at veganonlineacademy.com With the right support it will be easier than you think. 

The Importance of Friendship

Following the furore of the latest advert by supermarket giant Tesco, in the U.K, which sees a young girl telling her dad that she doesn't want to eat animals anymore, we explore what parents can do in this situation. How can they support a child who wants to go vegan, while also making sure they stay healthy. In this episode Carrie Harrison, M.Ed., BSc. Psych., Cert. Plant-Based Nutrition, offers advice to parents whose children want to go vegan. Resources mentioned in this episode include:Vegan Online AcademyCronometerColin T. Campbell's work on dairy   

Help! My Kid Wants To Go Vegan!

We all know the rhyme: "Beans, beans their good for your heart, the more you eat the more you fart..."Switching your diet from one based around meat and/or dairy through to one based on whole grains and vegetables is definitely the right thing to do for your health. However, for some people, it can feel very uncomfortable to start with, as this new healthy diet causes their guts to bloat and to create an overproduction of those unwelcome farts. Long-term vegans are not big bloated, gas-producing machines, so it can be demotivating to new wanna-be vegans to find that this new 'healthy' way of eating is making them feel all gassed-up.So, what can be done? The answer is that there are lots of things that individuals can do to help reduce gas and bloating over the first few weeks of following a vegan diet. In this podcast Caroline Harrison, M.Ed., BSc. Psych., and Cert. in Plant-Based Nutrition discusses the practical steps anyone can take to help to ease their transition process.If you want to easily transition to a vegan diet, help is at hand. Vegan Online Academy provides courses to help you seamlessly transition to a new healthy diet and lifestyle with the ultimate success. Check out our courses today at https://veganonlineacademy.com 

Top Tips for New Vegans - Dealing With Bloating & Gas

Carrie Harrison, M.Ed., BSc. Psych., and Cert in Plant-Based Nutrition, discusses why a vegan diet is being touted by many as the answer to our current environmental problems. Why is it better to eat a veggie burger than a hamburger? And can it really make that much difference considering the scale of the issues that the planet is currently facing? Throughout the podcast Carrie refers to research from the book by Dr. Richard Oppenlander, titled Comfortably Unaware.If you are inspired by this podcast to get started on your own vegan journey and start doing your bit to save the planet, then sign-up today at https://veganonlineacademy.com With the right support it'll be easier than you think.

Why is Veganism Good for the Environment?

In this episode Caroline Harrison, M.Ed., BSc. Psych., Cert. Plant Based Nutrition, discusses what it is about vegans and veganism that gets people's heckles up. And what can we vegans do about it? After all if we are just annoying people all the time we aren't going to be able to convince many people to try a vegan diet.Vegan Online Academy provides support and guidance to anyone who is looking to transition to a vegan diet and lifestyle. Get started with your journey today at https://veganonlineacademy.com 

Why Do People Hate Vegans?

This week Caroline Harrison, M.Ed., BSc. Psych., Cert. in Plant-Based Nutrition, discusses the importance of not becoming overwhelmed when transitioning to a vegan diet.Carrie explains the need to keep your mind focused on the bigger picture to avoid feeling like a fully vegan lifestyle is out of your reach. With the right focus, traveling along the vegan path is much easier than you might anticipate.To start your own vegan journey sign up today: https://veganonlineacademy.com  

Don't Sweat The Small Stuff

In this week's episode, Carrie Harrison, M.Ed., BSc. Psych., talks to Brad Wheeler about thinking, philosophy, and veganism.Did great philosophers of the past discover deeply complex thought processes in order to conclude that veganism is the future, or were they drawing on basic thoughts around compassion and kindness in order to extend that line of thinking to its logical conclusion?If you are interested in kick-starting your own thought-processes around veganism, log onto https://veganonlineacademy.com to start your vegan journey today. 

I Think Therefore I'm Vegan - Philosophy & Veganism

Today Carrie Harrison, M.Ed., BSc. Psych., talks to Bradley Wheeler a fellow vegan and bibliophile, about social justice movements. Veganism is currently being described as the biggest social justice movement of our times, being as it is tied into human health, the protection of our environment, and the ethical treatment of all animals (including human animals). How does it compare to social justice movements of the past and what how can we use that information to frame our view of the future.If you are inspired to join this social justice movement, visit https://veganonlineacademy.com to begin your own vegan adventure. 

Veganism & Social Justice Movements of the Past

In this week's podcast Carrie Harrison, M.Ed., BSc. Psych., interviews Carol McLeod, a 70 year-old retired teacher from Scotland. Carol helped to edit and review Vegan Online Academy, as such she undertook our transition to veganism course, Vegan 101, not with an eye to transitioning, but with her virtual red pen in hand to make sure that the whole class worked from an educational perspective. Carol ate a traditional western diet while undertake this work and had no intention of becoming vegan. We find out how Vegan 101 affected her and if she felt any unintended lasting impact from reviewing the course.If you are interested in undertaking your own vegan journey, Vegan 101 is the perfect place to start. Check out our website for more information https://veganonlineacademy.com  

Silver Surfer Investigates a Plant-Based Diet

This week's podcast is presented by Carrie Harrison, an educator with an M.Ed., a BSc. Psych., and a certificate in plant-based nutrition.Being vegan in a non-vegan world can create some challenges. In this podcast, via Skype with fellow vegan and bibliophile Brad Wheeler, we look at what other people think of when they hear the word 'vegan' and why that can present us with difficulties and opportunities. We also think about how we negotiate relationships with friends and family, as well as discussing how we manage the challenges involved in sharing meals with non-vegans.If you are interested in starting your own vegan journey log onto https://veganonlineacademy.com for information about our courses.   

Vegan Identity in a Non-Vegan World

This week Carrie Harrison, M.Ed., BSc. Psych., talks to Soraya Perez, an actress who lives in Houston, TX. Soraya first tried to go vegan as a teenager, then tried again a couple of decades later. Soraya is now successfully living a happy, vegan life. Carrie finds out what changed and how Soraya went from constantly battling with food choices through to totally transforming her life.If you would like to follow in Soraya's footsteps log onto https://veganonlineacademy.com and check out our Vegan 101 class, and get started with your new life today.   

Two Failed Attempts To Go Vegan & Finally Success - What Made The Difference?

In this week's episode I talk to Kim Schwartz Smith, a person trainer and long-term vegan. Kim talks about her vegan journey and why she recommends a vegan diet to her clients. We also talk about life with her rescue dogs and her beautiful rescue pig, Miles.Kim mentions the sanctuary Houston Mini Pig Rescue and you can find out about rescuing and donating at https://www.houstonminipigrescue.org  Kim also mentions the American Belgium Malinois Association and you can find out about rescuing and donating at https://www.malinoisrescue.org If you have been inspired by Kim's story and want support in order to easily transition to a vegan lifestyle, check out our comprehensive online courses available at https://veganonlineacademy.comDesigned by an educator with an M.Ed., a BSc. Psych., and a Certificate in Plant-Based Nutrition from eCornell University, Vegan Online Academy is designed to feed both your body and mind.  

Rescuing pigs and dogs with a personal fitness coach

In this week's episode I chat via Skype with my sister, Elaine Bryan.Elaine has been vegan for over two years and has gone through an amazing fitness and weight-loss journey. In the pictures you can see Elaine on the left about 5 years ago, and on the right plant-powered and running a 7k in the Scottish countryside.She now runs multiple times a week, including many timed runs at the weekend, as well as undertaking strenuous HITT classes, pilates, and anything else she can get her hands on. Since becoming vegan she has increased her energy levels and feels that the auto-immune condition that she has suffered with since childhood, Eczema, has also benefited from her change of diet.We chat about how she manages everything, especially being mum to four strapping teenage lads.https://veganonlineacademy.com

Eczema, Fitness, Teenage Boys, and Veganism

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