The New Norm Show

In this episode, I discuss all the reasons why right now is hands down the best time to go plant-based. Growing health concerns and social distancing due to the coronavirus outbreak are making great conditions for adopting a plant-based diet and actually sticking to it. In this episode, I show how SO MANY OF THE OBSTACLES that are usually present when trying to go vegan/plant-based are totally non-existent right now. Plus a ton of other great benefits of going plant-based during this weird and crazy time in the world. If I wasn't already vegan I would definitely be using this time to change up my life!

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Mandy Powell is a strong and passionate voice for veganism in the Fraser Valley region. Mandy lives in Chilliwack, BC. I had the pleasure of meeting her at a vegan meet-up when I first moved here!  Mandy is an ethical vegan on all accounts, she came to veganism for the animals and does her absolute best to spread the word in order to do her part in putting an end to animal cruelty. She is also an awesome vegan baker and runs her own little side business. In this episode we dive deep into her journey to veganism, how it changed her life, we discuss how she is not afraid to speak up for the animals and everything she believes in, we learn about different types of activism and all about what it’s like being a vocal vegan in a very farm-based town. That’s just the gist of it but we cover so much more !

Carly Halliday is a Canadian lady living on the Gili Islands in Indonesia. She is a world traveler and has been vegan for 5 whole years! We discuss what led her to veganism and why she decided to stay with this lifestyle. She also shows us how she manages to stay vegan while traveling all the time!

We discuss her beautiful life on the Gili Islands, and she gives us all the details on how to get outside of your comfort zone even when it feels so scary! She shares with us how she has traveled for so many years and how you can do it too. Carly is an entrepreneur and a really authentic voice for self-love and body positivity! She tells us her business story and how she is working to create a life that she loves. Above all Carly is amazing at trying new things and really living to the fullest. Such an inspirational human to be around! 

Shauna Chandler is a vegan mom of two from my small home town up in Northern British Columbia. Shauna has been vegan for about 5 years now and is raising a fully vegan family. She’s a great little vegan cook and a vegan leader in her community. She also has a plant-based skincare line with her sister Krista.

In this episode, we talk about how anxiety led Shauna to look into the vegan lifestyle, how the lifestyle has impacted her health and well being as well as those around her. We discuss how she transitioned not only herself but also her family to a vegan diet and she shares a little about the differences between both her vegan and her non-vegan pregnancies. We talk about what her family eats as vegans and how she raises vegan kiddies in a non-vegan world. She also shares some tips for making the transition yourself.

We also get into the topic of forming new habits like running, making new friends in your community, and about her side business creating a plant-based, cruelty-free, zero-waste skincare line called Kream Come True.