Summertime is coming, and if you’re newly vegan or considering veganism you may be feeling a bit worried about the barbecue season. But don’t worry! You don’t have to give up all your favorite summertime get-togethers.
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Hello and welcome to Eight Years In! Today we’re talking about veganism and depression. This is a very important topic that I don’t think gets talked about often enough in the vegan community, and I wanted to change that today. So let’s get real and talk about all of these depressed vegans!
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You hear all about vegans and how going vegan will help the animals and you and the planet. And the arguments sound good. You wish you could go vegan. But right now, it seems so out of reach. Here are some different approaches that you can take to get closer to veganism or vegetarianism even if you don’t think you can get quite there yet.
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Hello, and welcome back to Eight Years In! We’ve been on a bit of a kick lately. We talked about the worst parts about veganism and why going vegan isn’t as bad as you think (which you can find here and here, respectively). But after all of those concerns and complaints, I bet you’re wondering what the good parts about being vegan are.
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When people find out that I’m vegan, one of the first things they tend to say is that they could never do that.
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The short answer is yes. In fact I’ve never dated a vegan. However, there are things to take into consideration and this sort of relationship is not for everyone. Here are some things to think about.
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Hi and welcome back to the questions for vegans series! Today, we’re looking at a question that has more nuance to it than you might realize. And I certainly can’t speak for every vegan, but I can hope to give you the lay of the land when it comes to common vegan thoughts on the subject. So let’s talk about vegans, nonvegans, and when they come together to eat.
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Hi everyone, and welcome back to questions for vegans! Today we’ve got a fun one, about plants. So let’s get right to it, shall we?
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Welcome back to Eight Years In, and welcome back to our questions for vegan series. We’re taking all of those questions that might annoy vegans, and answering them honestly. I find today’s question very stimulating and involved, because it involves so many twists and turns. We’re talking about the animals and how they might be affected by the world going vegan overnight.
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“What if you were trapped on a desert island?” Nonvegans ask vegans about this scenario an astounding amount of times, believe it or not. So let’s talk about it honestly, so that we can all come to a mutual understanding.
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