S3, Ep13: Fat Acceptance & Veganism with Jasmin Singer

<p><strong>This season of The ChickPeeps is brought to you by our friends at Vivo Life! Use our code 'chickpeeps10' to get 10% off your order at</strong> <a href="https://www.vivolife.co.uk/?rfsn=3316041.f04d74&amp;utm_source=Refersion&amp;utm_medium=Affiliates&amp;utm_campaign=3316041"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">vivolife.com</span></a><strong>.</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode Evy and Momo interview animal rights activist, author, speaker and actress, Jasmin Singer about fat acceptance and veganism. Jasmin is the co-founder of the award-winning podcast & nonprofit organisation, Our Hen House, former Senior Editor of VegNews, and is Director of Content and Partnerships at Kinder Beauty. Jasmin shares her journey of fat acceptance and notes the sizeism present in the vegan movement, giving us an insight into how we can be more mindful in our activism, as well as accepting ourselves exactly as we are.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">While you're listening, please take a moment to check out the link to our sponsor. Not only are Vivo Life a great, vegan company, but their support also allows us to continue to produce The ChickPeeps for you! We love them and their products and we think you will too.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Also in this episode…</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jasmin shares how her relationship to her body and the word fat has changed over time.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Is veganism sizeist? Jasmin shares the spectrum of her experiences being fat and thin within the vegan community.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Plant Based "Diet" - we discuss the pressure on vegans to be in optimal health, and how the plant based movement often pushes diet culture on vegans as a way to promote the lifestyle.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Why it is vital for us to combat sizeism within our movement and liberate ourselves from oppressive mentalities.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How we can overcome our body image issues and fear of being judged for our bodies, to focus on being powerful activists for animals.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How to handle anti-vegan body-shaming trolls.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jasmin explains her definition of healthy and how it has evolved to encompass how she feels, as much as how she looks.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jasmin shares advice on how to love your body through each chapter of life.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Loving yourself and animals: we discuss the challenge of balancing one's personal and public callings, making time for self care as well as showing up for animals.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jasmin shares what hobbies she enjoys to de-stress and stay sane!</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jasmin discusses her new book, The VegNews Guide to Being a Fabulous Vegan.</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>Links:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Follow Jasmin on</span> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jasminsingerauthor/?hl=en"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Instagram</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and</span> <a href="https://twitter.com/jasmin_singer?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Twitter</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Our Hen House</span> <a href="https://www.ourhenhouse.org/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Podcast</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jasmin's new book</span> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/VegNews-Guide-Being-Fabulous-Vegan/dp/0306846187"> <em><span style="font-weight: 400;">The VegNews Guide to Being a Fabulous Vegan</span></em></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Jasmin's first book</span> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Always-Too-Much-Never-Enough/dp/042527957X"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Always Too Much and Never Enough</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Size-inclusive fashion brand</span> <a href="https://compassionco.com/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Compassion Co</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Encompass Essays:</span> <a href="https://sentientmedia.org/encompass-essays-pursuing-racial-equity-in-animal-advocacy/"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Pursuing Racial Equity in Animal Advocacy</span></a></p> <p><strong>Get In Touch:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bonus Content:</span> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/ChickPeepsPod"><span style="font-weight: 400;">ChickPeeps Patreon</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Instagram:</span> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/chickpeepspod/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">@ChickPeepsPod</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Facebook:</span> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ChickPeepsPodcast/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">@ChickPeepsPodcast</span></a></p>