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Vedge Your Best, Vegan Ideas for Everyone At Any Age

Michele Olender

There has never been a more important time to be Vegan. Vedge Your Best is the only podcast aimed at teaching midlife women how to limit and eliminate the consumption of animal products without feeling deprived, overwhelmed or unsupported, even if no one you know is Vegan. Life Coach Michele Olender will show you how living Vegan is the superpower that will unlock your possibilities and give you the confidence to take on your next impossible goal, by doing it YOUR way. Vedge YOUR Best and there’s

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286: Singletasking Your Vegan Life

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2026/02/24

How you go vegan is how you do EVERYTHING.This week we talk multi-tasking vs. single-tasking—and why trying to “do it all” seems so positive, but it’s one of the sneakiest ways your plant-based momentum gets stalled. You’ll learn how to close the mental tabs, choose the next right thing, and build a practice that fits inside a real life.Because you don’t need more discipline.IN THIS EPISODE, WE COVERThe real multitasking that derails change: identity multitaskingWhy “doing vegan perfectly” creates

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00:24:24

285: "What Difference Does It Make?" Choosing Vegan...

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2026/02/17

Ever hear yourself think, “Who cares?” or “What difference does it make?”—especially when the world feels heavy and the news feels relentless? In this solo episode, Michele takes on the two-word excuse that can quietly sabotage your vegan (or plant-based) intentions—and honestly, your intentions in every other part of life too.“Who cares?” Answer for yourself. This episode also makes space for “not knowing” in your plant-based journey: you don’t need perfect certainty or a lifelong declaration to

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284: Stop the Press: Athena Kugblenu on Veganism,...

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2026/02/10

Guest: Athena Kugblenu — comedian, author, commentator, and former Papercuts podcast regularAthena Kugblenu is a UK-based comedian and writer known for her sharp cultural commentary and her ability to use humor to explore power, media narratives, and social change. In this episode, Athena joins me for a serious AND funny conversation about how veganism is being covered in the news — and what gets lost when complex ideas are flattened into headlines.We talk about:Why declaring “veganism is over” is a

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00:35:31

283: Plant-Based in Public — Self-Advocacy for Vegans

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2026/02/03

Hey kids — it’s Michele.This episode starts with a tiny restaurant moment (lemon… table… shade) that turned into a big coaching insight. If you pride yourself on being “easy” and low-maintenance, you might also be practicing a lifelong habit of not asking for what you need.And here’s the twist: plant-based consistency in the real world isn’t mostly about food. It’s about asking. Asking questions, requesting swaps, clarifying ingredients, and tolerating a few seconds of social awkwardness without

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00:21:42

282: Strategy or Tactics? Why Your Vegan Intentions...

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2026/01/27

In this episode, Michele explores a powerful but often overlooked distinction that can make or break any meaningful change: strategy vs. tactics.Inspired by a coaching conversation with a client struggling through Veganuary, this episode unpacks why caring deeply—and even making a strong values-based decision—is often not enough to create consistent follow-through.Whether your goal is moving in a vegan or plant-based direction, improving your health, writing a book, changing your drinking, or

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00:14:22

281: Concern, Projection, and the Myth of the Extreme...

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2026/01/20

What happens when you get sick—and you don’t eat animals?In this uncharacteristically candid solo episode, Michele shares a personal rant sparked by a winter virus, a year full of medical appointments, and the familiar (and frustrating) question many plant-based and vegan people hear when something goes wrong:“Are you sure veganism is working for you?”Drawing from her own experience all while receiving consistently excellent bloodwork and zero nutritional concern from her medical team—Michele

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280: Re-Introducing Vedge Your Best: Why Most Change...

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2026/01/13

It’s January. We’re past Quitter’s Day.And if you’ve ever quietly stopped believing that change is possible—for your health, your habits, or your vegan practice—this episode is for you.In this re-introduction to Vedge Your Best, Michele shares why most New Year’s resolutions fall apart not because people are lazy or unmotivated, but because they’re using the wrong mindset for change.This episode explores the powerful shift from outcome-based thinking (“I’ll feel proud when I get there”) to

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00:56:48

279: Staying Alive: Sherry Shrallow Talks Heart...

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2026/01/06

What if a life-threatening health crisis wasn’t just a tragedy — but an opportunity?In this episode of Vedge Your Best, Michele talks with Sherry Shrallow, author of Staying ALive, plant-based educator, and longtime advocate for using food as a tool for prevention, healing, and service.At 56, Sherry was an active, fit woman eating what she believed was a heart-healthy diet when she suffered a sudden heart attack while at work. What followed included emergency surgery, a complicated recovery, and a

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00:18:56

278: 7 Themes From 2025 (and What We’re Carrying Into...

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2025/12/30

As 2025 comes to a close, Michele reflects on the patterns, lessons, and insights that showed up again and again this year—in her own life, on the Vedge Your Best podcast, and in her work with clients.This episode isn’t about resolutions or reinvention. It’s about continuation.Drawing on behavioral science, psychology, and lived experience, Michele shares seven themes that shaped 2025 and offers a grounded, compassionate framework for carrying those lessons into 2026—especially for anyone moving in

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00:16:29

277: When the Day Falls Apart

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2025/12/23

Ever wake up with the best intentions — to eat plant-based, stay consistent, finish what matters — only to feel everything unravel by late afternoon?You’re not broken. You’re human.In this episode, Michele breaks down why so many good intentions collapse by the end of the day, especially when you’re trying to move in a vegan or plant-based direction. Using simple brain science, behavioral economics, and a whole lot of compassion, she explains what’s really happening when motivation fades — and why

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00:26:40

276: Want Change? Remember - You’ll Forget.

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2025/12/16

If you’ve ever wondered why you don’t follow through on things you truly want — going vegan, strengthening your body, decluttering your home, writing your book, or simply showing up as the version of yourself you keep imagining — today’s episode is for you..Michele breaks down one of the most overlooked truths about personal growth:The hardest part of change isn’t doing the thing. The hardest part of change is remembering — TODAY — to DO the thing.Michele reveals why intention and action so often

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275: Cut, Char, Season: Chef Ed Harris on Making...

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2025/12/09

Plant‑Powered Flavor Architect — Elevating Restaurants, Kitchens & Your Next Bite Aaward-winning plant-based chef Ed Harris joins Michele to share his journey from omni-chef to global plant-based innovator. Chef Ed breaks down the art of building flavor, why cutting and charring vegetables changes everything, and how simple techniques can transform everyday vegan cooking into unforgettable meals.Chef Ed Harris’s story begins in the Caribbean and travels through kitchens in New York and around

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00:22:57

274: The Weakest Link in Your Vegan Practice

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2025/12/02

Your plant-based practice isn’t limited by your motivation, your recipes, or your compassion — it’s limited by its weakest link. In this episode, Michele explores the Theory of Constraints and how a single bottleneck can shape your vegan practice, your daily choices, and even your confidence.Using a classic car-factory example, Michele breaks down how systems stall when one step is overloaded — and how the same thing happens in our own lives. Whether you’re starting, restarting, or re-energizing

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273: Vegan Voyeurs

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2025/11/25

It’s Thanksgiving week in the U.S.—maybe you’re driving to a family gathering, getting in a pre-pie walk, or just bracing yourself for the conversations ahead. Wherever you are, Michele invites you to pause and notice: are you a vegan voyeur? Someone who loves the idea of plant-based living, follows all the vegan doctors, and streams every documentary—but hasn’t quite stepped fully into the practice?In This EpisodeMichele unpacks the idea of the “vegan voyeur”—and why it’s not a failure but a

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00:20:17

272: When Facts Backfire - Behavioral Science,...

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2025/11/18

If facts were enough, everyone would already be vegan, right?We think the facts are on OUR side — but no one’s listening — what then?This week, Michele explores why information alone so often fails to change hearts or habits, and what behavioral science says to do instead. Drawing on the research of cognitive neuroscientist Gleb Tsipursky, whose EGRIP framework (Emotions, Goals, Rapport, Information, Positive Reinforcement) explains how minds actually shift, Michele shares practical tools for

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271: Waiting to Vedge Your Best?

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2025/11/11

Are you waiting to “start fresh” after Halloween? After Thanksgiving? After the holidays?So many of us tell ourselves we’ll get back on track when things calm down — but what if waiting is just another diet culture trick keeping us from living the life we want right now?In this episode, Michele explores how the mindset of “I’ll start when…” has its roots in commercial diet culture — and how that logic keeps us spinning in cycles of perfectionism, guilt, and delay. Whether it’s your vegan journey,

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00:57:32

270: From Veganuary to Everyday - Angela Yvonne and...

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2025/11/04

Guest: Angela Yvonne — journalist and creator of Vegan Pop EatsTheme: Turning plant-forward living into culture, not homeworkWhat you’ll hear:Angela shares how she moved from Veganuary to everyday vegan living and why she thinks veganism needs a new PR person. We unpack her simple “3 M’s” (Meatless Monday, Meatless Meals, Meatless Month), budget-savvy eating, and how your neighborhood’s “food architecture” nudges your choices. We also talk language shifts that reduce resistance (“I’m not

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00:23:27

269: The Vision Thing — Back to Your Vegan Future

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2025/10/28

Description: In this solo episode, Michele invites you to look ahead to the final nine weeks of 2025 — and beyond — through the lens of “The Vision Thing.” Michele explores how vision keeps us growing when life feels settled or stuck.Drawing inspiration from author Tracy Goss, Michele shows how we can stop letting the past dictate what’s possible next — especially when it comes to living more intentionally and compassionately.Humor, psychology, and even a little Back to the Future wisdom, this

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268: Angry Vegan to Leading with Love: Kate Galli on...

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2025/10/21

Description:Vegan health coach and Healthification host Kate Galli joins Michele to talk about trading outrage for effectiveness—and the practical mindset and protein strategies that keep a plant-strong life doable in midlife.Kate shares her memorable 5-S Protein Strategy, why muscle is metabolism, and the simple mindset shift that neutralizes overwhelm: only focus on what you can control.She opens up about moving from training omnivores to working with vegans and “vegans at heart,” and why

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00:16:02

267: The Mad Libs Method of Turning Overwhelm into...

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2025/10/14

Ever felt so overwhelmed that when someone asks what’s wrong, the only answer that comes out is “everything?"In this episode, Michele introduces a simple but powerful tool inspired by the classic game Mad Libs and adapted from education: a “fill-in-the-blank scaffold” that helps transform vague frustration into clear, actionable steps.When we’re vague, we stay stuck. Specificity can feel risky, but clarity doesn’t need to solve everything—it just needs to shine a light on the next step.What

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