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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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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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00:44:12

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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00:21:25

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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00:15:44

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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00:47:29

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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00:21:20

266: Moderation - Decision or Excuse?

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2025/10/07

Is moderation your strategy—or your excuse?In this episode of Vedge Your Best, Michele unpacks the sneaky ways “moderation” shows up in our lives—not as a well-thought-out plan, but as a default response when we don’t want to commit.You’ll learn:Why moderation isn’t a value—it’s a strategy.How default moderation leads to decision fatigue and moral licensing.The difference between spontaneous flexibility and intentional, values-based boundaries.Tools to design your own moderation rules (including the

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01:02:59

265: Absolutely Fabulous: Terri Chrisman, Lifestyle...

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2025/09/30

Is moderation really the key to fabulous health? According to plant-based nutritionist and author Terri Chrisman, board certified through the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, the answer is a resounding no. In this candid and passionate conversation, Terri shares why moderation has failed us in the age of ultra-processed foods, and how shifting to a purposeful whole food plant-based lifestyle can transform not just our health, but our identity and culture.We talk about:Why the myth of

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00:21:22

264: Vegan Voices in Your Head: Internal Family...

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2025/09/23

Episode 264 – "Vegan Voices in Your Head: Internal Family Systems and the Plant-Based Practice"Ever feel like there’s a whole committee in your head when it comes to staying consistent with your vegan or plant-based choices? One part of you is passionate about animals and the planet. Another part just wants to fit in at the family dinner table. And yet another whispers that travel would be easier if you weren’t vegan at all.If that sounds familiar, nothing has gone wrong..In this episode

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00:20:32

263: Stoic Vegans?: 2,000-Year-Old Advice for New...

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2025/09/16

I’m packing me battered Rimowa suitcase for a trip to Liverpool, Belfast, and Dundalk, Ireland. No matter how organized we are while traveling, there’s so much we can’t control—flights, weather, menus, other people. But the Stoics, have plenty to say about what we can control on a vegan journey of any kind: our choices, our mindset, and our integrity.In this episode of Vedge Your Best, I revisit the Stoics and connect their wisdom to both vegan practice and my 30-day writing challenge. Because

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01:03:25

262: Veg Jaunts & Journeys: How Kim Giovacco Built a...

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2025/09/09

Vegan travel without compromise. Kim Giovacco, of Veg Jaunts & Journeys, talks about building a vegan travel community, 52 tours around the world, and why 60% of her travelers keep coming back.Traveling as a vegan doesn’t have to mean settling for side salads or stressing over where to eat. My guest this week, Kim Giovacco, founder of Veg Jaunts & Journeys, has been changing the way vegans see the world since 2017.Kim has led more than 50 small-group vegan tours around the world, with an

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00:22:47

261: Back To Vegan Month - A September Plant Based Reset

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2025/09/02

September feels like a fresh start. New notebooks, crisp air, sweater weather. The perfect time to go "Back to Vegan.”Whether you’re brand new to plant-based living, returning after a flexible summer or a long-time vegan looking for fresh inspiration, this episode will help you reset across food, fashion, cosmetics, health, and even fun.In This EpisodeWhy September is a great time to re-energize your vegan practice.Restock your pantry and reset your capsule kitchen with simple staples.Health

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00:22:27

260: Permission to Be Bad: Master of None

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2025/08/26

What if the most meaningful, exciting, and vibrant years of your life require you to be bad at things—on purpose?In this episode, Michele explores why midlife and beyond might be the perfect time to stop chasing mastery and start embracing messy, awkward beginnings. If you’ve been stuck in “I should already know this,” or “I’m too old to try that,” Michele makes the case for becoming a beginner again—on your terms, with your timeline, and with plenty of self-compassion.What You’ll Hear:Why “Master

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