num_pages: 304
description: Finding plant-based recipes? Easy. Dealing with the social cultural and emotional aspects of being vegan in a non-vegan world? Thats the hard part. The Joyful Vegan is here to help. Many people choose veganism as a logical and sensible response to their concerns about animals the environment and/or their health. But despite their positive intentions and the personal benefits they experience theyre often met with resistance from friends family members and society at large. These external factors can make veganism socially difficultand emotionally exhaustingto sustain. This leads to an unfortunate reality: The majority of vegans (and vegetarians) revert to consuming meat dairy or eggsbreaching their own values and sabotaging their own goals in the process. Colleen Patrick-Goudreau known as The Joyful Vegan has guided countless individuals through the process of becoming vegan. Now in her seventh book The Joyful Vegan she shares her insights into why some people stay vegan and others stop. Its not because theres nothing to eat. Its not because there isnt enough protein in plants. And its not because people lack willpower or moral fortitude. Rather people stay vegan or not depending on how well they navigate the social cultural and emotional aspects of being vegan: constantly being asked to defend their food choices; living with the awareness of animal suffering; feeling the pressure (often self-inflicted) to be perfect; and experiencing guilt remorse and anger. In these pages Patrick-Goudreau shares her wisdom for managing these challenges and arms readersboth vegan and plant-basedwith solutions and strategies for coming out vegan to family friends and colleagues; cultivating healthy relationships (with vegans and non-vegans); communicating effectively; sharing enthusiasm without proselytizing; finding like-minded community; and experiencing peace of mind as a vegan in a non-vegan world. By implementing the tools provided in this book readers will find they can live ethically eat healthfully engage sociallyand remain a joyful vegan.
language: English
title: The Joyful Vegan: How to Stay Vegan in a World That Wants You to Eat Meat, Dairy, and Eggs
publisher: BenBella Books