Vegan-Curious to Vegan-Confident
Hello! I'm Kristyn, a vegan lifestyle guide, advocate for sustainable living, and reiki practitioner. My vegan journey is about creating a compassionate, mindful, and eco-friendly life. 🌱💚 I help families navigate social situations, transition to a vegan lifestyle, and enjoy delicious plant-based meals. On my blog and podcast, I share tips on raising vegan kids, easy food swaps, and the environmental impact of our choices. Join me in embracing a kinder, more sustainable way of living. Ready to make the change? Let's connect!
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You Don’t Have to Be That Kind of Vegan
👉 Discover Your Vegan Type 🌱 Hey friend, Before you scroll any further… Let me tell you something I wish someone had told me sooner. You do not have to be the perfect vegan. You do not have to be extreme.You do not have to argue with everyone at Thanksgiving.You do not have to overhaul your entire kitchen overnight. There’s more than one way to do this. You might be the health-first vegan who just wants more energy.You might be the ethical vegan who can’t unsee what you’ve learned.You might...
READ POSTDo NOT go vegan until you've read this
👉 Read This First Hi friend, I almost did not hit publish on this one. Not because I did not believe in it, but because it felt a little too honest. Lately, I have been thinking a lot about that moment so many of us get stuck in. You know the one. You want to go vegan.You have done the research.You feel it in your gut. And yet something stops you. It is not the food.It is not the recipes.It is the fear of being different. The fear of ordering vegan in front of family.Of saying it out loud at...
READ POSTThe Real Reason Cheese Feels Impossible to Give Up
👉 Read Why Cheese Is the Holdout Hi friend, Let’s talk about the elephant on the plate. Cheese. If you’ve ever thought about eating more plant based, I can almost guarantee this question popped into your head immediately: “Okay but… do I really have to give up cheese?” I hear this all the time. And honestly? It makes total sense. Cheese isn’t just food. It’s comfort. It’s nostalgia. It’s pizza night. It’s mac and cheese after a long day. It’s the thing that makes vegetables feel safe. So when...
READ POSTThis question changes everything
➤ Read This First Hey there, Before anyone decides whether veganism is right for them, there’s a quiet question almost everyone asks but rarely says out loud: Is this actually worth it? Not the social media version.Not the perfect-plate version.The real, everyday-life version. I asked it too. Why do people really go vegan?And what does it actually mean beyond food labels and headlines? I just shared a new post that walks through both questions honestly, without pressure or pretending this is...
READ POSTMost people start here. Almost no one admits it.
Hey Reader, I want to tell you something that might feel like a relief. You don’t have to be ready to go vegan to be doing this “right.” For a long time, I lived in the in-between stage.Caring deeply.Trying things.Messing up.Second-guessing myself. And quietly wondering if not being all in yet meant I was failing. If you’ve ever thought,“I want to eat more plant-based… but I’m just not ready”this is for you. I just published a new post about the in-between stage.The part most people actually...
READ POSTThis is why childhood foods stay with us
I want to share something that caught me completely off guard while I was becoming more plant centered. It was not the recipes or the grocery lists or even the social situations. It was something much quieter. Much more tender. And honestly something I felt a little embarrassed to admit at first. It showed up one afternoon in the freezer aisle. I was standing in front of a bright red Stouffer’s mac and cheese box and I felt this pang in my throat. Not because I missed the taste. Not because I...
READ POSTThe real reason they avoided your vegan dish
Hey there, friend. Let’s have a moment of honest-to-goodness real talk between moms here. There’s trying something new…And then there’s Thanksgiving with a vegan dish you poured your whole heart into. If you’re reading this, there’s a pretty good chance this happened: You chopped. You sautéed. You Googled substitutions and adjusted seasonings ten different ways. You made that dish with the same level of focus NASA uses to launch rockets. You carried it into the house with pride - like, look...
READ POSTI know what you're really afraid of at Thanksgiving
Hey there, Reader! We need to talk about something that happens at Thanksgiving.Something you feel in your chest before you even step out of the car. It is not the turkey.It is not the menu.It is not even the comments people might make. There is something else at play.Something quiet.Something subtle.Something that so many vegan curious moms feel but never say out loud. And once you see it you cannot unsee it. This week we pulled back the curtain and revealed the real reason Thanksgiving...
READ POSTThese answers matter ✨
Hey there, Reader! Tell me if this sounds familiar. You are standing in your kitchen, kids asking for snacks, dinner half planned in your head, and you suddenly realize you have no idea if the ingredient in your hand is actually vegan. So you Google it. Fast. The hilarious part is that every month thousands of people are Googling the exact same vegan questions. It is like a quiet little club of tired, curious, trying-their-best humans searching for simple answers. I decided to round them all...
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