Dr. Sonnad is cheerful, passionate and loving and you can just feel the dedication to her patients emanating from her. In this episode of Veggie Doctor Radio, I interview Dr. Sonnad and we have a conversation about empathy, veganism and change.    About featured guest: Shantala Sonnad, MD, is a Board Certified Family Practitioner in New York. Born and raised vegetarian and now vegan for several years, it is her goal as a physician to reach as many people as possible to spread the knowledge and importance of the vegan lifestyle.  She is currently Chair of the Physician Board of Directors for a large medical group, and is an active member of the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. As the mother of two young vegan children, she enjoys creating and cooking new recipes daily, and shares these as well as health information on her Instagram page @plantsomelove.      DR. SHANTALA SONNAD https://instagram.com/plantsomelove/     Disclaimer: The information on this blog, website and podcast is for informational purposes only. It is not meant to replace careful evaluation and treatment. If you have concerns about your or your child’s eating, nutrition or growth, consult a doctor.   I have an affiliate partnership with Splendid Spoon where you can get $25 off your first order if you want to give it a try! Splendid spoon offers pre-made smoothies, juice shots and delicious bowls that require no preparation besides heating up!  https://splendidspoon.z724.net/c/2360827/774963/9621   Shop my favorite things doctoryami.com/shop   Please support my work, become a Patreon https://patreon.com/thedoctoryami   Mentions: A Parent’s Guide to Intuitive Eating: How to Raise Kids Who Love to Eat Healthy by Dr. Yami   Leave an 'Amazon Review'   MORE LISTENING OPTIONS Apple Podcasts: http://bit.ly/vdritunes Spotify: http://bit.ly/vdrspotify   NEWSLETTER SIGN UP https://doctoryami.com/signup OR Text 'FIBER' to 668-66     FIND ME AT Doctoryami.com Instagram.com/thedoctoryami Facebook.com/thedoctoryami Veggiefitkids.com         * * * * MORE FROM ME Read - http://veggiefitkids.com/blog Listen: http://bit.ly/vdrpodcast Watch - http://bit.ly/vfkvideos TEDx Talk - http://bit.ly/DOCTORYAMITEDX   * * * * Questions? Email me: Yami@doctoryami.com   Please check out Rocket Surgeons at: Facebook.com/RocketSurgeonsMusic RocketSurgeonsBand.com