Why I Stopped Being Vegan

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Why I Stopped Being Vegan

FromWISE WOMEN DIARIES

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49 minutes

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May 23, 2022

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After 11 years of not eating animal products..... my mind shifted. Changing your mind about something is a humbling process.

Released:

May 23, 2022

Format:

Podcast episode

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This is where shame and victimhood die. Here we discuss non-mainstream perspectives: personal growth through relationships, motherhood, and life challenges, awareness of the ego mind vs soul, stepping out of the medical paradigm in homebirth, freebirth, and infertility, the wild journey from maiden to mother, and how to take radical responsibility of your life and shed victimhood for good.

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Our Mind Creates False Stories Everyday: Do You Believe Them?: Some examples of daily ego stories: "I am failing as a parent because of XYZ," "Who am I to help people if I can't even figure out my own life," "I was so worthless because I got nothing done today," "My child is manipulating me," or "I can't wear th... by WISE WOMEN DIARIES
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The Victim Triangle of Illness: Most of us live with a victim mentality towards our BODY: cancer, viruses, candida, or toxic food "attack" our body, making us the victim. Then we need a savior, a rescuer: a healer, doctor, supplements, or pills. Are you ready to break free from thi... by WISE WOMEN DIARIES
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Why I Stopped Being Vegan: After 11 years of not eating animal products..... my mind shifted. Changing your mind about something is a humbling process. by WISE WOMEN DIARIES
49 min listen
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My Recent “Dark Night of the Soul”: The truth of life is that its constant change. Highs and lows. We ebb and flow from feeling our Light to experiencing our Darkness. I was faced with my Shadow Self recently.......here are my thoughts on that experience. by WISE WOMEN DIARIES
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Mothers, it is Time to Step into Your Power: Many mothers outsource their power to doctors..... but also to Instagram influencer moms! This is a disempowered energy state. This is a Mother operating from Maiden energy, the energy of not trusting inner intuition and instead wanting permission an... by WISE WOMEN DIARIES
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My Insights from a Persistent Body Symptom: My body is leading me to true Trust of my body, something Western Medicine AND Holistic Medicine does not embody or teach. Our body doesn't start healing when we start taking a pill or supplement or see a chiropractor. It's always healing, but it doe... by WISE WOMEN DIARIES
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Lessons from Miscarriage and a ’Sensitive Child’: Taylor’s Motherhood Journey: Taylor, a mother of three, discusses her journey as a young, naive mother, to an embodied, mature mother who fully trusts herself. As a professional athlete's wife, she explains how hard her first postpartum was while her husband's career was taking ... by WISE WOMEN DIARIES
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Part 2: I Don’t Want My ’Old Self’ Back | Tay’s Mother Wisdom: The presence and intention Tay brings to her mothering is unlike anything I have ever witnessed. We discuss her mothering journey with her son, which includes, elimination communication (offering the toilet to her son in infancy), breastfeeding, wait... by WISE WOMEN DIARIES
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The Voice of the Short-Term Self vs Long-Term Self Within Us: We have two selves within us: the short term self (ego) AND the long term self (soul). The short term self always wants us to do the fast, easy, lazy, instant gratification choice! We never FEEL like working out, or eating healthy, or forgiving someo... by WISE WOMEN DIARIES
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Why I Stopped Being Vegan

Why I Stopped Being Vegan

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Titles in the series (100)

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