Sandra describes herself as a vegan foodie, content writer & editor and wife on a mission to empower others to make small, meaningful decisions & actions that will help make the world a better place. She is co-host of VEG Networking Canada, a place where plant-based & vegan companies connect & collaborate. Sandra is the author of the book “Vegan Marketing Success Stories“.
In Sentientist Conversations we talk about the two most important questions: “what’s real?” & “what matters?”
Sentientism is "evidence, reason & compassion for all sentient beings." The video of our conversation is here on YouTube.
We discuss:
00:00 Welcome
01:15 Sandra's Intro
- Filipino-canadian
- Literature, PR, marketing, writing
- Meditating: "This booming voice came to me... & said you're vegan now & you'll always be writing"
- Sandra's "The Content Doctor" business
- Writing "#vegan Marketing Success Stories"
03:41 What's Real?
- "A very #catholic household"
- Catholicism in the #phillipines due to #colonisation by Spain
- 13 years of Catholic school
- Church every Sunday
- Sermons: Fundraising & "We don't really welcome gay people" #homophobia "Two of my best friends had just come out"
- "That was the last service"
- "I never did believe in heaven & hell... metaphors"
- "I do believe in an afterlife"
- "There's a problem with the whole [Catholic] institution"
- Intuition & connecting to past ancestors "they're giving me signs... still here & watching over us"
- Why do colonially imposed religions retain such popularity?
- The Filipino disapora, challenging colonial restrictions, reclaiming indigenous practices (e.g. tattooing)
- Joining #nxivm... later discovered to be a dangerous #cult "If it feels painful - move towards it!"
- A clear image from a recently deceased grandfather
- Being guided by a deceased cousin in Montreal
- "From the little I know of #quantumphysics physics this is all very possible... that's why we have #ghosts "
- "The big bang... earliest atoms... that's my definition of god... the creator"
- "The potential... of love... we all come from stardust"
- Risks of religious & spiritual beliefs
- Scams, cults, crystals, alt-medicine, #antivaxx 
- "Critical thinking caps" & #redflags 
- #Conspirituality podcast. #Yoga #wellness #spirituality 
33:46 What & Who Matters?
- "Be a good person as much as you can vs. just being consumers"
- "I did not care very much for animals"... now vegan
-  Documentaries: "Watching #earthlings ... hit me really hard... stop eating meat"
- "As soon as the idea of becoming vegan hit my brain... this is it!... it took me 11 years"...
...and much more. Full show notes at Sentientism.info.
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