The Minimalist Vegan Podcast

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Minimalist Vegans Moving To Slovenia May 13, 2019

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In mid-2018, we made the decision to close our online store and start making plans to move to Ljubljana, Slovenia. Those plans involved us going full-time with The Minimalist Vegan in April of this year. We have done that and now are working hard towards making our dreams come true and moving to a city that has been calling us for many years. Maša spent the first eight years of her life in Ljubljana and had dreamt of moving back ever since. Michael visited back in 2015 and fell in love with the Medieval city. With our dog Chewy, we are moving to Europe in August of this year. We get asked every day, why Slovenia? What will you do for work? Why would you leave Australia? And the list goes on and on. In this conversation, we share with you the answers to all those questions and share with you our exciting new adventure! Looking for more? Visit the show notes at https://theminimalistvegan.com/014/ Follow us on Instagram @theminimalistvegan

Does Being Vegan Automatically Make You Healthy? May 06, 2019

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Veganism is on the rise, and people are joining the movement, being inspired by different motivations. For us, it was to reduce pain and suffering to animals. For you, it might be for the environment. For others, it’s about optimising your health. But does eating a plant-based diet guarantee good health? And if you aren't experiencing the often promised health benefits of a vegan diet, what do you do? In this conversation, we discuss our experience with health since we became vegan in 2014, as well as some things we’ve learned along the way. Looking for more? Visit the show notes at https://theminimalistvegan.com/013/ Follow us on Instagram @theminimalistvegan

Managing Gifts As a Minimalist Apr 29, 2019

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Giving and receiving gifts is something we’ve been doing since the beginning of time. And you can see why. It’s fulfilling to provide meaningful gifts for people you care about and watch them light up. But as a minimalist who ruthlessly watches your consumption habits, how do you manage the idea of gifts? Is the non-participation in gift-giving the answer? Or do we need to be more flexible? In this episode, we look at both the pros and cons of gifts and how we personally approach the management of gift-giving and receiving in our lives. Looking for more? Visit the show notes at https://theminimalistvegan.com/012/ Follow us on Instagram @theminimalistvegan

Intermittent Fasting, Working From Home, Clearing Debt and More! Apr 22, 2019

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We share some updates on what is happening behind the scenes with The Minimalist Vegan as well as our personal lives. Since going full-time with The Minimalist Vegan, we've done a lot. We reflect on what its been like and what we've learned. The topics that we discuss range from how full-time self-employment feels like, Michael's experience and experiment with intermittent fasting, paying off our debt, some much-needed updates to our website, our new course website, and lucky last, reflecting on how the podcast is going. Looking for more? Visit the show notes at https://theminimalistvegan.com/011/ Follow us on Instagram @theminimalistvegan

Why We Decided To Not have Children Apr 15, 2019

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Based on one of our most commented blog post that was written just under a year ago, we talk about the decision we've made not to have children. Now, this decision didn't just happen overnight and certainly wasn't one that we took lightly, however, the further we go on this journey of life, the more certain we are that we don't want children. We discuss the way that we used to talk about having children one day many years ago, how we used to view people that didn't want to have children and talk about the many reasons we have decided not to have children. Looking for more? Visit the show notes at https://theminimalistvegan.com/010/ Follow us on Instagram @theminimalistvegan

Thoughts On Preachy Vegans Apr 08, 2019

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So you’ve recently become vegan, and you’re pissed, upset, disgusted. In other words, you have a case of Vystopia. The emotions you feel are overwhelming, and you can’t help but tell people who are not vegan what’s happening. You do it on social media. You do it in person. Hey, you may even do it in public. But is this approach of communication effective in trying to get people to be more open and compassionate? That’s what we explore in this conversation. The dynamic of communicating the vegan message versus being passive and discrete. We call them the ‘push’ and the ‘pull’ approach. Looking for more? Visit the show notes at https://theminimalistvegan.com/009/ Follow us on Instagram @theminimalistvegan

Having The Courage To Quit Apr 01, 2019

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We often think of quitting as a failure, but we see quitting as a necessary process of finding happiness. In this conversation, we break down some examples of how quitting has helped us to live with intentionality. We have certainly had our fair share of quitting jobs and changing careers as well as so many other commitments like sport and friendships. But in that time, we have asked ourselves many questions to determine why we should stay or quit in that commitment. For us, it's scarier to stay in the certainty of something that we are not happy with than to quit and venture the unknown. Looking for more? Visit the show notes at https://theminimalistvegan.com/008/ Follow us on Instagram @theminimalistvegan

The Life-Changing Magic of Not Sparking Joy Mar 25, 2019

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Marie Kondo and her philosophy of tidying have exploded onto mainstream media. Her show on Netflix is inspiring millions of people around the world to declutter their homes. We're long-time fans of Marie's work, and we have implemented some of her strategies in the past. With that, the idea behind sparking joy, while inspiring, is not something that we agree with when it comes to minimalism. In this episode, we breakdown the idea behind making decisions on things you should keep, discard and bring into your life, and provide an alternative to the question, "does this item spark joy?" We share a new concept that we have created based on the type of person you are and what stage of life you are in right now. Just like not every diet and work-out regime fits everyone, decluttering and minimalism approaches are also not a 'one glove fits all' style of approach. We discuss four different methods and demonstrate them with some tangible, real-life examples. Looking for more? Visit the show notes at https://theminimalistvegan.com/007/ Follow us on Instagram @theminimalistvegan

Reflections From Our Minimalist Vegan Wedding Mar 18, 2019

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We just celebrated our third wedding anniversary, which triggered some fond and stressful memories of creating our dream minimalist vegan wedding. Would we do it all over again? Heck yes....with a few alterations from lessons learned. In this episode, we reflect on our value-driven minimalist vegan wedding day to share insights with listeners who are thinking of doing the same thing or to spark conversation with others who have also tried to apply minimalism or veganism to their special day. We share our engagement story and how it all came together. We also share some insight into how we dealt with push back on having a vegan wedding day. Looking for more? Visit the show notes at https://theminimalistvegan.com/006/ Follow us on Instagram @theminimalistvegan

Society's Obsession With Animals Mar 11, 2019

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Have you ever thought about how obsessed and intrigued we are with animals? This is the topic of discussion in this week’s podcast episode. We go back to how animals have played a role in our lives from the day that we are born and all the ways that they have been integrated amongst cultures and communities. We share our personal story on having a gorgeous dog and what he has taught us. The discussion also leads us to talk about the irony of how we respect some animals more than others and how that has played a role in our society. Looking for more? Visit our show notes at https://theminimalistvegan.com/005/ Follow us on Instagram @theminimalistvegan

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