The Healthification Podcast

Last Sunday I lay in bed trying to enjoy a rare sleep-in. My mind went to the solo podcast I needed to get out this week — though I didn’t yet know the topic. What did I want to share with my vegan friends? And actually, the answer that compelled me out of bed was what I wanted to share ... READ MORE The post What It Costs To Care: An Open Letter To Non-Vegans (And A Thank You To Vegans) appeared...

Most of us never see the animals used in research—or what happens when they finally get a second chance at life. 🌱 EXPLORE THRIVE WITH PLANTS — 90-Day 1:1 Coaching https://strongbodygreenplanet.lpages.co/thrive-with-plants-coaching/ 💚 JOIN THE FREE PLANT POSITIVE COMMUNITY https://www.skool.com/plant-positive/about Every year, thousands of dogs and cats are used in research and teaching across A...

If you’ve ever felt frustrated by the way animal exploitation gets rebranded as compassion… this episode is for you. 🌱 EXPLORE THRIVE WITH PLANTS — 90-Day 1:1 Coaching https://strongbodygreenplanet.lpages.co/thrive-with-plants-coaching/ 💚 JOIN THE FREE PLANT POSITIVE COMMUNITY https://www.skool.com/plant-positive/about For many compassionate people, “cage-free” eggs feel like a meaningful step i...

If you’ve ever felt like confidence was something other people were born with… this episode is for you 💚 🌱 EXPLORE THRIVE WITH PLANTS — 90-Day 1:1 Coaching https://strongbodygreenplanet.lpages.co/thrive-with-plants-coaching/ 💚 JOIN THE FREE PLANT POSITIVE COMMUNITY https://www.skool.com/plant-positive/about In this episode I share: • Growing up shy, awkward, and deeply animal-loving • How confi...

If you’re listening, I’m genuinely grateful 💚 This episode is for the vegans who feel overwhelmed by the cruelty, apathy, and disconnect in the world sometimes… and still keep showing up with compassion anyway. Inside this episode: • Why your choices matter more than you think • Clarity • Cost • Change • Activism, burnout & recovery • Bearing witness ... READ MORE The post For the Days It Feels L...

Most vegans have had the same hopeful thought at some point: “If people just knew what I know… they’d change.” Sadly it rarely works like that. There’s a moment — where you realise the colossal scale of exploitation, suffering and death…  you can’t un-see it, and yet the people dearest to you? They choose ignorance with volition. Or they see ... READ MORE The post From Vystopia to Influence: Turni...

As I approach the 12-year anniversary of Healthification, I’ve been reflecting on the incredible vegans I’ve had the privilege to connect with over the years. The individuals who give me hope and heart. The people with true clarity about what—and who—they stand for. And the courage to speak up… and act, even when it’s uncomfortable, unpopular, or misunderstood. My original ... READ MORE The post D...

What an update inside Ridglan Farms case as this episode goes live. Today I’m speaking with Christopher Berry, Executive Director of the Nonhuman Rights Project — the only civil rights organisation in the United States dedicated to securing fundamental rights for nonhuman animals through litigation, legislation, and education. We discuss a groundbreaking legal case involving Wisconsin-based puppy...

Today’s global meat consumption is more than double what it was in the late 1980s. At the same time, animal agriculture is the largest driver of deforestation, biodiversity loss, and antimicrobial resistance — and a major contributor to water stress. Despite decades of advocacy around health, climate, and animal welfare, demand for meat continues to rise. Bruce Friedrich argues that ... READ MORE...

Today’s conversation is not an easy listen. You already know that from the title. Listening is also a form of witnessing. For forty years, Gail Eisnitz went undercover inside slaughterhouses and factory farms, documenting practices the public rarely sees and institutions often refuse to confront. She recorded what happens when suffering becomes routine, when speed matters more than life, and ... R...

I finished this conversation overflowing with hope and gratitude. Dr. Michael Klaper brings passion, clarity, and a fierce commitment to medicine living up to its highest purpose: preventing disease, restoring health, and saving lives. After more than five decades in medicine, his message is direct and uncompromising: Doctors didn’t spend years in medical school to become cogs in a medical-industr...

Clean Food, Dirty Girl co-founder Molly Patrick brings a refreshing energy, honesty, and practical wisdom to the plant-based world. Her commitment to helping people eat more plants—while celebrating human imperfection—feels both real and deeply needed. Molly’s fascinatingly unconventional upbringing laid the foundation for the whole food, plant-based lifestyle she lives today. In our conversation,...

Human exceptionalism is the default moral framework of our time. We build systems that prioritise humans while using—often unnecessarily—hundreds of billions of animals and trillions of insects each year, with plans to scale that harm even further through technology, agriculture, and AI. Jeff Sebo exposes human exceptionalism as a convenient assumption, not a defensible moral position. Jeff is an...

If you’re tuning in at the turn of the year, here’s a little love wave—landing where you are. You’re getting sentimental Kate today. For whatever reason, my heart is overflowing with love and gratitude for every single vegan and plant-positive person showing up in their own way. Not just for what you do — also for who you are. This ... READ MORE The post The Heart of It — What 2025 Taught Me About...

Will Potter is an award-winning investigative journalist and TED Senior Fellow who has spent decades exposing political repression, corporate power, and the erosion of civil liberties. His new book, Little Red Barns, is the culmination of a 10-year investigation that began with factory farms and expanded into censorship laws, government overreach, and the rise of authoritarian movements—all intert...

Today, I’m joined by Forrest Tierce, the U.S. Project Director for Dharma Voices for Animals—the only international Buddhist animal rights organization in the world. DVA works across the U.S., Sri Lanka, Vietnam, and Thailand, with a mission to: end animal suffering within Buddhist communities by promoting plant-based living and a cruelty-free lifestyle. Forrest brings more than two decades of Bud...

Tracy Reiman, is the newly appointed President of PETA, marking a historic new chapter for the world’s largest animal rights organisation — and the first leadership change in PETA’s 45-year history. With more than three decades at PETA, Tracy has helped lead landmark victories against fur, circuses, and animal testing, and now she’s turning her focus to leather, wool, and ... READ MORE The post PE...

Cheryl A. Moss is a passionate advocate for animals and the host of the Better Life for Animals Podcast — a show that shines a light on the people and sanctuaries changing the world for animals, one story at a time. Cheryl’s work is rooted in compassion, education, and action. Through her 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Better Life for Animals, she supports ... READ MORE The post How Animal Sanctuaries and E...

There are some people who radiate strength—not the loud, performative kind—the kind that’s built through compassion, purpose, and perseverance. Dr. Daphne Bascom is one of those people. She’s a physician, community health and wellness advocate, and IFBB Bikini and Figure Professional who embraced fitness at 40—and saw her best performance on stage and in the gym after switching to a ... READ MORE...

Millions of people see themselves as “conflicted omnivores.” They care about animals and the planet, yet still eat them—justifying it with stories about sustainability, free-range farming, or humane meat. Professor of Philosophy at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, John Sanbonmatsu calls this out for what it is: Deception. In his book The Omnivore’s Deception, he argues that killing animals for foo...

Friends, the energy in todays show is joyfully contagious! Sunny Satva is a climate activist, vegan cookbook author, and passionate plant-based educator. With a background as an engineer, a former nonprofit fundraiser, and co-founder of Kenya’s first vegan restaurant, she brings a rare mix of heart and strategy to the fight for a more sustainable food system. From her love ... READ MORE The post C...

Gary Yourofsky is back and needs no introduction—and yet, there are a few things I want to share. This conversation is raw and open, a glimpse into the mind and heart of a man who has arguably had the greatest positive impact of any animal rights activist, not only through his direct work—also through the countless activists he’s inspired. To ... READ MORE The post Gary Yourofsky is Back Advocatin...

Today I’m joined by Dr. Sharon Bergquist—a Yale and Harvard-trained internal medicine physician and scientist, with nearly three decades of experience working at the forefront of preventive care, healthy aging and lifestyle medicine. Her new book, The Stress Paradox, completely changed the way I think about stress—and I can honestly say our conversation is one of the most eye-opening I’ve ... READ...

My guest today is ultra-endurance athlete, CEO, and author Joe Gagnon — a man who’s run 6 marathons on 6 continents in 6 days, six Ironman Triathlons and over 90 marathons and ultra-marathons. What I find most powerful about Joe’s story is not the epic nature of his physical and business achievements — it’s the intentionality behind them. Joe describes ... READ MORE The post Joe Gagnon on Living I...

Colleen Patrick-Goudreau has been a guiding voice in the world of compassionate living for nearly three decades. She’s an award-winning author of eight books, a powerful speaker, longtime podcaster, and someone who’s helped shift the way we think about animals, food, and our role on this planet. Her latest book, A Year of Compassion: 52 Weeks of Living Zero-Waste, Plant-Based, ... READ MORE The po...