This episode took me for a spin and was a good challenge. We took an unexpected sharp left turn into talking about politics and some controversial stuff for a good part of the episode - racism, white privilege, masculinity, and other things. My first time live on air talking about heavy topics without preparation. Something new.

I brought Alex on the podcast to talk about her path with veganism. She is the co-creator and co-star of the Oscar-nominated documentary Super Size Me, and while doing the documentary, she was leading a vegan community. After being vegan for 10 years, she started to become very sick, tried to reverse her deficiencies with sea vegetables and every other thing she could possibly think of, and it didn't work. She just became more and more sick. When she announced to her community that she could no longer sustain being vegan for health reasons, all hell broke loose in the form of hate mail and intense shame toward her. She lost about half of her community.

She used the experience as a rebirth, and she speaks on the judgment she received and how she used it to transform her life - something many of us can relate to as we try to put ourselves out there and find our authenticity in this age of vicious keyboard warriors.

Alex's work has been praised by Oprah, The Today Show, Dr. Oz, Goop, Martha Stewart Living, the New York Times, CNN, Elle, Marie Claire, USA Today, People, and the American Heart Association amongst many others. She hosts her own podcast, Her Rules Radio, educating listeners on wellness, cravings, sexuality, and more.

Watch this podcast: https://youtu.be/LVzbZ7h2sDg

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Alex's website: www.alexandrajamieson.com (where you can find "How To Write Your F It List")

Alex's podcast: Her Rules Radio