In my almost 52 years of living, I have been vegan, vegetarian, pescatarian, regular diet, back to vegan, raw vegan, back to pescatarian…and the one thing that I know is that I am not defined by the labels that people place on what i eat. We are allowed to learn, grow and evolve. Who you are today is not who you were yesterday and not who you will be tomorrow. Kudos to you for allowing transformation and sharing it with us
That’s how you tell the difference between subscribers and those who are looking for content to criticize. As subscriber, I’m just glad you found yourself again or may be - grew into someone that makes you happy. Cheers to bouncing forward💛
@@AncientLuvsWEsotericKnowledge ..... Like CharIes Manson. Proxy killing... 👈🤥🍖🔴.... 🙄. Over a burger. 5 minute burger !! Animals life gone for good !! 🤦🏼♂️ Twice a Coooooooo-ward !!!! Hypoooocrite. Big time. I was a hypocrite. But now I’m vegan. Don’t hurt animals. Simple really. ✅🤷🏼♂️. TH-cam delicious vegan food. Time to change.... th-cam.com/video/AVBshy_LevY/w-d-xo.html ..
@@thetruthhurts599 The aliens don’t want anything to do with us (👽👽)🛸💨🌎.... You’re shaIIow aren’t you ?? Why is that ??? Tell me please ?? 🤷🏼♂️ I’m waiting..... “Everyone else is doing it ? Follow the leader, it’s a Cult...” 🙄 No, I’m normal, I have fun all the time. You’re a vegan or an animal abuser, or pay someone else to do it, like CharIes Manson. Proxy killing... 👈🤥🍖🔴.... 🙄. Over a burger. 5 minute burger !! Animals life gone for good !! 🤦🏼♂️ Twice a Coooooooo-ward !!!! Hypoooocrite. Big time. 🤦🏼♂️🙄. What a world we live in !!!!!! Why don’t you have vegan burgers and vegan chicken and vegan pizza and vegan curry and vegan tacos and vegan burritos et cetera, no murder. 5 minute meal. Cooooooo-ward or vegan ??? 🤷🏼♂️ ??
I was vegan for 7 years! Over the 7 years, I was diagnosed with lupus and endured terrible debilitating symptoms. I was mostly plant based, organic foods and even raw vegan for a year. I had a vegan pregnancy until my last trimester, I was hospitalized for kidney failure. It was the most traumatic experience of my life. I decided to slowly incorporate animal products again, even though I felt a lot of guilt due to the identity I developed from being vegan. Now, I’m healthier and stronger than I’ve ever been in my life. This was all possible with the help of Ayurveda, focusing on my gut health and foods that are beneficial for my blood type.
@@s7r49 hi, its also worth noting that nowhere in the definition of veganism does it say that you have to cut out processed junk food. My first vegan meal was Linda McCartney sausages and chips and a can of Pepsi followed by some accidentally vegan apple pies that my new vegan friends told me about. ! I also have crohns, have been vegan for animals for 17 years, eat a regular diet (not the raw/detox/fasting/cleanse experiments that often end in health problems) I've never had to up my food amount/portion sizes and I also eat processed junk. Eating a really large quantity of food I'd say relates only to those following a raw or fruit diet as I should imagine they are pretty low calorie and more challenging to get adequate nutrients. I also haven't had a flare up for 8 years but I've no idea if that is due to my diet as sometimes its the luck of the draw.
@@s7r49 oh no you were fine, I get that everyone has different foods that trigger inflammation I had the stomach pains from hell and other symptoms then diagnosis/resection and touch wood, have been ok in those years since. When it flares up again though, I'll probably discover what triggers I have. Hope you keep well and enjoy your weekend.
you’re better than me cause if it was me i wouldn’t even have made a video about no longer being vegan, you woulda just caught me eating chicken tenders on the vlog! we move!😂
You were Vegan but you didn’t push it down peoples throat… That wasn’t even the basis of your content. They just wanted to create controversy. You are human and have the right to change.
It’s not about pushing it down peoples throats it’s about brining awareness so as a human species we can evolve. But it’s this mentality that stops evolution. It’s so funny how nicotine was advertised back in the 1960s now all these people are dieing from lung cancer and shit. It’s so funny how people are eating acidic carcasses and getting heart problems and osteoporosis and shit. Veganism is about doing what’s right for YOURSELF. Animals and the planet. Get over it.
@@celestecruickshank597 either way just because your argument is "valid" doesn't mean anyone needs to listen to you. I don't see you helping the conversation at all. All I see is you not respecting someone's opinion and throwing a big tantrum about it on social media. Either way of whether that person chose for their diet isn't your decision. It's their own right to decide whether to go vegan or not. Get over yourself or let everyone know that you are someone who doesn't respect opinions and throw tantrums whenever you please.
@@kinopiko01 it’s not an argument and it is valid therefore people should stop being ignorant. That’s regarded. Me throwing a tantrum? I’m replying on a TH-cam post with 100s if not 1000s of other comments. You need to get over YOURSELF. This comment is literally the dumbest thing ever and it’s why people are digressing as humans. I’m sorry I’m not going to feed into some biased bullshit. I’m going to always stand up for what’s right. Look at all of the people who stood up for what’s right. Woman can vote. Segregation isn’t a thing in society anymore aka black people aren’t discriminated on. PEOPLE NEED TO SPEAK UP SO CHANGE CAN HAPPEN. But again it’s people like you who want to feed into some biased bullshit. Don’t come at me because that response is literally the most retarded thing I’ve read.
Wow I’m SO glad that I’m seeing this video because I was reading one of my favorite books (Atomic Habits by James Clear). These sentences are towards the end of the book: “In the words of investor Paul Graham, ‘keep your identity small’. The more you let a single belief define you, the less capable you are of adapting when life changes you. If you tie everything up in being the point guard or the partner at the firm or whatever else, then the loss of that facet of your life will wreck you. If you’re vegan and then develop a health issue that forced you to change your diet, you’ll have an identity crisis on your hands. When you cling too tightly to one identity, you become brittle. Lose that one thing and you lose yourself.” There’s plenty more gems in this book, but this particular page made me think of all of the people who may have felt controlled by their identity and the people who don’t welcome change. Some people aren’t ready to release the *idea* of you being a vegan from their own identity because *you* ARE their identity. When you change, they don’t know who they should become. It’s not just with veganism. I see this same concept when one friend decides to go in a fitness journey and the other friend doesn’t want them to change. I see it when someone is starting a business but the people they grew up don’t think that person is worthy of being a business owner because they were all supposed to keep/share the same identity. It’s crazy but that’s how we humans live through life. I hope this little passage helps.
Wow! Yes! I feel so torn but my intuition is telling me I have to make a change in my diet. It’s been telling me for awhile but I’ve ignored it because I have held onto veganism for so long and have felt like it’s the best way, the healthiest way for so long. It’s just made sense to me but now I have to face a different view of it and honestly, it’s uncomfortable. I am ok with admitting I’m wrong if I know I’m wrong. But these crazy diets that wrap people up in their minds has got to go. I just want to be healthy and balanced. 🙏🏻
@@boo4273 An individual who is able to engage in cruelty to animals appears to have no conscience, and thus no remorse for his or her behavior. The act of cruelty to animals results from an apparent need for power and control, and this need is accompanied by a lack of empathy. Animals are targeted, especially helpless and defenseless ones, because the perpetrator does not recognize or care that they have feelings, and can experience not just physical pain but also emotional pain.
As you age, your body will change. I'm in my fifties and I thrive eating 1 meal a day. According to my doctor, your digestive system slows as you age. I'm not sure if that's true or not but I have tons of energy. The bottom line you have to listen to your body it will always tell you what it needs. I love seeing you and Matt together, take care.
I think it's beyond that-- really- it's about what was being promoted to many folks who followed blindly and what is not being promoted and will be followed blindly especially by young people. I think it's about waiting doing research, doing you, but not proselytizing, which is what I felt the previous video did. It's like watching a cycle repeat itself all over again. Being a TH-camr gives you a public voice and it's critical to use it responsibly.
Veganism is a cult and cult's have great hatred for apostates. Vegans hate ex-vegans even more than carnists like me, because ex-vegans know the "truth" but turned their backs on those poor defenseless animals.
its not weird if you can see it from the lens of animal welfare. Im not ( any more ) vegan, but, once upon a time I would feel such sadness, anger, frustration with those who wouldn't look at the suffering of animals and what they go through to become food. the unwillingness or lack of concern seemed to be the reason for the suffering and countless deaths.. it felt impossible not to care. that's why It can be hard for some to have a myob attitude, because the focal point is on the welfare of animals
I’m so proud of you. I recently transitioned from vegetarianism to consuming low (environmental) impact animal products though most of my consumption is still plant centric. Just like you said I have noticed a huge change in my hormones. I’m grateful that you have been so transparent about how you have been intuitively eating and actually listening to your body. Once I started to do that, it has been such a game changer. You spoke so gently and empathetically despite this being such a triggering topic for some people. When I watch and listen to you, you really feel like a kindred spirit. It makes me so happy to see you unapologetically live love and learn and KNOW that your life’s purpose is to raise your vibration to the healing of yourself and subsequently heal others. I think people forget that healing comes with learning and making mistakes and to empathize with others as well as yourself to know what serves you may or may not serve others. It is so refreshing to see the transparency on it. You are so valid on your journey! Thank you for being a true role model and representing the independent and authentic black woman.
Girl I’m exhausted by this simply because I think you’re living YOUR truth. This is YOUR life. YOUR journey. All these behind the screens bullies need to worry about them damn selves. You’re amazing and beautiful and I’m genuinely happy that you figured out what works for you. It’s a beautiful thing. Keep doing you boo. ✌🏾
You are epic!! I feel EVERYTHING you said and resonate so deeply. I was vegan for 6 years, until I realised it wasn’t something that felt right to me anymore. The harassment and verbal abuse I got when I was honest about that was wild. I sometimes forget that even though I have a presence online, I DONT owe anyone anything. I for one think you’re amazing.
i was vegan for 4 years. just like many others in the end it was not working for me nor sustainable for my life long term. and what i found is a lot of vegans treat it like a cult, including myself. i fell victim to it. if you have to force your ideas on someone else it aint it. wether its religion, politics, or diet. people have to make their own choices. sharing info is one thing but harassing and shoving it down throats is another.
This comment is the truth! I’ve had to sever ties with “friends” because they were fanatical about veganism. Everything I did came with a comment about what’s bad and what’s good.
I have a friend who pushes the alkaline diet not as a cleanse but a lifestyle. NO LIE I thought 💭 it’s giving me cult vibes and I wasn’t sure why. I realize now I’m not alone.
Right and if we want to be real meat eaters can be very judgmental and critical on vegans and even condescending and in ways narcissistic. Let’s not pretend the angry meat eaters are innocent angels
Caring about dogs, cats, elephants, dolphins, monkeys is normal. Caring about pigs, cows, chickens, turkeys, fish…….. THatS A CuLt!!!! Be reasonable. Eat an adequate vegan diet and you will be fine. Don’t listen to EMM. She is not the sharpest tool in the shed.
Your ex vegan video was a seed for me to start going down the rabbit hole. And i am very grateful to you. Three months in eating animal local organic foods after leaving the vegan cult, and i am thriving in physical and mental health.
@@icissici i know you didn't ask me but I was vegan 9 years and now im pescatarian (though I rarely eat fish because my son is allergic to it) BUT I did try some local chicken and I felt fine. Unfortunately I cannot say the same for the mass produced stuff.
@@icissici I've been vegan for 5 years before leaving the lifestyle, beef had no effect on me, it passed by smoothly, but chicken breast gave me bad gas (sorry TMI!) but that's about it. I still can't eat most meats since I'm still on the guilt trip vegan thing and disgust for a natural diet, but really no biggy, no illness whatsoever
@@icissici my body had this "pick me up" feeling, this calm and satisfaction. But i had to get over my mental programming because i couldnt stop my vegan thoughts running in my head as i ate my first steak. My digestion was so smooth i knew it was what my body needed
I love how classy you handled this instead of just going off on the people saying those (eye roll) comments. You’re not required to fake a belief so that other people feel validated in their own choices because of your choices and opinions. It’s almost as if they want you to fake it…. I find that is an issue with TH-camrs & the fans. Good for you to sticking to your true self! My husband and I chose to go vegetarian in June. Now I am pescatarian and he sticks to a more plant based. BUT… Vegan, Pescatarian, Vegetarian doesn’t = healthy. I find no issue with other people eating meat.
I was 100% vegan for 3 years and within that time I became anemic and my hair began falling out. I focused on taking herbs, vitamins & minerals, i ended up having to take iron infusions and trying to grow my hair back. I enjoyed being vegan but my body did not agree with my food choices. I recently in the last 6 months, have transitioned back to consuming meat and fish. Since my transition my hair has began growing back, I no longer have anemia and my health is now thriving. I respect your choices and I only consume organic grass feed meats, pasture raised eggs and wild caught fish. Our bodies change and when I was vegan I truly enjoyed the food but ultimately it just didn't agree with my system.
oh man, same here. Just started eating animal products again and your comment gives me hope that my hair will grow up too!! Feel like i lost half of it in the time i was vegan...
Hi, I had the same problem with going vegan too. I became extremely anemic and I almost passed out due to heavy cycles. I was not getting enough iron and protein. My doctor wanted to hospitalize me. I could not function well on only a plant-based diet.
@@Melissa-xh2jg just eat a whole foods plant based diet with an emphasis on variety. There is nothing in meat that you can’t get from plants so “animal products” are not addressing your issues, getting the nutrients you were not actively eating was
I've been following you and Matt for a few years now and its so cool to see how yall have grown so much this past couple of years. You are so much deeper in your education, knowledge, and experiences and it really shows in how you hold yourself and present yourself when sharing your information!! Its SO cool to see!!! Thank you so much for sharing this perspective and information on our gut health! There is really no one size fits all with gut health and its awesome to hear someone advocate for following our independent journeys rather than the whole "do what i did because it worked for me" type of mentality. Lots of love to you and your family! It's so nice to see your beautiful light shining! 🙏✨💜
I went thru this exact journey sis- all documented on my channel, so I totally understand. This is the same reason why I slowed ALL THE WAY DOWN on posting health content and damn it I'm a certified holistic nutritionist. I Got tired of arguing with people who refuse to experiment on their own body yet trying to tell me about something they only read about despite me saying how necessary it is to experiment on yaself while studying health to gain true knowledge. I been vegan, vegetarian, Keto and now back to whole food way of eating. So I have a good understanding of how it affects ME. I understand how the body works because I been studying the body for over 10 yrs now. Been able to keep my family healthy for yrs now... I even changed the direction of what I wanted to do for a living because of frustration with this topic when dealing with people. Smh. I will always watch ya content no matter what u chose to do. Forget these people sis. This is a duality reality we live in. Being an extremist with anything in life is why most people fail at life.
V, you are earth mama medicine because of your honesty and integrity. Any intelligent person can understand your choices. Love to everyone that understands and for those that don’t, you’ll get there. It’s a marathon, let’s enjoy this life how we best see fit. It’s all we have for now. Love you V! Thank you for the transparency you do choose to share!
This resonates with me so so much. I was vegan for 6-7 years and I started incorporating animals products a few months ago. I had minor health issues that were not going away and having gut issues as well. My health has improved. I still have a hard time with the ethics but I do not see how it is ethical to harm myself if I need animal foods. All my blood work was great and I was still having issues. There are studies on pubmed that explain how plant proteins are inferior and not digested and absorbed as well. It appears that some people digest plant proteins more easily than others. Both my knees were hurting and I was worried at the agee of 36 that I was not going to be able to hike on a regular basis. I ate enough calories, ate plant proteins with every meal and felt weaker every hike. Finally 2 years of struggling with this and after 2 weeks of fish etc I noticed a huge difference. My knees are about 98 percent now. I wonder if I had eaten animal products sooner if they would be 100 percent. I do feel bad I have to eat animals but now I am thinking that maybe they were made for us to thrive. I do not support factory farms etc. I also took mulivitamins and other supplements as a vegan. I eat mostly plant based. Also I had bad period pain which has improved as well. I also had sexual issues which have improved. Went to obgyns and they said nothing was wrong. I support you and your video has helped me.
@@betterworld2958 Yeah, keep dreaming. I actually care about animals, unlike you that you just did for yourself, basically a plant based person. So, get your facts straight and stop lying to yourself. You were never vegan.
Yes! You're allowed to change your mind. This is something I've been advocating for some time now, in my own journey, after learning it for myself and recognizing the fact that I am a being who is evolving constantly and expanding. It took me some time to finally accept this for myself and with that, came the realization that most people can't grasp this for themselves. Just stumbled across your channel (though I don't believe in coincidences) and I just had to comment! The level of class you have developed transmits in your responses to those trying to infiltrate your peace with negativity. Kuddos.
Wow! I don't even know how to respond. I loved and hated this video. Hated that you needed to do it but loved the way you delivered it. This is your life and you are free to learn new things, grow and evolve and you don't owe anyone anything. I know that you know this but... I just cannot believe people sometimes. Anyways blessings to you queen!! Keep growing 💜
“Your life and you are free” - that doesn’t mean that she has the right to take away the lives of innocent animals. Is it okay if i go around beating children because “it’s my life and I’m free to do whatever i want without owing anyone an explanation”?
Child abusers, animal abusers, etc are making choices for themselves. Anyone who exploits vulnerable populations, like animals, is making a choice for themselves.
@@katazggolam9619 Fairytale world and other fantasy like mentality are for the ones who think that they can make this world a heaven, wake up! This world was never meant to be like heaven! Every being on this world eats another being, stop being naive and self-righteous! This world was never a hurt free world! You are setting yourself up for constant anger and sadness.
i love how firm you stand in your truth ❣️ this video is beautiful and you’re amazing. what you’re saying really resonates with me in this video and i’m excited for you to share how i can work to achieve these things if i don’t have access to local and rural farmers to get these products from. it’s been on my mind for a while and that’s always been my toss up. thank you for all that you’re doing🌟
Chile no need to explain, I understood everything you explained I’ve been vegan on and off for over 20 years. My gut tells me what to eat and I listen.
You were so sweet and nice Velayda. I don’t think I could’ve Got through this video without cussing. People are so disrespectful and disgusting. The disconnect is REAL. The way people idolize people who have large followings.. just wow. Thanks for the recommendation!!! I’m going to try the poop test. I’m so excited. Been enjoying your videos since 2017! You rock V! Sending love ❤️
Black woman here! I expect you to be exactly who you are, and fully appreciate you for it. After 7 years of a vegan diet I started experiencing health issues that I never contributed to the diet cause it was so good for me at the start. I haven't gone back to eating meat but have started to incorporate eggs and cheese back into my diet and my body is on the road to healing itself. I feel like everyone needs to do what's best for themselves. Anyone who gets so upset about what someone is eating and will shit out in less than 24 hours has bigger problems. I am inspired by parts of your life and your channel and parts I don't agree with I simply leave alone. It's sad that people are actually projecting their insecurities on to others and have no clue.
I hate when people just don’t know how to respect other people! Your doing great being you and being proud of it! Yes this is your journey and you posted along the way and I’m grateful for your honesty! It’s your business and we are lucky to know any of it!
Love that quote regarding integrity and consistency. YES...honesty is the key! As a senior black Queen, the fact that you are revealing your vulnerability, growth and privacy have always kept me here. Keep on doing what you are doing. You owe us NOTHING other than what you choose to share.
😂 I just love your response to Bree! Your responses in general are on point! Love that quote even more tho!! That video was actually my first time discovering you. I appreciate your transparency and honesty! I am that same.
I love your transparency. Sending lots of positive energy. Our eating goes through seasons and all our bodies are different. I like to see others healthy, happy, thriving and be the best they can be. Love and light ❤
I’m so glad I came upon your channel. I feel like it was meant to be. My plant based journey after 6 yrs recently ended, because of you and how supportive you made me feel with your last post. The energy you put out, the way you say things just love you!!!! DO NOT let anyone tell you otherwise! I totally agree with you you owe no one anything. Keep going mama on your journey. I truly enjoy when you post you make me feel so good with my choices and not judged. ❤️❤️🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🌞🌞
Ive been watching for YEARSSSS. And I could really care less about what you eat when it’s YOUR body. Thank you for taking us on your journeys and sharing your knowledge. It’s been so beautiful watching you grow over the years 🤍
Yes exactly. I hate when people tell me to stop beating my wife when it’s MY WIFE. and i also hate it when people ask me to not hit my dog with a rod. it’s MY DOG after all. people really need to mind their own business!
You’re such an amazing person and inspiring person and you’ve always been! I’m a woman of color who doesn’t appreciate that one person speaking for me. I’m here because I choose to be. I’m never going to put anyone down because of their personal lifestyle or changes, if my statements won’t lift someone up, I’d rather not respond. I love you and your family and I’ll always appreciate what you give, no matter what your journey will be. You have always showed awesome integrity! I appreciate you!!!
I was vegan for 15 years before you posted that video. I had been considering reincorporating animal products into my diet for a while but I had no information about them being beneficial to the body due to my conditioning as a vegan since childhood. Your video not only opened my eyes to the healing that consuming animal products can bring but it also gave me resources in order to reshape my thoughts and morality. Since I have started eating meat again, my hormones have been in a balanced rhythm for the first time in my life and I finally have energy and have started healing my mental health. Thank you so much for sharing your most authentic self and progression through this great cosmic trip!
I use to be a vegetarian but due to health issues. I am no longer a vegetarian. My brother was a vegan for almost 7 years and now he eats meat. It’s life we are allowed to adjusted to feel and be better. We are not restricted as some people. Thank you for your honesty! I don’t judge anyone, just be you. ❤️
Sometimes ppl are just determined to misunderstand you bc your initial video was so clear and honest. You made valid points, acknowledged your mental shift, and that’s okay to do. You’re a human who’s allowed to evolve.
To the dearest Veladya, I have followed you since van life and have truly seen your cellf transformation through these last few videos. You have grown to become the highest evolutionary version of your cellf which happens for us all in each moment. As you respond to such individuals that are less accepting of who you are and what you choose to share in your vulnerability, I see SO much strength in you, I see empress power in communicating with kindness, honesty, and divine clarity, your beliefs through these years. I see the love that you have for yourself radiates to others even those that may be operating in lower frequency. We are fluid beings, ever changing and ever growing, modifying who we are and exist to be. The words you choose to use have really touched my soul and I see a beauty in you that is radiating more than I have ever seen. We age with wisdom and I see that your response is one of authencity to yourself and your experience in this physical realm. Everything you said makes 100% sense and others have a hard time dealing with change. I mean when I first heard you were changing your eating habits I was shocked because its normal when something happens we don't expect however acceptance of other peoples choices and truly listening to their perspective can clear a lot of that energy that can be a blockage if we resist. You are so real. You really do bless us with your life and I am so so grateful. I am sending you so much love and support. Life is a spectrum of a host of things. Polarity exist for a reason. I embrace it all and in so doing I embrace you.
This was such a strong and balanced response. Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts further❤️ i dead ass feel like we could be friends lol love and light sis!
I love how you showed up for yourself in this video, it is so inspiring to hear you sharing about your path and hearing you affirm your trust in yourself. I'm also very grateful for what you shared about our kinship with animals and how we can heal ourselves by remembering these ways if we choose. Something I think about a lot is that veganism can be a way that we choose to go further away from nature, further away from the process of death, and further away from spiritual practices that include honoring these forces and our relationship with fellow living beings in our time on earth. Looking forward to more content where you share this beautiful authenticity with us!
It's true, one doesn't hear much except "me,my,mine," from this. No apparent recognition of that her choice involves disrespecting and bulldozing choice from other living beings who have agency and value their lives.
Being vegan as a woman messed up my hormones overtime and I became B12 and iron deficient. I have vegan friends, but after 18 years I am no longer vegan
Being vegan messed up my hormones as well. My hair began to fall out, up and down with depression, out of digestion. People should understand doing what’s best for their bodies.
Take a supplement. B12 is the only vitamin you can’t get from food so you can either get it from the carcass of a dead animal (they put bottles of liquid B12 in the grains and soy that they’re feeding these animals) or you can buy it for 10 dollars at your store. I get it’s harder to find solutions, but it’s well worth your time because veganism is being the healthiest version of yourself and caring about this planet and animals. Don’t forget WHY you went vegan in the first place.
I totally agree with you. It doesn’t matter where you stand with food, there’s always gonna be someone and some studies that disagrees with you. ANDDD… for the people who think you should share your entire life just because you create content are delusional. They need to not try to live their lives through content creators.
Thank you from the depths of my body for your gentle and corageous way of speaking to this. I appreciate your authenticity a LOT. And as someone who has a difficult time with the ever changing nature of life and the fluidity of basically everything, your words on this with your deep rooted energy was so healing for me. sending love!
I was vegan for 1 year and didn't feel right. I had zero energy 😪 I ended up getting sick in December 2019 and had a hard time recovering, as soon as I changed my diet things got better for me 🙏 now I'm happy to say I am vegetarian and feeling amazing this really works for me and my lifestyle.
Beautifully said✨ I’ve been following you for years and I love your videos. You don’t loosely share things. You can tell you put your heart into it through your shared experiences and knowledge and lessons learned. It’s your story and people take from it what they need at that time. Power to you mama❤️
Appreciate you!! I just came accross your channel yesterday (through my own life journey and learning process) and wanted you to know I appreciate you journaling your journey as well. You’re absolutely right, we are ALL here to learn and grow! Those that don’t see that currently, will probably have their own “ah-ha!” Moments through life that shift their ways of thinking/doing over time. This is also a prime example of why no one should put ANYONE on a pedestal to the point that their world is shaken when they discover that “mentor” is not who/what they understood them to be (good or bad). We have to take information in and seek out the best path for ourselves and grow along the way. Thanks for your transparency in your growth and creating content that informs from your perspective!!
i think the most valuable thing that came from that video was the value you put into the nuances of the “situation”. so many people, especially on the internet, feel the need to condemn or chastise others over their choices without giving them understanding for the give and take of their own existence. truth is i’ve been vegetarian for six years and have no issue with it, you however did. truth is you’re owed understanding for your approach to kindness both to yourself and the earth. truth is compassion is never complete, but always possible.
People that have a problem with YOUR food choices need to kick rocks. It's your life and all that matters is how you feel. Continued blessings and success.
Maturity has little to do with age. It comes when we realize we are not all knowing. When we realize we are vessels for growth, change and continually learning. I enjoy watching your evolution into the mature woman in front of me.
I totally agree as far as I was concerned I knew everything about every diet I was doing at the time. Ive recently changed my diet again. Now I'm so humbled with no judgements towards anyone for any choices they make.
It’s a shame we live in a world and society to where we feel we have to justify what we choose to do as individuals. Continue to do whatever is best and resonates with you. Every single person on this Earth is different from the next. No one is exactly the same. So I have no clue why people have a “one size fits all” mentality. 😒 Blessings to you and yours as always! 💛✨
Child abuse, animal abuse, any abuse doesn't have a justification, but people do try. This lady is trying to convince herself that participating in the infliction of suffering and death on fellow sentient beings who want to live is okay.
@@writer102657 Exactly. When our choices cause suffering and death that's unecessary it only makes sense to be responsible about our impact. There isn't just one way to be vegan so if the current diet isn't working there are many ways to adjust while learning into solution.
It’s not about a one size fits all mentality. It’s about doing what is right for yourself, the planet and animals. It’s so funny how everyone takes there advice from influencers who don’t even know what the fuck they’re talking about. We should be getting our information from science backed data. Studies that have been done with 100s and 100s of people. If you LOOK AND READ into the SCIENCE you will see that eating animals is harmful to your life and can give you diseases. That is why awareness about veganism is so prominent in society. People are evolving and isn’t that what being human is being all about. Continuous growth?
Suddenly, others are concerned about YOU n YOUR body. Wow, hmmmm🤔🤔🤔. I wonder how they feel about their bodies n their personal diet is a "?". Anyhow, you are kind,sweet and a great young lady with great content ..glad you are of sound body n mind that can demonstrate that YOU are about taking care of YOURSELF. Congratulations!!! Not being a follower but, a trailblazer of SELF CARE for SELF..sending some East Texas country woman luv n hugs. I'm plant base, country, mature of 56 yrs. I'm following still cos you have great content n a beautiful lady💕💕💕💕
Inspired by the way you’ve handled this. My journey was really similar to yours after 3 years vegan. I’m not eating meat but eggs and occasionally fish and it turned my health around, along with fungi, herbs, adaptogens etc. Very much appreciate the share. It was TCM and Taoism that got me thinking about reintroducing things and it was such a challenge to even eat an egg. It’s not a journey taken lightly, especially when one was so very passionate about veganism, so to come round and to even share the way you are is amazing. And the fact that you homestead what you can is so precious. The honesty and the sharing of the sharing & flow of your journey is amazing, beautiful & I’m grateful to be along for the ride. 🙏🏽✌🏽
IM CELEBRATING YOU! You owe nobody explanations on your life, you are a divine and free woman, who is represents the beautiful multifaceted aspects of humans. Ive been following you for so many years, through veganism and beyond. I too have moved towards a more sattvic/ yogic and Ayurvedic diet.. we are our own medicine. Bless your food, Give thanks to your food and you will thrive. YOU ARE AMAZING! THANK YOU FOR YOU AND ALL YOU DO!!! XXXXXXX
I'm still a vegan and I actually fully support you. Your content comes from your heart and I really appreciate that. Lots of people have many different types of diets, as long as you're conscious about the earth you're actually doing better than most (including some vegans). Lots of love ❤️
When I said including some vegans I will include myself in that as I source from the supermarket as the cheapest and most convenient way to eat in a city. Eating locally and close to the land is more sustainable. However, for people like me eating plants is better if you are shopping in this way.
Let me just say: You are so refreshing. I was looking for a good cleansing detox soup and came across your post from yesterday. I was a vegetarian for 8yrs. I could not give up seafood and cheese. I got married had kids and started eating meat again. Being a vegetarian did make me feel good and my mind clear. Now I am older and have been eating everything and feel like death warmed over. Today I am making the cleansing detox soup. I was so excited to find you on today. Yep, take the good leave the rest. Thanks for the gut test website. I really need to take advantage of it. You seem like a very wise gal and your beautiful family and your kitty just loved her. Those chickens look so healthy. Please keep the videos coming. Maybe share some of your recipes and food tips and maybe even light work outs. Once again, I am so happy to have found you. Thanks for the gut test site. Most of all thanks for being yourself and give the kitty a kiss for me. Thanks for keeping it real.....
The first IG comment you responded to baffles me. To me, the way in which people are willing to pivot and “change their minds” when presented with counter evidence or overwhelming life experience says a lot more about their character than “sticking” to their same beliefs and behaviors. Overcoming cognitive dissonance is brutally hard for humans to do and takes courage. I admire your composure in responding to these irrational people. I recently transitioned away from a plant-based diet after 5.5 of no animal products, and your videos have been immensely helpful (and validating). 👏🙂
Just want to say I watched your previous video and it changed my whole mindset on how I treat my body. I suffered for severe skin infections on my upper thighs and it was a form of folliculitis nothing was able to help me heal. I had been vegetarian since 2018 Dec and since eating meat since last year about November . My skin has healed My overall health it better. My period has come back My energy levels have been restored My excessive bloating has stopped My weight has stabilized My digestive system is working better!!! It's been amazing 👏 🙀 without your video I would not have made this change!keep doing you and like you said it must work for YOUR OWN body because everyone's bodies are different xx
You continue to live and eat how you wish for YOUR HEALTH and your vitality. We are all here trying to survive and make a balance in life with foods and energy and people and all that jazz. No matter what critics say they're gonna be around either way but I send them peace too... Keep glowing. Keep shining and keep sharing information if you feel the need that is right for you. I have been a supporter for about two years now and I adore the content you share. I learn much from you mama. Blessings to you Goddess and all who's tuned in 😌
I give thanks for you choosing to share the many things that your experiencing in and on your lifes journey. Honors to you for your growth and development especially while you're navigating through your Saturn Return.
I'm going to comment about this video because I'm quite frankly disgusted with society. So I follow your journey for example, because of the "realness". I follow you because i see myself in you. I see the humanity, the mistakes, the vulnerability....People now a days are so programmed to fit inside of these boxes that are too tiny for them to fit in!!! What hurts the most is when someone from my generation aka the good ol' days in the nineties, becomes part of the judgement. Why do i say that? well because if you are from my generation you would understand how messed up this new era is. What ever happened to just being you? to making decisions for you and not for anybody else? Changing your mind is allowed you know. And sharing that on TH-cam further proves that we as humans are allowed to change and are allowed to learn new things and that the very people (you) that we follow and look up are also normal human beings just like we are. Don't throw rocks when you live in a glass house is the saying. Don't be a hypocrite if you at any moment have changed your views on something that otherwise you wouldn't have agreed with before. The problem is that if your beliefs don't align with the matrix, you're not allowed to join society... We as humans are meant to change and evolve. Some are vulnerable enough to share their experiences while others do it in silence. Stay in your lane. The beauty of this life is that you too have choices. the choice to absorb this content or remove it from your feed. Make the choice or like I said, stay in your lane.
You have educated me so much on my up and down journey as living plant based or not. I’m a farmer so yes I promote eating locally and preserving our local bacteria. But I live in Chicago, so there’s so much that we don’t get here because of our growing season limitations and types of food we can grow. Said all this to say, I’m standing with you as a woman of color and I appreciate the ancestors breathing through you and allowing you to be the message you bring. Peace and Blessings beloved
Your decision to not respond to people judging you for your personal food choices is the right decision. You'll never be able to say anything to appease them. You do what's right for you and ignore the haters.
Thank you, you have released me. Again I love you! ❤ over the years and too having a baby my internal self has been seeking to add chicken to my meals. I did add Salmon back and this is what personally I felt my body needs. So here is another qoute, "we can change as the seasons change !"😉😘
She has never steered me wrong I started taking ritual prenatals after she recommended them. I started using nuleaf cbd oil after she recommended it. ( I was already searching for a safe organic cbd to use but I could never find a good brand or feel comfortable in using them.) I’ve used and loved her yoni steam herbs. I thank you for your knowledge and the time it was presented to me. I wish I could go into depth of how much light she has shared with me personally. And to be clear I also did my own personal research before I used any of the products mentioned above. You can’t fault someone’s recommendation. Do your research as well and see what works Best For You. Peace and Love - KH :)
You are doing true service to the people spreading your knowledge and trusting your intuition! Just so beautiful. 💗 The misinformation surrounding nutrition is insane at this time. Thank you for using your platform to spread truth and wisdom. Love seeing other mamas prioritize healing their guts and incorporating organ meats, bone broths, and the proper human diet. 👏🏼
Some of those video titles were wild. Some people just like to demonize and obsess over other people’s decisions. You’ve made it clear that your decision is just what’s best for you along with some new things you’ve learned. If folks wanna trip, they’ll find a reason. Thanks for sharing your journey.
“Live and let live” that’s my go to motto. You can’t force anyone to do something or believe in something you want. This shows me that she’s growing and learning about what’s best for her. I can only clap for her because she’s always keeping it real. And I 100% agree that everyone’s body is unique. So it’s only natural for us to change our mind set about our nutrition as we grow.Thank you again for being honest sis! Thank you for being you. ❤️
I love this so much. The other video was pure compassion and you have always been open. Nobody owes anybody anything. Everybody is learning and growing. I hate when people come into the comments just being so negative about another persons choice to eat what they want or live the way you want. Your lives literally have nothing to do with the other. This to me is a growth video. There is no right or wrong way to learn how your body works and what specifically works for you. People who are negative in comments. Reflect on yourselves before you go attacking somebody else for their choices. Not one person is perfect. It’s ridiculous to expect 100% of humans to agree with your opinions 100% of the time. Peace and love V. 🖤✌🏽so love watching you grow and live life the way that suites your energy. Xo
I'm glad your not wasting your time with the haters! It is crazy to me too that people care so much about what other people choose to do. It's sad really. Listening to the body is the best thing we can do, like you had said in the first video. And every body is different. I just want you to know, I am very thankful for you sharing your journey. I know it helped me listen to my body better over what social media tries to push. You are wonderful! Keep being you, pretty Mama! Sending many blessings!!!
BLESS YOUR HEART!!!!!!!! I had a feeling that you were going to catch hell for your no longer vegan video! I THINK everyone is intitled TO THEIR VERY OWN OPINION!!!!! AS YOU SHOULD BE AS WELL AFTER ALL IT IS YYYOOOUUURRRR CHANEL AND YOU CAN SAY WHATEVER THE %*$! YOU WOULD LIKE TOO!!!!!! Prayers and good grace your way! Still your biggest fans over here💖💖💖💖💖💯💯💯💯💯💪💪💪
Love you, mama! Your answers show much wisdom. I'm older than you and how much we change over time is not lost on me. I hope everyone understands that we are not made to be the same throughout life. Life is a journey, it is fluid. We learn, grow, and do what's right for us. Love your channel. ❤️✌️
Hi Earthmama, I'm watching this and I'm feeling a lot of defensiveness from you. Justifiably so, I think it's scary when people on the internet comes for you in this way. Especially when you're just trying to be open and transparent about this journey. But I do feel like you're not receiving these comments with a quality of openness I've come to know you to have. And that's okay but I just felt like sharing with you that you can receive everyone's feedback from a point of understanding and gratitude. Because what I see is how many people you've impacted and how many people appreciated your content to inspire their lives. Now for you to change your mind scares them because they aren't ready to change their mind. So they are feeling destabilized to have someone the admire make such a drastic change that they had not yet even considered. You might not have signed up for being this person for all these people but in a way, you did. By putting this content on TH-cam, you've taken on the responsibility of how your content would impact other people. Ultimately, I appreciate that your being honest but I also have empathy for people who have felt destabilized. I get it. In response to you being on TH-cam, it's still a big platform. In many ways, it's bigger than E. I don't ever watch E anymore but I spend so much time on TH-cam. Anyway, be free to flow and be but also allow people to feel what comes up for them. You can still stand in your truth while holding space.
Authenticity and being able to critique your past self is such a rare thing to see online these days. Especially when it comes to such a personal thing like nutrition. You are a champion for WOC and I look up to you for remaining so open minded and dynamic throughout your health journey. Keep being yourself and know you have support even if you're getting flooded with negativity.
Beautiful, eloquent, articulate response. But it’s the thumbnail for me sis #classic 😂🤣 line 👏🏽they 👏🏽asses 👏🏽 up!!!! Judging people to gain attention has become the ugliest trend in this modern world. So sad. I support your growth + transparency. You don’t owe us a thing.
Veladya, you are such a smart, powerful and bright being! You happily share the parts of your life you feel called to and you still maintain your privacy. I love how you addressed this because you are standing up for yourself in a loving way! With love, people who are judging you are doing so because they judge themselves. Your content and products bring so many people resources, joy, humanity, healing and and different perspective. As a “black” woman you inspire me daily, your courage to show up as yourself truly makes me want to do the same. Thank you and peace to you and your beautiful family 🙏🏾💙✨
This video found me in the perfect moment ♥ I was just hoping to see a video from you. We are on this journey together and I am so grateful to feel less alone in my shifting today ♥ peace and love to you and your family ♥
when folks feel so violated by your choices, thats when you know their ego bubble is a bit too big, I guess they have never heard the saying "what I eat doesn't make you fat" You are so powerful girl. Folks with healthy boundaries aren't offended by your choices of munchies
@@michaelguillemette5013 any time you use animal products you are supporting the murder of animals, no matter what farm they came from. They all go to the same slaughterhouse.
Thank you for being authentic and true to who you are regardless of what others think and feel. This is your journey and you do not owe us anything because we all are learning and growing in different ways. I am so grateful for the knowledge that you share ✨ Trentina Shealy here for it all always ✨
Hey beautiful woman! In a world as crazy divided as it is, it is so sad that even FOOD is a reason for people to believe they are holier than thou. I'm starting to embrace our sovereignty and free will. Let's learn to accept that we are all on our own journeys. We are all in a different place. We need to start focusing on ourselves, and stop worrying where other people are!
In my almost 52 years of living, I have been vegan, vegetarian, pescatarian, regular diet, back to vegan, raw vegan, back to pescatarian…and the one thing that I know is that I am not defined by the labels that people place on what i eat. We are allowed to learn, grow and evolve. Who you are today is not who you were yesterday and not who you will be tomorrow.
Kudos to you for allowing transformation and sharing it with us
Beautifully said Lisa (you’re beautiful also)💚 Thank You
Everyone's body and health is different. You have to take care of you. F what other people think.
Exactly. We put ourselves in boxes, but LIFE requires growth and changes.
The best to those, who GET OUT of the boxes and are unbothered. ❤
That’s how you tell the difference between subscribers and those who are looking for content to criticize. As subscriber, I’m just glad you found yourself again or may be - grew into someone that makes you happy. Cheers to bouncing forward💛
Exactly…..miserableites
@@AncientLuvsWEsotericKnowledge ..... Like CharIes Manson. Proxy killing... 👈🤥🍖🔴.... 🙄. Over a burger. 5 minute burger !! Animals life gone for good !! 🤦🏼♂️
Twice a Coooooooo-ward !!!! Hypoooocrite. Big time.
I was a hypocrite. But now I’m vegan. Don’t hurt animals. Simple really. ✅🤷🏼♂️. TH-cam delicious vegan food. Time to change.... th-cam.com/video/AVBshy_LevY/w-d-xo.html ..
Same thing with her. She was never a vegan to begin with just like those who criticize her were never a subscriber.
@@thetruthhurts599 The aliens don’t want anything to do with us (👽👽)🛸💨🌎....
You’re shaIIow aren’t you ?? Why is that ??? Tell me please ?? 🤷🏼♂️ I’m waiting.....
“Everyone else is doing it ? Follow the leader, it’s a Cult...” 🙄
No, I’m normal, I have fun all the time. You’re a vegan or an animal abuser, or pay someone else to do it, like CharIes Manson. Proxy killing... 👈🤥🍖🔴.... 🙄. Over a burger. 5 minute burger !! Animals life gone for good !! 🤦🏼♂️
Twice a Coooooooo-ward !!!! Hypoooocrite. Big time.
🤦🏼♂️🙄. What a world we live in !!!!!!
Why don’t you have vegan burgers and vegan chicken and vegan pizza and vegan curry and vegan tacos and vegan burritos et cetera, no murder.
5 minute meal. Cooooooo-ward or vegan ??? 🤷🏼♂️ ??
@Jay F I'm living proof of that and the carnivores drop the silent killers.
I was vegan for 7 years! Over the 7 years, I was diagnosed with lupus and endured terrible debilitating symptoms. I was mostly plant based, organic foods and even raw vegan for a year. I had a vegan pregnancy until my last trimester, I was hospitalized for kidney failure. It was the most traumatic experience of my life. I decided to slowly incorporate animal products again, even though I felt a lot of guilt due to the identity I developed from being vegan. Now, I’m healthier and stronger than I’ve ever been in my life. This was all possible with the help of Ayurveda, focusing on my gut health and foods that are beneficial for my blood type.
Glad for u.
A lot of people don’t understand the power of knowing your blood type!!
wow you should share a video of this story.. good that now you are regaining your health
@@s7r49 hi, its also worth noting that nowhere in the definition of veganism does it say that you have to cut out processed junk food. My first vegan meal was Linda McCartney sausages and chips and a can of Pepsi followed by some accidentally vegan apple pies that my new vegan friends told me about. ! I also have crohns, have been vegan for animals for 17 years, eat a regular diet (not the raw/detox/fasting/cleanse experiments that often end in health problems) I've never had to up my food amount/portion sizes and I also eat processed junk. Eating a really large quantity of food I'd say relates only to those following a raw or fruit diet as I should imagine they are pretty low calorie and more challenging to get adequate nutrients. I also haven't had a flare up for 8 years but I've no idea if that is due to my diet as sometimes its the luck of the draw.
@@s7r49 oh no you were fine, I get that everyone has different foods that trigger inflammation I had the stomach pains from hell and other symptoms then diagnosis/resection and touch wood, have been ok in those years since. When it flares up again though, I'll probably discover what triggers I have. Hope you keep well and enjoy your weekend.
you’re better than me cause if it was me i wouldn’t even have made a video about no longer being vegan, you woulda just caught me eating chicken tenders on the vlog! we move!😂
Right 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
period!!! 😂😂 this my favorite content
baby we just flow wit it fuck da rest!!! 🧚🏾♀️🪐✨
Exactly 😂😂
Exactly lol
lmao
You were Vegan but you didn’t push it down peoples throat… That wasn’t even the basis of your content. They just wanted to create controversy. You are human and have the right to change.
Why do you push your black privilege to us?
@@stx7389 why do you like to mock black privilege?
It’s not about pushing it down peoples throats it’s about brining awareness so as a human species we can evolve. But it’s this mentality that stops evolution.
It’s so funny how nicotine was advertised back in the 1960s now all these people are dieing from lung cancer and shit. It’s so funny how people are eating acidic carcasses and getting heart problems and osteoporosis and shit.
Veganism is about doing what’s right for YOURSELF. Animals and the planet. Get over it.
@@celestecruickshank597 either way just because your argument is "valid" doesn't mean anyone needs to listen to you.
I don't see you helping the conversation at all. All I see is you not respecting someone's opinion and throwing a big tantrum about it on social media. Either way of whether that person chose for their diet isn't your decision. It's their own right to decide whether to go vegan or not.
Get over yourself or let everyone know that you are someone who doesn't respect opinions and throw tantrums whenever you please.
@@kinopiko01 it’s not an argument and it is valid therefore people should stop being ignorant. That’s regarded. Me throwing a tantrum? I’m replying on a TH-cam post with 100s if not 1000s of other comments. You need to get over YOURSELF. This comment is literally the dumbest thing ever and it’s why people are digressing as humans. I’m sorry I’m not going to feed into some biased bullshit. I’m going to always stand up for what’s right. Look at all of the people who stood up for what’s right. Woman can vote. Segregation isn’t a thing in society anymore aka black people aren’t discriminated on. PEOPLE NEED TO SPEAK UP SO CHANGE CAN HAPPEN. But again it’s people like you who want to feed into some biased bullshit. Don’t come at me because that response is literally the most retarded thing I’ve read.
Wow I’m SO glad that I’m seeing this video because I was reading one of my favorite books (Atomic Habits by James Clear). These sentences are towards the end of the book:
“In the words of investor Paul Graham, ‘keep your identity small’. The more you let a single belief define you, the less capable you are of adapting when life changes you. If you tie everything up in being the point guard or the partner at the firm or whatever else, then the loss of that facet of your life will wreck you. If you’re vegan and then develop a health issue that forced you to change your diet, you’ll have an identity crisis on your hands. When you cling too tightly to one identity, you become brittle. Lose that one thing and you lose yourself.”
There’s plenty more gems in this book, but this particular page made me think of all of the people who may have felt controlled by their identity and the people who don’t welcome change. Some people aren’t ready to release the *idea* of you being a vegan from their own identity because *you* ARE their identity. When you change, they don’t know who they should become. It’s not just with veganism. I see this same concept when one friend decides to go in a fitness journey and the other friend doesn’t want them to change. I see it when someone is starting a business but the people they grew up don’t think that person is worthy of being a business owner because they were all supposed to keep/share the same identity. It’s crazy but that’s how we humans live through life. I hope this little passage helps.
This is so spot on
Wow! Yes! I feel so torn but my intuition is telling me I have to make a change in my diet. It’s been telling me for awhile but I’ve ignored it because I have held onto veganism for so long and have felt like it’s the best way, the healthiest way for so long. It’s just made sense to me but now I have to face a different view of it and honestly, it’s uncomfortable. I am ok with admitting I’m wrong if I know I’m wrong. But these crazy diets that wrap people up in their minds has got to go. I just want to be healthy and balanced. 🙏🏻
Beautifully said. I think some might have been put off by her saying that women need organ meats. Not all women need to eat beef etc...
I love that quote! I screenshot it 🤍
This!
No explanation needed. It's a personal choice. Here for you!
I kill dogs. No explanation needed. It's a personal choice.
@@boo4273 Yes Mr sociopath.
@@boo4273 said the carnist.
@@boo4273 An individual who is able to engage in cruelty to animals appears to have no conscience, and thus no remorse for his or her behavior. The act of cruelty to animals results from an apparent need for power and control, and this need is accompanied by a lack of empathy. Animals are targeted, especially helpless and defenseless ones, because the perpetrator does not recognize or care that they have feelings, and can experience not just physical pain but also emotional pain.
@@demyoutubers I eat only dogs. You go eat some grass.
As you age, your body will change. I'm in my fifties and I thrive eating 1 meal a day. According to my doctor, your digestive system slows as you age. I'm not sure if that's true or not but I have tons of energy. The bottom line you have to listen to your body it will always tell you what it needs. I love seeing you and Matt together, take care.
It's so weird that people care if you're a vegan or not. Do what works for you.
I agree
I think it's beyond that-- really- it's about what was being promoted to many folks who followed blindly and what is not being promoted and will be followed blindly especially by young people. I think it's about waiting doing research, doing you, but not proselytizing, which is what I felt the previous video did. It's like watching a cycle repeat itself all over again. Being a TH-camr gives you a public voice and it's critical to use it responsibly.
Right ! Like who cares
Veganism is a cult and cult's have great hatred for apostates. Vegans hate ex-vegans even more than carnists like me, because ex-vegans know the "truth" but turned their backs on those poor defenseless animals.
its not weird if you can see it from the lens of animal welfare. Im not ( any more ) vegan, but, once upon a time I would feel such sadness, anger, frustration with those who wouldn't look at the suffering of animals and what they go through to become food. the unwillingness or lack of concern seemed to be the reason for the suffering and countless deaths.. it felt impossible not to care. that's why It can be hard for some to have a myob attitude, because the focal point is on the welfare of animals
I’m so proud of you. I recently transitioned from vegetarianism to consuming low (environmental) impact animal products though most of my consumption is still plant centric. Just like you said I have noticed a huge change in my hormones. I’m grateful that you have been so transparent about how you have been intuitively eating and actually listening to your body. Once I started to do that, it has been such a game changer. You spoke so gently and empathetically despite this being such a triggering topic for some people. When I watch and listen to you, you really feel like a kindred spirit. It makes me so happy to see you unapologetically live love and learn and KNOW that your life’s purpose is to raise your vibration to the healing of yourself and subsequently heal others. I think people forget that healing comes with learning and making mistakes and to empathize with others as well as yourself to know what serves you may or may not serve others. It is so refreshing to see the transparency on it. You are so valid on your journey! Thank you for being a true role model and representing the independent and authentic black woman.
Girl I’m exhausted by this simply because I think you’re living YOUR truth. This is YOUR life. YOUR journey. All these behind the screens bullies need to worry about them damn selves. You’re amazing and beautiful and I’m genuinely happy that you figured out what works for you. It’s a beautiful thing. Keep doing you boo. ✌🏾
"You are owed nothing from the people you watch online". That's a word right there 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
You are epic!! I feel EVERYTHING you said and resonate so deeply. I was vegan for 6 years, until I realised it wasn’t something that felt right to me anymore. The harassment and verbal abuse I got when I was honest about that was wild. I sometimes forget that even though I have a presence online, I DONT owe anyone anything. I for one think you’re amazing.
i was vegan for 4 years. just like many others in the end it was not working for me nor sustainable for my life long term. and what i found is a lot of vegans treat it like a cult, including myself. i fell victim to it. if you have to force your ideas on someone else it aint it. wether its religion, politics, or diet. people have to make their own choices. sharing info is one thing but harassing and shoving it down throats is another.
This comment is the truth! I’ve had to sever ties with “friends” because they were fanatical about veganism. Everything I did came with a comment about what’s bad and what’s good.
I have a friend who pushes the alkaline diet not as a cleanse but a lifestyle. NO LIE I thought 💭 it’s giving me cult vibes and I wasn’t sure why. I realize now I’m not alone.
Right and if we want to be real meat eaters can be very judgmental and critical on vegans and even condescending and in ways narcissistic. Let’s not pretend the angry meat eaters are innocent angels
Exactly sis
Caring about dogs, cats, elephants, dolphins, monkeys is normal.
Caring about pigs, cows, chickens, turkeys, fish…….. THatS A CuLt!!!!
Be reasonable. Eat an adequate vegan diet and you will be fine.
Don’t listen to EMM. She is not the sharpest tool in the shed.
Your ex vegan video was a seed for me to start going down the rabbit hole. And i am very grateful to you. Three months in eating animal local organic foods after leaving the vegan cult, and i am thriving in physical and mental health.
When you first tried meat, did it make you ill? What affects did you have?
Same here.
@@icissici i know you didn't ask me but I was vegan 9 years and now im pescatarian (though I rarely eat fish because my son is allergic to it) BUT I did try some local chicken and I felt fine. Unfortunately I cannot say the same for the mass produced stuff.
@@icissici I've been vegan for 5 years before leaving the lifestyle, beef had no effect on me, it passed by smoothly, but chicken breast gave me bad gas (sorry TMI!) but that's about it. I still can't eat most meats since I'm still on the guilt trip vegan thing and disgust for a natural diet, but really no biggy, no illness whatsoever
@@icissici my body had this "pick me up" feeling, this calm and satisfaction. But i had to get over my mental programming because i couldnt stop my vegan thoughts running in my head as i ate my first steak. My digestion was so smooth i knew it was what my body needed
I love how classy you handled this instead of just going off on the people saying those (eye roll) comments.
You’re not required to fake a belief so that other people feel validated in their own choices because of your choices and opinions. It’s almost as if they want you to fake it…. I find that is an issue with TH-camrs & the fans.
Good for you to sticking to your true self!
My husband and I chose to go vegetarian in June. Now I am pescatarian and he sticks to a more plant based. BUT… Vegan, Pescatarian, Vegetarian doesn’t = healthy.
I find no issue with other people eating meat.
I was 100% vegan for 3 years and within that time I became anemic and my hair began falling out. I focused on taking herbs, vitamins & minerals, i ended up having to take iron infusions and trying to grow my hair back. I enjoyed being vegan but my body did not agree with my food choices. I recently in the last 6 months, have transitioned back to consuming meat and fish. Since my transition my hair has began growing back, I no longer have anemia and my health is now thriving. I respect your choices and I only consume organic grass feed meats, pasture raised eggs and wild caught fish. Our bodies change and when I was vegan I truly enjoyed the food but ultimately it just didn't agree with my system.
oh man, same here. Just started eating animal products again and your comment gives me hope that my hair will grow up too!! Feel like i lost half of it in the time i was vegan...
Hi, I had the same problem with going vegan too. I became extremely anemic and I almost passed out due to heavy cycles. I was not getting enough iron and protein. My doctor wanted to hospitalize me. I could not function well on only a plant-based diet.
Sounds like a poorly planned diet
@@BillyBoMagicShow ok? would love to hear your perfect diet plan.
@@Melissa-xh2jg just eat a whole foods plant based diet with an emphasis on variety. There is nothing in meat that you can’t get from plants so “animal products” are not addressing your issues, getting the nutrients you were not actively eating was
People are so strange. I enjoy your content whether or not you're a Vegan.
Yeah people are strange because they want to do what’s right for the planet, for themselves & for animals. Yeah so strange.
@@celestecruickshank597 girl shut up lol
@@celestecruickshank597 lol
I've been following you and Matt for a few years now and its so cool to see how yall have grown so much this past couple of years. You are so much deeper in your education, knowledge, and experiences and it really shows in how you hold yourself and present yourself when sharing your information!! Its SO cool to see!!! Thank you so much for sharing this perspective and information on our gut health! There is really no one size fits all with gut health and its awesome to hear someone advocate for following our independent journeys rather than the whole "do what i did because it worked for me" type of mentality. Lots of love to you and your family! It's so nice to see your beautiful light shining! 🙏✨💜
I went thru this exact journey sis- all documented on my channel, so I totally understand. This is the same reason why I slowed ALL THE WAY DOWN on posting health content and damn it I'm a certified holistic nutritionist. I Got tired of arguing with people who refuse to experiment on their own body yet trying to tell me about something they only read about despite me saying how necessary it is to experiment on yaself while studying health to gain true knowledge. I been vegan, vegetarian, Keto and now back to whole food way of eating. So I have a good understanding of how it affects ME. I understand how the body works because I been studying the body for over 10 yrs now. Been able to keep my family healthy for yrs now... I even changed the direction of what I wanted to do for a living because of frustration with this topic when dealing with people. Smh. I will always watch ya content no matter what u chose to do. Forget these people sis. This is a duality reality we live in. Being an extremist with anything in life is why most people fail at life.
Beautifully said! Balance is key.
YES. duality reality, thank you for sharing beautiful!
V, you are earth mama medicine because of your honesty and integrity. Any intelligent person can understand your choices. Love to everyone that understands and for those that don’t, you’ll get there. It’s a marathon, let’s enjoy this life how we best see fit. It’s all we have for now. Love you V! Thank you for the transparency you do choose to share!
This resonates with me so so much. I was vegan for 6-7 years and I started incorporating animals products a few months ago. I had minor health issues that were not going away and having gut issues as well. My health has improved. I still have a hard time with the ethics but I do not see how it is ethical to harm myself if I need animal foods. All my blood work was great and I was still having issues. There are studies on pubmed that explain how plant proteins are inferior and not digested and absorbed as well. It appears that some people digest plant proteins more easily than others. Both my knees were hurting and I was worried at the agee of 36 that I was not going to be able to hike on a regular basis. I ate enough calories, ate plant proteins with every meal and felt weaker every hike. Finally 2 years of struggling with this and after 2 weeks of fish etc I noticed a huge difference. My knees are about 98 percent now. I wonder if I had eaten animal products sooner if they would be 100 percent. I do feel bad I have to eat animals but now I am thinking that maybe they were made for us to thrive. I do not support factory farms etc. I also took mulivitamins and other supplements as a vegan. I eat mostly plant based. Also I had bad period pain which has improved as well. I also had sexual issues which have improved. Went to obgyns and they said nothing was wrong. I support you and your video has helped me.
You were never vegan.
@@alexanderTheVegan You will be ex vegan 🤣🤣🤣
@@betterworld2958
Yeah, keep dreaming.
I actually care about animals, unlike you that you just did for yourself, basically a plant based person.
So, get your facts straight and stop lying to yourself.
You were never vegan.
Yes! You're allowed to change your mind. This is something I've been advocating for some time now, in my own journey, after learning it for myself and recognizing the fact that I am a being who is evolving constantly and expanding. It took me some time to finally accept this for myself and with that, came the realization that most people can't grasp this for themselves. Just stumbled across your channel (though I don't believe in coincidences) and I just had to comment! The level of class you have developed transmits in your responses to those trying to infiltrate your peace with negativity. Kuddos.
What you said about building a strong foundation before opening yourself up to feedback was such an important point for me.
Thank you!
Wow! I don't even know how to respond. I loved and hated this video. Hated that you needed to do it but loved the way you delivered it. This is your life and you are free to learn new things, grow and evolve and you don't owe anyone anything. I know that you know this but... I just cannot believe people sometimes. Anyways blessings to you queen!! Keep growing 💜
“Your life and you are free” - that doesn’t mean that she has the right to take away the lives of innocent animals. Is it okay if i go around beating children because “it’s my life and I’m free to do whatever i want without owing anyone an explanation”?
@@dhritikalia4393 comparing beating children to eating animals for food? Damn you people are brain dead.
They literally are mad you made a choice for yourself! You did what you needed and wanted. You are loved! ❤🤞🏽
They literally are mad you kill animals for yourself! You did what you needed and wanted.
@@katazggolam9619 you are craving attention.
@@NashvilleBraids keep killing animals and live in a fairly tale world.
Child abusers, animal abusers, etc are making choices for themselves.
Anyone who exploits vulnerable populations, like animals, is making a choice for themselves.
@@katazggolam9619 Fairytale world and other fantasy like mentality are for the ones who think that they can make this world a heaven, wake up!
This world was never meant to be like heaven!
Every being on this world eats another being, stop being naive and self-righteous! This world was never a hurt free world! You are setting yourself up for constant anger and sadness.
i love how firm you stand in your truth ❣️ this video is beautiful and you’re amazing. what you’re saying really resonates with me in this video and i’m excited for you to share how i can work to achieve these things if i don’t have access to local and rural farmers to get these products from. it’s been on my mind for a while and that’s always been my toss up. thank you for all that you’re doing🌟
Chile no need to explain, I understood everything you explained I’ve been vegan on and off for over 20 years. My gut tells me what to eat and I listen.
You were so sweet and nice Velayda. I don’t think I could’ve Got through this video without cussing. People are so disrespectful and disgusting. The disconnect is REAL. The way people idolize people who have large followings.. just wow. Thanks for the recommendation!!! I’m going to try the poop test. I’m so excited. Been enjoying your videos since 2017! You rock V! Sending love ❤️
Black woman here! I expect you to be exactly who you are, and fully appreciate you for it. After 7 years of a vegan diet I started experiencing health issues that I never contributed to the diet cause it was so good for me at the start. I haven't gone back to eating meat but have started to incorporate eggs and cheese back into my diet and my body is on the road to healing itself. I feel like everyone needs to do what's best for themselves. Anyone who gets so upset about what someone is eating and will shit out in less than 24 hours has bigger problems. I am inspired by parts of your life and your channel and parts I don't agree with I simply leave alone. It's sad that people are actually projecting their insecurities on to others and have no clue.
I hate when people just don’t know how to respect other people! Your doing great being you and being proud of it! Yes this is your journey and you posted along the way and I’m grateful for your honesty! It’s your business and we are lucky to know any of it!
Love that quote regarding integrity and consistency. YES...honesty is the key! As a senior black Queen, the fact that you are revealing your vulnerability, growth and privacy have always kept me here. Keep on doing what you are doing. You owe us NOTHING other than what you choose to share.
😂 I just love your response to Bree! Your responses in general are on point!
Love that quote even more tho!!
That video was actually my first time discovering you. I appreciate your transparency and honesty! I am that same.
I love your transparency. Sending lots of positive energy. Our eating goes through seasons and all our bodies are different. I like to see others healthy, happy, thriving and be the best they can be. Love and light ❤
I’m so glad I came upon your channel. I feel like it was meant to be. My plant based journey after 6 yrs recently ended, because of you and how supportive you made me feel with your last post. The energy you put out, the way you say things just love you!!!! DO NOT let anyone tell you otherwise! I totally agree with you you owe no one anything. Keep going mama on your journey. I truly enjoy when you post you make me feel so good with my choices and not judged. ❤️❤️🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🌞🌞
Ive been watching for YEARSSSS. And I could really care less about what you eat when it’s YOUR body. Thank you for taking us on your journeys and sharing your knowledge. It’s been so beautiful watching you grow over the years 🤍
Yes exactly. I hate when people tell me to stop beating my wife when it’s MY WIFE. and i also hate it when people ask me to not hit my dog with a rod. it’s MY DOG after all. people really need to mind their own business!
It sad you can’t change how u feel without people saying something. I love u girl I watch u because it is soothing to me .
You’re such an amazing person and inspiring person and you’ve always been! I’m a woman of color who doesn’t appreciate that one person speaking for me. I’m here because I choose to be. I’m never going to put anyone down because of their personal lifestyle or changes, if my statements won’t lift someone up, I’d rather not respond. I love you and your family and I’ll always appreciate what you give, no matter what your journey will be. You have always showed awesome integrity! I appreciate you!!!
Appreciate your kindness while standing firm to your values and acknowledging others differing opinions. You are truly a woman of grace and light! 🤗
I was vegan for 15 years before you posted that video. I had been considering reincorporating animal products into my diet for a while but I had no information about them being beneficial to the body due to my conditioning as a vegan since childhood. Your video not only opened my eyes to the healing that consuming animal products can bring but it also gave me resources in order to reshape my thoughts and morality. Since I have started eating meat again, my hormones have been in a balanced rhythm for the first time in my life and I finally have energy and have started healing my mental health. Thank you so much for sharing your most authentic self and progression through this great cosmic trip!
I use to be a vegetarian but due to health issues. I am no longer a vegetarian. My brother was a vegan for almost 7 years and now he eats meat. It’s life we are allowed to adjusted to feel and be better. We are not restricted as some people. Thank you for your honesty! I don’t judge anyone, just be you. ❤️
Sometimes ppl are just determined to misunderstand you bc your initial video was so clear and honest. You made valid points, acknowledged your mental shift, and that’s okay to do. You’re a human who’s allowed to evolve.
There's no excuse for animal abuse and her "scientific" claims have been debunked.
To the dearest Veladya, I have followed you since van life and have truly seen your cellf transformation through these last few videos. You have grown to become the highest evolutionary version of your cellf which happens for us all in each moment. As you respond to such individuals that are less accepting of who you are and what you choose to share in your vulnerability, I see SO much strength in you, I see empress power in communicating with kindness, honesty, and divine clarity, your beliefs through these years. I see the love that you have for yourself radiates to others even those that may be operating in lower frequency. We are fluid beings, ever changing and ever growing, modifying who we are and exist to be. The words you choose to use have really touched my soul and I see a beauty in you that is radiating more than I have ever seen. We age with wisdom and I see that your response is one of authencity to yourself and your experience in this physical realm. Everything you said makes 100% sense and others have a hard time dealing with change. I mean when I first heard you were changing your eating habits I was shocked because its normal when something happens we don't expect however acceptance of other peoples choices and truly listening to their perspective can clear a lot of that energy that can be a blockage if we resist. You are so real. You really do bless us with your life and I am so so grateful. I am sending you so much love and support. Life is a spectrum of a host of things. Polarity exist for a reason. I embrace it all and in so doing I embrace you.
This was such a strong and balanced response. Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts further❤️ i dead ass feel like we could be friends lol love and light sis!
I love how you showed up for yourself in this video, it is so inspiring to hear you sharing about your path and hearing you affirm your trust in yourself. I'm also very grateful for what you shared about our kinship with animals and how we can heal ourselves by remembering these ways if we choose. Something I think about a lot is that veganism can be a way that we choose to go further away from nature, further away from the process of death, and further away from spiritual practices that include honoring these forces and our relationship with fellow living beings in our time on earth. Looking forward to more content where you share this beautiful authenticity with us!
It's true, one doesn't hear much except "me,my,mine," from this. No apparent recognition of that her choice involves disrespecting and bulldozing choice from other living beings who have agency and value their lives.
Being vegan as a woman messed up my hormones overtime and I became B12 and iron deficient. I have vegan friends, but after 18 years I am no longer vegan
Being vegan messed up my hormones as well. My hair began to fall out, up and down with depression, out of digestion. People should understand doing what’s best for their bodies.
@@edithepp1833 same all those symptoms I had
Take a supplement. B12 is the only vitamin you can’t get from food so you can either get it from the carcass of a dead animal (they put bottles of liquid B12 in the grains and soy that they’re feeding these animals) or you can buy it for 10 dollars at your store.
I get it’s harder to find solutions, but it’s well worth your time because veganism is being the healthiest version of yourself and caring about this planet and animals. Don’t forget WHY you went vegan in the first place.
@@edithepp1833 check out Earthing Ed’s channel you’ll learn everything you need to know.
You were supplementing B12 Daily, right? And eating a whole foods diet,no oil, salt, or added sugar?
It’s a privilege to see you grow and feel your journey!! I feel a deep connection to what you do choose to share with us! Thankyou
I totally agree with you. It doesn’t matter where you stand with food, there’s always gonna be someone and some studies that disagrees with you.
ANDDD… for the people who think you should share your entire life just because you create content are delusional. They need to not try to live their lives through content creators.
Thank you from the depths of my body for your gentle and corageous way of speaking to this. I appreciate your authenticity a LOT. And as someone who has a difficult time with the ever changing nature of life and the fluidity of basically everything, your words on this with your deep rooted energy was so healing for me. sending love!
Love your honesty and transparency! Veganism had me sick af! I’m still trying to recover. Thank you sis ✨💕peace, love and light ✨✨
So many of us got so sick on the vegan diet! Trying to heal from it right now.
@@cantocant2346 it’s so unfortunate and so many ppl are still so misinformed and suffering…
I was vegan for 1 year and didn't feel right. I had zero energy 😪 I ended up getting sick in December 2019 and had a hard time recovering, as soon as I changed my diet things got better for me 🙏 now I'm happy to say I am vegetarian and feeling amazing this really works for me and my lifestyle.
The soy in all the vegan products can't be good in the long term
Jesus Christ was vegetarian 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Beautifully said✨ I’ve been following you for years and I love your videos. You don’t loosely share things. You can tell you put your heart into it through your shared experiences and knowledge and lessons learned. It’s your story and people take from it what they need at that time. Power to you mama❤️
Appreciate you!! I just came accross your channel yesterday (through my own life journey and learning process) and wanted you to know I appreciate you journaling your journey as well. You’re absolutely right, we are ALL here to learn and grow! Those that don’t see that currently, will probably have their own “ah-ha!” Moments through life that shift their ways of thinking/doing over time. This is also a prime example of why no one should put ANYONE on a pedestal to the point that their world is shaken when they discover that “mentor” is not who/what they understood them to be (good or bad). We have to take information in and seek out the best path for ourselves and grow along the way. Thanks for your transparency in your growth and creating content that informs from your perspective!!
i think the most valuable thing that came from that video was the value you put into the nuances of the “situation”. so many people, especially on the internet, feel the need to condemn or chastise others over their choices without giving them understanding for the give and take of their own existence. truth is i’ve been vegetarian for six years and have no issue with it, you however did. truth is you’re owed understanding for your approach to kindness both to yourself and the earth. truth is compassion is never complete, but always possible.
The way that you chose to respond is so awesome. 💕 Love that you can freely speak your truth. 👑
People that have a problem with YOUR food choices need to kick rocks. It's your life and all that matters is how you feel. Continued blessings and success.
It's also the end of the lives of other animals 😂 this isn't a personal choice that affects nobody else
Yessss I was looking for this video for so long thank you queen this is the puzzle piece for me and assisting in healing from chronic illness
Maturity has little to do with age. It comes when we realize we are not all knowing. When we realize we are vessels for growth, change and continually learning. I enjoy watching your evolution into the mature woman in front of me.
I totally agree as far as I was concerned I knew everything about every diet I was doing at the time. Ive recently changed my diet again. Now I'm so humbled with no judgements towards anyone for any choices they make.
I love you earth mama, thank you for your authenticity and standing strong in your truth❤❤
It’s a shame we live in a world and society to where we feel we have to justify what we choose to do as individuals. Continue to do whatever is best and resonates with you. Every single person on this Earth is different from the next. No one is exactly the same. So I have no clue why people have a “one size fits all” mentality. 😒 Blessings to you and yours as always! 💛✨
And the book Nourishing Traditions
Child abuse, animal abuse, any abuse doesn't have a justification, but people do try. This lady is trying to convince herself that participating in the infliction of suffering and death on fellow sentient beings who want to live is okay.
@@writer102657 Exactly. When our choices cause suffering and death that's unecessary it only makes sense to be responsible about our impact.
There isn't just one way to be vegan so if the current diet isn't working there are many ways to adjust while learning into solution.
It’s not about a one size fits all mentality. It’s about doing what is right for yourself, the planet and animals.
It’s so funny how everyone takes there advice from influencers who don’t even know what the fuck they’re talking about.
We should be getting our information from science backed data. Studies that have been done with 100s and 100s of people. If you LOOK AND READ into the SCIENCE you will see that eating animals is harmful to your life and can give you diseases. That is why awareness about veganism is so prominent in society. People are evolving and isn’t that what being human is being all about. Continuous growth?
@@writer102657 THANK YOU
I never bother agreeing with vegans, and I was one haha so you're a bigger person than me making this video lol thanks for sharing.
Suddenly, others are concerned about YOU n YOUR body. Wow, hmmmm🤔🤔🤔. I wonder how they feel about their bodies n their personal diet is a "?". Anyhow, you are kind,sweet and a great young lady with great content ..glad you are of sound body n mind that can demonstrate that YOU are about taking care of YOURSELF. Congratulations!!! Not being a follower but, a trailblazer of SELF CARE for SELF..sending some East Texas country woman luv n hugs. I'm plant base, country, mature of 56 yrs. I'm following still cos you have great content n a beautiful lady💕💕💕💕
Inspired by the way you’ve handled this. My journey was really similar to yours after 3 years vegan. I’m not eating meat but eggs and occasionally fish and it turned my health around, along with fungi, herbs, adaptogens etc. Very much appreciate the share. It was TCM and Taoism that got me thinking about reintroducing things and it was such a challenge to even eat an egg. It’s not a journey taken lightly, especially when one was so very passionate about veganism, so to come round and to even share the way you are is amazing. And the fact that you homestead what you can is so precious. The honesty and the sharing of the sharing & flow of your journey is amazing, beautiful & I’m grateful to be along for the ride. 🙏🏽✌🏽
Yay new video! And I agree with comments below; no explanation needed. It’s your life, people gotta mind their own, respectfully 💕
IM CELEBRATING YOU! You owe nobody explanations on your life, you are a divine and free woman, who is represents the beautiful multifaceted aspects of humans. Ive been following you for so many years, through veganism and beyond. I too have moved towards a more sattvic/ yogic and Ayurvedic diet.. we are our own medicine. Bless your food, Give thanks to your food and you will thrive.
YOU ARE AMAZING! THANK YOU FOR YOU AND ALL YOU DO!!! XXXXXXX
I'm still a vegan and I actually fully support you. Your content comes from your heart and I really appreciate that. Lots of people have many different types of diets, as long as you're conscious about the earth you're actually doing better than most (including some vegans). Lots of love ❤️
When I said including some vegans I will include myself in that as I source from the supermarket as the cheapest and most convenient way to eat in a city. Eating locally and close to the land is more sustainable. However, for people like me eating plants is better if you are shopping in this way.
We're thankful for you sharing your journey with us, whatever that entails. Continue to let your light shine!
Let me just say: You are so refreshing. I was looking for a good cleansing detox soup and came across your post from yesterday. I was a vegetarian for 8yrs. I could not give up seafood and cheese. I got married had kids and started eating meat again. Being a vegetarian did make me feel good and my mind clear. Now I am older and have been eating everything and feel like death warmed over. Today I am making the cleansing detox soup. I was so excited to find you on today. Yep, take the good leave the rest. Thanks for the gut test website. I really need to take advantage of it. You seem like a very wise gal and your beautiful family and your kitty just loved her. Those chickens look so healthy. Please keep the videos coming. Maybe share some of your recipes and food tips and maybe even light work outs. Once again, I am so happy to have found you. Thanks for the gut test site. Most of all thanks for being yourself and give the kitty a kiss for me. Thanks for keeping it real.....
The first IG comment you responded to baffles me. To me, the way in which people are willing to pivot and “change their minds” when presented with counter evidence or overwhelming life experience says a lot more about their character than “sticking” to their same beliefs and behaviors. Overcoming cognitive dissonance is brutally hard for humans to do and takes courage. I admire your composure in responding to these irrational people. I recently transitioned away from a plant-based diet after 5.5 of no animal products, and your videos have been immensely helpful (and validating). 👏🙂
Just want to say I watched your previous video and it changed my whole mindset on how I treat my body. I suffered for severe skin infections on my upper thighs and it was a form of folliculitis nothing was able to help me heal. I had been vegetarian since 2018 Dec and since eating meat since last year about November
. My skin has healed
My overall health it better.
My period has come back
My energy levels have been restored
My excessive bloating has stopped
My weight has stabilized
My digestive system is working better!!! It's been amazing 👏 🙀 without your video I would not have made this change!keep doing you and like you said it must work for YOUR OWN body because everyone's bodies are different xx
My dear you have gained another subscriber!! I feel the peace from you. You handled this so well 👏
You continue to live and eat how you wish for YOUR HEALTH and your vitality. We are all here trying to survive and make a balance in life with foods and energy and people and all that jazz. No matter what critics say they're gonna be around either way but I send them peace too... Keep glowing. Keep shining and keep sharing information if you feel the need that is right for you. I have been a supporter for about two years now and I adore the content you share. I learn much from you mama. Blessings to you Goddess and all who's tuned in 😌
I give thanks for you choosing to share the many things that your experiencing in and on your lifes journey. Honors to you for your growth and development especially while you're navigating through your Saturn Return.
I'm going to comment about this video because I'm quite frankly disgusted with society. So I follow your journey for example, because of the "realness". I follow you because i see myself in you. I see the humanity, the mistakes, the vulnerability....People now a days are so programmed to fit inside of these boxes that are too tiny for them to fit in!!! What hurts the most is when someone from my generation aka the good ol' days in the nineties, becomes part of the judgement. Why do i say that? well because if you are from my generation you would understand how messed up this new era is. What ever happened to just being you? to making decisions for you and not for anybody else? Changing your mind is allowed you know. And sharing that on TH-cam further proves that we as humans are allowed to change and are allowed to learn new things and that the very people (you) that we follow and look up are also normal human beings just like we are. Don't throw rocks when you live in a glass house is the saying. Don't be a hypocrite if you at any moment have changed your views on something that otherwise you wouldn't have agreed with before. The problem is that if your beliefs don't align with the matrix, you're not allowed to join society... We as humans are meant to change and evolve. Some are vulnerable enough to share their experiences while others do it in silence. Stay in your lane. The beauty of this life is that you too have choices. the choice to absorb this content or remove it from your feed. Make the choice or like I said, stay in your lane.
Well said.
You have educated me so much on my up and down journey as living plant based or not. I’m a farmer so yes I promote eating locally and preserving our local bacteria. But I live in Chicago, so there’s so much that we don’t get here because of our growing season limitations and types of food we can grow. Said all this to say, I’m standing with you as a woman of color and I appreciate the ancestors breathing through you and allowing you to be the message you bring. Peace and Blessings beloved
Sending so much love radiant being
You've handled this so gracefully. That's all I want to say 💜 Bless
Your decision to not respond to people judging you for your personal food choices is the right decision. You'll never be able to say anything to appease them. You do what's right for you and ignore the haters.
Thank you, you have released me. Again I love you! ❤ over the years and too having a baby my internal self has been seeking to add chicken to my meals. I did add Salmon back and this is what personally I felt my body needs. So here is another qoute, "we can change as the seasons change !"😉😘
She has never steered me wrong
I started taking ritual prenatals after she recommended them.
I started using nuleaf cbd oil after she recommended it. ( I was already searching for a safe organic cbd to use but I could never find a good brand or feel comfortable in using them.)
I’ve used and loved her yoni steam herbs.
I thank you for your knowledge and the time it was presented to me. I wish I could go into depth of how much light she has shared with me personally.
And to be clear I also did my own personal research before I used any of the products mentioned above. You can’t fault someone’s recommendation. Do your research as well and see what works Best For You.
Peace and Love - KH :)
Same she’s always right on time for me
You are doing true service to the people spreading your knowledge and trusting your intuition! Just so beautiful. 💗 The misinformation surrounding nutrition is insane at this time. Thank you for using your platform to spread truth and wisdom. Love seeing other mamas prioritize healing their guts and incorporating organ meats, bone broths, and the proper human diet. 👏🏼
Some of those video titles were wild. Some people just like to demonize and obsess over other people’s decisions. You’ve made it clear that your decision is just what’s best for you along with some new things you’ve learned. If folks wanna trip, they’ll find a reason. Thanks for sharing your journey.
“Live and let live” that’s my go to motto. You can’t force anyone to do something or believe in something you want. This shows me that she’s growing and learning about what’s best for her. I can only clap for her because she’s always keeping it real. And I 100% agree that everyone’s body is unique. So it’s only natural for us to change our mind set about our nutrition as we grow.Thank you again for being honest sis! Thank you for being you. ❤️
I love this so much. The other video was pure compassion and you have always been open. Nobody owes anybody anything. Everybody is learning and growing. I hate when people come into the comments just being so negative about another persons choice to eat what they want or live the way you want. Your lives literally have nothing to do with the other. This to me is a growth video. There is no right or wrong way to learn how your body works and what specifically works for you. People who are negative in comments. Reflect on yourselves before you go attacking somebody else for their choices. Not one person is perfect. It’s ridiculous to expect 100% of humans to agree with your opinions 100% of the time. Peace and love V. 🖤✌🏽so love watching you grow and live life the way that suites your energy. Xo
I'm glad your not wasting your time with the haters! It is crazy to me too that people care so much about what other people choose to do. It's sad really. Listening to the body is the best thing we can do, like you had said in the first video. And every body is different. I just want you to know, I am very thankful for you sharing your journey. I know it helped me listen to my body better over what social media tries to push. You are wonderful! Keep being you, pretty Mama! Sending many blessings!!!
Random sidenote: Your IG reels have been fabulous 👏😍
I totally get you, Veladya! Do you, girl!! I've followed you since 2018 and I'm here to stay for your beautiful journey through life! Blessings!
BLESS YOUR HEART!!!!!!!! I had a feeling that you were going to catch hell for your no longer vegan video! I THINK everyone is intitled TO THEIR VERY OWN OPINION!!!!! AS YOU SHOULD BE AS WELL AFTER ALL IT IS YYYOOOUUURRRR CHANEL AND YOU CAN SAY WHATEVER THE %*$! YOU WOULD LIKE TOO!!!!!! Prayers and good grace your way! Still your biggest fans over here💖💖💖💖💖💯💯💯💯💯💪💪💪
Love you, mama! Your answers show much wisdom. I'm older than you and how much we change over time is not lost on me. I hope everyone understands that we are not made to be the same throughout life. Life is a journey, it is fluid. We learn, grow, and do what's right for us. Love your channel. ❤️✌️
Hi Earthmama, I'm watching this and I'm feeling a lot of defensiveness from you. Justifiably so, I think it's scary when people on the internet comes for you in this way. Especially when you're just trying to be open and transparent about this journey. But I do feel like you're not receiving these comments with a quality of openness I've come to know you to have. And that's okay but I just felt like sharing with you that you can receive everyone's feedback from a point of understanding and gratitude. Because what I see is how many people you've impacted and how many people appreciated your content to inspire their lives. Now for you to change your mind scares them because they aren't ready to change their mind. So they are feeling destabilized to have someone the admire make such a drastic change that they had not yet even considered. You might not have signed up for being this person for all these people but in a way, you did. By putting this content on TH-cam, you've taken on the responsibility of how your content would impact other people. Ultimately, I appreciate that your being honest but I also have empathy for people who have felt destabilized. I get it. In response to you being on TH-cam, it's still a big platform. In many ways, it's bigger than E. I don't ever watch E anymore but I spend so much time on TH-cam. Anyway, be free to flow and be but also allow people to feel what comes up for them. You can still stand in your truth while holding space.
I admire your honesty and the calm way you have handled the reaction to your previous video. Keep living in your truth.
Honesty???? Where??? She is living a total lie and spreading it.
gardening is more important than veganism
Authenticity and being able to critique your past self is such a rare thing to see online these days. Especially when it comes to such a personal thing like nutrition. You are a champion for WOC and I look up to you for remaining so open minded and dynamic throughout your health journey. Keep being yourself and know you have support even if you're getting flooded with negativity.
Beautiful, eloquent, articulate response. But it’s the thumbnail for me sis #classic 😂🤣 line 👏🏽they 👏🏽asses 👏🏽 up!!!! Judging people to gain attention has become the ugliest trend in this modern world. So sad. I support your growth + transparency. You don’t owe us a thing.
Veladya, you are such a smart, powerful and bright being! You happily share the parts of your life you feel called to and you still maintain your privacy. I love how you addressed this because you are standing up for yourself in a loving way! With love, people who are judging you are doing so because they judge themselves. Your content and products bring so many people resources, joy, humanity, healing and and different perspective. As a “black” woman you inspire me daily, your courage to show up as yourself truly makes me want to do the same. Thank you and peace to you and your beautiful family 🙏🏾💙✨
You did this for you and no one else. But what I want is a loc update/loc journey update.
This video found me in the perfect moment ♥ I was just hoping to see a video from you. We are on this journey together and I am so grateful to feel less alone in my shifting today ♥ peace and love to you and your family ♥
when folks feel so violated by your choices, thats when you know their ego bubble is a bit too big, I guess they have never heard the saying "what I eat doesn't make you fat" You are so powerful girl. Folks with healthy boundaries aren't offended by your choices of munchies
Violated, nah, that's what happens to the fellow animals who are exploited for their body parts and secretions. And a lot of people care about that.
@@writer102657 Yup we don't like the factory farms either
@@michaelguillemette5013 any time you use animal products you are supporting the murder of animals, no matter what farm they came from. They all go to the same slaughterhouse.
Thank you for being authentic and true to who you are regardless of what others think and feel. This is your journey and you do not owe us anything because we all are learning and growing in different ways. I am so grateful for the knowledge that you share ✨ Trentina Shealy here for it all always ✨
Hey beautiful woman! In a world as crazy divided as it is, it is so sad that even FOOD is a reason for people to believe they are holier than thou. I'm starting to embrace our sovereignty and free will. Let's learn to accept that we are all on our own journeys. We are all in a different place. We need to start focusing on ourselves, and stop worrying where other people are!