Thought Project With Ashley Rothstein

Want to hear a vegan and non-vegan have a civil/productive/educational conversation about food? All jokes aside… Full transparency, I was a bit apprehensive going into this episode, mainly because of the personal stance we each hold on food (from a “label” perspective). Julia is vegan, and I’m not vegan. And for some reason in this current climate, it seems to be really challenging for vegans and non-vegans to have productive, educational, open, civil conversations about food (actually, it’s more like a f#cking unicorn)…but having a productive and open conversation about food is exactly what we did in this episode. It was SO refreshing! Julia holds a degree in biology from Hamline University and a plant-based nutrition certification from Cornell University. She’s also a certified yoga teacher and currently works as a content developer for a plant-based protein company. She is in the works of applying for a masters program in health & wellness coaching from the University of Minnesota, and is the creator