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If you’ve ever felt a pull toward something more—a life that feels aligned, authentic, and deeply meaningful—you’re going to love today’s conversation.

I’m joined by Angela Crawford, Ph.D.—a psychologist, vegan lifestyle educator, and someone who speaks straight to the heart of what it means to live with purpose and compassion. After 25 years as a psychotherapist helping clients heal from stress and trauma, Angela now weaves her deep understanding of emotional wellness into plant-powered living.

Her passion? Helping people not just survive—but thrive—physically, emotionally, and spiritually.

Angela is the author of The Vegan Transformation: A Journey to Heal Yourself and the World, a book that explores the emotional and spiritual shifts that often unfold when we change what’s on our plate. She shares research, stories, and tools that awaken compassion, support resilience, and reconnect us to what matters most.

Today, we’re diving into the real transformation behind choosing a vegan lifestyle—not just for our health, but for our hearts, our healing, and our hope for a better world.

In this conversation we cover;

• Angela went vegan in 2019, after many years vegetarian. What’s something she believed early in her vegan journey that she see differently now?
• Angela talks about the 7 pillars of transformation—is there one that especially surprised her in how deeply it impacted people emotionally or spiritually?
• In her research and experience, what role does unresolved emotional pain or trauma play in someone’s resistance to going vegan?
• How can we use the principles of psychology to not just start a plant-based lifestyle—but sustain it when life gets hard?
• Angela has helped people manage stress, trauma, and chronic pain. How does embracing compassion—towards self and others—accelerate healing on those fronts?
• Is there a spiritual cost to numbing ourselves to the suffering caused by our food choices? How do we gently guide people into that awareness?
• How to guide someone to reconnect with their values when they’ve been buried under years of social conditioning?
• In The Vegan Transformation, Angela mentions many people feel disconnected in today’s world. How does vegan living reawaken our sense of connection—not just to others, but to ourselves?
• What are some of the most overlooked emotional or social challenges people face during the vegan transition—and how can they navigate them with more grace?
• For someone who feels like they keep “falling off the wagon,” what would Angela say to help them reframe the journey with more compassion and power?
• Powerful shifts people can make in how they talk to loved ones about their vegan choices that foster connection instead of conflict?

I trust this conversation stirred something in you—that healing is possible, that compassion is powerful, and that a vegan transformation can open the door to a more vibrant, connected, and meaningful life.

Angela’s book, offers a message of hope—while sharing research, stories, and practices that invite us to care more deeply, live more fully, and engage with life in a way that feels aligned with who we truly are.

Aligned in ourselves – yet aware of the work that stills to be done in this non-vegan world.

Not continually happy. Not always about feeling good – however hopefully, continually incorporating more meaning, engagement, and growth in one’s life – as that quote from Scott Barry Kaufman shared.

Angela’s website: www.angelacrawfordphd.com

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That’s it for this week in Healthification.

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