Are you able to consider we’re midway by way of December and counting down the times to the brand new yr already?!
I need to want you, from the underside of my coronary heart, an abundance of peace, love, and pleasure as we transfer by way of the vacations and wrap up one other orbit across the solar.
The vacations are all about connection, reflection, and gratitude for me, and I’m extremely grateful that we’re linked.
The model I created, Horny Match Vegan, turned 10 years previous this yr🥳, however the mission on which it was based dates again to 1987 after I was simply seven years previous and found my life’s function… to be a voice for animals and an advocate for compassionate, plant-powered dwelling.
I’d prefer to take this chance to share some reflections about 2023, share about what’s forward, how one can be concerned, and methods you may present assist in order that we will work collectively to make a optimistic affect on this world!
Reflection: Skilled
We launched the Rise and Thrive Podcast on February 14th, 2023 with the fabulous Olympic Medalist Dotsie Bausch kicking off the primary episode with me… A strong pressure for good whom I love SO a lot, and whom I’m now lucky sufficient to name a buddy. We revealed 41 unbelievable episodes this yr and I’m bat-shit keen about internet hosting the present! I like having the ability to present this free useful resource for the vegan-curious and the curious vegan on their path to holistic well being.
I had the pleasure of doing a number of volunteering in 2023, together with talking at a PCRM (Doctor’s Committee for Accountable Drugs) Let’s Beat Breast Most cancers rally, serving to out at a number of SoFlo Vegan occasions, volunteering at Rowdy Woman Sanctuary, and along with the common board member duties, I bought to spend fairly a little bit of time at Hogs & Kisses Farm Sanctuary in Virginia, serving to out and loving on the gorgeous souls whom make up our fur household there.
Along with being interviewed on many podcasts (together with Switch4Good and Actual Males Eat Vegetation), and showing on Chef AJ’s YouTube present a number of time, I had the dignity of talking at two large-scale in-person occasions. I used to be on a game-changing panel for a session titled, Powered by Vegetation: How World-Class Athletes Are Altering the Method We Eat on the Natural Produce Summit in Monterey, California. I additionally gave a 50-minute speak to an viewers of over 500 on the Wholesome for a Lifetime Convention in Omaha.
My 22Reboot problem modified the lives of a whole lot of individuals this yr. 22Reboot is a 22-day whole way of life transformation system that helps you disrupt dangerous patterns, undertake wholesome habits, and create a wholesome, plant-based way of life for optimum efficiency, embodying interior peace, compassion, and freedom. (It’s a PERFECT approach to kick off the brand new yr too!)
I had the pleasure of re-launching the Plant-Empowered Teaching Program and seeing many wonderful souls by way of the physique/thoughts/life-transforming course of. I additionally took on a handful of 1:1 purchasers which felt really magical to have the ability to work so intimately with individuals on a person stage, serving to them construct a wholesome relationship with meals, their our bodies, and themselves in order that they will transfer by way of life healthfully and with extra pleasure, love, and freedom.
I additionally participated in a number of plant-based bundles, which I see as top-of-the-line methods to collaborate with different plant-based and vegan leaders to offer an enormous variety of assets to individuals at a really inexpensive value.
Reflection: Private
2023 was marked by each a unprecedented delivery (of a relationship) and a devastating demise.
In July, I linked with the human who has change into “my individual” (aka important different, associate), Quinn!
It truthfully nonetheless feels surreal that I discovered somebody who’s so safe in his masculinity that he can transfer by way of the world with the philosophy, “love wins.”
We share the intriguing “how we met” story on THIS episode of the podcast.
Then, on November tenth, the sunshine of my life, my 17 yr previous rescue (vegan) chihuahua, Shye, fell all of a sudden in poor health, and after speeding her to the vet, then the neurologist, and at last the ER, I needed to say goodbye that very same evening.
My entire world revolved round her extraordinary, spunky self. She was my important different for 15 years. She was the sunshine of my life. She was my +1. She was my instructor, my coach, and my finest buddy who gave me a lot love and introduced me a lot consolation.
And now I’m determining tips on how to navigate life with out her… To bear the insufferable ache of loss that hits us when we have now the braveness to like as deeply as I liked Shye.
I really feel extremely grateful for my wonderful pals, my unbelievable household, my associate Quinn (who was proper there with me on the finish), and my compassionate neighborhood for all of the kindness and assist you’ve proven me by way of this difficult time.
I take solace in my perception that Shye and I are quantumly entangled endlessly, that her soul lives on, and that I can be together with her once more at some point.
I wrote all about Shye in THIS weblog submit, which I’ve devoted to everybody who has dared to like an animal with their full, open coronary heart, figuring out the inevitable ache that we expertise after they move.
Along with touring for talking appearances, to Hogs & Kisses, and to go to Quinn in his hometown of Austin, by the point you learn this, Quinn and I can be in Guatemala. We’ll spend 6 days mountaineering volcanoes, exploring sacred Mayan websites, swimming, doing yoga, experiencing tradition, whereas staying true to my values and consuming solely crops… That’s proper… A real trip. Yay!
The opposite issues I put a whole lot of my vitality into this yr had been bettering my mobility by way of purposeful, primal, and animal-inspired actions, in addition to getting stronger with calisthenics, utilizing boxing as a transferring meditation and approach to transfer vitality by way of my physique, and scorching yoga to enhance my flexibility, join with current second consciousness, and detoxify my physique.
In the case of meals, I’ve loved consuming mindfully and consciously from a spot of compassion for myself, animals, and the planet. Embracing the wholesome relationship I’ve constructed with meals, my physique, and myself is one thing I have a good time on daily basis.
What’s Forward in 2024
Podcast
I’m dedicated to offering you with free inspiration by persevering with to ship weekly episodes of the Rise and Thrive Podcast. We have now some EPIC episodes for you beginning in January! We plan so as to add sponsorships to the present to cowl prices, and you may assist the present by subscribing, leaving a ranking and evaluate, and making the most of the affords we share. I promise that I’ll solely settle for sponsors from corporations whose values align with my very own (compassionate, wholesome, and sustainable)!
22Reboot
In the event you haven’t taken on the 22Reboot problem but, I encourage you to take the leap. Though I created it with entrepreneurs and professionals in thoughts, in case you want a bounce begin to kick unhealthy habits and undertake a wholesome LIFESTYLE that features entire meals plant-based consuming, high quality sleep, constant train, and mindfulness, then you may depend on 22Reboot to offer you a confirmed system to get you there, all for less than $197. Plus, you may e book an execution name with me, personally, whenever you buy, to assist set your self up for achievement.
Hogs & Kisses
At Hogs & Kisses, we’re past excited to be getting ready to welcome three TURKEYS to the sanctuary the place they’ll get to stay out their lives feeling liked, protected, and free to be themselves. This was made potential due to all of the donations we obtained all year long, and significantly throughout our Giving Tuesday fundraiser. THANK YOU to everybody who donated. Each little bit helps. And remember we have now a Mattress and Breakfast on the property! Study extra on our web site.
Public Talking
I’ll be doing fairly a little bit of public talking in 2024, the primary two appearances being in Toronto and Seattle (March and April), on the Planted Expo. I hope you may be part of me for a kind of, as these are unbelievable occasions!
Bundles
I’m collaborating in a number of extra bundles, which I encourage you to spend money on. The worth is insanely low for the unbelievable variety of assets you obtain.
Teaching
I plan to work with only a few 1:1 purchasers in 2024. In the event you’re keen on particular person teaching, you may e-mail me straight ([email protected]).
I’m contemplating launching a model new group teaching program, problem/assist teams, and/or a holistic wellness-forward compassionate neighborhood. I’ll preserve you posted by way of my e-mail e-newsletter, so be sure to’re on my e-mail checklist HERE!
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With So A lot Love and Gratitude,
Ella
26-year vegan veteran, Ella Magers based Horny Match Vegan® in 2012 to carry veganism into the mainstream. Ella runs a transformational teaching program that empowers purchasers to construct a wholesome relationship with meals, their our bodies, and themselves as they create a match, vegan life they love! Try her FREE Grasp Class: https://sexyfitvegan.com/masterclass-registration
