Food ideology with Melanie Joy, PhD

In Episode #178 we hear from Harvard trained Psychologist Dr Melanie Joy on food ideology and speciesism. This is a condensed throwback of a previous episode we recorded together. Key things covered in this episode: - What lead Melanie to studying psychology and veganism - Learning how to communicate the vegan message - Cognitive dissonance and why people may react negatively to the vegan message - What is carnism and the system that disconnects us from our food - The difficulty of communicating the vegan message - Vegan allies and using psychology to open the conversation to non-vegans - The potential harm of using comparisons of slavery, the holocaust & rape - How to approach people in a way that they will be receptive to the message - Vegans using shaming techniques is demotivating - Moral superiority in vegans and privilege - Trauma narratives and toxic moral perfectionism - Finding a healthy process of communicating - Focusing on feeding compassion - The rapid growth of the vegan movement Resources: The 3 minute video on Carnism created by Melanie and her team Beyond Carnism that I referred to in this conversation Connect with Melanie on Instagram @beyondcarnism Carnism.org website Melanie's Book Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows: An Introduction to Carnism, 10th Anniversary Edition The Vegan Matrix - another book written by Melanie exploring what she believes is a serious problem with the vegan movement: unexamined privilege. Melanie's 2015 TedX Talk Toward Rational, Authentic Food Choices Want to support the show? If you are enjoying the Plant Proof podcast a great way to support the show is by leaving a review on the Apple podcast app. It only takes a few minutes and helps more people find the episodes. It's also helpful to subscribe on Apple Podcast app and/or follow on the Spotify Podcast app. Simon Hill, Nutritionist, Sports Physiotherapist Creator of Plantproof.com and host of the Plant Proof Podcast Author of The Proof is in the Plants Connect with me on Instagram and Twitter Download my FREE two week meal plan Download my FREE blood test and supplement guides here