WATCH: How To Level Up Your Vegan Advocacy With Dr Melanie Joy

Dr Joy heralded the importance of practicing compassion towards yourself

27th October 2022

1 Minutes Read

Dr Melanie Joy recently sat down with Plant Based News (PBN) co-founder Robbie Lockie to discuss best practices for effective vegan advocacy.

The Harvard-educated social psychologist specializes in the psychology of why we eat animals. She is known for coining the term “carnism,” and also wrote the 2009 book Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, And Wear Cows.

In the filmed chat with Lockie, she discussed her work, how to communicate veganism with your peers, and the importance of practicing compassion towards yourself.

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Polly Foreman

Polly Foreman is the editor of Plant Based News. She has worked as a journalist since 2016, and has written for publications including Heat, Grazia, Closer, Heart Radio, and The Debrief. She studied International Relations with Political Science at the University of Birmingham, before going on to do an MA in Magazine Journalism at City, University of London. She went vegan in 2014, and has written on a wide range of topics relating to animal rights, veganism, and the environment.

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