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Ep. 376: Colleen Patrick-Goudreau: Don’t Do Nothing Because You Can’t Do Everything

Oct 22, 2026 · 1h 4m

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Colleen Patrick-Goudreau—the author, speaker, podcaster, and longtime advocate known as the Joyful Vegan—returns to the Plant Strong Podcast for a thoughtful conversation about compassion, sustainability, and creating change without burning out. Colleen explains why anger, remorse, isolation, and rigid thinking can make a plant-based lifestyle harder to sustain. Rather than making “being vegan” the ultimate goal, she encourages people to focus on their deeper North Star: living as compassionately, healthfully, and responsibly as possible. Her message is simple and liberating: Don’t do nothing because you can’t do everything. Do something—anything. Rip and Colleen also explore her eighth…