Podcast Episodes

How Religions Shaped the Foods We Eat

Religious traditions have played a significant role in shaping many familiar dishes. Over the centuries, abstaining from eating meat and other animal…

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Coping with the Loss of a Pet

Losing an animal companion can be a profound and often overlooked grief. In this episode, I explore what it means to mourn a beloved pet, how to navi…

10 months, 2 weeks ago

A Guiding Force in Challenging Times (Conversation with Our Hen House)

Enjoy my conversation with Mariann and Jasmin from Our Hen House.

In this heartfelt conversation, author Colleen Patrick-Goudreau joins Jasmin and Ma…

10 months, 4 weeks ago

Eco-Tourism and Sustainable Travel (Conversation with World Vegan Travel)

Enjoy my conversation with World Vegan Travel all about living compassionately and traveling sustainably. Travel just about seeing new places — it ca…

10 months, 4 weeks ago

A Year of Compassion (Conversation with Main Street Vegan)

Enjoy this episode of my conversation with Victoria Moran on her podcast Main Street Vegan. In it, we explore how everyday choices — from the food we…

11 months ago

Tiny Shifts, Big Change (Conversation with Plant-Powered People)

Enjoy this conversation with Toni and Michelle from Plant-Powered People Podcast. Feeling overwhelmed trying to “do the right thing” in a complicated…

11 months ago

Changing Things Up — A Few Interviews for You

I’m working on some new episodes for you, so stay tuned! In the meantime, I am going to share some recent conversations between me and some of my fav…

11 months ago

A Story of an Oak Tree: How to Be Resilient, Rooted, and Renewed

A story about a house, a hillside, and a centuries-old oak tree—and what it teaches us about healing, renewal, and the resilience of nature. In this …

1 year ago

A Year of Compassion

 A Year of Compassion: 52 Weeks of Living Zero-Waste, Plant-Based, and Cruelty-Free is now available wherever you buy books! I compiled a list for yo…

1 year ago

Game-Changing News To Better YOUR Life and MINE

I feel as giddy as when I started Food for Thought Podcast 18 years ago. I have more clarity, control, and calm than I've had in a long time. Listen …

1 year ago