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Beyond beliefs : a guide to improving relationships and communication for vegans, vegetarians, and meat eaters / Melanie Joy, PhD ; foreword by Kathy Freston.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Petaluma, CA : Roundtree Press, [2017]Description: 228 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781944903305
  • 1944903305
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Contents:
Vegans, vegetarians, and meat eaters in relationships : the problem and the promise -- Relationship resilience : the foundation of healthy relationships -- Becoming allies : understanding and bridging differences -- The hidden dances that shape relationships -- Carnism : the invisible intruder in veg/non-veg relationships -- Being vegan : living and relating sustainably in a non-vegan world -- Unraveling conflict : principles and tools for conflict prevention and management -- Effective communication : practical skills for successful conversations -- Change : strategies for acceptance and tools for transformation.
Summary: Vegans, vegetarians, and meat eaters can feel like they're in different worlds. Many vegans and vegetarians struggle to feel understood and respected in a meat-eating culture, where some of their most pressing concerns and cherished beliefs are invisible, and where they are often met with defensiveness when they try to talk about the issue. They can become frustrated and struggle to feel connected with meat eaters. And meat eaters can feel disconnected from vegans and vegetarians whose beliefs they don't fully understand and whose frustration may spill over into their interactions. The good news is that relationship and communication breakdown among vegans, vegetarians, and meat eaters is not inevitable, and it is reversible. With the right tools, healthy connections can be cultivated, repaired, and even strengthened. In Beyond Beliefs, internationally recognized food psychology expert and longtime relationship coach Dr. Melanie Joy provides easy-to-understand, actionable advice.--COVER.
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Vegans, vegetarians, and meat eaters can feel like they're living in different worlds. Many vegans and vegetarians struggle to feel understood and respected in a meat-eating culture, where some of their most pressing concerns and cherished beliefs are invisible, and where they are often met with defensiveness when they try to talk about the issue. They can become frustrated and struggle to feel connected with meat eaters. And meat eaters can feel disconnected from vegans and vegetarians whose beliefs they don't fully understand and whose frustration may spill over into their interactions. The good news is that relationship and communication breakdown among vegans, vegetarians, and meat eaters is not inevitable, and it is reversible. With the right tools, healthy connections can be cultivated, repaired, and even strengthened.

In Beyond Beliefs, internationally recognized food psychology expert and longtime relationship coach Dr. Melanie Joy provides easy-to-understand, actionable advice so you can:
* Learn the principles and tools for creating healthy relationships
* Understand how to communicate about even the most challenging topics effectively
* Recognize how the psychology of being vegan/vegetarian or of being a meat eater affects your relationships with others, and with yourself

Vegans, vegetarians, and meat eaters in relationships : the problem and the promise -- Relationship resilience : the foundation of healthy relationships -- Becoming allies : understanding and bridging differences -- The hidden dances that shape relationships -- Carnism : the invisible intruder in veg/non-veg relationships -- Being vegan : living and relating sustainably in a non-vegan world -- Unraveling conflict : principles and tools for conflict prevention and management -- Effective communication : practical skills for successful conversations -- Change : strategies for acceptance and tools for transformation.

Vegans, vegetarians, and meat eaters can feel like they're in different worlds. Many vegans and vegetarians struggle to feel understood and respected in a meat-eating culture, where some of their most pressing concerns and cherished beliefs are invisible, and where they are often met with defensiveness when they try to talk about the issue. They can become frustrated and struggle to feel connected with meat eaters. And meat eaters can feel disconnected from vegans and vegetarians whose beliefs they don't fully understand and whose frustration may spill over into their interactions. The good news is that relationship and communication breakdown among vegans, vegetarians, and meat eaters is not inevitable, and it is reversible. With the right tools, healthy connections can be cultivated, repaired, and even strengthened. In Beyond Beliefs, internationally recognized food psychology expert and longtime relationship coach Dr. Melanie Joy provides easy-to-understand, actionable advice.--COVER.

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