What if your favorite comfort foods could reduce inflammation—and still taste like home?

If you’re curious about plant-based eating but feel overwhelmed, judged, or unsure where to start, this episode breaks it down through Nikki Becker’s real-life journey—turning health challenges into a thriving vegan, ocean-friendly, farm-to-table restaurant and a growing product line. In this episode, you’ll learn:

• How Nikki used food as a tool to calm inflammation and reshape her health choices

• What makes a vegan restaurant welcoming for non-vegans (and keeps them coming back)

• Simple mindset shifts that make plant-based eating feel doable and sustainable

Press play to hear how Niki turned plants into her “medicine” and built a welcoming food experience that makes going plant-based feel doable—and delicious.

Plant the Change is a podcast about healthier living, plant-based eating, sustainable choices, and compassionate education. Each episode offers insights on plant-based nutrition, conscious parenting, vegan values, and animal rescue—giving parents, families, educators, and changemakers the tools to raise health-conscious, emotionally intelligent kids. Rooted in the principles of Compassionate Humane Education, Plant the Change helps inspire the next generation of eco-friendly, compassionate changemakers.

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Subscribe to the Plant the Change podcast today, and join Michele Fasnacht on a journey to plant seeds of purpose, action, and hope—one conversation at a time.

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What if the way we "teach" is actually training kids to comply—not to think?

In this STRAIGHT TALK episode, we expose how outdated school norms—from silent lunches to rigid grading—are failing to prepare kids for a rapidly changing world. If you're an educator, parent, or changemaker wondering why students are disengaged, this episode is your wake-up call.

- Learn which "normal" school practices are actually harmful—and why.

- Discover how real education starts with connection, not control.

- Explore the radical, real-life blueprint one school used to rewrite the rules and raise empowered, empathetic humans.

Hit play to uncover what needs to change in schools—and how you can be part of building something better.

Plant the Change is a podcast about healthier living, plant-based eating, sustainable choices, and compassionate education. Each episode offers insights on plant-based nutrition, conscious parenting, vegan values, and animal rescue—giving parents, families, educators, and changemakers the tools to raise health-conscious, emotionally intelligent kids. Rooted in the principles of Compassionate Humane Education, Plant the Change helps inspire the next generation of eco-friendly, compassionate changemakers.

Our Compassionate Humane Education (CHE) Framework at CHEImpact.org is now available for schools, sanctuaries, educational programs, and families who want to bring kindness, empathy, and compassion-centered learning into their own communities. Whether you’re an educator, a parent, or part of an animal rescue or sanctuary team, the CHE Framework provides ready-to-use tools that uplift learning environments and build a more compassionate world. For more information or to enroll, visit www.CHEImpact.org today.

Subscribe to the Plant the Change podcast today, and join Michele Fasnacht on a journey to plant seeds of purpose, action, and hope—one conversation at a time. Learn more at SolidRockFlorida.org and follow along on Facebook and Instagram @SolidRockFlorida @plantthechangeofficial #PlantTheChange

What if the key to reversing heart disease isn’t another surgery—but what’s on your plate?

Heart disease remains the world’s leading cause of death, often treated with medications, surgeries, and stents. But for many patients, there's a radically different approach—one that doesn't start in the operating room but in the kitchen. If you're overwhelmed by chronic conditions like high blood pressure, diabetes, or heart issues, this episode with Dr. Koushik Reddy explores a powerful alternative that could change everything.

• Discover how one patient with eight stents and two bypass surgeries reversed life-threatening symptoms in just 28 days—without another procedure.

• Learn the six proven pillars of lifestyle medicine that can prevent, treat, and even reverse chronic diseases.

• Hear inspiring real-world stories of transformation, and how one VA cardiologist is leading a quiet revolution in heart care—starting with food, sleep, stress management, and human connection.

Tune in now to hear Dr. Kaushik Reddy reveal how lifestyle medicine is helping patients drop medications, avoid surgeries, and reclaim their health—one habit at a time.

Plant the Change is a podcast about healthier living, plant-based eating, sustainable choices, and compassionate education. Each episode offers insights on plant-based nutrition, conscious parenting, vegan values, and animal rescue—giving parents, families, educators, and changemakers the tools to raise health-conscious, emotionally intelligent kids. Rooted in the principles of Compassionate Humane Education, Plant the Change helps inspire the next generation of eco-friendly, compassionate changemakers.

Our Compassionate Humane Education (CHE) Framework at CHEImpact.org is now available for schools, sanctuaries, educational programs, and families who want to bring kindness, empathy, and compassion-centered learning into their own communities. Whether you’re an educator, a parent, or part of an animal rescue or sanctuary team, the CHE Framework provides ready-to use tools that uplift learning environments and build a more compassionate world. For more information or to enroll, visit www.CHEImpact.org today.

Subscribe to the Plant the Change podcast today, and join Michele Fasnacht on a journey to plant seeds of purpose, action, and hope—one conversation at a time. Learn more at SolidRockFlorida.org and follow along on Facebook and Instagram @SolidRockFlorida @plantthechangeofficial #PlantTheChange