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A Kynd Life
Elisha Atchison
132 episodes
1 month ago
Mike recently retired after 40 years of service with Ambulance Victoria. Mike's father died of sudden cardiac arrest when he was 19 years old. It was a huge loss for his family, however Mike found his purpose in life when he decided to become a paramedic. Initially Mike trained as a paramedic before he started working on the road as a clinician and more recently a local supervisor, managing a team of 45 staff. Mike's vegan journey began when he attended a horse riding accident. While caring...
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Mike recently retired after 40 years of service with Ambulance Victoria. Mike's father died of sudden cardiac arrest when he was 19 years old. It was a huge loss for his family, however Mike found his purpose in life when he decided to become a paramedic. Initially Mike trained as a paramedic before he started working on the road as a clinician and more recently a local supervisor, managing a team of 45 staff. Mike's vegan journey began when he attended a horse riding accident. While caring...
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A Kynd Life
Caring for people & animals - Mike
Mike recently retired after 40 years of service with Ambulance Victoria. Mike's father died of sudden cardiac arrest when he was 19 years old. It was a huge loss for his family, however Mike found his purpose in life when he decided to become a paramedic. Initially Mike trained as a paramedic before he started working on the road as a clinician and more recently a local supervisor, managing a team of 45 staff. Mike's vegan journey began when he attended a horse riding accident. While caring...
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1 year ago
55 minutes

A Kynd Life
Reducing suffering - Louise Pfeiffer
Louise reflects on pivotal moments in her life and there are a few common threads - reading Peter Singer's books and the birth of her first child, all of which had a profound impact and led her to where she is today. During Louise's university studies, she read Peter Singer's book "Practical Ethics" which covered a range of ethical issues, including animal rights. This book absolutely changed how Louise felt about animals, because it brought their suffering to the forefront and as a result,...
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1 year ago
58 minutes

A Kynd Life
Changing the world for dairy cows - Phoebe, Companions Cows
Phoebe co-founded Companion Cows after falling in love with cows and years of experience rescuing and fostering them. Companion Cows is on a mission to create a kinder world for dairy cows and their babies. Starting as a volunteer with Til the Cows Come Home who were working with The Owl and the Pussycat, Phoebe quickly learnt how to care for rescue calves. Although it was a steep learning curve, it was hugely rewarding. Phoebe put her hand up to be their first foster station in NSW...
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1 year ago
54 minutes

A Kynd Life
Wild & Cruelty Free Beauty - Marisa, Wild & Cruelty Free
After ten years trialling beauty products, Marisa founded Wild & Cruelty Free - an online boutique featuring a carefully curated collection of tried and tested vegan beauty products. Marisa's always loved beauty, having started blogging over a decade ago and gaining a qualification in makeup artistry. Everything changed for Marisa during Christmas 2018, when she saw an Edgar's Mission billboard on the highway, featuring a picture of a pig and the statement "My name is Penelope Sue,...
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2 years ago
38 minutes

A Kynd Life
AJP National Conference 2023
This week we talk to Bronwyn Currie, Animal Justice Party's State Convenor in Victoria, as she shares everything you need to know about the upcoming AJP National Conference. The conference is being held on 11th & 12th November 2023 at the Fitzroy Town Hall, with the option to attend online as well. The theme of this year's conference is "It's Politics" and will host an impressive list of speakers (also previous podcast guests) such as Georgie Purcell, Emma Hurst, Matt Stelli...
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2 years ago
21 minutes

A Kynd Life
Running a vegan retreat - Jan, The Beet Retreat
In 2012, after a 33 year career with Victoria Police, mostly in the mounted branch, Jan went vegan and faced what she describes as an “existential crisis”. What she did next changed the trajectory of her entire life! Jan's vegan journey started after she saw the Four Corners expose on Live Export, "A Bloody Business". She signed up to the Animals Australia newsletter and soon after learned the truth about bobby calves, which at the time, seemed almost unbelievable. Jan always loved ...
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2 years ago
1 hour 12 minutes

A Kynd Life
Cook like an Indian - Tully, Tullyz Kitchen
Tully is an entertainer, entrepreneur and educator. Be prepared, this episode will have your mouth watering as Tully shares his passion for creating easy and authentic vegan curries. Growing up in Amritsar, the food capital of Punjab, Tully developed his passion for food while enjoying local cuisine and learning to cook with his mother. At age five, they moved to an army base where his mother was assigned a teaching role and Tully became more curious about different foods and cultures. Tu...
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2 years ago
36 minutes

A Kynd Life
Starting a real estate agency - Alicia, Saint & Wood
Alicia recently opened her own real estate agency Saint & Wood after being involved in real estate for over two decades. The agency is well on the way to being an entirely vegan agency, with 3 staff already vegan and one vegetarian. Alicia went vegan overnight after reconnecting with a friend over Facebook who happened to be vegan. She studied all of the animal rights content on her friend's page and was shocked at what she learnt. Alicia has 3 children, all of whom are vegan, including...
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2 years ago
33 minutes

A Kynd Life
Working at Liberation Sanctuary - Jess
Jess was inspired to sign up as a volunteer at Liberation Sanctuary after going vegan. Less than a year later, Jess started working at the sanctuary, managing social media and coordinating volunteers. As a child, Jess wanted to help animals by becoming a vet. She always thought she would go vegetarian when she grew up and started her journey by refusing to eat pig products when she was young after watching Babe. Seeing a video of Milly the cow enjoying cuddles at Happily Heifer After helped ...
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2 years ago
32 minutes

A Kynd Life
Taking the alternative root - Chloe and Jacques
Chloe and Jacques are the organisers of Vegan Kids Gold Coast, while raising two vegan children and embarking on a year long trip around Australia in 2024. Chloe was seven when she made the connection between eating meat and the animals she loved so dearly. She had been vegetarian for years when she met Jacques. Not long after they began dating, Jacques decided to go meat free for a month and ended up also going vegetarian. In a chance encounter with activists in Brisbane, the couple were...
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2 years ago
32 minutes

A Kynd Life
Delivering ready made vegan meals - Amanda
Amanda and her husband Matt created Herbidoor to supply ready made vegan meals to their local community. Five years on and the company has a wide range of meals delivered across Australia. The inspiration behind Herbidoor was Matt's passion for re-creating childhood classics such as lasagne. The alternative meat products created for the meals were so popular, the couple created Plant Providore, a branch of Herbidoor which sells vegan steak, lamb, chicken, pepperoni, roast and brisket. Afte...
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2 years ago
45 minutes

A Kynd Life
Bodybuilding as activism - John Thomas, The Bodybuilding Vegan
It's been a year since I first interviewed John Thomas and what better time to have him back on the show, than while he is in the middle of a bodybuilding competition prep! John is aiming to compete in an amateur division bodybuilding class later this year. He is working with a coach who has no prior experience with a vegan competitor, which John sees as an opportunity to change the sport from the inside out. Alot of changes have occurred in John's life since we last spoke; he recently mov...
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2 years ago
46 minutes

A Kynd Life
Evidence-based vegan nutrition - Lisa, Lisa Violet Nutrition
Being a qualified Clinical Nutritionist and vegan for twelve years, Lisa helps clients optimise their plant based lifestyle. Going vegan sparked Lisa's curiosity to learn more about nutrition, so she studied a Bachelor of Nutritional & Dietetic Medicine, as well as a Bachelor of Complementary Medicine. Having worked in the health and wellness space for over a decade, Lisa recently opened her own private practice which has been warmly welcomed by the community. Lisa is passionate about...
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2 years ago
36 minutes

A Kynd Life
Connecting with rescued animals - Lynne, Galahad's Animal Sanctuary
Lynne started Galahad's Animal Sanctuary to provide care and a forever home to as many rescued animals as possible. Galahad's Sanctuary rescues and rehabilitates farm animals from various circumstances within the food system, as well as camels, horses, donkeys and dogs. These animal ambassadors spread the message that they deserve our compassion and respect. The sanctuary residents have inspired Lynne's quest to seek a harmonious and sustainable way to tread lightly on our planet an...
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2 years ago
33 minutes

A Kynd Life
The vegan pianist - Amber
Amber has been a musician all her life and wants to use her musicianship as a platform to spread the animal rights message. As a child, Amber's parents enrolled her in piano, violin and guitar classes, as well as choir. Playing the piano has always been a big part of Amber's identity. In college, she graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Piano Performance and is now a piano teacher for children. During COVID, Amber and her partner began curating music where he would DJ and she would...
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2 years ago
34 minutes

A Kynd Life
Advocating for kangaroos - Alyssa, Victorian Kangaroo Alliance
Alyssa founded Victorian Kangaroo Alliance after recognising the need for a state-wide coordinated approach to targeting the persecution and exploitation of kangaroos, the victims of the world’s largest land-based wildlife trade. Alyssa has been involved in wildlife advocacy for eight years, beginning with the Coalition Against Duck Shooting, followed by co-founding the Australian Native Parrot Protection Association and more recently as the Founder and President of Victorian Kangaroo Allian...
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2 years ago
1 hour 2 minutes

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Working to save threatened species - Dr Holly Sitters
Holly is an Ecologist working with a national conservation NGO to save threatened species. She is extremely passionate about identifying the early warning signs of decline in common species, so we can act before it's too late. Growing up in England, Holly was influenced by her father's love of bird life, enjoying family field trips admiring the wildlife. After studying Ecology in Scotland, Holly moved to Australia and started her career at the Broome Bird Observatory. She became intere...
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2 years ago
43 minutes

A Kynd Life
A kinder world for dairy cows - Krystal, Companion Cows & Farm Transitions Australia
Krystal's purpose in life changed after rescuing two bobby calves, Frankie and Fletcher. She founded Companion Cows, a registered charity on a mission to create a kinder world for dairy cows and their babies. Krystal, her husband and two children moved to Tasmania four years ago. They very quickly saw the realities of the dairy industry when they came across a bobby calf on a dairy farm. It didn't take long for Krystal to step into action, she became a foster carer for a charity rescu...
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2 years ago
29 minutes

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Creating change through storytelling - Emma, Veganography
Working as an educator in an animal sanctuary, Emma saw the impact sharing animal's stories had on people. She had the opportunity to curate their stories through film and found it so fulfilling, that Emma and her partner John decided to become full time filmmakers, co-founding Veganography. Emma has been a classical musician from a very young age and went on to study Cello Pedagogy at University. She went vegan during her university studies and realised that being a Cello teacher wasn't im...
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2 years ago
41 minutes

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Shave to Sterilise Bali's Dogs - Jess, Project Bali Dog
Jess quit her eight year career as a Midwife and founded Project Bali Dog to protect and restore the welfare of dogs in Bali, Indonesia. Jess has sponsored Robbie, a rescued street dog in Bali for eight years. On her last visit, Jess walked out of the shelter where Robbie lives a safe and comfortable life and saw street dogs needing help on the other side of the gate. Having always loved animals and being vegan since 2014, Jess knew she needed a change. She made the decision to quit her j...
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2 years ago
1 hour 5 minutes

A Kynd Life
Mike recently retired after 40 years of service with Ambulance Victoria. Mike's father died of sudden cardiac arrest when he was 19 years old. It was a huge loss for his family, however Mike found his purpose in life when he decided to become a paramedic. Initially Mike trained as a paramedic before he started working on the road as a clinician and more recently a local supervisor, managing a team of 45 staff. Mike's vegan journey began when he attended a horse riding accident. While caring...