Choosing Compassion: Surviving Burnout in Vegan Activism

Dr Ishani is excited to share her new book with you! This book is a handbook for vegan activists who may be struggling with burnout or mental health issues, as a vegan in a non-vegan world. Alongaide her work as an emergency GP, Ishani hosts sessions for activists from Protect The Wild, Animal Rising, Speciesism, AV and more. She hopes to allow you to remain healthy and happy on your vegan journey.

Vegan Mental Health

Dr Ishani Rao will be facilitating a workshop about mental health. This will be an interactive discussion where we can share our concerns, stresses and emotions surrounding being vegan in a non-vegan world.

Vegan Advocacy in Healthcare

This dynamic panel discussion will delve into the unique position of health professionals as key changemakers in the vegan movement. Despite facing industry biases and conventional health narratives, we will explore effective strategies that break through barriers, turning health practitioners into powerful proponents of plant-based and vegan living.

This will include highlighting opportunities within easy reach by sharing inspiring examples of vegan advocacy reshaping clinical practice, improving patient outcomes and aligning with holistic health goals.

Takeaways

”Healthcare professionals can be key change makers in the vegan movement by normalising plant-based eating and openly discussing the broader princlples of veganism.”

Calls To Action

Share the Plant-Based Health Professionals UK website and resources with friends, colleagues and family members. Take to your healthcare provider and team about our work.

Resources

Plants First Healthcare campaign plantsfirsthealthcare.com
Plant-Based Health Professionals UK plantbasedhealthprofessionals.com

Managing tensions over the Christmas period

The holiday period can be a difficult time, filled with relatives that express frustrating views about veganism, politics, climate change (or that simply have irritating personalities.) Dr Ishani Rao, an NHS GP with a special interest in vegan activist mental health, facilitates an interactive discussion about how we can best manage tensions over Christmas, to protect our mental health yet remain effective vegan activists.