How do we know how to ask for what we want if we don't even know WHAT we want? That's the question on Carly's mind in this episode. Listen for a discussion of the importance of starting with the imagination in order to move towards what we want, whether in our own lives or the world at large. Support the showThanks for listening to another episode. Follow, review, and share to help Consciously Clueless grow! Shop my fav conscious brands. Click here for information on how to work with me.Join the...
Nov 08, 2020•15 min•Ep. 38
She's baaaaaack! Honey and Carly got so chatty that they needed a Part 2! They dive deeper into veganism, ethical shoplifting, how Honey got her drag name, and how a better world is waiting there for us. Honey LaBronx stars in her own YouTube cooking series, The Vegan Drag Queen, and hosts the Big Fat Vegan Radio podcast. An LGBTQ rights activist, she is committed to bringing discussions about animal rights, intersectionality, and social justice to new audiences. In 2011, she was one of 8 activi...
Nov 05, 2020•2 hr 19 min•Ep. 37
Carly talks all the time about being vegan but in this episode, she shares how exactly she became vegan. In honor of World Vegan Day (November 1st), she details how her initial reasoning for the vegan transition was health but issues like animal cruelty, environmental rights, and more quickly came into her consciousness. Carly also gives her secret to not only helping in the vegan transition but for STAYING vegan. Support the showThanks for listening to another episode. Follow, review, and share...
Nov 02, 2020•19 min•Ep. 36
Honey LaBronx stars in her own YouTube cooking series, The Vegan Drag Queen, and hosts the Big Fat Vegan Radio podcast. An LGBTQ rights activist, she is committed to bringing discussions about animal rights, intersectionality, and social justice to new audiences. In 2011, she was one of 8 activists arrested for blocking New York City traffic while demonstrating for marriage equality alongside her drag mother, Bob The Drag Queen. She has performed around the world raising funds for local animal s...
Oct 29, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 35
Collectively we are talking about mental health more and more, especially in 2020! In this episode Carly talks about a new way to check in with ourselves and others suggested by her best friend Kris. The technique is called P.I.E.S. and stands for physical, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual. Carly demonstrates how to run through checking in on each of these levels and encourages the listener to do the same. Resources/Links: More information on P.I.E.S can be found here at the website Carly ...
Oct 25, 2020•19 min•Ep. 34
Ilyse Wassermann Petter has been a practicing clinical nutritionist for over 25 years. Her practice quickly evolved into focusing on plant-based nutrition. Ilyse used this knowledge to create many projects and organizations to help educate people on plant-based living and eating. Most recently she helped to found the non-profit, Seed Releaf, a nonprofit that partners with local farms and restaurants to provide food to people experiencing food insecurity due to COVID-19. Ilyse and Carly talk abou...
Oct 21, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 33
When was the last time you were quiet? No podcasts, music, or TV playing - just your own thoughts. In this episode, Carly details how a quiet hike through the woods reminded her of how long it had been since she was truly alone with herself. Sometimes the scariest place to be is in our own head. But when Carly got really quiet something great happened - she had all the space she needed to envision her best life. It came easily to her, all because she was quiet enough to let it. Support the showT...
Oct 19, 2020•16 min•Ep. 32
Jen Rivera Bell is back! Last time Jen joined the podcast she and Carly talked about the beautiful intersections of her identity; being Indigenous, vegan, low waste, a mother, an activist, a lover of Mother Earth and so much more. This time Jen came on to dive deeper into the resilience of Indigenous People. Jen shares beautiful insight into how to be an ally to Indigenous People, her experience as an Indigenous woman in a white world, and more. Connect with Jen on Instagram! Support the showTha...
Oct 14, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 31
When we feel we have arrived at enlightenment or know what is right it can be easy to forget that everyone else is still on their journey. It can be even easier to forget that just when we think we know what's right we stop learning and growing. In this episode, Carly talks about the many times she has unintentionally made people feel ashamed for not being as "with it" as her. She admits how damaging this is and encourages the listener to examine their own ways of communicating in hopes to foste...
Oct 11, 2020•18 min•Ep. 30
Cara is a vegan food blogger, recipe developer, ethical traveler, social justice advocate, and budding astrologist. She uses her platform to spread positivity and light while talking about serious topics. Cara and Carly talk about food, injustice, astrology, the compassion of animals, and how the world is in a moment of transition to a better and brighter place. Connect with her on her website, Instagram, Youtube, Pinterest, Facebook, and TikTok! Support the showThanks for listening to another e...
Oct 07, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 29
There's a phase that happens when you become vegan that nobody warns you about - it's the angry vegan phase. It might sound silly but anybody who's been through it will agree that it is a very real thing. Learning about systems of oppression is bound to make someone angry! Listen as Carly details this part of being vegan and how to move through it. Support the showThanks for listening to another episode. Follow, review, and share to help Consciously Clueless grow! Shop my fav conscious brands. C...
Oct 05, 2020•17 min•Ep. 28
Bill Muir is a former Army combat veteran, martial artist, published author, registered nurse, musician AND he's been vegan since 1992. Bill is a role model for anyone wondering how to piece together all the facets of their identities and specifically for men who want to rewrite the masculinity checklist. Bill and Carly dive into veganism, the military, politics, religion -they get into it ALL! A special shoutout to Bill for being so kind and patient through the numerous technology issues we enc...
Oct 03, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 27
With the recent passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Carly discusses how it is possible to both honor and critique an icon. She dives into this issue further talking about how to practice this in our personal lives too - seeing multiple perspectives about our own experiences. Nothing is ever good or bad, it's often everything at once. Support the showThanks for listening to another episode. Follow, review, and share to help Consciously Clueless grow! Shop my fav conscious brands. Click here for infor...
Sep 28, 2020•15 min•Ep. 26
Chloe Moki is an activist, a citizen lobbyist for green EU policy, and the founder of The Green Seed Project, an Environmental education NGO, she hosts her own podcast, The Burning Case Podcast and so much more! In this episode Chloe and Carly dive into the importance of focusing on systematic change. They also chat about how making change as an individual is a process and to not get caught up in the guilt of not doing enough. Chloe gives concrete ideas on how to make environmental change at a s...
Sep 23, 2020•56 min•Ep. 25
If you listen to some of the influencers on social media self-care may look like an expensive activity that is done once a week. But what if we thought of self-care as the little ways we take care of ourselves every day? In this episode, Carly talks about why self-care is actually much more accessible than Instagram may have you believe and why it is so crucial to do when trying to change the world. Support the showThanks for listening to another episode. Follow, review, and share to help Consci...
Sep 21, 2020•15 min•Ep. 24
What are the excuses you tell yourself that stop you from living your absolute best life? Are you causing your own suffering and holding yourself back? We all do this once in a while but in this episode, Carly reminds us all that making excuses only holds us back from all the things we could be doing. She guides the listener through an exercise of reframing excuses into positive affirmations to help them grow and move forward. Support the showThanks for listening to another episode. Follow, revi...
Sep 14, 2020•16 min•Ep. 23
Roxy Furman is a wildlife presenter & filmmaker, zoologist, climate activist, zero waste market owner and so much more. What Carly appreciates about talking to Roxy is how clear it is that when Roxy sees a problem she sets out to work on it. Roxy and Carly talk about the importance of taking care of yourself, making individual changes, and working to fight issues on a systemic level as well. Check out Roxy's Instagram and zero waste market! Support the showThanks for listening to another epi...
Sep 09, 2020•45 min•Ep. 22
Nobody knows EVERYTHING and if they claim to you should run! In this episode, Carly talks about the danger of following people online who make us feel bad about ourselves and our own journeys. If a health coach talks about being able to "fix you" but doesn't talk about their own story about how they arrived at this point in life be cautious. Carly advises that ultimately you should work with and follow people who encourage you to grow and understand that you are in charge of your own life no mat...
Sep 07, 2020•16 min•Ep. 21
Clare Mann is an Australian-based vegan psychologist, communications trainer, and animal rights campaigner. She consults with people all over the world to help address the personal and social challenges of being vegan and living in a non-vegan world and is the author of "Vystopia: The Anguish of Being Vegan in a Non-Vegan World." She has been influential in my own journey in activism and veganism. Clare beautifully reminds us all to live a life of conscious acts while also being able to ponder t...
Sep 02, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 20
"To burn with desire and keep quiet about it is the greatest punishment we can bring on ourselves" - Fredrico Garcia Lorca This episode was inspired by this quote. Carly discusses the importance of using our voices, especially in the conversations happening in our society right now. As the quote points out, it is imperative not only for others but also for ourselves because we are all connected. Support the showThanks for listening to another episode. Follow, review, and share to help Consciousl...
Aug 31, 2020•18 min•Ep. 19
We often don't think of business and consciousness as going together but Natalie Brite is out to change that. Natalie is a conscious business and leadership educator that is working to change the paradigm of business mentoring. In this episode we talk about how any business can become more conscious and connected to the bigger picture. We also talk about how important it is to find your passion to make change and how it will often lead to passion in more areas than you expect. Natalie perfectly ...
Aug 26, 2020•54 min•Ep. 18
There's a lot of talk of going back to "normal." But what if normal isn't what we want to go back to? Normal was not working for everyone in this world so screw going back to normal! In this episode Carly talks about how going backwards to normal is not only wrong for her but wrong for society at large. Support the showThanks for listening to another episode. Follow, review, and share to help Consciously Clueless grow! Shop my fav conscious brands. Click here for information on how to work with ...
Aug 24, 2020•18 min•Ep. 17
Zipporah is an important voice in the vegan movement. She writes and shares about injustices for people of color within veganism and within greater systems of the world. In this episode Zipporah and Carly discuss issues of accessibility when it comes to veganism, eating disorders, intuitive eating, finding a community of people to support you and more! Connect with her on Instagram, her blog and Patreon! Support the showThanks for listening to another episode. Follow, review, and share to help C...
Aug 19, 2020•58 min•Ep. 16
Social media can be an amazing place for connection, it can also be an exhausting place to be. Carly talks about what she learned from her 48-hour social media detox. She realized that it was time once again to practice what she preaches and take care of herself so she can show up for the world in a more meaningful way. And stepping away from her platforms gave her space for new ideas and creativity! Support the showThanks for listening to another episode. Follow, review, and share to help Consc...
Aug 16, 2020•18 min•Ep. 15
Emilia Frano is a natural wellness advocate, plant-based vegan, sustainability enthusiast, essential oil pro, yogi, and new mama. Emilia and Carly started by diving right into important conversations about privilege in spaces that discuss sustainability and veganism. They reminisce with stories of how they both tried to change people in their lives to live more like them and talk about how becoming obsessed with making a change can make you forget to enjoy the journey. Connect with Emilia on Ins...
Aug 12, 2020•48 min•Ep. 14
Sometimes you just need to come to peace with it not being a perfect day. After two days of anxiousness Carly realized that as soon as she accepted it was ok to not be ok she felt a little better, funny how that works! Support the showThanks for listening to another episode. Follow, review, and share to help Consciously Clueless grow! Shop my fav conscious brands. Click here for information on how to work with me.Join the conscious community on Patreon. Instagram | Facebook | LinkedIn | Youtube ...
Aug 09, 2020•17 min•Ep. 13
Jen Rivera Bell joins the podcast to talk about the beautiful intersections of her identity; being Indigenous, vegan, low waste, a mother, an activist, a lover of Mother Earth and so much more. Carly and Jen covered so much in this episode related to the current human condition. They dive into conversations about the ego, how there is no single issue in our world, food justice, and how we should normalize being wrong among myriad other topics. Jen shares the story of how a pet pig in college led...
Aug 05, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 12
It can be so hard to admit that we are wrong but such a sign of growth as well. Carly talks about how learning how to be wrong is important on both an individual relationship and a larger societal level. Her biggest tip for when we learn we are wrong? Pause. Pause to take in the information we are getting and see it as a gift for growth. And don't forget this is a lifelong practice. Support the showThanks for listening to another episode. Follow, review, and share to help Consciously Clueless gr...
Aug 03, 2020•18 min•Ep. 11
Nour Livia is a sustainability advocate, promoter of all thing self-love, thriving vegan, and so much more. Nour does this work through her writing, YouTube videos, content creation, and overall inspiring messages. Carly and Nour dive right into topics like depression, eating disorders, burnout in activism, how to show people why living a vegan life is amazing, the importance of self-care, among so many other things. Connect with Nour on Instagram, Youtube, or her Website! Support the showThanks...
Jul 29, 2020•56 min•Ep. 10
It can be tough to know how to mix business and social justice. In this episode, Carly talks about why she wants to continue to use her platform to have hard conversations. She discusses how while she won't always get it right she will always try to talk about things with purpose. Carly hopes that everyone listening will remember how important it is to use their voice to fight for what they believe in. Support the showThanks for listening to another episode. Follow, review, and share to help Con...
Jul 27, 2020•17 min•Ep. 9
