Shae's cafe

I fully gave up eating animals on Thanksgiving Day 2011 when I put the turkey in my mouth and immediately spit it out. My transition towards an animal free lifestyle actually started when I was 12 years old under the influence of my father, but THIS was a very pivotal point. 

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The night before this Thanksgiving meal, I had a dream (nightmare) that I was a chicken in the yard looking up at all of the other birds flying free. I was overwhelmed with the most depressing sadness because I COULDN'T FLY. I was doomed to be stuck on the ground forever.. can you imagine the miserable imprisonment of a bird that can’t fly? As soon as I woke up my first thought was “holy mama, YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT.”

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This was a spiritual moment for me - I wondered, what kind of life did this animal live and what kind of death did they die? And then, what was it’s carcass plumped and processed with before it got to my plate? I felt like I was absorbing all of that animals existence with each chew... I didn’t want that karmic energy in me... I didn’t want to try to find nourishment in trauma. 

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My choice was also about my health. 

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My health physically, emotionally, & especially spiritually has completely turned around since removing animals, animal products, and processed foods from my life. I was sick in a lot of ways: depressed, overweight, inflamed, & suffering from a variety of reproductive system issues including BV, ovarian cysts, HPV flare ups, and “infertility”. I felt like I was in a black hole and I only found comfort in things that made me sicker. Now, I feel like I’ve found a hidden key to the door to freedom by making simple incremental changes to my lifestyle. I promise, this freedom is within all of our grasps. 

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I refused the doc’s diagnoses. I educated myself, tried new foods, resisted countless urges (a classic addict), and invested financially. Thankfully, I had the influence of my beautiful, wise-before-her-time little sis who gave up meat just a few months prior. She showed me it was possible, and that the grass really was greener on the other side! I hope to be that influence for many, many more.

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I completely gave up the consumption of animal products and nasty chemicals in my lifestyle once my sonshine arrived. I was 24, and my journey started when I was just 12. That's 12 years of a transition, and I'm still not done, but the journey is the fun part! 

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If you want to explore a whole-foods plant-based lifestyle or if you're a veteran vegan, or if you're just a foodie - I promise this food will change your life.