“The VegNews Guide to Being a Fabulous Vegan provides a refreshing perspective on how to get animal products out of your diet and embrace a life that is in line with your values. If you're curious about veganism, start right here."
Writing
My first published piece was a poem entitled “You’re Still a Person,” which was published in a children’s magazine. I was in fourth grade. I’ve gone on to write books, articles, and a whole lot more. Though I’ve moved on from poetry, I am, in fact, still a person.
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Podcasting
Since 2010, I’ve co-hosted the Our Hen House podcast—our goal is to change the world for animals. We’ve never missed a week of production. Clearly, I have OCD.
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Speaking
"Compassion Unlocks Identity" is my TedX talk, and I hope you take a look. I've also presented a 60-city book tour and been lucky enough to speak all over the world at various events. I'm available for bookings.
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Acting
I went to an arts high school, a theater conservatory for college, and then I pounded the pavement in NYC doing theater. I’m in LA now and can be seen in films, documentaries, and—still—quirky theater.
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Photo by Lou Schneider
Photo by Lou Schneider
Photo by Lou Schneider
Photo by Lou Schneider
Photo by Lou Schneider
Photo by Lou Schneider
Photo by Lou Schneider
Photo by Lou Schneider
Photo by Lou Schneider
Photo by Lou Schneider
About Jasmin
Jasmin Singer is the author of The VegNews Guide to Being a Fabulous Vegan (Hachette Go, 2020) and the memoir Always Too Much and Never Enough (Penguin Random House Berkley; 2016). She's the co-founder and co-host of the award-winning Our Hen House podcast and nonprofit (now in its sixteenth year—she knows, she can’t believe it either), the Director of Author and Media Development at Worldshapers, and a host at WXXI, Rochester’s NPR member station, where she anchors Weekend Edition and hosts the climate-focused series Environmental Connections—which also airs as a PBS TV show.
Jasmin is the editor of Encompass Essays: Pursuing Racial Equity in Animal Advocacy, was named a “40 Under 40” by The Advocate (despite now being, let’s say, well past eligibility), and a top “Eco-Preneur” by Go Magazine. She can be seen in documentaries including Vegucated and The Ghosts In Our Machine, and once gave a TEDx talk called “Compassion Unlocks Identity”—which, like her haircut at the time, seemed like a good idea.
Her career began 25 years ago as an AIDS-awareness activist with an educational theater company, and she later served as the Campaigns Manager for Farm Sanctuary. Jasmin regularly performs in plays around Rochester and is also an enthusiastic crafter—despite having no discernible talent for it, a fact that has not stopped her from acquiring several machines, many spools of thread, and a worrying amount of plastic-free glitter. She lives in Rochester, NY with her six rescued animals (four dogs, two cats) and her very patient wife. Learn more...
Jasmin is available for speaking engagements
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One woman’s journey to find herself through juicing, veganism, and love, as she went from feeding her emotions to feeding her soul.
From the extra pounds and unrelenting bullies that left her eating lunch alone in a bathroom stall at school to the low self-esteem that left her both physically and emotionally vulnerable to abuse, Jasmin Singer’s struggle with weight defined her life. Even after Jasmin went vegan, she realized that her compassion for animals didn’t extend to her own body and that her low self-esteem was affecting her health. She needed a change. By committing to monthly juice fasts and a diet of whole, unprocessed foods, Jasmin gained an understanding of her destructive relationship with food and finally realized what it means to be truly full. Told with humble humor and heartbreaking honesty, this is Jasmin’s story of how she went from finding solace in a box of cheese crackers to finding peace within herself.
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The Our Hen House Podcast with Jasmin Singer and Mariann Sullivan
The VegNews Guide to Being a Fabulous Vegan
Look Good, Feel Good & Do Good in 30 Days
Want to be fabulous? Go vegan!
Maybe you’re interested in it for the food, maybe it’s the animals, or maybe climate change has got you thinking. Whatever your reason, maybe you don’t quite know where to start. After all, doesn’t going vegan mean you have to give up tasty snacks, cool shoes, a sense of humor, and your leather couch? (Nope, nope, no way, well…eventually.) Covering everything from nutrition (you will get enough protein, promise) to dating (vegans have better sex. It’s true) to fitness (you want to lift a car over your head? Sure), Jasmin Singer and the team at VegNews bust all the myths and give you all the facts about a plant-based lifestyle. With 30 easy recipes to get you started, The VegNews Guide to Being a Fabulous Vegan will help you adopt a lifestyle that’s better for you, the animals, and the planet. And what’s more fabulous than that?
