What happens when you’re doing your best, but still feel sick, unheard, and blamed for your health?

In this episode of the Plant Based Support Podcast, Dr. Niki Davis speaks with Kristi Kocsis, a Plant Based Support board member, about her deeply personal journey with veganism, whole-food plant-based eating, weight loss, diabetes, and learning how to advocate for her own health.

Kristi shares her journey from becoming vegan at 19 to discovering whole-food plant-based living, lifestyle medicine, and the power of small, consistent changes. After years of feeling unwell, high blood sugar, and losing 150 pounds, her story is a reminder that lasting health can begin with one meal, one walk, and the right support.

💚 GOING PLANT-BASED?

Switching to and staying on a plant-based diet can be challenging, so join a supportive community doing it alongside you, with guidance from trusted experts.

👉 Join us here: https://plantbasedsupport.org

WHAT YOU’LL GET INSIDE:

👥 Live support groups led by experienced hosts

🧭 Practical, easy-to-follow guidance

💬 A welcoming, judgment-free community

🩺 Educational sessions with clinicians and experts

📅 Accountability that helps you stay consistent

🥗 Tools, recipes, and next steps you can actually use

Whether you’re just starting or looking to stay on track, this is a space built to support you at every stage.

🤝 STAY CONNECTED

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What happens when your identity, your career, and your beliefs collide?

In this conversation, Josie Clemens shares the real story behind her journey, from growing up with a deep spiritual curiosity to becoming a chef, walking away from everything she built, and redefining what it means to live in alignment.

We explore:

• The moment she realized changing her environment wasn’t enough to find peace

• What it actually takes to question your identity and start over

• The hidden cost of lifestyle change, and why it’s more than just food

• Her unexpected path to Hell’s Kitchen and the moral tension behind that decision

• A powerful perspective on impact vs. personal integrity that challenges the way we think about change

• Why building a peaceful, intentional life starts from within, not from external success

This is a conversation about more than plant-based living.

It’s about identity, purpose, and the courage to step into uncomfortable spaces to create real change.

💚 GOING PLANT-BASED?

Switching to and staying on a plant-based diet can be challenging, so join a supportive community doing it alongside you, with guidance from trusted experts.

👉 Join us here: https://plantbasedsupport.org

What happens when a life-changing diagnosis forces you to question everything you thought you knew about health?

In this episode of the Plant-Based Support Podcast, Dr. Niki Davis sits down with wellness expert Shoshana Chaim to explore a powerful, real-life journey into plant-based living, resilience, and long-term healing.

After being told her husband could have just months to live, everything shifted. What followed wasn’t a quick fix, but a complete rethinking of health, from food to stress, from mindset to community.

This conversation goes beyond “what to eat.”

It explores why:

• Some people see results on a plant-based diet… and others struggle

• Healing isn’t just about food—but also stress, breath, and lived experience

• Sustainable change comes from support, not willpower

If you’ve ever felt like you’re doing everything right… but not seeing the results you hoped for, this episode will help you make sense of it, and show you what to focus on next.

🧠 IN THIS EPISODE

• The diagnosis that changed everything

• What happened after going plant-based

• Why results vary from person to person

• The role of cellular health, stress, and breathwork

• How community impacts long-term success

• What most people miss when trying to “get healthy”

💚 READY FOR MORE SUPPORT?

You don’t have to figure this out alone.

Plant Based Support is a nonprofit community designed to help you turn evidence-based nutrition into real, lasting change, step by step, with guidance and support.

👉 Join us here: https://plantbasedsupport.org

🌿 WHAT YOU’LL GET INSIDE

• Live support groups led by experienced hosts

• Practical, easy-to-follow guidance (no overwhelm)

• A welcoming, judgment-free community

• Educational sessions with clinicians and experts

• Accountability that helps you stay consistent

• Tools, recipes, and next steps you can actually use

• Whether you’re just starting or looking to stay on track, this is a space built to support you at every stage.

🤝 STAY CONNECTED

Subscribe for more conversations on plant-based living, health, and real-life change.

Every share, comment, or donation helps us reach and support more people on their journey.