The Vegan Stoic

Welcome to Vegan Stoic – where the vegan lifestyle meets ancient wisdom.

This space exists for one simple reason: to explore how living ethically and intentionally can help us lead better lives.

If you’ve ever felt like modern life is too loud, too rushed, too disconnected from meaning – you’re not alone.

The Stoics felt the same, 2,000 years ago.

Today their insights pair surprisingly well with the vegan philosophy of living with compassion and purpose.

So what exactly is a Vegan Stoic?

It’s someone who chooses their actions with clarity, not impulse.

Who sees every meal, every choice, every moment as a chance to align with their values.

It’s not about being perfect.

It’s about being deliberate.

It’s about asking, “What is within my control?” and then doing the best with that.

Stoicism teaches us to endure discomfort, to resist unnecessary desires, and to act with justice.

Veganism extends that justice beyond humans.

Together, they form a powerful ethical framework for a life of meaning and resilience.

Over the coming weeks, you’ll find posts here that touch on everything from:

• Navigating social pressure as a vegan
• Using Stoic techniques like negative visualization and journaling
• How to respond when others don’t share your values
• Simple practices to stay grounded and focused
• And reflections on ancient texts like Meditations and Letters from a Stoic – interpreted through a vegan lens

This isn’t about preaching.

It’s not about superiority.

It’s about living better, thinking clearer, and being less reactive in a world that profits from distraction and division.

Whether you’re new to Stoicism, new to veganism, or deep into both – you’re welcome here.

This is a space for curious minds and open hearts.

For people who want to live in alignment with their values, even when it’s hard.

Especially when it’s hard.

So let’s kick things off with a commitment:

To show up.

To think for ourselves.

To be kind, courageous, and calm.

The ancient Stoics said we become what we give our attention to.

Let’s give our attention to living wisely and compassionately.

 

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When you are starting a new blog, one of the most challenging things that I have found is the first post.

Do you start off with a deep post about what the site will be about, do you jump straight in to the regular content, or do you post something short and sweet-ish?

For this post, I think I might do a little of everything.

I have created this blog (there will also be a podcast soon-ish too), to talk a bit more about stoicism, and how it should be an integral part of being vegan.

As far as I am concerned, every Stoic should be vegan, and every vegan should be a Stoic.

As this blog grows, I will be sharing my reasons why I think this.

I will also get around to talking about my journey to both veganism and Stoicism.

I am also going to promise you now that there won’t be anything on this site hidden behind a paywall or for members only, or anything like that.

This blog will be run on the Value 4 Value model.

If you get any sort of value out of this blog or the podcast, all that I ask is you return some of that value to me.

You can find out more about the whole Value 4 Value thing by heading to the “support” page.

Before I sign off, and you click to another website or something, could you please do me a huge favour and subscribe to the Vegan Stoic newsletter?

You will find it up the top somewhere, or by following this link (Vegan Stoic Newsletter).

I promise I won’t spam you, nor will I send you rubbish emails.

The emails that I will be sending will be to let you know that a new post has been published, or there is a new podcast episode (when that launches).

Anyway, thats about it for me.

Thanks for reading, and look forward to share more posts with you.

Cameron

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