Vegans of Color
The Soulful Veganista on Dealing With Your Inner Darkness
Jamila Anahata is an activist, a healer, a metalhead, a marketing director, and a passionate vegan with so much to share
“Veganism was definitely the spark that ignited my holistic wellness journey,” says Jamila Anahata, creator of The Soulful Veganista, a blog where she shares her knowledge of holistic healing, delicious recipes, and spiritual guidance. The blog, and Anahata’s Instagram account of the same name, is a place where you’re just as likely to see metalhead fashion inspiration as you are a killer recipe for teriyaki tempeh.
Anahata also works as the Multimedia Marketing Director for the Afro Vegan Society. “We aim to help disempowered communities become empowered through vegan living, and learning about social justice, food access, anti-racism work in environmentalism,” she says. The AVS recently hosted their first virtual conference, which featured prominent speakers on topics like cooking, overall health and wellness, and parenting.
Read on for Anahata’s conversation with Tenderly, where she discusses finding her own vegan community online, what it means to approach health holistically, and the benefits of confronting one’s inner darkness.
