The Quiet Life Episode 19: Perfectly Imperfect with Venetia La Manna

On this weeks episode Michael talks to Venetia La Manna, a climate activist and slow fashion advocate about the pressures of social media, learning to get over mistakes and the importance of being human in a world where everyone is expecting you to have the answer. An honest and personal conversation about the realities of doing your best to live mindfully in the real world.

Venetia is the creator of the 5 star rated podcast Talking Tastebuds, a series about food, wellbeing and the planet – with more than 1.5M downloads. Venetia is BBC Radio 1’s Sustainability Expert and is the Sustainability Ambassador for The Body Shop, she has also been featured discussing issues of the climate and conscious consumption on BBC World News, BBC Radio 4, NowThis News and BBC 5Live. She was recently featured in Vogue online as one of the top Eco Influencers to follow and was featured as part of Marie Claire’s Verified List. To find out more about Venetia you can follow her on Instagram @venetiafalconer, you can follow her on Youtube or you can visit her website venetialamanna.com. 

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Join Michael James Wong in conversation with some inspiring people as they discuss a powerful theme each episode. From the hardest things they've had to forgive to the importance of telling the truth, or how they stay strong when it seems all hope is lost, we’ll discover what they’ve learned along the way and what they left behind to find what The Quiet Life means to them. This is a Just Breathe ® Podcast produced by Niki Priest and Avery Bess Putterman. To find out more about Just Breathe visit justbreatheproject.com, follow along @justbreathe and download our app to explore meditation.