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Stories From the Soul
Founders Story
Hi there! My name’s Stephen and I’m a lover of all things Soul. Born in East London to a Jamaican immigrant family, food has always been at the centre of family life for me. Momma’s cooking, especially, has had a profound impact on my life as, 20 years ago, I was involved in a serious accident and was left unable to work for over a year. I spent almost half a year in hospital, where I lost nearly 5 stone in weight.
Lost, frustrated and feeling completely alone, my mum stepped in. We hadn’t spoken in over a year before the accident but, when her son needed her most, she was there for me, bringing delicious home-cooked food to hospital and to my home every single day. Without her love and support, I might not have made it through that time and be here writing this today.
It Comes From My Soul
Take a look at our About Us page for more of my story, as well as why I’m so keen to hear yours. If you’d like to share it, send us an email to and inspire us all!
STORY OF THE MONTH
SHARE YOUR STORY
This vegan and vegetarian cooking community is all about sharing. We share food at the table and we share our stories of why that food is so special to us, right here. Have a read of our story of the month and then share yours with us!
Let's Talk ABOUT VEGANS Vegetables AND VEGETERIANS
Join Our Community over on Facebook.
We’re here to create a vegan and vegetarian cooking community, filled with lovely, like-minded people, where we can discuss vegan and vegetarian lifestyles, health, sickness, recipes and medical stats, while educating our own communities on healthy eating. Obesity and sickness run in many of our families and, so often, it’s caused by a lack of fruit and veg and poor diets in general. We know the problem – together, we’re the solution! Join our Facebook group to get involved and find your food tribe!
SOCIAL MEDIA
Check out our YouTube channel! We’re uploading regular videos, with recipes, stories and the general buzz within the vegan and vegetarian cooking community. You’ll find African, Indian and Caribbean recipes, all packed with SOUL. Subscribe now!
Help End Food Poverty World Wide
The whole point of this vegan and vegetarian cooking community is to see people come together and share the stories of what food and, more specifically, momma’s home cooking, means to them. As we go about the day-to-day, it can be easy to forget that, around the world, 1 in 9 people go to bed hungry each night! We want to give massive support to Action Against Hunger and we encourage you to do the same. Don’t forget the dough – every penny counts toward solving world hunger!
Actionagainsthunger.org.uk
HOW DO WE STRENGTHEN FAMILY BONDS?
- Schedule time together
- Share meals
- Do chores together
- Create a family mission statement
- Have regular family meetings
- Encourage support
- Schedule down time together
- Volunteer together
If you would like to help us in our mission to bring families together, please write in and let us know how you create family bonds today!
Hi Soul Mates!
We Want to Hear from You
Have a story you’d love to tell? We want to hear your story! Please share with us the times when momma’s cooking brought your families together. It could be after suffering personal adversity, such as a death in the family, an illness, divorce or depression. If momma’s cooking helped you through, we want to hear about it!
If you’d like to share your story with the vegan and vegetarian cooking community and inspire others to re-connect or keep in closer contact with their families, please get in touch with us! Send us an email to to tell us your story. We’d love to share it, even if you’d prefer to remain anonymous.
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