Hey there! I'm Jenny (your host) — a wife, a mother to 3 amazing grown kiddos, and newly an Oma to 2 beautiful little granddaughters! In my spare time you'll usually find my nose in a good book or my Bible. One of my favorites is You Are the Placebo — life-changing book right there! Joe Dispenza is such a fascinating author! We are outdoor people and LOVE camping! I also enjoy walking, hiking, and I'm a total gym rat — working on my perfect home gym! My hubby and I are also homebodies, and my favorite thing to do is probably watch scary movies. I love to be scared. 🤡 I'm a juicer and in my happy place when I'm knee-deep in food prep or creating a new vegan recipe (or three 🤪). I'm also a self-taught, full-time plant-based experimenter 🌿. I went plant-based a little over a year ago after witnessing firsthand what food could actually do — and heal — for me. I had tried it ALL. Keto, Carnivore, Atkins, GLP-1, powders, pills… you name it. Nothing worked, and I was simply sick and tired of being sick and tired. So I joined a 28-day online fruitarian challenge — and went all in. 🥳 Since then, I've shed 60 lbs naturally, reversed Type II diabetes, dropped my fasting blood sugar from 165 → 72, lowered my A1C from 6.9 → 5.0, healed my gut, cleared my brain fog, reversed insulin resistance, reduced my inflammation, and finally started pooping daily (hallelujah 🙌). Once my body felt this good, my heart naturally followed — and that's when I became fully vegan. For the first time in my adult life, I've been able to maintain a healthy weight — and at 48 years young, I'm on ZERO medications, prescription or over-the-counter. That's huge, considering I was medicated for most of my adult life. I'm here to share the real, the messy, the delicious, and the always-magical journey of living plant-based — the food, the habits, and the everyday wins (and losses) — so you can see that healthy living doesn't have to be hard or boring. Pull up a chair, and let's get rooted & wild together! 🌱💛

My hubby spoiled me today. He asked what I wanted and I was like I really want nachos 🤣🤣🤣🤣 HE FOUND ME VEGAN NACHOS!!! These were the best damn nachos I have eaten! Chips, pintos, black beans, roasted red potatoes, baked tofu, THAI PEANUT SAUCE (instead of plant-based queso), corn salsa, cabbage, cilantro, and house made pickled onions! ( I'm totally re-creating this as a nacho rice bowl!!!!!!!!!!) She let me add pickled onions after she asked my hubby if he wanted any. And I was like did someone say pickled onions 🤣🤣🤣🤣 The gal who built these was incredible! I knew I was going to get a good plate as I watched her place each chip individually by hand. No joke. She wasn't building me a plate of nachos she was building me a masterpiece! Straight up. Turns out she works Monday-Wednesday. Now I know where to go for the best vegan nachos on the planet! It was a hole in the wall burrito shack! Been open for 50 years! And I can say I have NEVER stepped foot into a bathroom quite like this one. Of course I took photos 😆😆😆😆😆😆

Jenny Rader-Bakos and I thought it would be fun to introduce our communities to each other while we're both making the move from free to paid on July 1. 💞🎉 I'm Kate—a trainer and coach for 20+ years, vegan for 10+, podcast host, journal lover, food prep enthusiast and passionate animal advocate. 💚 If you're vegan (or plant-curious) and looking for a supportive community to help you build healthy habits that last, I'd love to welcome you into Plant Positive. Inside you'll find: 🌱 The FREE 7-Day Plant Positive Jumpstart 💚 Coaching, encouragement and accountability 📓 Plant Positive Journal & Planner 🏆 30-Day challenges (our next Thrive in 30 starts July 1!) 💪 Simple frameworks to build clarity, confidence and consistency ☕ Weekly Coffee Hour 🤝 A community where kind-hearted people encourage one another to thrive. I love helping people simplify healthy vegan living so it feels achievable, sustainable and FUN! Whether that's meal prep, mindset, movement, journaling, or simply building the confidence that comes from showing up for yourself. If that sounds like the kind of community you'd enjoy being part of, you're so very welcome. 💚 🎉 Join before July 1 to become a Foundation Member and lock in free lifetime access. From July 1, Plant Positive becomes a paid community for new members.

—> Calling ALL Community Builders 👷‍♀️ One of my favorite things about Rooted & Wild is discovering all the amazing humans doing incredible work. With 130+ members I KNOW WE HAVE SOME TALENT AND LOVE TO SHARE! Do you have something you'd like to share? 👇 Drop up to TWO links in the comments: 🌱 Your Skool community 🎥 YouTube channel 🎙️ Podcast 🌐 Website Once everyone has had a chance to share, I'm going to create a brand-new Rooted & Wild Community Directory classroom that will be unlocked for everyone. It'll be a one-stop place where members can discover amazing creators, learn something new, and support one another. We are all in this together 🫂 When you comment, please include: ✨ Up to 2 links ✨ Tell us about your community, podcast, channel, or website. ✨ Who it's for. ✨ How you help people or what you offer. Let's help each other grow. 🌿 I can't wait to see what you've been building! If you aren't building but you have a community you would like to share OR a podcast we all need to know about, please share away 🦬💚

Today's Watched & Rooted Wednesday feels extra special because today marks 7 years alcohol-free. 💚 For 25 years I was a horrible alcoholic. When I first got sober, I thought I was just quitting alcohol. Ditching the hangovers. I had no idea I was about to create a entirely different life. Annnnnd the greatest gift wasn't better sleep, more energy, or even better health. It was my family. I was given the opportunity to rebuild relationships with my kids and the people I love most. There were bridges I nearly destroyed forever, and over the years, one conversation, one apology, and one day at a time, those bridges were rebuilt. It has not been easy. Some days I wanted to throw in the towel and grab a bottle of Jack! BUT – my kids got their mom back. And now my grandkids get the Oma they deserve. And I was saved. Sobriety introduced to me Big Daddy J 🌱 That will always be my greatest victory 💫 Sobriety also gave me the clarity to rediscover my love of cooking, heal my relationship with food, BELIEVE IN MYSELF, and eventually create this incredible Rooted & Wild community. None of it would exist without that decision I made seven years ago. None of it. One of the biggest things I've learned is that healing isn't just about removing something. It's about creating the life that comes next. I think this is the part sober people struggle with the most! For today's Watched & Rooted Wednesday, I found a podcast that feels especially fitting. If you're curious about the connection between nutrition, cravings, brain health, and alcohol-free living, I think you'll really enjoy it. 🎧 No More Booze with Dr. Brooke Scheller: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ck5UGrj5j4Qv5M3p2m6bJ Whether you're alcohol-free, sober curious, supporting someone you love, or simply interested in how food affects the brain, I hope it gives you something to think about. Here's to healing, second chances, and showing up for the people who matter most. THANK YOU for letting me share this milestone with you. 💚