This week on **Vegans Who Lift**, thebodybuildingvegan and miss_meatless_muscle sit down with the badass and refreshingly real **Leah Higl** (plantstrong_dietitian) — a performance-focused, plant-based sports dietitian who’s anything but conventional. Leah brings the heat in this episode, opening up about her mission to keep nutrition inclusive, authentic, and completely free of BS. From building muscle to managing chronic health conditions, Leah’s unique, trauma-informed approach is rooted in compassion, community, and real talk. We dive into what it means to show up fully as yourself in the world of fitness and nutrition, how Leah supports vegan athletes with diverse identities and diagnoses, and why authenticity is her superpower. Plus, she unpacks how being queer, neurodivergent, and a total lifting nerd fuels her coaching style and connects her to her clients on a whole other level. Get ready for honest, hilarious, inclusive, and information packed episode. If you are tired of ...