A moment that changed me: I gave up meat at 16 – and learned how to say no
- Posted on August 27, 2025
- By The Guardian
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A moment that changed me: I gave up meat at 16 – and learned how to say no

I’d grown up as a people-pleaser, finding self-worth in others’ approval. But the bafflement and hostility I faced in the 1980s taught me to live on my own terms