Vegan activism exposes us to distressing realities. It brimful of public resistance along with the emotional weight of systemic injustice. Understandably, many activists can push themselves relentlessly through believing that rest equates to notions of complacency. Dr Ishani Rao challenges this narrative with clinical insight and heartfelt understanding. She reframes self care as an ethical responsibility. This intentionally shows us how protecting one’s mental and physical wellbeing becomes an essential part of protecting animals, and our planet.

What makes the book particularly important is its evidence-based foundation. Dr Ishani Rao provides scientifically grounded strategies to reduce burnout, regulate the nervous system and build resilience. She explains how chronic stress might affect the brain and body, then translates that knowledge into practical techniques that activists can apply immediately. From strengthening support networks to cultivating sustainable habits, the guidance is clear, accessible, and of course, rooted in medical expertise.

Equally powerful is the tone of solidarity that runs throughout the book. Activists are reminded that they are not weak for struggling. They are human. By normalising conversations around exhaustion, grief, and compassion fatigue, Dr Ishani Rao helps to dismantle the stigma that often keeps advocates silent. This validation alone can be transformative.

The book’s production choices also reflect its progressive message. Choosing Compassion: Surviving Burnout in Vegan Activism is printed on recycled paper using vegan materials, and 10 percent of profits will be donated to animal rights charities. Its active decision not to be sold on major corporate platforms further underscores a commitment to ethical consistency.

Choosing Compassion: Surviving Burnout in Vegan Activism is more than just a guide to avoiding burnout. It is a call to sustain the vegan movement by sustaining ourselves. In nurturing the wellbeing of activists, Dr Ishani Rao strengthens the long term future of vegan advocacy. For anyone committed to justice for animals, this book is not simply helpful. It is essential.

Choosing Compassion: Surviving Burnout in Vegan Activism is available to buy via Etsy. Photos by Calvin Tasker, cover art by Sol Savoretti.

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My documentation game over the last week has been somewhat sporadic, in part to a rather exciting project that I have been working on with a giant luxury property company in the name of a book that I am producing in collaboration with them – a hybrid zine showcasing architecture and the future of London, two major fashion stories and arts content. It’s something I haven’t really done before on such a senior level, and I have loved every moment of it and we have created something incredible together. If you’re reading this, then you likely know that my interests are really broad which confuses people (and even resulted in a UK buyer telling our Ada + Nik Parisian sales agent that he thoughts Nik was “all over the place”), to him or her I say “fuck you for not understanding and judging a multi-platform creative for taking risks and applying a skill set to something non linear and wider than your limited mind can imagine”.

With that said, I do want to share a couple of photos from the week, including the time I spent with my girl Teddy Sinclair who has a solo project dropping next week after her song on Rihanna’s ANTi just came out and a portrait by Oz Thakkar which was taken by chance the night before we shot the cover stories for the book. The rest is interspersed architecture shots and also includes a special thank you to OUT Magazine for listing me as one of their 100 Hottest Out & Proud Celebs (I still can’t get used to that term tho!).

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An exhibition of the portraits runs at Front Room at St Martins Lane Hotel until November 5th, sponsored by Pall Mall Barbers, one of London’s oldest and most respected barbers. Limited to 250 signed hardback copies, the book is available to preorder online at 100beards.bigcartel.com.

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The exhibition features over a hundred models and celebrities, all photographed by Karl Lagerfeld and styled by Carine Roitfeld. These include Sarah Jessica Parker, Daphne Guinness, Georgia May Jagger, Alice Dellal, Maïwenn, Laetitia Casta, Virginie Ledoyen, Baptiste Giabiconi, Uma Thurman, Kirsten Dunst, Akuol de Mabior and more. The images for the project were shot in Cannes, in the South of France, and then in New York, before finishing up in Paris in Karl Lagerfeld’s studio. Visit thelittleblackjacket.chanel.com to experience it in full and check out some highlights and the behind the scenes video below.

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According to Vogue.com, the book will be available at Dolce & Gabbana stores worldwide from June 20.

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