Hi, I’m Vilma (aka Vilms). I am glad you’re here!
I’m a storyteller, essayist, freelance content writer, blogger, and gardening enthusiast.
I live near the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, a place I accidentally stumbled upon and never left.
About My Work
🖊️My work is about inspiring others to live their best lives in a perilous world. In a world that urgently needs empathy, unapologetic truth, and positive change, how we show up and what we do matter.
As a professional content writer, I help busy entrepreneurs, small businesses, and nonprofits in the vegan, plant-based, and wellness industries sell their products and services with strategic storytelling to help grow their brands and inspire ethical, positive change.
I envision a world where compassion, sustainability, health, and ethical and practical leadership meet to create solutions that enable every living being to thrive in peace and safety.
My Journey
As a veteran of the 9-to-5 gone entrepreneur and ethical vegan, my former career spanned the areas of customer service, consulting, coaching, teaching, and operations management for various companies and a nonprofit. The common thread in all of my prior work is my unwavering passion for writing and wellness. These experiences led me to develop my writing services to help compassionate and ethical companies thrive.
In 2011, I made the best decision of my life by choosing a plant-based diet and a vegan lifestyle. Since then, I’ve started two blogs: vegoutwithvilms.com, a recipe blog that is now retired, and VilmaReynoso.com, written an e-book: Vegan Green Smoothies by Vilms: 35 Nutritious and Delicious Green Smoothies Recipes for Ultimate Health and Vitality, earned certificates in Plant-Based Nutrition and Raw Food Chef, and inspired individuals to embrace veganism.
As an admirer of literature and advocate for education, I am a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Colorado, Denver, with a degree in English Writing. My desire to integrate my love of writing with my passion for wellness spurred me to become a storyteller and blogger first, then an entrepreneur and professional content writer. I am always furthering my education by taking writing, SEO, marketing, and AI classes on various learning platforms. I’m also certified in wellness coaching and internet marketing.
My education and life experiences have taught me that true health is holistic. The events we live through, including traumatic ones, shape who we are and how we move through the world. Lasting health that brings peace, happiness, and success comes from integrating those experiences, no matter how challenging. This blog, along with my writing on Medium, is inspired by my healing journey and the lessons I’ve learned along the way.
I believe discovering what brings us peace and rejuvenation is also important. My garden is my solace; It is the place where I find inspiration, creativity, health, vision, and peace. It also nourishes my family and me every summer with an abundance of fresh, organic fruit and vegetables. Check out my garden.
Dedicated to inspiring lasting, compassionate change in the world, I work with mission-driven brands in the vegan, plant-based, and wellness sectors. If you align with my values and are looking for a storyteller who can bring your brand to life, let’s connect.
I look forward to working with you to achieve your business goals with the mutual vision of a kind, inclusive, healthy, and sustainable world.
About The Blog
On this website, you will find blog articles about the human experience and life lessons, wellness and growth, and vegan health and lifestyle. As an avid reader, I also write reviews of books I find worth sharing. Check out the book reviews.
The words I write are inspired by an undeniable curiosity, a love of learning, a commitment to unapologetic truth, and a passion for doing my part in making the world a kinder place.
Fun Facts About Me
I once took a helicopter ride to the top of Denali in Alaska. As an ambivert, I love to travel and explore.
Woodworking, gardening, and hiking are my rejuvenation.
German Shepherds are my favorite dogs! I spent most of my childhood with my dog, Romi.
In another life, I’d own a vegan B&B or coffee shop by the sea.
What I Value
Authenticity. Being ourselves – in every sense of the word – is how we evolve.
Truth. Accepting what is rational, evidentiary, and demonstrable is how we improve the world.
Freedom. Without freedom for every person, society fails. (We are not there yet.)
Creativity. The desire to create is what drives human beings. We need to be allowed to express our creative nature, or we wither away.
Service. To be helpful and kind to others is what creates a sustainable and equitable society.
Veganism. All living beings want to live free from maltreatment or fear of death. Living a vegan lifestyle is kindness in action for the animals, the planet, and ourselves.
Education is the cornerstone of all the above. Without it, we remain selfish, create destructive systems, and commit deplorable acts.
My writing and work reflect all of the above values.
Latest Blog Posts
Pondering Holiday Memories This Season and What They’re All About
Change is unavoidable – It’s part of life.
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Thank You For Your Support: A Personal Recap of 2025
Snow has fallen in my neck of the woods, and I am here writing. The sun is now shining, and I am appreciating the beauty that winter storms bring. It’s December, the time of year when everyone contemplates the meaning of their lives and anticipates the new year. This year has been difficult for so…
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When to Let Go of People and Move On: Consider These Five Things Before Ending a Relationship
What do you do with someone who does not apologize or even recognize that they have harmed you? I’ve struggled with this most of my life. Do you walk away temporarily until you get your bearings and figure out what happened? Do you forgive and forget and go on as if nothing happened? Or, do…
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