Food Life Podcast
Food Life Podcast
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Wake Up Call - Stephanie's Story
Stephanie O’Brien’s cancer diagnosis five years ago was, according to her, an awakening. Her response to her dis-ease (as she now refers to it) was immediate changes to how she was living her life. Those changes included what she ate, who she hung out with and how she moved through her days. She…
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Move That Mountain - Lessons From A Mustard Seed
Ok, this episode all started when I found the small mustard seed pendant that my Granny gave me when I was a little girl. I’ve had this little charm tucked in a jewelry box for decades, moving it back and forth across the country several times yet somehow not losing it! I’ve never worn it, until …
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View From The Top
A view from the top of the Empire State Building reminded me of how important it is to get some ‘altitude’ in life sometimes! It’s easy for me to get wrapped up in the small stuff – to lose sight of the ‘forest for the trees’. How can I (we) rise above things and get that needed altitude? Join me…
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Borders, Boundaries and Braised Pork Bowls
This is NOT a political podcast HOWEVER in this episode, we will converse a bit about borders (immigration), boundaries (as in personal boundaries), and talk about how “food is our common ground” (to quote James Beard). You’ll hear more of my conversation with Izabela Wojcik from the James Beard Ho…
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Good Food For Good: Interview with Izabela Wojcik
This is my first podcast featuring an interview and I’m so excited to share it with you! I’m talking with Izabela Wojcik from the James Beard House in NYC. She’s the person who’s in charge of finding all the great chefs who get to cook their food at the House and she’s also one of the most open-he…
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THE BIG “Cs – Cancer & Cauliflower”
The Big Cs ! Cancer … and Cauliflower! It’s been 7 years since my breast cancer diagnosis. Plus, a dear friend of mine was just diagnosed with breast cancer metastasized in her bones so cancer is on my mind and heart right now. The American Cancer Society predicts over 1.7 million new cases o…
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The Snowball Effect
The Snowball Effect! This episode is inspired by the February 2019 snowstorm that happened where I live in Oregon. As I walked through my neighborhood after about 3 ½ feet of snow had fallen I witnessed some sweet acts of kindness and made some other observations which I’m now calling ‘The Snowba…
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Define Your Space - Armadillo Bread
Armadillos. Homemade yeast bread. And the power of vulnerability. What?! In this episode of the Food.Life.Podcast, the lowly armadillo comes into play as we learn how tomake the easiest yeast bread ever while exploring the idea of setting up what we’re willing toexperience while shielding ourselve…
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Hard Conversations Part 2
In this episode we finish our Hard Conversations conversation and talk about ‘Busting Through Fear’ in order to have those hard talks. I also share a couple of my favorite comfort food recipes including my mom’s (Memaw) baked spaghetti. I’ll warn you – this is not an authentic Italian recipe altho…
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Hard Conversations
This is Part 1 of a 2-part series on HARD CONVERSATIONS. You know, those life conversations we’d rather avoid. But what’s life if not one ‘hard’ conversation after another! Don’t avoid this podcast though, as I ‘WALK WITH GUS’ (my chocolate lab) and talk through some simple steps to help with th…
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