We've long known the joys of coffee. It's the thing we offer when we want to catch up with a friend. It's often one of the first things we reach for to start our day. Today, we’re joined by Jacob, the founder of Tenfold Coffee here in Houston, to discuss all of the beautiful things about coffee. Slow down, enjoy your cup today, and join us!
Read MoreHosting a dinner party can be stressful. Yet gathering around the table over food and drink can be some of those rare special moments of connection with our people. In today's episode, Oliva of La Cura Events breaks down what makes dinner parties so magical. She also shares her own tips on how to turn it from being a hectic night as a host, to joining in the joy around the table.
Read MoreUp to 1 in 5 women are experiencing anxiety or depression surrounding pregnancy and childbirth. But we aren’t talking about it. Today, Buru founder and owner and mama of 3, Morgan, sits down with us to talk maternal mental health. In our conversation, we unpack some of the barriers to speaking up and getting help, and how we can work to break those barriers down. I can’t wait to introduce you to Morgan!
Read MoreWe are officially gathering around the virtual table! Click through to RSVP for our first virtual dinner party. During this evening, our topic will be “Connections in the Time of COVID.”
Read MoreWe are doing a live wine tasting on Baking Bread! Our guest of honor, Jake of the Wine4Wine Instagram account and my brother-in-law, walks us through how to fully be present and experience a beautiful glass. If you're curious what mental health and wellness has to do with a glass of wine, we chat all about that too! If you'd like to join the tasting, we are sharing a bottle of La Rioja Alta Vina Alberdi 2015. Grab your glass, and come chat with us about the act of slowing down and savoring. We can't wait to share this bottle with all of you!
Read MoreRacing, multitasking, pride over to-do lists, and always busy have become norms that so many of us know. Yet I’ve learned recently just how much these words steal from our days, including our happiness. Click to learn about some of the amazing research done in the space from Dr. Emma Seppala, how it links to the Positive Psychology course I just completed, and how I’ve been making changes in my life based on what I learned.
Read MoreUpdate on TayDuden.com! Over the months, we have shared conversations that have unpacked what it is like to be living in our world right now. To feel the dark and embrace the moments of light. Over food and drink, you’ve shown me that these conversations happen around the table, whether in person or not. Here is an outline of how the site will proceed:
Read MoreIt was the tiny images of exquisite clay food, sprawling across a full page of the New York Times that caught my attention. But what I found was the story of how this clay-chef found her way to sculpting. It was a story that spoke to mental wellness in a world where we are told what self care looks like in a one-size fits all fashion, and a time where we are desperately craving reprieve, that lead me to reach out to Rebecca Ackermann. In this week’s episode, we’ll about Rebecca’s clay creations, filling our buckets, and why all of these topics matter so very much.
Read MoreI am someone who values gathering around the table, family style plates bright with flavor and color, and bottles of wine sitting next to the tea light candles. It’s become a staple in our home, and with our families. We are so excited to officially share our paella recipe with all of you!
Read MoreDepression and cake might not seem like they go together…something so heavy with something so bright. But that is exactly the name of the non-profit that is starting conversations and raising awareness, and what we are chatting all about on the podcast today. Over macarons and the best cup of tea, we dive into the power of baking, what it can do for our own mental health, and how it can support so many.
Read MoreI tried baking macarons for the first time. As I cut a few corners and did my best with this new recipe, I realized I was having grace with myself. Perhaps we’ve been trying a new recipe in our lives too. These macarons reminded me a thing or two about having grace far beyond the kitchen.
Read MoreGrab a drink of your choice (I've got my coffee) and join us for a live meditation with fellow Graduate College of Social Work colleague, Clinton! We start out our discussion on gratitude, and how we can mindfully engage with it in our days. Then we move into a guided meditation from Clinton to help you slow down, feel present, and be grateful. We look forward to you joining us!
Read MoreI’ve been away from my home, my kitchen for awhile now. I’ve long known the kitchen was like an anchor, a place to connect, to feel grounded. As we settled into my husband’s family home, we too gathered in the kitchen. And my love, my awareness for this special place only continued to grow…
Read MoreHaving a healthy life can include many different things. But when we start listing everything from eating plant based to meditating and going to therapy and don’t forget spin, it becomes overwhelming pretty quickly. Where to start? Today, Olivia shares with us about her life. One that is most certainly an example of holistic and healthy living. But perhaps the most powerful piece of our conversation is Olivia sharing her journey. The life she leads today happened through years of getting curious, listening to her body, and exploring what works best for her. In our discussion, Olivia shares specific ways for you to get in touch with what you might be needing, and how you can start making little shifts too.
Read MoreVictoria is a motherhood photographer, hoster of intentional dinner parties and house guests, and knows a thing or two about meaningful moments in the kitchen. In today's episode, we cover it all! And at the root of what Victoria does, she has the value of meaningful, authentic, and intentional connection as a theme throughout her work and life. Together, we explore how to create these moments of connection, be that with ourselves, our partners in the kitchen, or for a party.
Read MoreMuch has been changing. Our routines, our world, our stress, and chances are our bodies.
But long before 2020 began, how was our relationship with our own bodies? Did we speak to it as a best friend? Did we show ourselves self love? It is a space many of us struggle with. Today, Sarah Herman, a dear friend and creator behind Starving to Strong, engages in conversation. She shares with us her own journey of living with an eating disorder, and continuing to grow in her connection to her body everyday.
Recording this conversation deepened the growth I need to have in my own self love, and gave me tips to start putting into practice. I look forward to sharing these insights with you!
Read MoreIn celebration and honor of Pride month, we are joined today by Jack Lam. Jack is a colleague, friend, and proud member of the LGBTQ community. Through our conversation, Jack shares his beautiful story, we honor the courageous history and work of so many fighting for individuals to be and express who they are, and how we can continue that work today. I can’t wait to share Jack’s light with all of you. Join us.
Read MoreToday we are joined by artist Tina Frey of Tina Frey Designs. After a career in finance, Tina decided to make one of her longtime passions of creating her career. What has resulted is the creation of her studio, providing fine handmade resin products ranging from tablewears and vessels to furniture.
It was through deeply connecting with herself, her strengths, and what makes her eyes light up that Tina made this move. And in fact, it was her entire journey along the way that brought her to where she is now.
Join us over an apricot galette to hear from Tina how important it is that we connect with ourselves and our stories, in each unique chapter, and some ideas for how we can do just that.
Read MoreIn this episode, Valerie Dittner and I explore how what we choose to wear (or not wear) has the ability to lift our moods. We also discuss how we can make sure that what we are wearing is an expression of ourselves. Throw on your feel-good outfit and join us!
Read MoreKiese Laymon, author of the American memoir, Heavy, joins us on Baking Bread today. Over his grandmother's squash recipe, we chat about our world today. We talk about what it means to love one another. We explore some of the darkness, and we figure out where some of the light is too.
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