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Togetherness happens around food. Meals, when we let them, can be the richest and most important social connectors in life. Built into the making and consuming of our food are all sorts of rich opportunities to feel connected, but only if we take advantage of those opportunities and mine those moments. This week we speak to Chef Kathleen Blake about food and togetherness.

Guest Bio

Iowa native Kathleen Blake started cooking at an early age in her grandmother's kitchen where she helped prepare Sunday Suppers for her large extended family. Staying true to her path, Blake worked in restaurants during high school and then moved out West to attend the Community College of San Francisco's Culinary Apprenticeship Program. After many years and many kitchens, she and her husband, William, opened The Rusty Spoon in downtown Orlando in 2011. A beloved chef among the locals, Blake is also a 2013 and 2015 James Beard Award Nominee.

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Togetherness happens around food. Meals, when we let them, can be the richest and most important social connectors in life. Built into the making and consuming of our food are all sorts of rich opportunities to feel connected, but only if we take advantage of those opportunities and mine those moments. This week we speak to Chef Kathleen Blake about food and togetherness

Guest Bio

Carrie Contey, PhD is an internationally recognized coach, author, speaker and educator. Her work offers a new perspective on human development, parenting, family life and being a healthy, happy, whole human being. Learn more at www.carriecontey.com.

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Parenting isn't easy. Just when we think we've got one stage mastered, our child develops and grows to a new stage with a new set of challenges for us to rise to and adapt with. We often hear parents of grown children say, "Enjoy it. It goes so fast." They say this wistfully, almost mournfully, like they wish they could go back and do it all again in slow motion. We can't slow time, but we can parent with intention. Carrie shows us how.

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Parenting isn’t easy. Just when we think we’ve got one stage mastered, our child develops and grows to a new stage with a new set of challenges for us to rise to and adapt with. We often hear parents of grown children say, “Enjoy it. It goes so fast.” They say this wistfully, almost mournfully, like they wish they could go back and do it all again in slow motion. We can’t slow time, but we can parent with intention. Carrie shows us how.

We hear a lot about the importance of being more present, almost to the point of it becoming a cliché. But when we stop to actually think about what it means to be in the present moment, it's kind of laughable that we don't seem to be naturally oriented to be there, because the present moment is where life is. All the striving and creating and collecting and cleaning is all for the purpose of having this thing called "my life." And yet, how often am I actually "in" my life?

Guest Bio

Raphael Cushnir is a leading voice in the world of emotional intelligence and present moment awareness. He is the author of six books, lectures worldwide, and is a faculty member of the Esalen Institute, the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health, and the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies. Learn more at www.cushnir.com.

Mentioned in this Episode

How Now: 100 Ways to Celebrate the Present Moment

http://www.cushnir.com/enter-the-library/books/how-now

Surfing Your Inner Sea

http://www.cushnir.com/enter-the-library/surfing-your-inner-sea

Unconditional Bliss: An Introduction to Living the Questions

http://www.cushnir.com/enter-the-library/books/unconditional-bliss

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We hear a lot about the importance of being more present, almost to the point of it becoming a cliché. But when we stop to actually think about what it means to be in the present moment, it’s kind of laughable that we don’t seem to be naturally oriented to be there, because the present moment is where our life is. All the striving and creating and collecting and cleaning is all for the purpose of having this thing called “my life.” And yet, how often am I actually “in” my life?

Our vacation time, especially when it's limited to just a few weeks out of the year, feels so precious. Plus, considering that travel uses up so much time, energy and money, it makes sense that we'd want to get it right. In this week's episode, we connect with author and researcher Jaime Kurtz to unpack the secrets of better and more meaningful travel.

Guest Bio

Jaime Kurtz is the author of The Happy Traveler: Unpacking the Secrets of Better Vacations. She is an Associate Professor of Psychology at James Madison University, in Harrisonburg, Virginia, where she regularly teaches courses on Social Psychology, Psychology of Personality, Positive Psychology, and Psychological Research Methods.

Mentioned in this Episode

The Happy Traveler: Unpacking the Secrets of Better Vacations by Jaime Kurtz

https://www.amazon.com/Happy-Traveler-Unpacking-Secrets-Vacations/dp/0190638982

Alone Time: Four Seasons, Four Cities, and the Pleasures of Solitude by Stephanie Rosenbloom

https://www.amazon.com/Alone-Time-Seasons-Pleasures-Solitude/dp/0399562303

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Our vacation time, especially when it’s limited to just a few weeks out of the year, feels so precious. Plus, considering that travel uses up so much time, energy and money, it makes sense that we’d want to get it right. In this week’s episode, we connect with author and researcher Jaime Kurtz to unpack the secrets of better and more meaningful travel

With the new year upon us, I decided that it would be very timely to have a conversation about what it would be like to have the best year ever. I wanted to explore how we could all have a spectacular 2019, and not just because we crossed some huge things off our bucket list but because we tackled some little things in our day to day life that simply made living feel better and brighter.

Guest Bio

John P. Strelecky is an international best-selling author and creator of the Big Five for Life concept. His books have sold more than 3 million copies worldwide and been translated into 33 languages. Learn more at johnpstrelecky.com.

Mentioned in this Episode

The Why Café by John Strelecky https://www.amazon.com/Why-Cafe-John-Strelecky-ebook/dp/B004BLKCXY/ref=sr_1_2?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1544992062&sr=1-2

The Four Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss https://www.amazon.com/4-Hour-Workweek-Escape-Live-Anywhere/dp/0307465357/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1544992103&sr=8-1&keywords=four+hour+work+week

Mastery by Robert Green

https://www.amazon.com/Mastery-Robert-Greene/dp/014312417X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1544992132&sr=8-1&keywords=mastery+by+robert+greene

Core motivation style test: http://www.seemypersonality.com/personality.asp?p=Motivation-Test#q1

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With the new year upon us, I decided that it would be very timely to have a conversation about what it would be like to have the best year ever. I wanted to explore how we could all have a spectacular 2019, and not just because we crossed some huge things off our bucket list but because we tackled some little things in our day to day life that simply made living feel better and brighter.