In this first Blog Blob, I share and riff off a blog post titled "Not either/or, it's both/and." Having a binary outlook way limits our ability to see nuance and really live life. While seeing things in black and white may be easier, the human experience is very much in the gray where contrasting truths can and do co-exist. 

This Blog Blob is an extension of my conversation with Amelia Sherry in Episode 3 which was very much about this push and pull. She shares her feelings on the word mother and how she does not like identifying as a mother while still believing it to be one of the most important aspects of her life. 

**My apologies for the audio quality in this episode. I forgot to plug in my microphone and was using my computer. Alas, creation is imperfect, and when the muse calls, you listen.

About the host

Lisa Chin (she/her/hers) believes that knowing ourselves is central to being happy and fulfilled. This podcast is about the observation and examination of self - exploring all the things that make us who we are. Why? Because the better we understand ourselves, the more good we can do in the world.

Lisa creates and podcasts from the traditional and unceded land of the Nipmuc/k and Massachusett tribes in a town outside Boston, MA.

To learn more about Lisa, her writing as well as opportunities to work with her, visit her blog Lisa For Real. Feel free to send her an email or DM her on Instagram @reclaimingmotherhood. 

Amelia and I sat down for today's Real Conversation around our identity as moms - specifically the experience of sharing that title of "Mom" or "Mother" with others. I am so grateful to Amelia for sharing vulnerably and wholly on today's episode.

You'll want to give this a listen whether you are a mother or sister or partner or really any kind of role.

This is the first Real Conversation episode. A Real Conversation episode is where a guest and I start talking with a prompt instead of a more free flowing interview. After listening to today's episode, I hope you can see that opportunity for real conversations is all around us.

About the guest

Amelia Sherry (she/her), MPH, RD, CDN, CDCES, is the founder of NourishHer, an online space dedicated to helping mothers embrace happy, healthy relationships with food so that their children can too. 

Amelia runs a free online community, called The NourishHer Collective, for mothers who come together around the shared goal of protecting kids from diet culture. 

You can take a free mini-workshop to learn top tools and strategies for raising kids who have healthy relationships with food at www.nourishher.com/nourishherwellworkshop.

You can follow her on Instagram @ameliasherryrd

Amelia Sherry is an anti-diet, weight-neutral and Health-at-Every-Size (HAES-aligned) nutrition therapist. To learn more about her private practice, visit www.ameliasherry.com.

About the host

Lisa Chin (she/her/hers) believes that knowing ourselves is central to being happy and fulfilled. This podcast is about the observation and examination of self - exploring all the things that make us who we are. Why? Because the better we understand ourselves, the more good we can do in the world.

Lisa creates and podcasts from the traditional and unceded land of the Nipmuc/k and Massachusett tribes in a town outside Boston, MA.

To learn more about Lisa, her writing as well as opportunities to work with her, visit her blog Lisa For Real. Feel free to send her an email or DM her on Instagram @reclaimingmotherhood. 

What an honor it was to speak one-on-one with Jean in this episode.

Jean is leading a project in building a new and, what I think will be, revolutionary cultural center in our town. We speak about unlearning, social justice, storytelling, community, culture and self-expression.

The conclusion?

All roads for a better world lead to and come from the arts. Tune in to hear Jean's several ways of defining arts and their impact.

This episode is for the creatives, changemakers, artists, community builders, activists, and anyone on the path to re-embracing those parts of themselves. 

About the guest

Jean Mineo (she/her/hers) is Executive Director of the Cultural Alliance working to build the performing arts center at the former Medfield State Hospital. Jean has spent her career managing other non-profit arts organizations including the Boston Sculptors Gallery, JP Open Studios, the New Art Center in Newton and as a public art consultant for the City of Boston.

To learn more about the work Jean is doing, visit www.medfieldculture.org and follow the Cultural Alliance of Medfield on Facebook.

About the host

Lisa Chin (she/her/hers) believes that knowing ourselves is central to being happy and fulfilled. This podcast is about the observation and examination of self - exploring all the things that make us who we are. Why? Because the better we understand ourselves, the more good we can do in the world.

Lisa creates and podcasts from the traditional and unceded land of the Nipmuc/k and Massachusett tribes in a town outside Boston, MA.

To learn more about Lisa, her writing as well as opportunities to work with her, visit www.lisaforreal.com. You can also find her on Instagram as @reclaimingmotherhood. 

Jim Rohn is known for saying that we are the average of the five people we spend the most time with. While the people we know certainly have a huge influence on who we are, I'm not quite so sure it's that simple. I share some thoughts around this idea and what's to come for Season One which features people I know.

About the host

Lisa Chin (she/her/hers) believes that knowing ourselves is central to being happy and fulfilled. This podcast is about the observation and examination of self - exploring all the things that make us who we are. Why? Because the better we understand ourselves, the more good we can do in the world.

Lisa creates and podcasts from the traditional and unceded land of the Nipmuc/k and Massachusett tribes in a town outside Boston, MA.

To learn more about Lisa, her writing as well as opportunities to work with her, visit her blog Lisa For Real. Feel free to send her an email or DM her on Instagram @reclaimingmotherhood. 

It's nice to meet you. Who I am and who you are cannot be fully baked out in a single podcast. It happens in steps and in lots of real conversations. Here's to the first of many! 

Learn more about my deepest truth about you, how we ultimately change the world and what's to come in this introductory episode of All The Things.

You're in the right place if you are a mom seeking an inspired life. 

Here is a sneak peek of what this podcast will be about.