“A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it.” – John Steinbeck

“Travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.” – Miriam Beard

I can’t tell you how excited I am about today’s podcast guest. Not only does she have more wisdom at the ripe old age of almost 21 than most of the “grown ups” I know, but she’s also a living example of just how incredibly complex and beautiful this journey is:

Kiki Baxter is finding her anchor while still in search of a port. She’s traveling uncharted waters, unsure of where she’ll land, but moving forward with intention.

Today’s podcast is all about learning to find the shift that allows you to un-live your story so that you can finally live.

You can connect with Kiki on Twitter or Instagram!

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“What you’ve done becomes the judge of what you’re going to do – especially in other people’s minds. When you’re traveling, you are what you are right there and then. People don’t have your past to hold against you. No yesterdays on the road.” –William Least Heat Moon

“Our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; we had longer ways to go. But no matter, the road is life.” –Jack Kerouac

It’s been a rough week. For those of you stumbling upon this post sometime in the distant future, we recorded this most recent episode on a very dark Friday. The country’s been in a fair amount of turmoil and grief, and we know that the events in Boston and Texas have definitely thrown some new baggage toward many of our listeners.

Our hearts go out to everyone who was affected by the tragedies that occurred. Just know that if you ever need to reach out, we’re here to listen to your stories and offer a shoulder to cry on, a hug, and a promise to stand behind you as your pillar of strength.

We are so very fortunate to have had the inimitable Jen Taher join us for this episode of the Finding Our Hunger podcast. Her candor, her humor, and her brilliance are not only incredibly entertaining, but truly insightful. This week, we discuss some pretty heavy baggage, current events, aging parents, Facebook envy, violent video games, and the muscle memory of the eyes.

We’ll leave you with Jen’s quote from Tennessee Williams’ Orpheus Descending:

“Take me out to Cypress Hill in my car. And we’ll hear the dead people talk. They do talk there. They chatter like birds on Cypress Hill, but all they say is one word and that one word is “live,” they say “Live, live, live, live, live.'” It’s all they’ve learned, it’s the only advice they can give.–Just live….Simple!–a very simple instruction.”

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P.S. Please excuse some of the lagging & interruptions…the beauty of connecting from across the country through technology is also its downfall…Our Skype conversation had a few seconds lag in parts, so bear with us!

“No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow.” – Lin Yutang

 “An adventure may be worn as a muddy spot or it may be worn as a proud insignia. It is the woman wearing it who makes it the one thing or the other.” – Norma Shearer

 Today’s podcast brings us the insight of an incredibly beautiful soul who fought through the worst ravages of her disorder and is now working to help others overcome their negative relationships with food and body image.

Kelly Boaz, creator of Fearless Nutrition, is no stranger to the scripts we write for ourselves and the parts we feel we have to play. A former actress, Kelly has been working through her fear of living an unscripted life–a life that includes confronting fear foods and taking leaps into new careers and new adventures.  

To listen to her story, download the podcast below, or subscribe to the podcast and leave a review on iTunes or Stitcher Radio!

“It’s time to change your ideas about food, one meal at a time.” – @kelly_boaz

“Every exit is an entry somewhere else.” – Tom Stoppard

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” -Albert Einstein

This week on Finding Our Hunger, Miss Skinny Genes and the Overachieving Liar discuss the crazy detours that have come up in their paths of late–from new jobs, to big trips, to unfinished laundry.

To get more info on Paleo F(X), which we mention in this episode, check out this post.

You can also read “Breathing Through an Awkward Pose” by Miss Skinny Genes and listen to UN-Podcast 004 below:

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“People don’t take trips . . . trips take people.” – John Steinbeck

“Stop worrying about the potholes in the road and celebrate the journey.” – Fitzhugh Mullan

Have you ever just packed your bag and hit the road without a plan in mind? Have you ever left the city for lands unknown without anything but an unnamed, unknown hunger in your belly?

This week on Finding our Hunger, we interview Nat Boda, who realized that he had become dispassionate about the life he was leading. Leaving New York City behind, he landed in China and began a journey down a new road away from a life full of UN-passions.

You can also read “What are you so afraid of?” by The Overachieving Liar, and listen to UN-Podcast 003 below:

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“The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page.” – St. Augustine

“NOT I – NOT ANYONE else, can travel that road for you, You must travel it for yourself.” – Walt Whitman

Today marks the very first ever Finding Our Hunger interview, and our first interviewee is an incredible young woman named Jamie. She is brave beyond words, and you can read her story here.

You can also read “Unpacking: the Art of Undoing” by Miss Skinny Genes, and listen to UN-Podcast 002 below:

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Read “What’s in Your Bag?” By the Overachieving Liar & listen to episode 001 below.

This is Un-Podcast 001: UNPacking: