In today’s episode, Dr. Robyn McKay sits down with one of America’s top female chefs, Lisa Dahl, to explore how creativity can lead the path to finding our purpose and healing from loss and the experiences that hold us back.

This episode explores:

• How Chef Lisa Dahl found her path to business

• Bringing a genuine sense of connection to the community

• How hospitality creates meaningful connections

• How Chef Lisa Dahl found her way into the food industry

• Loss, grief, and beginning life again

• Maintaining a connection with a loved one who has passed

• Making meaning in life after loss

• How restaurants can offer connective healing

• Finding work that becomes a healthy outlet

• Why restaurants become emotional storyboards

If we tap into the truth of who we are, honor the tapestry of our memories, and seek our creative spirit, we can build work that creates impact for ourselves and for others.

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Chef Lisa Dahl leads an empire of exquisite restaurants in beautiful Sedona, AZ that are ranked among the best dining destinations in the country for nearly 30 years. She has been among the upper echelon of women chefs/restaurateurs, leading a revolution in organic farm-to-fork foodways while showing the culinary industry that dreams do come true through grit, innovation, and top-shelf hospitality. Her fine dining flagship, Mariposa Latin Inspired Grill, has garnered global recognition since its opening in 2015, and her acclaimed first restaurant venture, Dahl & Di Luca, was just ranked 7th in the country in TripAdvisor’s “Travelers’ Choice Awards” of “Best of the Best” Date Night restaurants.

Connect with Chef Lisa:

Website: https://www.cheflisadahl.com/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lisadahlsedona 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lisadahlsedona/ 

Robyn McKay, PhD, is an award-winning therapist and psychospiritual advisor who teaches and leads at the intersection of psychology × spirituality × energetics. With deep roots in clinical psychology and a lifetime of living at the crossroads of intuition and credentials, she is a rare bridge between science and soul, credentials and codes, strategy and spirit.

Early in her career, Robyn served as a university psychologist before stepping into her broader calling as a guide for high performers, creatives, and seekers. She addresses a wide spectrum of human experience — healing trauma, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, and ADHD in women; accessing spiritual gifts; and navigating existential crossroads.

Having sold $2.5M+ in retreats and private intensives, Robyn is now architecting an entirely new category of retreats: expert-led, trauma-informed, miracle-level. She helps credentialed, neurodivergent, and spiritually awake women leaders design transformational retreats that carry depth, meaning, and lasting impact.

Connect with Dr. Robyn McKay:

LinkedIn: Robyn McKay, PhD

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Instagram: @robynmckayphd 

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