In this episode of Spill the Tea with D & E, Dominique and Erica trace the forgotten history of cooking fats—from the hearth kitchens of the 1800s to the rise of industrial seed oils—and ask a question no one seems to be asking:

What if the modern chronic disease epidemic didn’t come from tradition… but from replacing it?

We unpack how Crisco, wartime rationing, aggressive advertising, and government dietary guidelines quietly rewired the American kitchen. How animal fats were labeled “dangerous,” while ultra-processed seed oils became the norm. And how that 110-year shift parallels a shocking rise in obesity, metabolic disease, and inflammation.

This isn’t nostalgia.

It’s food history, marketing psychology, and cultural memory colliding.

If you’ve ever wondered why your grandmother cooked in butter—and why everything today comes sizzling in vegetable oil—this episode is for you.

☕ Tea is poured.

🔥 Myths are melted.

🧠 History does the talking.

We didn’t stop cooking in butter because it failed us.

We stopped because we were sold something “new.”

From hearth fires to hydrogenated oils, this episode traces the quiet 110-year shift that rewrote our kitchens—and our health.

Your great-grandmother wasn’t confused.

She just wasn’t marketed to. ☕🔥

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☕🧠 SPILL THE TEA WITH D & E

Episode Title: Trust Your Gut: How Food Affects Your Mood

Ever notice how what you eat can change how you feel almost instantly?

That’s not in your head. It’s in your gut.

In this episode, Dominique and Erica pour the tea on the powerful gut–brain connection and how food acts as information for your nervous system, emotions, and mood. We talk about why anxiety, irritability, brain fog, and low energy often start in the digestive system, not your mindset.

You’ll learn:

This is a compassionate, practical conversation for anyone who’s tired of being told to “just think positive” when their body is asking for support.

Pour a cup. Trust your gut. Your mood will thank you. 🍵

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Your mood isn’t a personality flaw.

It’s a biological conversation.

If anxiety, irritability, or brain fog seem to come out of nowhere, your gut may be trying to get your attention. In this episode, we spill the tea on how food talks directly to your brain and why nourishment matters more than willpower.

Listen with a warm cup and an open mind. ☕🧠🌱

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🎧 You took hundreds of holiday photos… and now they’re disappearing into your camera roll chaos.

In this episode of Spill the Tea with D & E, we share a simple 30-minute system to organize, save, share, and protect your holiday memories without perfectionism, paid apps, or tech stress. Learn what to delete, what to keep forever, how to gather family photos easily, and how to make sure your best moments are still there six months from now. 📸☕✨

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Holiday photos don’t disappear because of technology.

They disappear because life keeps moving.

This 30-minute ritual saves your memories for the long run. ☕📸

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☕🪑 What if your morning tea isn’t a habit, but a quiet act of resistance?

In this episode of Spill the Tea with D & E, we explore how front porch sitting, rocking chairs, and slow mornings became threats to a culture built on constant motion. Inspired by Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, we unpack why stillness, conversation, and thinking time were designed out of modern life and why reclaiming them matters now more than ever. This is mindfulness without buzzwords. Rebellion without shouting. Tea as a lifestyle choice. 🌅

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📝 PODCAST

☕✨ What you do in private always shows in public — just not right away.

In today’s Spill the Tea with D & E, we explore how your unseen habits quietly shape your conversations, your body, your energy, your confidence, and your results.

Reading shows in how you speak.

Movement shows in how you carry yourself.

Food shows in your vitality.

Discipline shows in your self-trust.

Focus shows in what actually grows.

This episode is a gentle reminder that real change isn’t performative — it’s cultivated in the quiet moments when no one is watching. 🌱

Pour a cup, slow down, and let this one land.

📸 The private practices that always show up in public:

• Reading & learning → depth in conversation, better listening, clearer thinking

• Movement & strength training → confident posture, physical ease, presence

• Nourishing food & hydration → steady energy, emotional regulation, vitality

• Daily discipline (keeping small promises) → self-trust, calm confidence

• Focused attention (less scrolling, more intention) → real results, less chaos

• Reflection & solitude → emotional intelligence, grounded reactions

• Consistent sleep & rest → patience, resilience, clear judgment

• Integrity when no one’s watching → credibility people can feel

You don’t perform these.

You practice them.

And eventually… the world notices.

🔖 HASHTAGS 

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🍼☕ The Bobbing Head & the Missing Hat: What Babies Are Quietly Telling Us

If you’ve noticed newborns’ heads bobbing more often or babies going bareheaded indoors and felt a quiet “hmm…” in your body, this episode is for you. You’re not imagining it.

In this gentle but honest conversation, Dominique and Erica unpack how modern parenting advice, speed culture, and well-meaning sound bites have subtly shifted how we hold and care for newborns. We explore why head support still matters, why warmth soothes the developing nervous system, and how ancient caregiving wisdom didn’t disappear, it just got compressed.

This isn’t about blame or fear. It’s about slowing down, trusting instinct, and remembering what newborn bodies actually need: stillness, support, warmth, and rhythm. Sometimes the most radical parenting move is simply holding a baby like time isn’t rushing you. ☕💛

✨ You’re not old-fashioned.

You’re not imagining it.

When a baby’s head bobs or their tiny head looks chilly, your body notices for a reason. Newborns don’t need toughness. They need support, warmth, and slowness.

This episode spills the tea on how modern advice lost some ancient wisdom and why your instincts are still right. 🍼☕

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📣 They call her garden boring.

Same zucchini. Same herbs. Year after year.

What they don’t know?

She’s been saving seeds for over a decade—selecting, adapting, and growing plants that know this land better than any catalog ever could.

In this episode of Spill the Tea with D & E, we talk about seed saving, patience, resilience, and why playing the long game quietly might be the most radical thing you can do.

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🫖✨ A story that keeps resurfacing on Facebook for a reason.

In this episode of Spill the Tea with D & E, we retell the quiet, powerful story of Locker 305—a broken locker turned secret pantry by students, protected by a janitor who noticed what others missed.

This isn’t just a feel-good story.

It’s a blueprint.

We talk about hunger, dignity, why janitors are unsung heroes in our schools, and how one small act of noticing can change an entire culture.

Because sometimes the most important work happens after the bell rings. 🧹💙

🎙️ Podcast Description: Everyone’s shouting “New year, new you!” — but your body is quietly asking for a blanket, a nap, and maybe some soup.

In this cozy winter episode of Spill the Tea with D & E, Dominique and Erica gently call out January hustle culture and remind us of something radical and true: it’s still winter.

This season isn’t asking for momentum, grind, or reinvention.

It’s asking for restoration, repair, and listening inward.

If you’re moving slower, feeling softer, or craving more rest, you’re not behind — you’re aligned. Pour a warm cup, settle in, and let this episode normalize honoring your body’s seasonal wisdom instead of fighting it.

☕✨ Slow is not failure.

❄️ Rest is not quitting.

🌱 Winter is doing its job.

📱 January isn’t a reset button — it’s a blanket. ❄️☕

If your body is asking you to slow down, you’re not alone… and you’re not wrong.

This tea is for anyone tired of pretending winter is spring.

Listen. Rest. Restore. 🌱

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