Mind, Body, Spirit, FOOD Podcast

• How to Build Trust in the Kitchen & Become a More Intuitive Cook

  I absolutely adored today’s conversation with New York Times bestselling cookbook author Julia Turshen, all about building trust in ourselves and learning to become more intuitive cooks. Julia is the author of five books, including her latest, What Goes with What, which I’m giving away for free this month (check out the newsletter link below to enter to win!).You’ll learn about Julia’s childhood growing up in New York City and her longtime passion for food. Like so many women in the food industry, Julia hasn’t always had an easy relationship with her body, and she opens up about her journey towards finding a happier and healthier relationship with food, and how intuitive eating helped. As we discuss, it’s less about having a goal of intuitive eating, but more about letting go of the ways in which we’re conditioned around food in order to find body autonomy and pleasure in eating.Julia also offers tips for becoming a more intuitive cook, sharing the practices, rituals and even appliances that help her find more ease in the kitchen. This ease leads to a deeper sense of inner trust and comfort in the kitchen, helping us let go of perfectionism in order to enjoy the process of tasting, experimenting and playing. I think you’re going to be so inspired by this episode and will walk away with a whole new perspective on the power—and pleasure—of cooking.EPISODE LINKS AND RESOURCES:* Mind, Body, Spirit, FOOD Newsletter: https://mindbodyspiritfood.substack.com/p/julia-turshen* Find Nicki on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nickisizemore* One-on-one sessions with Nicki: https://mindbodyspiritfood.substack.com/p/coaching-and-cooking-sessions* Julia’s website: https://www.juliaturshen.com/* Julia’s newsletter: https://juliaturshen.substack.com/* Find Julia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/turshen/* My podcast episode with Elise Loehnen: https://mindbodyspiritfood.substack.com/p/the-sin-of-gluttony-with-elise-loehnen* My podcast episode about rituals with Dr. Michael Norton: https://mindbodyspiritfood.substack.com/p/michael-norton This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindbodyspiritfood.substack.com/subscribe

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• The Link Between Fascia, Health & Digestion

  I have a fascinating episode today for you diving into the world of fascia and how it’s linked to our health and digestion. I speak with Bonnie Crotzer, founder of The Floss, a program of classes and private sessions that has helped thousands of people transform their fascia, effectively reversing pain, sculpting tissues, stabilizing the nervous system, optimizing organ function, enhancing lymph flow, and resolving long-standing structural issues.While fascia is currently becoming a hot topic, Bonnie has been obsessed with it for over fifteen years. In this episode she describes what fascia is, how it affects our physical form, and its link to our life force energy, called Qi in Traditional Chinese Medicine. As she explains, fascia is not only structural in our bodies, it’s also a communication network. We dive into how it influences digestion, how we can support and change our fascia to increase circulation and enhance organ health, and even the foods that support our fascia.Episode Links & Resources* Mind, Body, Spirit, FOOD Newsletter: https://mindbodyspiritfood.substack.com/* Find Nicki on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nickisizemore* One-on-one sessions with Nicki: https://mindbodyspiritfood.substack.com/p/coaching-and-cooking-sessions* Bonnie’s Website: https://thefloss.com/* Follow Bonnie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fasciadepartment/* Find Bonnie on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Fasciaflossing* The Spark in the Machine, by Dr. Daniel Keown: https://amzn.to/41dMM8L* Myofascial Magic in Action, by Joanne Alison: https://amzn.to/4hP6f58 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindbodyspiritfood.substack.com/subscribe

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• Making the Best of Winter Vegetables + Weeknight Dinner Strategies

  We’re heading into the depths of winter, and I don’t know about you, but it can be a challenging time to find inspiration in the kitchen, especially when cooking with vegetables. If you’ve been in a cooking rut, today’s episode is going to help you get out of it. I’m speaking with acclaimed food writer Jenny Rosenstrach who is the bestselling author of six books including Dinner: A Love Story, The Weekday Vegetarians, and her newest book The Weekday Vegetarians: Get Simple. She also writes the newsletter Dinner: A Love Story.Jenny is the queen of weeknight vegetarian cooking, and in this episode we share recipe tips, cooking ideas, and weeknight dinner strategies for making the best of winter produce. The episode is packed with recipe inspiration, and Jenny also offers advice for making vegetarian cooking appeal to all eaters (even the meat lovers).Be sure to stick around until the end, as Jenny shares three incredibly simple but profoundly effective tips for transforming cooking from a chore into a source of pleasure and joy.EPISODE LINKS* Mind, Body, Spirit, FOOD Newsletter: https://mindbodyspiritfood.substack.com/* Find Nicki on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nickisizemore* One-on-one sessions with Nicki: https://mindbodyspiritfood.substack.com/p/coaching-and-cooking-sessions* Jenny’s newsletter: https://dinneralovestory.substack.com/* Jenny’s website: https://www.dinneralovestory.com/* Find Jenny on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dinneralovestory/* Episode I mentioned about rituals with Michael Norton: https://mindbodyspiritfood.substack.com/p/michael-nortonRECIPES* Jenny’s Cabbage & Onion Galette: https://dinneralovestory.substack.com/p/three-things-09d?utm_source=publication-search* Creamy Tahini Sauce: https://fromscratchfast.com/easy-tahini-sauce-recipe/* Brussels Sprouts Galette: https://mindbodyspiritfood.substack.com/p/brussels-sprouts-and-gruyere-galette* Roasted Cabbage Wedges with Bacon Vinaigrette: https://fromscratchfast.com/roasted-cabbage-wedges/* Stuffed Sweet Potatoes: https://fromscratchfast.com/slow-cooker-sweet-potatoes/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindbodyspiritfood.substack.com/subscribe

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• The Truth About Our Bodies: Tools for Embodiment, Empowerment & Pleasure

  I have such an incredible episode for you today with psychologist Dr. Hillary McBride all about embodiment and the truth of our bodies (regardless of what culture or the media would have us think). Dr. McBride is the author of the bestselling book (and one of my favorites), The Wisdom of Your Body: Finding wholeness, healing and connection through embodied living, and more recently, Practices for Embodied Living. Her next book Holy Hurt: understanding and healing from spiritual trauma, comes out April 2025.Through sharing her own personal story, Hillary describes how our bodies can support the expression of our identities and our sense of wholeness, they can help us turn towards what’s hard in our lives (and handle it), and they can remind us of our own inherent goodness. We talk about what it means to be embodied, how we become disembodied, the link between embodiment and empowerment (vs. power), what it means to have agency, the power of our wanting, and more. No matter what your relationship has been like to your body in the past, or how you feel about your body right now, you’re going to walk away from this episode with more compassion for yourself as well as a deeper sense of empowerment. Be sure to stay tuned for the full episode because Hillary offers tools at the end for connecting to our bodies and tapping into our inner wisdom, helping us to regain our sovereignty, reclaim our pleasure, and celebrate our desires.LINKS* Hillary’s website: https://hillarylmcbride.com/* Find Hillary on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hillaryliannamcbride/* The Wisdom of Your Body: Finding wholeness, healing and connection through embodied living: https://amzn.to/4gRAzeW* Practices for Embodied Living: https://amzn.to/3BU6n3U This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindbodyspiritfood.substack.com/subscribe

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• Holiday Special with Hetty McKinnon, Ellie Krieger, Andrea Nguyen, Sarah Copeland and Lukas Volger

  Hello my friends, and welcome back to the podcast! Today is a very special day, as in lieu of a regular podcast episode, WE’RE HAVING A PARTY. I gathered together five of my very favorite past podcast guests, who are all acclaimed food writers, cookbook authors (and fellow Substack publishers), for a festive—and seriously fun—holiday special, featuring: Hetty Lui McKinnon, Ellie Krieger, Andrea Nguyen, Sarah Copeland, and Lukas Volger.In the show, we dive into our favorite holiday traditions, what the holidays looked like for us growing up, the recipes we love to make, our favorite desserts (find out who makes all the cookies and who prefers just eating them instead), how we navigate the busy season, Chanukah, recipe failures, Lunar New Year, and more. The episode is also packed with recipe inspiration, from menu ideas, to serving suggestions, to desserts, and more. We have all shared one of our favorite holiday dishes, which I’ve featured in the newsletter: https://mindbodyspiritfood.substack.com/p/holiday-special-2024LINKS* Mind, Body, Spirit, FOOD Newsletter: https://mindbodyspiritfood.substack.com/* Find Nicki on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nickisizemore* One-on-one sessions with Nicki: https://mindbodyspiritfood.substack.com/p/coaching-and-cooking-sessions* Episode with Hetty: https://mindbodyspiritfood.substack.com/p/food-as-connection-cooking-winter* Episode with Ellie: https://mindbodyspiritfood.substack.com/p/easy-summer-recipe-ideas* Episode with Andrea: https://mindbodyspiritfood.substack.com/p/andrea-nguyen* Episode with Lukas: https://mindbodyspiritfood.substack.com/p/lukas-volger* Episode with Sarah: https://mindbodyspiritfood.substack.com/p/sarah-copeland This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mindbodyspiritfood.substack.com/subscribe

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