Processing

On this week's show we welcome Laura Madaio. Laura is the founder of Grief Hungry , an Instagram handle, and soon to be website that offers recipe sharing for the grief community. In the summer of 2018, Laura suddenly and tragically lost her beloved father, John, in terrible accident. John was as Laura describes, the cornerstone of their tight knit family, and his sudden passing left a lot to be p...

On today’s show we are joined by Chef and Writer Jasmine Michel. Jasmine chats with us about her upbringing and her families food traditions in relationship to her Muslim heritage, her recent trauma of having a fire in her home and badly burning her partner, and how she is handling the current state of sustained grief that we are all living in. Jasmine has such warmth, and we feel like she’s an ol...

On today's show we welcome writer and television producer/ director/ showrunner Scottie Jeanette Madden. Scottie joins us to talk about her beautiful love story with her late wife Marcy. Scottie and Marcy were married just shy of 30 years before Marcy passed away from a 9 year battle with ovarian cancer. We discuss caregiving, her transitioning, cooking, and ultimately, the meaning of true love. T...

Hey folks. On this week's episode we are joined by brothers Daniel and Justin Wisner. Daniel and Justin are PA natives, living and working together in Brooklyn. They share about their history with body dysmorphia, eating disorders and the tragic passing of Justin’s beloved husband Chris. Their relationship is unique and beautiful, and it was amazing to feel the power of sibling love in the face of...

This week we have a listener letter episode. We have been hanging on to this one for a while, and are excited to finally air it! Thank you so much to all you amazing and supportive listeners, and especially to this weeks letter writers for their beautiful submissions. It was an honor to read them on air.  Please send us YOUR letters!: Processing@heritageradionetwork.org In March, HRN began produci...

On today’s show we welcome the bright burst of light that is Ella Laviolette. Ella is an artist, a cook, a service industry veteran and a professional dominatrix. She grew up on the Lower East Side of NYC, and was raised in a food centric Hatian family. We talk about Hatian cuisine, being raised without a mother and the similarities between sex work and therapy. Ella is a magical person, and we we...

On this week's episode we welcome the wonderful and wise Millicent Souris . Millicent is the Rescue Food Coordinator at the largest emergency food provider in Brooklyn, called. St. John’s Bread & Life . We talk about growing up in her family's bar, the death of her father and handling grief as a young person just starting their adult life. Millicent has so much depth and warmth and strength, a...

We have a very special episode mini episode today featuring our pals from the Service Workers Coalition. We are grateful for what they are doing to help the service community during this crisis, and wanted to spread the word about their mutual aid services. Please enjoy, and please donate!   *Service Workers Coalition is a grassroots Mutual Aid Fund, and now incorporated Non-Profit Organization, t...

Today we bring to you part three of our crisis catchup series with some of our amazing past guests. We check in with Jess Quinn, Jessie Sheehan and Jenny Indig, to see how they are fairing during this difficult time, and how their past experiences with grief have helped them to handle the current stress and uncertainty of the world. We really enjoyed getting to touch base with them, and we hope yo...

On this weeks show we welcome the Vintage Baker herself, Jessie Sheehan . She joins us to talk about her battle with breast cancer, her love of nostalgic sweets, and the path that brought her there. Jessie is a true lightning bolt of a woman. Her energy and enthusiasm is palpable, and we had such a wonderful time talking with her. Please follow her on instagram @jessiesheehanbakes and pick up her...

Hi folks, we hope you are all hanging in there through this difficult time. On today's show we welcome Jenny Indig , for a very special Mother’s Day episode. Jenny lost her mother to cancer 8 years ago, shortly after she herself became a mom for the first time. Jenny candidly shares her memories of her mother's love of celebrations, and how she memorialises her mother through food in her current l...

On today's show we are joined by Hannah Borkin, all the way from the UK. Hanna talks with us, remotely of course, about the death of her father in 2017, and the incredible way she has chosen to channel her grief through her new supper club project, "Grief Eats".  As a young woman who lost her dad suddenly at age 24, Hannah has a unique perspective on grief, and it was our absolute pleasure to chat...

On today's show we catch up with several of our former guests about how they are dealing with this global crisis. Everyone brings a very different and valuable perspective to the show, and we are honoured to have them all to share with you. Thank you to Cynthia Cherish Malaran, Amelia Nierenberg, and Anna Dunn for their time. We hope you are all finding ways to cope and get by in this challenging...

On today's show we catch up with several of our former guests about how they are dealing with this global crisis. Everyone brings a very different and valuable perspective to the show, and we are honoured to have them all to share with you. Thank you to Dana Cowin, Laura Silverman, Tracy Wilik, and  Lisa Kolb Ruland for their time. We hope you are all finding ways to cope and get by in this challe...

Today we are joined by the warm and wonderful Tracy Wilk . Tracy is the Lead Recreational Chef and Recipe Editor at ICE, and she joins us to talk about the loss of her father to suicide in 2017. We had such a deep and winding talk with her, and like with so many of our guests that we meet for the first time, we somehow felt like old friends. Huge thank you to Tracy for sharing her experience with...

On this week's show we are joined by the lovely Lisa Kolb Ruland. Lisa lost her husband Erik in 2014, in a tragic accident on Mt. Rainier. She shares about her personal journey with grief following such an unimaginable loss, and how she found solace in cooking and writing. Lisa is the founder of the newly launched Unpeeled Journal, a beautiful food blog with a section devoted entirely to food and...

On today's show we are joined by film Director and Producer, Risa Morimoto . Risa is also the founder and CEO of "Modern Aging," a foundation that focuses on innovative and holistic approaches and solutions to aging and caregiving. Risa's family also owns The Kura Barn, a homestyle Japanese restaurant in our hometown of Huntington, NY. Our talk with Risa was amazing, and culminated in us all singi...

On this weeks very special episode, Bobbie and Zahra speak with long time friend Jeffery Haynes, aka Mr. Lif. Jeffery is a world-renowned rapper and dear friend to Zahra. In 2006 Jeffery and Zahra were in a near-death bus crash while on a nationwide tour that Jeffery was headlining. We talk about loss, PTSD, family food memories, and trusting your gut. Jeff is an incredibly talented musician, and...

On today's show we are joined by pastry chef and grief survivor, Jess Quinn . When Jess was 25 her mother was diagnosed with dementia, eventually dying from it five years later. Jess shares the brutally unique experience of losing a loved one this way, little by little. She is a brave and honest woman, and her story is both tragic and hopeful. She vividly recants tender and special moments with he...

Nicole Bailey- This week we are joined by our dear friend Nicole Bailey. Nicole is a NYC service industry powerhouse, and co-host of “Life’s a Banquet” on HRN. Nicole opens up about coping with the sadness surrounding her mother, who had been missing for several years. We talk about eating disorders, mental health and growing up in the Midwest. Nicole is funny, sensitive, deep, honest and totally...

On today's show we are joined by the amazing Rev DJCherishTheLuv aka, Cynthia Cherish Malaran. Cynthia is a world renowned DJ, Reverend, and breast cancer survivor. She joins us to talk about her journey with cancer, from diagnosis thru treatment, which included her DJing for fellow chemo recipients during infusions, and her enlightening concept of primary foods. Cynthia also has a podcast on HRN...

On today’s show we speak with longtime friend and honorary family member, Kathie Bodily. Kathie has experienced multiple losses in her lifetime, including that of her partner in business and life of 35 years, Michael Rothbard, her 3 brothers and her mother. Kathie is also a phenomenal home cook, who enjoys food in the most special ways. She is the former owner and operator of IMAC in Huntington, N...

In this week's episode we sit down for a deeply moving talk with interior designer, writer, and bereaved mother, Donna Orbach. In 2012 Donna's son Reuben died suddenly while studying abroad at the young age of 20. Donna opens up about her personal and familial relationship to food before and after Reuben's death, her experience with other people's food after his passing, and the complexities and r...

This week we have an amazingly interesting conversation with journalist, Amelia Nierenberg . Amelia talks to us about her fascinating and touching article in the October 28, 2019 article in the New York Times entitled “For Many Widows, the Hardest Part is Mealtime” . Amelia interviewed dozens of widowed people to hear their perspectives and experiences with eating and cooking after losing a spouse...

Writer, poet, cookbook author, activist and service industry veteran, Anna Dunn, joins us for a beautiful conversation about the death of their dear friend. Our talk expands to cover multiple grief experiences including loss of friends and family and the very real pain of the 2016 election. Anna shares their philosophy on pizza and its perfect architecture, on making it a healing food for them in...