Comfort Food with Kelly Rizzo

Content warning: This episode contains a candid discussion of suicidal thoughts. Please listen with care. Kelly and Alison Victoria have been friends for years, both Chicago girls with more in common than they ever got to explore until now. This is the conversation they've been wanting to have, and Alison chose Comfort Food as the only place she'd tell this story for the first time. For the first...

This one is so special, and Kelly is so glad to be bringing it back. When Kelly first dreamed up this show, John Stamos was one of the very first people she thought of. He's a beloved actor, musician, and New York Times bestselling author of "If You Would Have Told Me." But more than any of that, he is one of her dearest friends and one of the greatest sources of comfort she's had since losing Bob...

Egg freezing has become almost a cultural mandate for women in their 30s. And if you haven't done it, people want to know why. Today I'm talking about why I chose not to, and what that decision taught me about knowing yourself, trusting your gut, and pushing back on the idea that there's one right answer for every woman. This isn't an anti-egg-freezing episode. It's an honest look at the pressure...

Okay, this one is a little different from our usual Comfort Food conversations, and honestly? I'm so glad we went there. My guest is the gorgeous and refreshingly honest Catt Sadler, and we get into two topics that I think so many of you are going to relate to. First: plastic surgery. Catt was truly one of the first women in the public eye to openly document her facelift (plus neck lift and upper...

This week I'm over in Europe, so I'm taking a little time off from recording. But I could never leave you with nothing, so I'm bringing back the episode that means the most to me, and that also happens to be the biggest "audience favorite" episode from Comfort Food Season 1: my conversation with John Mayer. John and I went through an incredibly difficult time together in the wake of losing my husb...

Do you believe in signs from loved ones who've passed? Kelly never really did. It felt a little woo woo, not really her thing. But after losing Bob, she had a few experiences she genuinely cannot explain, and she's sharing all of them in this episode. Three stories. The doves that appeared over Bob's funeral with no explanation (Lori Loughlin was there and assumed they were hired), the wooden figu...

What actually keeps a long distance friendship alive for over two decades? Kelly is joined by her absolute ride-or-die, her best friend Aggie, who flew in from Chicago for this one, and they are getting into all of it. These two met in the early 2000s on the Chicago club scene and have now survived a coast-to-coast move, heartbreaks, a loss, cancer scares, and somewhere along the way, a whole lot...

Four years ago, on the night Bob passed away, two women Kelly barely knew showed up at her front door and said, "Where's the kitchen?" They spent the rest of the night doing Kelly's dishes, taking out the trash, and passing out waters to everyone in her house. Kelly has been telling that story ever since, and today she finally gets to tell it WITH them. Elisha Krauss and Heather Cooney join Kelly...

This one is really special. And really personal. Kelly recently found a grief journal tucked in her nightstand that she wrote in less than a month after losing Bob. The problem? She had completely forgotten she'd written in it. She opened it expecting blank pages... and found something that stopped her in her tracks. In this episode, Kelly reads from that journal for the first time in over four an...

Bestselling author Gabrielle Stone joins Kelly for one of the most kindred-spirit conversations Comfort Food has had yet. Gabrielle wrote the cult-favorite memoir Eat Pray FML, its sequel The Ridiculous Misadventures of a Single Girl, and her newest release with husband Tay, Finding You Through Finding Me. Her CliffsNotes story: married almost two years, blindsided by her husband's six-month affai...

Julie Smolyansky, CEO of LifeWay Foods — the largest kefir brand in the country — has one of the most extraordinary stories you'll ever hear. Born in Soviet Ukraine, her family defected behind the Iron Curtain when she was just one year old, arriving in America with $116 and no English. Her mother went on to open Chicago's first Slavic deli — and even brought the very first cases of Nutella to the...

This episode is about the kind of pain no one talks about enough. Lala Kent opens up about hitting rock bottom, navigating public heartbreak, a horrific breakup, child custody, and the kind of emotional spiral that can make you feel like you’re not going to make it out. We talk about what it’s like when your life blows up publicly… and how you find your way back when everything feels lost. We get...

The night before my husband Bob passed away, I was lying in bed watching Sex and the City (...And Just Like That) Specifically… the episode where Mr. Big dies. I remember feeling completely gutted watching Carrie lose her husband so suddenly. I was thinking, that would be the worst thing imaginable. Trying to put myself in her shoes… trying to understand that kind of loss. And then, just hours lat...

What if bullying didn’t end in high school? In this episode of Comfort Food , I sit down with my wonderful sister Kristin to talk about something we almost never hear about… what it’s like to be bullied as an adult. In my early 30s, I went through an experience that was confusing, isolating, and honestly, hard to even talk about at the time. It didn’t look like the bullying we’re used to hearing a...

What is it really like to build a career as a content creator? In this episode, I’m joined by my very dear friend Erica Eckman, founder of Ecko Digital Media. Erica and I actually started our journeys at the same time over a decade ago… with just a few thousand followers and no roadmap. Since then, our paths have taken very different directions. Erica built a powerhouse agency with over 40 employe...

Dating after loss is something no one can fully prepare you for. In this episode of Comfort Food , I sit down with my dear friend, Amanda Kloots, to talk about what it’s really like to date as a widow — the emotional complexity, the challenges, and the unexpected growth that comes with opening your heart again. Amanda shares her journey of navigating grief while learning how to love again, the fea...

Adult female friendships can be some of the most meaningful relationships in our lives… but also some of the hardest, especially as we get older. In this episode of Comfort Food , I sit down with one of my best friends, Tiffany Louise, therapist and life coach, for a very honest and relatable conversation about why friendships in your 40s can feel more complicated, more layered, and sometimes more...

In this deeply personal solo episode, Kelly shares a detailed account of the day her husband, Bob Saget, passed away. Hour by hour, Kelly walks through what happened from her perspective, from the final phone calls and texts they shared the night before to the surreal and heartbreaking hours that followed. She reflects on what it was like to experience sudden loss in real time while also navigatin...

In this episode of Comfort Food , Kelly Rizzo sits down with Arielle Lorre, host of the hit "Well. With Arielle Lorre" podcast, to talk about what it really means to choose a life without children, and why that choice can still be full, meaningful, and deeply connected. They discuss the societal pressure and judgment many child-free women face, the myth that all women naturally want children, and...

Romance scams aren’t just something that happens to “other people.” They are a growing, modern-day epidemic - and they can devastate entire families. In this episode of Comfort Food , Kelly sits down with her sister Kristin Rizzo to talk about how romance scams really work, why they’re so effective, and the very real emotional and financial damage they can cause. Kelly shares a deeply personal sto...

We’ve all heard the phrase “red flags,” but what do they actually look like when you’re inside the relationship? In this episode of Comfort Food, Kelly sits down with one of her best friends Tiffany Louise, a licensed therapist and life coach, to talk honestly about red flags in relationships. Together, they break down how red flags show up, why they’re so easy to miss in the moment, and what to d...

In this episode of Comfort Food , I sit down with my wonderful boyfriend, Breckin Meyer for a raw, deeply honest conversation about dating after loss and what it’s really like to be in a relationship with a widow. Breckin opens up about the emotional realities of dating "Bob Saget’s widow". We talk candidly about grief, comparison, public perception, insecurity, and how to show up with patience an...

Hey everyone! We have a special Q&A episode today while we're between seasons of Comfort Food. These are questions sent in via Instagram but if you'd like to submit a question for future episodes, please feel free to shoot us an email at comfortfood@wheel-house.com. Also, we'd love to hear your thoughts on the season and the show in general so please fill out our survey HERE . See you soon! Ho...

Hey everyone! We have a special Q&A episode today while we're between seasons of Comfort Food. These are questions sent in via Instagram but if you'd like to submit a question for future episodes, please feel free to shoot us an email at comfortfood@wheel-house.com. Also, we'd love to hear your thoughts on the season and the show in general so please fill out our survey HERE . Thanks again for...

Thank you so much to everyone for tuning in to season one of Comfort Food! We'd love to hear your thoughts on the season and the show in general so please fill out our survey HERE . Also, feel free to shoot us an email at comfortfood@wheel-house.com. Thanks again for your support. We've got some bonus content coming to you soon so stay tuned for that! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...