Self-Care with Jean

This week on Self-Care with Jean, we are talking about the Claires — clairvoyance, clairsentience, claircognizance, and clairaudience. Now, before you think this isn't for you, I want you to stay with me. Because this conversation isn't about becoming mystical or extraordinary. It is about becoming present enough to recognize the subtle language of your own inner knowing. Have you ever thought of...

I have been so excited to share this week's episode with you, because we are talking about one of my absolute favorite ingredients in the whole kitchen — mushrooms. I know, I know — maybe you're thinking, mushrooms? But dear friends, stay with me, because these extraordinary fungi are so much more than what we grew up putting on our pizza. They are earthy, grounding, deeply healing, and honestly?...

Have you noticed how summer light is different? It lingers, it stretches, it touches everything a little more directly. It can feel beautiful and energizing — even healing — but it also asks something of us, especially when it comes to our skin. I'll be honest with you. As a teenager, I did not take care of my skin. I was sunbathing with the best of them. But I woke up, and now I am diligent — sun...

This week on The Kitchen with Jean, I'm sharing five simple summer recipes — three savory plant-based dishes and two sweet treats — all built around the vegetables and fruits that are at their absolute peak right now. We're talking sun-ripened tomatoes, sweet corn, tender zucchini, golden peaches, and luscious mango. No heavy ovens. No complicated techniques. Just beautiful ingredients, simply pre...

In this week's episode of Self-Care with Jean, we're talking about how to soften the noise, not the noise from the outside world, but that constant internal hum that can become so familiar we forget what life feels like without it. I'll share four gentle practices to help you find your way back to your essential self. Not rules. Not a long to-do list. Just four small doorways and you can start wit...

This week in the kitchen, I've been thinking about what it means to tend that fire. Not extinguish it. Not let it rage. But keep it steady, so our joy can glow without burning us out. Because here's what I've noticed, dear friends — and maybe you have too. When the heat rises, whether from the sun, from stress, or from what we're eating, our hearts start to race a little. Our sleep gets restless....

In this new episode of Self-Care with Jean, I'm taking you back to something simple — something that has always been available to us, even when we forget to notice it. The healing sounds of nature. The wind through the trees. The waves rolling in and out. The birds greeting us in the morning. These sounds don't rush us. They don't judge us. They simply exist — and when we truly allow ourselves to...

This week, we're spending time together in the kitchen, and we're talking about something small, wonderful, and mighty: spices. Not just for flavor — though the flavor is glorious — but for nourishment, healing, and tradition. When I open my spice cabinet, I see a map of the world. Cinnamon from tree bark, turmeric from a root, cumin from the tiniest seeds. Every jar carries a story. And here's wh...

This week on Self-Care with Jean, we're talking about something I know we all long for: peace within ourselves. Not the kind that only shows up when everything is going right — but the deep, steady kind that stays with us even when life feels uncertain, noisy, or hard. In this episode, I'm sharing seven gentle practices to help you return to that peace — again and again, no matter what's happening...

Spring is here, the gardens are blooming, and I have something so wonderful to share with you this week — and it may already be sitting right in your refrigerator. I'm talking about fresh herbs. I'll be the first to admit — growing up Italian and Irish, I knew exactly two herbs: parsley and basil. That was it! It wasn't until my macrobiotic and plant-based journey that I discovered the whole beaut...

This week we're wrapping up April with something I believe so many of us need to hear right now — a gentle invitation to stop pushing and start allowing. We live in a world that rewards striving, achieving, and staying on top of everything. But what if the most powerful thing you could do this week is simply loosen your grip? In this episode, I'm sharing why allowing is not giving up — it's actual...

This week's episode is a JOURNEY—literally and figuratively. We're diving into Part 4 of our conversation with Dr. William Li, physician, scientist, and bestselling author of ⁠⁠Eat to Beat Disease and Eat to Beat Your Diet.⁠⁠ Here's what you're about to discover: What an incredible journey we've had with Dr. William Li in this fourth and final part of our conversation. I am just so grateful to sha...

This week's episode is a JOURNEY—literally and figuratively. We're diving into Part 3 of our conversation with Dr. William Li, physician, scientist, and bestselling author of ⁠Eat to Beat Disease and Eat to Beat Your Diet.⁠ Here's what you're about to discover: Dr. Li opens my eyes (and yours!) to the idea that there is no single "superfood" — what's truly super is your own body and its remarkable...

This week's episode is a JOURNEY—literally and figuratively. We're diving deep into Part 2 of our conversation with Dr. William Li, physician, scientist, and bestselling author of Eat to Beat Disease and Eat to Beat Your Diet. Here's what you're about to discover: Dr. Li takes us from the halls of medical school (where nutrition training is shockingly minimal) to the ancient monasteries of Greece,...

I am so excited to share this very special conversation with you! In this first episode of a four-part series, I sit down with the brilliant Dr. William Li — physician, scientist, and bestselling author of Eat to Beat Disease and Eat to Beat Your Diet — for a conversation that I truly believe will change the way you think about food forever. 🌿 Dr. Li and I connected at the opening of the Edelman...

This week on Self-Care with Jean, I'm talking about one of the most essential — yet most overlooked — pillars of good health: hydration. It's so easy to fall behind when it comes to drinking enough water, especially when life gets busy. But our bodies are constantly sending us signals when we're not drinking enough — from headaches, dizziness, and muscle cramps, to constipation, dry skin, mood swi...

This week, I'm sharing one of nature's oldest secrets — fermented foods — and why I believe they are truly traditional medicine for the body and soul. From my days studying macrobiotics, I discovered that foods like miso, sauerkraut, kimchi, kefir, and tempeh are so much more than a wellness trend. They are living foods packed with probiotics, enzymes, and powerful postbiotics that work quietly an...

In this episode of Self Care with Jean, I'm sitting down with you to talk about one of the most important — and often overlooked — parts of our wellness journey: honoring our emotions. So many of us have been taught to push our feelings aside, to stay strong, to keep moving. But what happens when we do that? Those emotions don't disappear — they get stuck in our bodies, showing up as tightness in...

Happy Spring, Dear Friends! 🌸 In this episode, I'm welcoming you into my kitchen as we step into March and embrace the beautiful, renewing energy of the season. Just like the daffodils and violets beginning to peek through the ground, it's time for us to bring that fresh, vibrant energy into the way we cook and nourish our bodies. I'm diving into the wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) a...

In this episode, I'm opening up about something we all struggle with but rarely talk about—that constant conversation we have with ourselves every single day. You know the one I'm talking about. From the moment we wake up to when our head hits the pillow at night, we're our own biggest audience. I'll share a personal moment when I caught myself standing in front of the mirror, about to go down tha...

It's mid-February, and I want to talk with you about something close to my heart—winter meals that truly nourish us during these cold months. In this episode, I'm sharing why the season matters so much when it comes to what we eat. Drawing from my studies in macrobiotics, I'll explain how our bodies need warm, comforting foods during winter—not heavy, dairy-rich dishes, but meals filled with color...

This week, I'm inviting you to slow down and have a cup of tea with me as we talk about grief and missing our loved ones. I'll be sharing a deeply personal story about how I heard those exact words—"have a cup of tea with me"—from our beloved friend who passed five years ago, and how that moment of magic reminded me that our loved ones are still close by if we can just get quiet enough to listen....

This week I'm diving into everything hummus – one of my absolute favorite foods and one of the first things I learned to make during my macrobiotic studies. Did you know that chickpeas, the star ingredient in hummus, were domesticated in the Middle East over 7,000 years ago? We're literally eating ancient history! I'll take you through hummus's fascinating journey from a 13th-century Cairo recipe...

In this episode of The Kitchen, I'm diving deep into the world of hearty soups and stews, and more specifically, the powerhouse ingredients that make them so nourishing—lentils and legumes. I'll be honest with you: when I started my macrobiotic journey, lentils and legumes were completely foreign to me. I had never cooked them, didn't know how to prepare them, and faced quite the learning curve. B...

In this episode, I'm taking you on a journey through the wonderful world of sesame seeds – a food I discovered during my macrobiotic journey that completely changed how I cook and nourish my body. I'll walk you through the incredible health benefits these tiny powerhouses offer, from supporting our bone health with calcium and magnesium, to protecting our hearts with healthy fats, to something rea...