The Smell Podcast

In this episode of the Smell Podcast, Katie Boateng interviews Dr. Bob Pellegrino about the book "Rediscovering Flavor: A Practical Guide for Smell Loss". You can purchase a copy of the book on Bookshop.org .

In this episode of The Smell Podcast , Katie Boateng discusses the often-overlooked mental health impact of smell and taste dysfunction. From grief and isolation to identity, relationships, and daily life, Katie shares personal reflections from living with anosmia for 17 years and offers five practical ways to support your mental health while navigating smell or taste loss.

This month, join me in a conversation with Sarah McCormick, author of The Skunk Who Couldn’t Smell. Sarah and I talk about her story growing up with congenital anosmia due to Kallmann’s Syndrome. We talk about her journey to becoming a children’s book author and how she and her husband decided to write “The Skunk Who Couldn’t Smell”. To purchase "The Skunk Who Couldn't Smell" on Amaz...

This month, join me in a conversation with Barbara Walker, a woman who had acquired anosmia for 35 years from a traumatic brain injury before she started to recover her sense of smell! We talk about her experiences living with anosmia, what it’s been like having it start to come back, and much more. To visit the Nose Knows Facebook page, click here . To read the article "For decades, a Florid...

This month, join me in listening to a conversation with Hannah Docter-Loeb, a journalist, DC native, and person with congenital anosmia. Hannah and I talk about her story growing up with congenital anosmia, about why we need universal chemosensory testing and we also discussed several of her articles focused on smell in different capacities. To read Smell-Loss Tests Could Reveal Health Problems, c...

In this special episode of the Smell Podcast, we are cross-posting an episode of An Aromatic Life where Frauke sits down with Podcaster and Smell and Taste Association of North America President Katie Boateng to discuss how to connect with smells more to enrich daily life experiences when you've lost your sense of smell. Katie shares how she lost her sense of smell and why that's changed h...

This month, join me in a conversation with Mindy Yang, a Human Centric Sensory Designer and Consultant and Co-Founder and Chief Engagement Officer of the World Taste and Smell Association.   In our interview, we talked about her background in the world of taste and smell, how she got involved with the World Taste and Smell Association, and their upcoming annual event, World Taste and Smell Day hel...

This week, join me in a conversation with my good friend, Frauke Galia. Frauke is the owner of The Smell Gym, which is the place to exercise your sense of smell! She's also the Podcast Host of An Aromatic Life and the co-author of a children’s book called “No Place for Plants” which will come out this October. Finally, she’s known as the Smell Lady given how passionate about all things smell s...

This week, join me in listening to a conversation with Hannah Gamble Higgins. We talk about her personal experiences with parosmia, her journey with managing a new baby and parosmia at the same time, how it affected her mental health, her decision to write her book, and much more. To visit Hannah's website, click here . To find Hannah on Instagram, click here . To find the Smell Podcast on You...

This week, join me in conversation with Stephanie Feurer. Stephanie has dealt with anosmia herself and was inspired to help create the World Taste and Smell Association as a result. We talk about her personal experiences and dive into both the World Taste and Smell Association and World Taste and Smell Day which happens yearly on September 14th.  Visit the World Taste and Smell Association online...

This week, join me in conversation with Nicky Chaleunphone, who lives with congenital anosmia due to Kallman’s Syndrome. Nicky is originally from Plaineville, CT and is still living in New England. We discuss what it was like growing up with congenital anosmia, being born intersex, and much more. Find all of Nicky's links by clicking here .  To donate to the Smell and Taste Association of Nort...

This week, join me for an interview with journalist and author, Paola Totaro. Paola and I chat about her personal experiences dealing with both anosmia and parosmia, her new book called “On the Scent: Unlocking the mysteries of smell - and how its loss can change your world", what inspired her to write it, why people with a sense of smell should care about smell dysfunction, and much more. To...

This week, join me for a very special episode of the podcast where I interview one of my favorite people, Reysan Cotton aka my mom. She goes by Rez, works as a nurse, and also recently graduated with a Masters degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. I asked her to join me for a conversation about grief. To learn more about the butterfly effect grounding technique, click here .  To sign up for...

This week, I’d like to share an article with you all called “What is umami? Experts explain the 'mouthwatering' fifth taste”. This was written by Samantha Kubota for Today.com and published recently on May 26th, 2022. To read the article, click here .  To donate to the Smell and Taste Association of North America, click here . To learn more about the Smell and Taste Association of North Am...

This week, I’d like to share an article with you all that I found interesting. The article is called “Lost your smell to COVID-19? Here’s how to retrain your brain” and was written by Priyanka Runwal online for National Geographic.  To read “Lost your smell to COVID-19? Here’s how to retrain your brain” and was written by Priyanka Runwal, click here .  To donate to the Smell and Taste Association...

This week, join me in listening to a conversation with Stephanie Magallon who’s pregnant and dealing with both parosmia and gestational diabetes! She’s from Youngstown, Ohio and at the time of our recording, she was 36 weeks pregnant. In our conversation, we discuss the challenges she has faced dealing with being both pregnant and having parosmia at the same time, how she handles the parosmia smel...

This week, join me in conversation with Katrina Nerisse, who’s been dealing with parosmia since December of 2019. She’s from Pickering, Ontario and we discuss how her parosmia developed over time, her journey visiting many different types of doctors, how she finally found support for her condition on Facebook, the ways she manages her parosmia to allow her to eat, and much more. To connect with Ka...

This week, I’d like to share with you all a podcast episode that I recently listened to called “Broken Noses- Long-term COVID-19 side effect makes everything smell rotten” by Anna Johansen Brown for WNG.org . Many of us listening are now very familiar with the fact that Covid-19 has been causing parosmia. This episode does an excellent job of highlighting what people with parosmia are dealing with...

Happy Anosmia Awareness Day 2022! This week, please join me in listening to a conversation with Amanda Dix, congenital anosmic, home bakery owner, social media guru, and birth doula! We talk about how she grew up with congenital anosmia, how she runs a successful baking business focused on flavors even though she has anosmia, what anosmia awareness day means to her, and much more! To find Jane Dou...

This week, please join me in listening to a conversation with Kristiana Carle, who has been dealing with parosmia due to Covid-19. We chat about how having parosmia impacts her relationship with eating, which foods trigger the most parosmia episodes, and much more. The Parosmia/Phantosmia Facebook support group can be found here .  To donate to the Smell and Taste Association of North America, cli...

This week, I’d like to highlight for you all an article titled "Genetic risk factor found for Covid-19 smell and taste loss, researchers say" by Sarah Sloat. This article was written for NBCnews.com and published on January 17th of this year. To read the article, click here .  To donate to the Smell and Taste Association of North America, click here . To learn more about the Smell and Taste Associ...

This week, please join me in listening to a conversation with Mimi Ellis, a recovering anosmic currently living in Atlanta, Georgia. We talk about her experiences dealing with a smell disorder, her work as a physician’s assistant in an Ear, Nose, and Throat clinic, the importance of nutrition and eating while dealing with a smell disorder, how she decided to start her business “Getting Well When Y...

This week, I wanted to highlight an article called “Many Covid-19 Survivors Still Can’t Smell or Taste. Treating Them Isn’t Easy” by Jamie Ducharme. This article was published for Time Magazine on November 4, 2021. To read the article "Many COVID-19 Survivors Still Can't Smell or Taste. Treating Them Isn't Easy" by Jamie Ducharme, click here .  To donate to the Smell and Taste Association of North...

This week, join me in listening to a conversation with Alexxandra Petrella, an anosmic living in Tucson, AZ. We talk about how she believes she acquired anosmia when she was very young, her own anosmia story, and her Scent Detection and Alert Service dog named Oliver. I was very excited to speak with her and learn more about her own story including how she began working with Oliver. I know many li...

This week, join me in listening to an interview with Jacqui Johnston, a long-term acquired anosmic from Melbourne, Australia. Jacqui and I talk about how she deals with anosmia, the very unique fact that her father was also an acquired anosmic, how Covid-19 has increased awareness of smell and taste disorders, and much more! To learn more about the Smell and Taste Association of North America (STA...