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On today’s show we have the pleasure of speaking with filmmaker Kimberly Warner. Kimberly is the creator of the Unfixed podcast and docuseries. UNFIXED is about the stories of everyday people who have learned to thrive with chronic, incurable conditions. Kimberly joins us to discuss the deeply important and innovative work she is doing with Unfixed, as well as some of her own personal experiences with grief and loss. Kimberly is truly a kindred spirit, and this conversation was so captivating to us, we really could have talked for the entire day. We are so grateful to have had this talk, and really hope that it helps to offer a fresh perspective to those in the grief community and beyond. Please follow Kimberly’s sensationally beautiful work, and all things Unfixed at www.kimberlywarner.com.Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Processing by becoming a member!Processing is Powered by Simplecast.  

On today’s show we are honored to welcome the Driscoll family. Ellen and Dan are brother and sister, and Clare is Dan’s daughter and Ellen’s niece. Dan and Ellen both lost their wives to cancer, and Clare, her mother, and they talk candidly about this experience, and how they have found ways to cope since losing their beloveds. What a beautiful and emotional episode this was, one that left us with so much to think about. Thank you so much Ellen, Dan and Clare for sharing this, it was so moving to speak with you all❤️Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Processing by becoming a member!Processing is Powered by Simplecast.  

This week we have the pleasure of speaking with an old friend of the family, Chef Ryan Augusta. Ryan joins us to talk about his harrowing and life changing experience with being diagnosed with tongue and neck cancer in his early 30’s. He talks to us about the incredibly complex nature of battling cancer as a young father of three and husband, and also how it deeply affected his relationship with food, both personally and professionally. Ryan articulated his grief journey with such heart, at many times bringing us to tears. Ryan is a special human, and we are so amazed by his will to live, work and thrive, which was fuelled by his love for his family and his love for food.Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Processing by becoming a member!Processing is Powered by Simplecast.

On today’s show we have the honor of welcoming chef, writer, TV personality, activist and lover of food, Andrew Zimmern. Andrew has spent his life in the food industry, and as we come to find out, it was the industry that ultimately helped to save his life. He candidly opens up about his struggle with drugs and alcohol, and how he managed to rise from the ashes after trying to drink himself to death as a young man. This conversation was so meaningful, as the current crisis that we are in has left so many in the food industry unemployed, unprotected and unaware of how to move forward. Andrew is wise and warm and deeply insightful, and we hope that his story can offer hope and guidance to folks out there who may be struggling. It was a gift to get to talk about the industry that we live so dearly with someone who cares so passionately about it. Please follow all of Andrew’s charitable endeavours over on his website www.AndrewZimmern.com. Thank you @chefaz for this beautiful and thought provoking chat❤️ Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Processing by becoming a member!Processing is Powered by Simplecast.  

On this week's show we welcome the brilliantly talented writer, Alicia Kennedy. Alicia is a food and beverage writer with a heavy focus on veganism. She joined us from her home in San Juan, Puerto Rico to discuss the loss of her brother Brian, and how that profound grief has intertwined with food over the past several years. Alicia is a beautiful writer and human, and her deep and thoughtful words and ideas surrounding loss were moving, illuminating, and deeply touching. We highly recommend reading her phenomenal essays and columns, and subscribing to her newsletter over at http://alicia-kennedy.com/Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Processing by becoming a member!Processing is Powered by Simplecast.

On this week's show we talk with each other about the complicated grief that can often accompany the holiday season. We cover how to handle feeling overwhelmed, strategies for coping with being triggered and the significance of food during this time of the year. Sending love to all of you out there, this week and all weeks. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Processing by becoming a member!Processing is Powered by Simplecast.  

Hello sweet friends. This week we have the honor of speaking with Serena Liguori, the Executive Director of New Hour For Women and Children. New Hour was founded on Long Island to provide meaningful support to current and formerly incarcerated women, their children and families. They build community to promote successful reentry and lasting reintegration, and to reform unjust criminal justice system policies. They empower directly impacted people to use their experiences to effect change in the carceral system. Serena joins us to talk about her own experience in the carceral system, her most profound food memories from prison, and the incredibly impactful work she has done for the community since her release. We were floored by this chat, and hope that Serena's experience and insight can help shed some much needed light in the failings and injustices in the carceral system in this country. We are deeply grateful to her for her time and wisdom. Please enjoy our talk with her. You can follow the amazing work that is being done at New Hour by checking out their website at newhourli.org or on Instagram @newhourforwomen Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Processing by becoming a member!Processing is Powered by Simplecast. 

We have a very special episode for you all this week. Film critic Susannah Gruder joins us to talk about food & grief in film. Susannah recommended three incredible and poignant films for us to watch and discuss on the show, and we had an amazing time watching, and discussing them with her. We watched "Jeanne Dielman, 23 Commerce Quay, 1080 Brussels", Directed by Chantal Akerman, "Still Walking" directed by Hirokazu Koreeda, and "Dick Johnson is Dead" directed by Kirstin Johnson. Each film was so special and different, and we hope that you take the time to watch them too.Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Processing by becoming a member!Processing is Powered by Simplecast.

On this week's episode, we read your listener letters and catch up with each other to unpack some different thoughts we have been having about grief and food. Note: this episode was recorded prior to the 2020 election, Incase you are wondering why we don’t mention it during the episode. Stay safe out there friends, and take care of yourselves and each other.Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Processing by becoming a member!Processing is Powered by Simplecast.

Hi friends. On this weeks show we welcome our dear friend Janet Mercel. Janet is a writer and interior designer based in LA. In 2016 Janet confronted a mysterious lifelong illness, and underwent heart surgery, having an experimental pacemaker put in. She joins us to discuss this time of pain, change, and literal heartbreak, and how her relationship with food helped heal her, and reconnect her with people that she pushed away while coping with her illness. Janet is a beautiful human, whose honesty and integrity shines through in everything she does. We loved this deep and winding conversation, and it gave us a lot to think about in terms of losing yourself in the process of becoming who you were meant to be.Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Processing by becoming a member!Processing is Powered by Simplecast.

Hello friends. On today’s show we are joined by Chef Eli Sussman. Eli is the author of 4 cookbooks, a board member of Share our Strength, and the Chef/ Owner of the recently closed Samesa, which had multiple locations throughout NYC. He joins us to discuss the multitude of emotions that come from closing a business, from the pain of loss of identity, to the relief of letting go of the daily struggle. Eli is not only an incredibly talented chef, he’s an innovator, and a wildly creative and driven human being, and we can’t wait to see what he does next. We have all the faith in the world in him. Eli is also the host of The Line podcast right here in HRN. Please check it out! You can follow him on Instagram @thesussmans and @samesarestaurantHeritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Processing by becoming a member!Processing is Powered by Simplecast.

On today’s show we welcome Portland Grief House founder, Laura Green. Laura joins us to talk about the amazing project she has started in The Portland Grief House, and how she envisions its place in Portland’s grief community. We talk about the many ways in which Portland has been experiencing communal as of late, and the impact of raging wildfires on her appetite. Laura has a beautiful way of looking at and talking about grief, and it was a luscious and rich conversation. Please check out Portland Grief Houses new virtual community at Griefhouse.org ❤️Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Processing by becoming a member!Processing is Powered by Simplecast.

On this week's very special episode we are joined by music legend Judy Collins. Judy is a grammy award winner with a career spanning over 60 years. She not only has a 55 album body of work under her belt, but she is also an author and activist. Judy joins us to talk about her decades-long struggle with eating disorders, the tragic loss of her only son, and the power of acceptance and vulnerability. Judy is wise in a rare way and has a beautiful way of looking at life, having gone through the deepest darkness and come out the other side. This conversation was so rich and textured and we felt changed after it. We also felt deeply honored for her words and her time and her perspective. We hope you enjoy listening to the beautiful Ms. Collins.Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Processing by becoming a member!Processing is Powered by Simplecast.

On today's show we are re-airing our wonderful chat with owner of Shelsky's of Brooklyn, Peter Shelsky. Peter joins us to talk about the rich history and traditions of shiva. We talk smoked fish, mourning and much more on this lovely and lighthearted episode. We adore Peter and urge all smoked fish lovers to get dow there ASAP! Hang in there folks, and we are sending love.Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Processing by becoming a member!Processing is Powered by Simplecast.

On today’s show we are joined by the lovely Tucker Schwarz. In early 2019 Tucker awoke in the middle of the night to realize that her apartment building was on fire. Luckily she escaped the fire physically unharmed, and no one else in the building was at home. Her apartment, and all her possessions, photos and keepsakes were destroyed. This is such a traumatizing and life altering event, and we felt honored that she opened up to us about the experience and the grief she has experienced in the aftermath. We hope you enjoy this beautiful and candid conversation.Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Processing by becoming a member!Processing is Powered by Simplecast.

On today's show, we chat with each other about the intense going ons in the world and how we are coping with them. It was great to catch up just the two of us and just be honest about how this very tumultuous time is effecting us, and what we have been cooking and eating to cope. Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Processing by becoming a member!Processing is Powered by Simplecast.

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 processed and untangled. In the wake of his death, Laura became an advocate for bereavement leave in the workplace. She also started @griefhungry to combine her love of food and cooking with her traumatic loss. We hope you enjoy this beautiful conversation as much as we did, and please follow Laura @griefhungry on Instagram, and share and connect with her via email at griefhungry@gmail.com.Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Processing by becoming a member!Processing is Powered by Simplecast.

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 old friend already. It was such a pleasure to get the chance to talk with her. Please enjoy:)Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Processing by becoming a member!Processing is Powered by Simplecast. 

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. Their story is tender and beautiful, and we were honored to have Scottie share some of the details of a decades long love story. Scottie is the author of “Getting back to me, from girl to boy to woman in just 50 years” and “ Recklass in the kitchen. A year of light, laughter, love, and oh- food!” and Marcy is the author of “Just because my husband’s a woman. Marcys side of the story”. Scottie is an activist and incredibly powerful public speaker. Please check out her TedX talk here https://www.zuzubean.com/ted-talk.html . Learn more about Scottie by checking out her website https://www.zuzubean.com/Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Processing by becoming a member!Processing is Powered by Simplecast. 

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 unimaginable loss. It was a true delight chatting with them, and we hope you enjoy our chat with them as much as we did.Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Processing by becoming a member!Processing is Powered by Simplecast.