MotherFood

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S2 E1 MotherFood with Sheila Dillon, food journalist, activist and broadcaster Oct 02, 2020

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Welcome to the first episode of MotherFood Season 2. I am so honoured to open this new chapter with a conversation with the legendary Sheila Dillon, presenter of the Food Programme on BBC Radio 4, and a powerful and inspiring voice in the food industry. In this conversation as well as talking about Sheila's career we talk about the lesser known aspects of her life - her experience of motherhood, womanhood and her childhood memories. I took away so many meaningful messages from our conversation and hope you will find Sheila's story as inspiring as I did. Please join the conversation with us over on Instagram @alissatimoshkina and @thesheiladillon You can find out more about MotherFood cooking course on my website and join the first live online course launching in November.

MotherFood Season 2 trailer Sep 25, 2020

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Welcome to Season 2 of MotherFood Conversations that nourish the modern mother I am your host, Alissa Timoshkina Chef || food writer || author || curator || and a mother passionate about maternal empowerment through food and conversation. In this season we meet women who forged inspiring carers in food, nutrition and wellness, while also embracing lives as mothers. We talk about what it means to be a woman, a mother and a creative. We share intimate moments of our complex journey, with all the intricacies of our relationships to our bodies our partners and our children. And of course there’s a lot of talking about the food! I passionately believe that when women’s voices come together to share stories some magical transformation takes place. So, let’s talk! Join the conversation over on Instagram @alissatoshkina and visit my website alissatimoshkina.com to find out more about the MotherFood cooking course!

S1 E20 MotherFood extra: Her Creativity Sep 11, 2020

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Welcome to the season finale where we discuss an essential topic of how to empower ourselves professionally and creatively as women. For this episode I have invited Kim Barnard, a coach for mothers, who helps them make sense of their new identity and embrace the idea of a working mother. We discuss how do we work and live as women in a patriarchal world, how do we embrace our unique physical, emotional and social features and needs, and carve a new path in a world where archetypal masculine values are still appreciated the most. Kim shares so many wonderful insights to inspires us to reclaim the workspace and our creativity as women. Join in the conversation over on Instagram with us @alissatimoshkina and @a_mothers_space In this episode I also reveal the news of my new project - The MotherFood cooking course for parents to be where we learn how to nourish the new family with tips, recipe ideas and nutrient-rich dishes! To find out more about the course visit alissatimoshkina.com 💖

S1 E19 MotherFood extra: Her Cycles Sep 04, 2020

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Motherhood is a celebration of the body - of its power, strength, beauty and wisdom. And in this bonus series we explore the body and our connection to it through different themes. We’ve discussed sexuality in episode 18, and today we delve into another fascinating topic related to the body’s cyclical nature. The phases of our monthly cycles are almost mystically mirrored by the phases of the moon, and also symboclially connected to the four seasons. So in this session I talk to Merilyn Keskula founder of the Mylky Moon Lab, an elegant initiative celebrating the cyclical nature of womanhood, working with women’s body cycles as well as the moon cycles and the seasonal cycles, as a means of empowerment and support. Everything in life moves through cycles of contraction and expansion, planets move in circular orbits, nature moves through the cycles of seasons, and so do our bodies, and female bodies in particular. There is so much advocacy and awareness of seasonal living and eating, so I feel very passionate about bringing this focus into the beautiful realm of a woman’s body, and exploring and supporting its complexity and magnificence through life style, mind set and, of course, nourishment. I very much hope this episode inspires new conversations and can’t wait to hear from you ✨🌒💫 Find is on Instagram @alissatimoshkina and @mylkymoonlab Merilyn’s debut book Moon Power is out now!

S1 E18 MotherFood extra: Her Sexuality Aug 28, 2020

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Season One has come to an end and I’d love to treat you to a little bonus material, focusing on dedicated topics so central to our experience of motherhood and womanhood. Today we delve into the complex realm of sexuality with holistic sex coach O.Lesya. Her own journey of healing has inspired her to start a new career helping women to reconnect to their sexuality and experience pleasure on their own unique terms. In this episode we talk about sexuality and motherhood, the paradox of the Madonna / Whore complex, how to practice intimacy and sensuality with our partners, how to reclaim pleasure in our daily lives to ourselves, how to accept and nurture our bodies and very importantly we talk about sexuality and our children. How to provide a healthy start for our children sexual and sensual life - how to nurture and respect their sexuality and their bodies. This episode is full of extraordinary insight that opens up the limiting mainstream framework to help us fully embody our our sensual and sexual selves. Please join in this very important conversation with us over on Instagram @alissatimoshkina and @magiyachuvstv To explore this subject further O.Lesya offers some useful references during the show: Lacey Haynes Evyan Whitney Naomi Wolf Sexposivite family

S1 E17 MotherFood with Rachael Hollinger, postpartum chef and doula, and founder of Nouris(her) Aug 21, 2020

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My guest today is a woman with the most amazing job in the world (in my humble opinion). Rachael Hollinger is a postpartum chef and doula, who looks after mothers in the most challenging times of their parenting life, often referred to as the 4th trimester. Rachael’s own difficult postpartum became a pivoting point inspiring her to employ her skills as a chef to help mothers experience a healthier and gentler postpartum period. This conversation is full of eye and heart opening insight, amazing practical tips for self-care through nourishment, mind set and daily practises, as well as some really comforting messages which I hope will resonate with so many mamas out there. This conversation left me feeling so grateful on behalf of all mothers for the work of post partum doulas and also wishing that one day every mother will have the opportunity to benefit from that amazing support. Rachael shares her recipe for the oxytocin chocolate bar today on my blog, so head over to AlissaTimoshkina.com to enjoy it 🤎 Follow Rachael on @nourisherdoula We are nearing the end of Season One of the podcast and if you have been enjoying it so far I would be so grateful if you could leave a review on iTunes! It would really mean a lot 🤎🙏🏻

S1 E16 MotherFood with Marianna Leivaditaki, head chef of Morito, author of Agean and boy mama Aug 14, 2020

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Today my guest is Marianna Leivaditaki, head chef of Morito Hackney, author of Agean cookbook and first time mama. We delve into Marianna’s childhood spent in her parents’ restaurant in Crete, pay tribute to her amazing late mother, discuss how Mariana juggles parenthood and a busy career, look at life of a new family, and celebrate the pleasure of eating, cooking and feeding! Join in the conversation over on Instagram @alissatimoshkina and @mleivaditaki

S1 E15. World breastfeeding week special: MotherFood with Amy Vanharen, founder of Pumpspotting, a breastfeeding and digital health platform Aug 07, 2020

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In this episode celebrating World Breast Feeding Week, I talk to Amy Vanharen, founder of Pumpspotting, a community-driven breastfeeding and digital health platform. Amy’s own story as a two-time breastfeeder is a source of inspiration and empowerment to so many women, while her initiative which includes a digital app, that she defines as ‘facebook, meets yelp, meet boob’, a traveling breastfeeding van, and a special support scheme for workspaces, is a vital contribution to mothers’ health and social integration. We talk about the difficulty we faced at different stages of breastfeeding, how to make pumping an empowering experience and how essential it is for women to support one another. Amy’s advice to all the women who are thinking of starting a new professional journey while also learning to mother is one of the most inspiring things I’ve ever heard. It rang so true and resonated so deeply with me! So I hope it will make you feel your own magic powers a little! Join in the conversation and share with us your feeding stories over on Instagram @alissatimoshkina @pumpspotting and @avanharen

S1 E14 MotherFood with Heidi Sze, nutritionist, anti-diet dietitian, cookbook author and mama of 2 Jul 31, 2020

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In this episode maternal nutritionist and anti-diet dietitian Heidi Sze shares her insight as a professional looking after women pre, during and after pregnancy, and as a mama of two young children. Heidi and I cover in-depth such essential topics as the nature of cravings and aversions, what and how to eat during labour, how to support yourself during the fourth trimester, food for breast health as well as how to practice intuitive eating and living and being gentle on your body. Packed full of fascinating insight, this episode really gets to the core of what mother food is about! You can find more info about Heidi on her blog Apples under my Bed, and I highly recommend her book “Nurturing your new life”, where she shares life style advice along with delightful and nourishing recipes. Join the conversation over on Instagram @alissatimoshkina and @heidiapples

S1 E13 MotherFood with Munira Mahmoud, founder of Kina Mama, co-author of the Together Cookbook Jul 24, 2020

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Today my guest is Munira Mahmoud, a woman with a very fascinating life story. Originally from Uganda, Munira experienced the loneliness of motherhood here in the UK which was a stark contrast to the ancient traditions she grew up around back home, where home cooked food was an essential part of maternal care. Munira’s own struggle with early motherhood inspired an idea to create Kina Mama, a social enterprise which would offer support to new mothers through food and sisterhood, just like she saw back home.  The real turning point in Munira’s life was the Grenfell tower fire in June 2017, which she survived together with her husband and their two children. So in the aftermath of the fire, she came together with several fellow survivors, to start cooking food from their native countries at their local Mosque. This was the start of the Hubb Community Kitchen, which became a real heartbeat of their community, providing a sense of home to so many. Their work got noticed by Megan Markle and led to the creation of the Together Cookbook, which features Munira’s story and recipes. It was the conversation with the Duchess that inspired Munira to pursue her initial idea of setting up a support system for new mothers which soon became, Kina Mama. Join in the conversation on Instagram with us @alissatimoshkina and @muniraeats

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