Welcome to The Cookbook Deal, Also The Weirdest Year Of My Life, a podcast series brought to you by One Part Podcast. Over the next few weeks, I’ll be taking you through the entire year I spent making my cookbook, One Part Plant . I’ve recorded the entire process, all the ins and outs, the ups and the meltdowns, and so many things in between. Things that I could have never expected. We’ll be getting into that weirdness and also the actual process of making this book in the coming episodes. I rec...
Feb 02, 2017•17 min
In this new podcast series, I’ll be taking you through the roller coaster year I spent pitching and making my cookbook, One Part Plant . With interviews and recordings that span the entire process, I documented the ins and out of how she got the deal and what it’s really like to make a book – from working with an agent and publishing house to managing advance checks and having near meltdowns over timelimes, budgets, and more. And she does it all while navigating unbelievable (and very personal) ...
Feb 01, 2017•5 min
This is the last episode of the season. I’m taking a mini-break, which actually isn’t a break, because I’m going to be working on the new podcast series during that time. So it’s more of a you-won’t-hear-from-me-for-a-few-weeks break. The new podcast has an official title! It’s called “The Cookbook Deal / Also The Weirdest Year Of My Life” and will be a 7-episode series launching the second week of January. I’ve recorded the entire year of making a cookbook – from getting the deal to recipe test...
Dec 08, 2016•1 hr 5 min
Today’s guest is Amanda Chantal Bacon of Moon Juice. I’ll have to say that this is one of my favorite interviews of the season – because of a big piece of advice that Amanda gave. I almost cancelled therapy for the week because of it. It resonated with me that much. Amanda and I discuss how her wellness journey began with an intervention at a grocery store as a child, how (as an introvert) she’s able to recharge with her busy schedule, why she actually believes triggering negative criticism can ...
Dec 01, 2016•52 min
This month on Freak Your Week we’re doing something a little different. Listen in to hear guest Jolene Hart (author of the Eat Pretty series) and see what I’m talking about. Here’s Jolene: Listen and subscribe in iTunes Listen and subscribe in Stitcher *Photos courtesy of Jolene Hart’s Instagram This episode is supported by Thrive Market. Sign up to receive a free 30 Day Membership and save 25-50% on your favorite beauty, food, and wellness products like Bob’s Red Mill, Seventh Generation, and E...
Nov 25, 2016•28 min
Anna David is this week’s guest, and the woman has done a lot. Cliffs notes here: she’s a best-selling author, writer, sex and relationship expert, online-magazine creator, and podcaster. You can visit the bio on her website to learn even more. I loved my talk with Anna so much – and a big shout to Brandon for introducing us. Anna and I discuss why the publishing industry broke her heart, the realities of putting a book out into the world, her struggles with misophonia, and why she wanted to get...
Nov 17, 2016•55 min
If Ben Turshen’s last name seems familiar to you, you’re not crazy. Not so long ago, his sister was a guest on the podcast. And I loved my talk with Ben so much, I’m about to have the whole family on. Get ready Momma Turshen, you’re next. Ben and I talk about his path from corporate lawyer to Vedic meditation teacher, how our bodies and minds are inseparable, the difference between belief systems and spiritual experiences, and the danger of making your hobby a career. Here’s Ben: Listen and subs...
Nov 10, 2016•1 hr 22 min
Jennifer Syder is this week’s guest. She’s a writer, editor, and the host of the Creating Your Own Path Podcast. This episode got a little raw and emotional, and I’m so grateful that Jennifer was willing to share what she’s going through right now with the hope that it might help someone else. In this episode, we discuss what it’s like growing up with a disability, how she learned that the process of grief is different for everyone, why it’s important to cut yourself some slack during difficult ...
Nov 03, 2016•1 hr 20 min
This podcast guest has been here before. But I just can’t get enough. This week, I talk (again) to Ashlae Warner of…well, a couple different brands. In the episode, Ashlae reveals the new business and brand she’s been keeping secret for a year. And it’s pretty exciting. We talk about how she felt blogging wasn’t a sustainable career in the long term (anymore) and what she decided to do about it, the lengthy-red-tapey process of starting her new business, why she’s kept it secret, and inside scoo...
Oct 27, 2016•36 min
Freak Your Week is back! This month (FYW will be once a month now) I’ve got the funny and very cool Serena Wolf (author of the new book, The Dude Diet ) . Listen in to hear all the things Serena had to eat, the people she thought were neat, and all the things that made her say sheeeeet. And then find all the links below. Here’s Serena: Listen and subscribe in iTunes Listen and subscribe in Stitcher *Photos courtesy of Serena Wolf’s Instagram This episode is supported by Thrive Market. Sign up to...
Oct 26, 2016•18 min
A couple of months ago, I received emails from two brands that are changing the game in the feminine-hygiene category. Both were interested in being on the podcast and both were selling the same kind of product (natural tampons). But they were doing it in such different ways, that I couldn’t decide which one to interview. They were both so innovative (and looked cool, too). So I didn’t choose. I interviewed both. Two interviews about tampons?! Yes. In part two, I interview the co-founder of Cora...
Oct 20, 2016•51 min
A couple of months ago, I received emails from two brands that are changing the game in the feminine-hygiene category. Both were interested in being on the podcast and both were selling the same kind of product (natural tampons). But they were doing it in such different ways, that I couldn’t decide which one to interview. They were both so innovative (and looked cool, too). So I didn’t choose. I interviewed both. Two interviews about tampons?! Yes. In part one, I interview the founder of Lola, A...
Oct 20, 2016•35 min
SO excited about today’s guest! I’m talking to model, designer, and body positivity and mental health advocate Jada Sezer. Jada and I discuss how her beginnings studying childhood psychology fueled her current mission, the difference between creating a brand and a company, why you need the right people to surround you to thrive, why she believes the body positivity movement is only the first step in empowering women, and how we must work on policies and become disrupters in order to create real ...
Oct 13, 2016•1 hr 1 min
I’ve seen Lyme disease pop up more and more in the news over the last few months – and wanted to learn more about it. The first thing I did was pick up Ally Hilfiger’s book ( Bite Me: How Lyme Disease Stole My Childhood, Made Me Crazy, and Almost Killed Me). The subtitle of the book really grabbed my attention. But it also made me question if this was the work of a publisher doing their job to make me want to buy the book. I wondered if Lyme disease was really that serious. It is. After reading ...
Oct 06, 2016•59 min
I really wanted to have McKel Hill of Nutrition Stripped on the podcast. But I also didn’t only want to talk about her cookbook (trying to mix it up…per your requests!). So I told her that if she came on, we’d need to explore topics outside of her new book. She was super down for this and knew exactly what she wanted to talk about…burnout and stress. In this episode, McKel and I talk about how she experienced an extreme case of burnout and what she did to recover from it, how she’s incorporated ...
Sep 29, 2016•1 hr 1 min
When Francesca Kennedy reached out to me about being on the podcast, I took one look at the video she sent and knew I HAD to talk to her. This woman is doing amazing things and 100% creating change in peoples’ lives through her brand, IX Style. Francesca and I talk about how a trip back to Guatemala led her to start her company, the difference between “luck” and “passion for what you’re meant to be doing,” why it’s important to know of all the key players in your industry (and how to track them ...
Sep 19, 2016•52 min
I’ve been dabbling in Kundalini for the last few years. A YouTube video here. An OnDemand class there. But recently I’ve gotten pretty serious about the practice – I now go to classes and even started buying books on the topic. I haven’t really shared about it here, because it looks pretty weird from the outside and definitely sounds really weird when you try to explain it. This site is all about taking one part at time and Kundalini felt like a lot of parts at a time. But the more I do it, the ...
Sep 11, 2016•1 hr 14 min
This week, I’m talking to Giselle Wasfie. She’s a former hip hop journalist and current Chinese-medicine practitioner (acupuncturist-herbalist). She’s also the founder of the aromatherapy and beauty line REMIX by Giselle Wasfie. As I mentioned on the episode with Katrina Jane , this season I want to cover topics that sometimes have a little mystery surrounding them or lifestyles we think we know about…but might not fully understand. This is one of those episodes. Giselle and I discuss Chinese Me...
Sep 01, 2016•1 hr 11 min
Grace Bonney is back. You might remember her from a Freak Your Week appearance this past winter. But those episodes are short. And I needed MORE GRACE. So I asked her to come back to talk about her latest project (her new book, In The Company Of Women) . Grace and I talk about how the lack of diversity in the media inspired her latest project, how she battles to find the balance between full speed and reverse, the biggest professional struggle she’s dealing with right now, and how she broke one ...
Aug 25, 2016•1 hr 4 min
On this season of the podcast, we’re going to mix it up a little. Yes, you’ll still get to hear from your favorite authors, health + wellness gurus, and foodie friends…but you’ll also be hearing episodes from people you might not expect. I, for one, want to learn more about the people doing compelling things that aren’t in my Instagram feed or popping up on the usual blogroll. And I also want to learn/share more about ideas, concepts, practices, and careers that we might not quite understand or ...
Aug 04, 2016•56 min
This week, I’m talking to the incredible food writer and cookbook author Julia Turshen. Julia and I cover a lot of what you might expect in an interview with a popular food writer, but it was the not-food talk that really made this episode one of my favorites. Julia and I discuss how she knew she was ready to write her own cookbook (after co-authoring almost a dozen books), the importance of asking for what you want and being credited for your work, one of the most important rules in her marriag...
Jul 28, 2016•1 hr 11 min
So, I wasn’t supposed to bring you another pod this month buuuuttt to celebrate the OPP cookbook shoot , I’m doing it. Your support really helped make this book happen, and I wanted to give you a little something in return. And this little something is pretty special, because Jensen Karp is this week’s guest. Jensen is a writer, comedian, and old friend who once had an intervention with me about wearing fewer capes (and by fewer, I mean none). Jensen and I talk about his million-dollar rap-recor...
May 25, 2016•53 min
Laura Miller is here! You may know her from crazy food ensembles, popular Tastemade videos, or her upcoming book ( Raw. Vegan. Not Gross. ), but what you might not know is that she struggled lots personally and professionally to get to where she is today. Laura gets candid about some of these issues and what she did to get to the other side. Laura and I talk about how she went through a dozen jobs before landing a career in food, how she became the trojan horse of introverts, why she believes go...
May 02, 2016•51 min
Sure , Lemonade just dropped. But so did The Minimalist Baker’s Everyday Cooking cookbook. The Minimalist Baker’s Dana Shultz joins me this week to talk about both, plus a whole bunch of other things. Listen in to hear all the things Dana had to eat, the people she thought were neat, and all the things that made her say sheeeeet. And then find all the links below. Here’s Dana: Listen and subscribe in iTunes Listen and subscribe in Stitcher *Photos courtesy of Dana and Minimalist Baker’s Instagra...
Apr 29, 2016•22 min
This week, we’ve got Jessica Grose. She’s an author (her new book, Soul Mates, is out this fall!) and is also the editor of one of the coolest things to hit your inbox in years (Lenny, the newsletter created by Lena Dunham and Jenni Konner). She’s really smart. She’s really funny. And we’re really lucky she’s sharing all of her greatness with us this week. Listen in to hear all the things Jessica had to eat, the people she thought were neat, and all the things that made her say sheeeeet. And the...
Apr 22, 2016•26 min
As promised , Jeanine from Love & Lemons is on the pod today! By now, you KNOW I’m obsessed with her new book. And if you didn’t know, you’ll hear me mention it about 100 times in this episode. Because she’s the coolest, she’s giving away a copy of the new Love & Lemons Cookbook (this contest is now closed, CONGRATS Annie!) Listen in to find out how to win it + hear all the things Jeanine had to eat, people she thought were neat, and all the things that made her say sheeeeet. And then fi...
Apr 01, 2016•20 min
Surprise! New podcast. I know we never release mid-week, but this topic and guest were too important not to share right away. I’m talking with filmmaker Shannon Cohn about Endo What?, her new documentary. This new film not only gives all the facts and information that your doctor never told you about endometriosis, but encourages and inspires women to be more empowered with their healthcare choices to treat it. And it is beyond powerful. Shannon and I discuss why more women with endometriosis ar...
Mar 23, 2016•51 min
You know those people that are really great at talking and articulating things? Like so good that you aren’t able to articulate how great they are at articulating? Well, that’s Grace Bonney. She’s so incredibly smart and thoughtful that I couldn’t wait to hear the things she had to share. And I’m even more excited to share them with you. Listen in to hear Grace and I discuss the things we had to eat, the people we thought were neat, and all the things that made us say sheeeeet. And then find all...
Mar 11, 2016•22 min
Erin Gleeson is back! She made her first OPP appearance on Season One’s finale episode . She was hit (no surprise). When I saw she had a new book out…you know I had to get her back for Round Two. Listen in to hear us discuss the things we had to eat, the people we thought were neat, and all the things that made us say sheeeeet. And then find all the links below. Here’s Erin: Listen and subscribe in iTunes Listen and subscribe in Stitcher *Photos above courtesy of Erin + her Instagram MEET Lin-Ma...
Mar 04, 2016•22 min
Episode 50!!! Ok, technically there are more than 50 episodes if you count Freak Your Weeks …but this is the 50th long-form interview. Which is just nuts. Before I get to the guest, I want to thank you for being so supportive of the podcast. I love the cool club we’ve created together! Our 50th guest is Celestine Maddy of the new book A Wilder Life! You got a sneak peak of it last week, and now you’ll get to hear all the nitty gritty details of how making this book went down. Celestine and I tal...
Feb 29, 2016•54 min
