Today I’m thrilled to be joined by a huge role model of mine, Thomasina Miers. Thomasina is a cook, who many might know for winning Masterchef, a writer, restauranteur and the co-founder of the successful Mexican street food restaurant, Wahaca. Thomasina has openly spoken about her own struggles with her mental health, particularly during her 20s. Her family has a history of both depression and alcoholism and her grandmother very sadly committed suicide when Thomasina was just 21. Thomasina also had a difficult relationship with food growing up and she admits that her childhood played a pivotal role in her getting caught up in a diet and binge cycle. However, it was ironically when she finally discovered food as a career that her life changed and it ultimately became her medicine.

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Website: https://www.thomasinamiers.com/

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Thomasina Miers on how food ultimately became her medicine