Cooking as a Way to Connect: An Interview with Amy Nesbitt

Food is magic! Cooking together as a family has lots of benefits. As well as being a time to learn and teach such a key life skill, it presents an opportunity to share family recipes, whether they are cultural recipes or family recipes passed down through the generations. 

In this episode they discuss:

How Amy’s work got started 

How to learn about your family background through cooking

Why to have your children in the kitchen with you

The power of hospitality 

Food memories

When your kids starting cooking

How Amy likes to rest and relax

And remember, do not forget about yourself, take a few minutes for you and have a little fun!

Links mentioned in this episode: https://www.youtube.com/@thisjalife

About The Guest - Amy Nesbit

Amy Nesbitt is a full time, corporate world working mama to two boys who has spent large amounts of time in Silicon Valley and San Diego. She shares her passion for wellness, travel, books, and eats as “WholeWellnessMamas” on her blog as well as Instagram and TikTok. She empowers women to thrive in motherhood by making time to find joy in their life through her courses and summits. You can also find her spreading the love for her other passions like Japanese travel, cooking and culture on her Youtube "This Japanese American Life" and Book YouTube “AmyNsReads” enjoying the ordinary moments!

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/wholewellnessmamas

Blog: www.wholewellnessmamas.com

Book Tube: https://www.youtube.com/@amynsreadsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/wholewellnessmamasBooktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@wholewellnessmamas

About The Host - Janine Halloran

Janine Halloran is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, an author, a speaker, an entrepreneur and a mom. As a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Janine has been working primarily with children, adolescents, and their families for over 20 years. She is the Founder of 'Coping Skills for Kids', where she creates products and resources to help kids learn to cope with their feelings in safe and healthy ways. Janine also founded 'Encourage Play’ which dedicated to helping kids learn and practice social skills in the most natural way - through play!

If you're interested in learning more about how to teach kids coping skills, download your free Coping Skills Toolkit:

https://copingskillsforkids.com/newsletter

The Coping Skills Hub has everything you need to teach kids coping skills, learn more at https://copingskillsforkids.com/hub

If you'd like to purchase Janine's products, including the Coping Skills for Kids Workbook, Coping Skills for Teens Workbook, Social Skills for Kids Workbook, Coping Cue Cards, and more, visit https://store.copingskillsforkids.com or https://amazon.com/copingskillsforkids

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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/janinehalloranlmhc

Instagram @janine_halloran and @copingskillsforkids

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JanineHalloranLMHC

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janine-halloran-43787b7b/