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Just Say No

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2023 39:29


Chef Liesha talks about learning to rest.

Diaspora Dinner at the MoAD

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2023 17:35


Chef Liesha talks about her visit to SF MoAD.

Happy Birthday

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2023 20:56


Chef Liesha talks about celebrating her birthday.

Girl Dinner

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2023 28:23


Chef Liesha talks about the social media trend and how it has ties to self care for women.

Foodie Talk

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2023 9:55


Chef Liesha talks about winter vegetables.

Diet Culture… again….

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2023 13:54


Chef Liesha talks about one surprising way diet culture shows up in your life.

New Year Rest

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2023 12:34


Chef Liesha talks about how to set realistic health related goals for the year.

Showing up for yourself

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2022 10:19


Chef Liesha talks about the importance of showing yourself some love and care.

Questions 4 Your Medical Team

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2022 10:20


Chef Liesha discusses some questions to ask your PCP, RD and more.

Weight Stigma

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2022 10:52


Chef Liesha talks about how weight stigma is viewed in the community.

High on the Hog

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2021 19:58


Chef Liesha talks about the new Netflix documentary.

Make Yourself A Meal

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2021 8:22


Chef Liesha encourages you to prepare a meal that is special.

Why I Won't Hire A Personal Trainer

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2021 26:08


Chef Liesha describes her experiences with personal trainers.

What you NOT gone do….

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2021 16:44


Chef Liesha has a message about veganism… and systemic oppression.

Spring gardens are planned in winter.

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2021 22:13


Chef Liesha talks about planning a spring garden.

Diet Culture and Systemic Oppression

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2021 36:20


Chef Liesha discusses the link between diet culture and systemic oppression.

Year in Review

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2020 38:54


Not the year we wanted but it was the year we needed.

Food in the Prison System

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2020 14:25


Chef Liesha talks about food in the Prison System.

Oakland Girl Updates

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2020 15:29


Chef Liesha shares new updates to her website chefliesha.com

Does Body Positivity Apply to Black Men?

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2020 16:43


Chef Liesha discusses body positivity for black men.

Healing Food Trauma Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2020 30:40


Chef Liesha continues her previous discussion about food trauma.

Healing Food Trauma

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2020 27:48


Chef Liesha talks about healing generational food trauma.

Updates and Sh*t.

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2020 16:58


Chef Liesha talks briefly about what has been happening the last few months.

Battle Tested. War Ready w/Clarence Newton III

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2020 31:19


Chef Liesha talks to Clarence Newton about food, culture and the Battle Tested War Ready #BTWR brand.

Take A Walk With Me

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2020 38:01


Chef Liesha talks about setting up a wellness journal on an afternoon walk.

Juneteenth: Go back to your roots

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2020 31:28


Chef Liesha talks about the significance of Juneteenth.

Aunt Jemima and Nem got to go!

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2020 30:54


Chef Liesha talks about the removal of racist brands.

Restaurants are gone. Where are the chefs working?

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2020 20:10


Chef Liesha talks about how the industry has changed and ways chefs can uplift each other.

Next Steps

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2020 27:41


Chef Liesha talks about what to do now that the dust has settled.

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2020 9:04


Chef Liesha gets raw about criticism.

Checking In

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2020 15:36


Chef Liesha talks about current events.

The Neutral Observer: Two Years Later

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2020 27:52


Chef Liesha talks about being a neutral observer during quarantine.

Coronavirus Sh*t is Getting Real

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2020 41:31


Chef Liesha talks about self care during the pandemic and the underlying issues that have been exposed since the outbreak.

Balancing Nutrients

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2020 7:20


Chef Liesha is curious about the balance of nutrients and how they work in the body.

Chitlin Cornbread and Chill

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2020 44:22


Chef Liesha talks to Samantha Elisabeth about her favorite foods and the way she stays grounded.

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Brunch is Bae! Chef Liesha talks to Chef Diema.

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2020 42:20


Chef Liesha talks to chef Diema about her path as a black woman in the culinary industry.

Soulful Wellness with Vegan SoulSistuhs

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2020 52:55


Chef Liesha talks with Tamera Currington, the founder of Vegan SoulSistuhs.

Be free! Mindful Habits to health.

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2020 28:02


Chef Liesha talks about what it is like to be free in your mindful health journey. She also gives tips on cooking collard greens, pinto beans, tofu and using an Instant Pot.

Happy New Year!!

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2020 18:10


New Year announcements.

Food, Politics, Culture

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2019 32:13


Chef Liesha talks about food in the media.

Meal Planning/Prep. What do I choose?

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2019 17:34


Chef Liesha discusses if meal planning/prep is right for you.

Working through Grief

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2019 13:42


Chef Liesha discusses how she is working through the loss of her friend.

Flavor Infusions

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2019 30:01


Chef Liesha gives tips on creating Indian Curry, Greek and Creole dishes.

Setting realistic goals and the push to keep them through December.

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2019 20:33


Chef Liesha talks about how her goals may not have been realistic.

Seasonal Farmer's Market

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2019 30:30


Learn how to shop seasonally at the Farmer's Market

Green Space, Allyship, and walking out the room when necessary

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2019 32:35


Chef Liesha was triggered at a conference about food.

Curing Eating Disorders Is Not About Will Power

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2019 33:50


Will power does not help a person struggling with a mental health diagnosis.

Jaden Smith and the Innanets

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2019 9:37


Discussion about Jaden Smith's health and why diet culture is trash.

Bloom Where You Are Planted. Or Move.

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2019 22:34


Focus on Solutions.

Culinary Life Isn't linear.

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2019 14:23


Tips on how to forge your own path as a chef.

Young Farmers Lobby Day in Sacramento.

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2019 26:45


I spent the day at the state capital lobbying for California farmers.

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