Welcome to another episode of the podcast. Today, I have a fun episode called the Ins and Outs for 2026. This episode was inspired by the Ins and Outs list I did last year and focuses on things I did in 2025 that I want to do again, and new stuff I want to try. The outs are things I don't want to bring forward into the new year that no longer serve me, or don't help me live the life I want to live, or that use my precious time and life thinking, feeling, or doing.

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Hello and Happy New Year to everyone! Welcome to 2026 and to a new year of podcast episodes. Today, we kick off the new year with a brand new episode with registered dietitian, naturopath doctor, and intuitive eating counselor Jenn Huber. Jenn is the author of Eating to Thrive During Menopause, and on today's show, we talk all about:

• How not being able to use HRT prompted Jenn to learn about nutrition and menopause

• Jenn's experience writing a nutrition cookbook that isn't a diet book

• The "5 Key Ingredients" framework and how it shaped the recipes

• Starting 2026 with a non-diet resolution

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Hello and Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Season's Greetings to all! Today I share a message of peace and our shared love of cookbooks.

For this special holiday episode, I share some holiday cookbook recommendations, a wintertime story, and the music of Daniel Kantor and the St. Olaf Choir.

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Advent: Festive German Bakes

Christmas at River Cottage

The Way of the Wolf: The Gospel in New Images by Martin Bell

Night of Silence by Daniel Kantor