Private Chef, Writer & Podcaster
After 30 years of welcoming others into my home, cooking heartfelt meals and creating warm spaces, I realized I’ve rarely been invited back. This post explores the quiet pain behind one-sided hospitality and the longing to feel like a guest in someone else’s home—especially as a professional chef who just wants to be included.
When religion divides families, sometimes the kindest thing you can do is stop trying to fix what faith has fractured. As a chef living with chronic illness and a full plate of chaos, I’ve learned that peace is sacred—and you can’t pray someone into respecting your boundaries.
Burned out, exhausted, and held together by caffeine and sarcasm, I decided not to wait until September for a beach vacation. Here’s why I booked a chronic illness-friendly escape to Cape Cod—with nothing but my Kindle, portable oxygen, and a deep craving for ocean air and silence.
After years of drowning in headlines, outrage, and “breaking news” pings, I finally unplugged—and discovered that peace, calm, and mental clarity are a lot more satisfying than doomscrolling. Here’s how quitting the news improved my mental health, lowered my stress, and helped me start living again.
Are your charitable donations funding good deeds—or socks, dreamcatchers, and direct mail guilt? Let’s talk about the curious case of St. Joseph’s Indian School and where the money really goes. This is the donation deep-dive you didn’t know you needed.
Tate Basildon 