Private Chef, Writer & Podcaster
In a world dominated by TikTok and fleeting attention spans, are newsletters becoming obsolete? Discover a heartfelt journey from a private chef and debut novelist who navigated the highs and lows of newsletter writing, offering insights for authors, creatives, and those battling chronic illness.
Living with sarcoidosis and heart failure while trying to write, cook, and stay emotionally balanced is already a full-time gig. Add being an INFJ–INFP hybrid—an empathic perfectionist who feels everything—and you’ve got the recipe for both magic and meltdown. This is my story of navigating chronic illness, creativity, and compassion without completely burning out in the process.
I’m a chef, husband, pet-parent, and emerging novelist living with pulmonary sarcoidosis, heart failure and the wild ride of long-term prednisone treatment. If you’re juggling a chronic illness, creative ambitions and ordinary life chaos—you’re in the right place. Let’s talk survival, cooking, writing and finding hope in the hidden kitchen of chronic illness.
Tate Basildon 