(ep 07) What did you learn from the women in your life?

What did you learn from the women in your life? What did you learn from your mom? What did you learn from your grandmother? Did these women teach you to cook? Did these women teach you how to love? Did you learn how to be strong from your mother? Was grace something that your grandmother taught you? Does your mom remind you to sleep and eat when you are stressed? Does your aunt remind you that you are strong? Did your sister teach you to forgive? Did your daughter teach you to relax? What did you learn from them to maintain your mental health? What did you learn from your girlfriends? What about the women you met when traveling? What have you learned from the women in your life? In this interview with Jen Katernick you learn that her grandmother, mom, and sister influenced her life greatly, teaching her independence, strength, balance, Jewish traditions, and forgiveness.

Jen Karetnick is a talented published food and travel writer, a poet, she’s a wife, and mom to her daughter and son. We had a really great conversation where we touched a broad number of topics starting with who Jen is and the women in her life influenced her. We discussed a genealogy test that she took that showed that she was 98% Ashkenazi Jewish. Jen touched on how she feels when white people respond to discovering that she’s Jewish. And of course we talked about her Jewish culture and her favorite Jewish meal. This interview also goes into how Jen became a food critic and her favorite travel writing experience. Overall it’s a pretty fun and open interview. I hope you enjoy it.

Her question for other women: Why didn’t you tell me how hard it was going to be? 

What does it mean to be a woman: If you have 1% of feeling like a woman then you have a moment of being a woman.

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Jen’s recommendations:

Kruger Park in South Africa: http://www.krugerpark.co.za/

Women owned vineyards in Paso Robles, CA

Epoch https://epochwines.com/
Harmony Cellars https://www.harmonycellars.com/

Listen to poetry in Miami
The Betsy Hotel https://www.thebetsyhotel.com/

How to find Jen

https://jkaretnick.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jenkaretnick/

Twitter: https://Twitter.com/Kavetchnik

Supporting Women Writers in Miami https://www.swwim.org/

Jen’s recently published book of poetry https://www.amazon.com/Crossing-Over-Jen-Karetnick/dp/1794439277

How to find Erica and Collective Drift

https://www.collectivedrift.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jenkaretnick/

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

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/CollectiveDrift

Music by Catherine Knowles