My guest today needs little intro. She is a leading expert in period health, hormonal health and an advocate for women's health. Maisie Hill is the author of best selling Period Power and Perimenopause Power, she runs her own podcast Period Pow

S3 E9 MotherFood with Uyen Luu, food writer, photographer, chef and mother

Jun 25th, 2021 1h 3m

A powerful episode that celebrates food and family! It is a moving tribute to Uyen's own family who experienced an unimaginably difficult transition from post-war Vietnam to London, but also to the very concept of Family and its power to heal,

S3 E8 MotherFood with Caroline Gladstone, food and lifestyle entrepreneur and mother of six

Jun 18th, 2021 1h 8m

In this episode I have the pleasure of speaking to Caroline Gladstone, a woman of many talents. She is a co-founder and creative consultant on numerous food and lifestyle projects, from Granger and Co restaurants to The Good Life Experience Fes

S3 E7MotherFood with Giulia Scarpaleggia, a Tuscan food blogger, author, photographer and a new mama

Jun 4th, 2021 54m 11s

Welcome to this delightful episode featuring Guilia Scarpaleggia, a food blogger, cookbook author and food photographer from the heart of the Tuscan country side. Guila recently became a mama to her daughter, Livia, and in this episode recollec

S3 E6 MotherFood with Georgina Hayden, food writer, stylist and Greek-Cypriot mama

May 28th, 2021 1h 13m

Welcome back to Part 2 of the 3rd Season of the MotherFood podcast! In this episode I have the absolute joy of talking to one of my food-mama heroines, Georgina Hayden. Georgina is an acclaimed food writer, author of best-selling cookbooks, fo

S3 E5 MotherFood with Wild Nutrition Part 2

Apr 30th, 2021 1h 17m

Welcome to this 2-part special episode dedicated to Her Nutrition, where I have the pleasure of talking to nutritionists behind UK's unique food-grown supplements brand, Wild Nutrition. Their supplements are ethically and sustainably sourced, a

S3 E4 MotherFood with Wild Nutrition part 1

Apr 23rd, 2021 1h 21m

S3 E3 MotherFood with Sallar & Lisa Al Mulla founders of baby food brand, Omami

Apr 16th, 2021 1h 2m

This episode is all about baby food and baby weaning! It was such a pleasure to have a wonderful husband-wife duo, Lisa and Sallar, founders of Omami, to delve in-depth into the questions of how to feed your baby. As young parents themselves, L

S3 E2 MotherFood with Nena Foster, nutritional chef, cookery teacher and mama of two

Apr 10th, 2021 59m 13s

In this episode I speak to nutritional chef, fermentation expert and cookery teacher, Nena Foster about her experience of being a mother of two gorgeous children. She shares her story of a major career change after having her 2nd baby, how food

S3 E1: MotherFood with Nargisse Benkabbou

Apr 2nd, 2021 49m 47s

Welcome back to Season 3! I’m thrilled to launch the new season with this episode featuring Moroccan chef, author and restauranteur, Nargisse Benkabbou. We discussed the role of food in creating a sense of belonging, the role of female lineage

S2 MotherFood Xmas-special: Emiko Davis, Aran Goyoaga, Heidi Sze, Zuza Zak, Lara Lee, Eleanor Ford

Dec 24th, 2020 34m 22s

MotherFood Xmas-special Happy Christmas everyone! I am so excited to share this very warm and cosy special episode with you today! I have asked some of the wonderful guests on the podcast to record a little story for you: remembering their mo

S2 E10: Her Health with Avni Trivedi

Dec 18th, 2020 1h 9m

As this year draws to a close we are all invited to draw some conclusions and uncover some learnings from this confusing and contradictory experience. If I were to name one thing that has become more important than ever, that would be Health. I

S2 E9 Alice Zaslavsky, best-selling culinary author, TV host, broadcaster, and girl-mama

Dec 11th, 2020 1h 25m

In this episode I speak to the amazing Alice Zaslavsky. A Russian-Jewish Australia-based best-selling culinary author, educator, broadcaster and TV host, who is also a new mother to a baby girl. Alice and I, share more than just the name (she

S2 E8 Claire Thomson, chef, cookbook author, food journalist and a mother of three girls

Dec 4th, 2020 57m 38s

Claire pretty much embodies the very concept of mother food as her cooking and food writing is so much focused on the family kitchen. Her cooking is very autobiographical documenting her experience as a mother of 3 girls. She’s an author of 5 c

S2 E7 Zuza Zak, Polish-British food writer, author, food anthropologist and a mother of two

Nov 20th, 2020 56m 45s

It is such a joy to welcome my good friend Zuza Zak back on the show, this time as a mother of two! Zuza is a Polish-British food writer, cookery author and food anthropologist. She’s the author of Polska cookbook and has her second book coming

S2 E6 Romy Gill, MBE, chef, author, broadcaster, restauranteur and mama of two teenage girls

Nov 13th, 2020 1h 2m

My guest today is Romy Gill, MBEchef, author, broadcaster and restauranteur. She’s the host of Ready Steady Cook and makes frequent appearances on tv and the radio food programmes. Romy is also a mother of two teenage girls! In this episode

S2 E5 Eleanor Ford - food writer, stylist, travel journalist, and mama of two

Nov 6th, 2020 52m 39s

In this episode I talk to Eleanor Ford about her childhood filled with travels around the globe and visits to exotic food markets. We explore the importance of family culinary culture and how to encourage adventurousness around food in children

S2 E4 MotherFood: Breast Health Special with Rachelle Poitras

Oct 30th, 2020 1h 3m

This week sees the end of the Breast cancer awareness month, and to mark that important initiative I am sharing a very special episode with you today. It features Rachelle Poitras who is a holistic breast health expert. I absolutely love Rachel

S2 E3 Julia Busuttil Nishimura, author, food writer, teacher and mama of two boys

Oct 23rd, 2020 1h 15m

Julia Busuttil Nishimura is a Melbourne-based food creative and a mother of two young boys. Her food celebrates simple ingredients and seasonal produce and is influenced by her Maltese upbringing and time living in Italy. She teaches sell-out c

S2 E2 Chetna Makan, best-selling cookbook author, the star of the GBBO and YouTube food creator

Oct 16th, 2020 57m 33s

Join me and the amazing Chetna Makan for a conversation about family food, the role of home and being a creative mom in a digital age! Chetna who charmed the hell out of us all as a contestant on the Great British Bake Off went on to create an

S2 E1 MotherFood with Sheila Dillon, food journalist, activist and broadcaster

Oct 2nd, 2020 57m 40s

Welcome to the first episode of MotherFood Season 2. I am so honoured to open this new chapter with a conversation with the legendary Sheila Dillon, presenter of the Food Programme on BBC Radio 4, and a powerful and inspiring voice in the food

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MotherFood Season 2 trailer

Sep 25th, 2020 1m 1s

Welcome to Season 2 of MotherFood Conversations that nourish the modern mother I am your host, Alissa TimoshkinaChef || food writer || author || curator || and a mother passionate about maternal empowerment through food and conversation. I

S1 E20 MotherFood extra: Her Creativity

Sep 11th, 2020 55m 28s

Welcome to the season finale where we discuss an essential topic of how to empower ourselves professionally and creatively as women. For this episode I have invited Kim Barnard, a coach for mothers, who helps them make sense of their new identi

S1 E19 MotherFood extra: Her Cycles

Sep 4th, 2020 51m 35s

Motherhood is a celebration of the body - of its power, strength, beauty and wisdom. And in this bonus series we explore the body and our connection to it through different themes. We’ve discussed sexuality in episode 18, and today we delve int

S1 E18 MotherFood extra: Her Sexuality

Aug 28th, 2020 56m 33s

Season One has come to an end and I’d love to treat you to a little bonus material, focusing on dedicated topics so central to our experience of motherhood and womanhood. Today we delve into the complex realm of sexuality with holistic sex coac