JESSICA HUTCHISON Jessica L. Hutchison, LCPC, is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, trauma and grief specialist, and founder of My Red Said, a mental health awareness campaign to increase hope that things can, and will, get better. She speaks nationally about the psychological implications of grief and loss, and trains mental health professionals on how invisible …
Category: Lessons in the Kitchen
Fasting from Snacking
This past week we entered into the season of Lent. For many Catholics and Christians alike, fasting is something associated with Lent. Many times you will hear the question what are giving up for Lent? And then comes the internal question of what can I really be successful at giving up for 40 days … …
The Secret of a Clean Kitchen
5 hours of cooking, 5 min of eating and 5 days of cleaning the kitchen. Yep, that explains why for so many cooking is just an unenjoyable chore. BUT…. cooking in the kitchen doesn’t need to involve complicated meals and a big kitchen mess. Staying out of the kitchen is not the secret to keeping it …
The Guest List for a Good Life
Long before the food is bought, and dinner guests arrive, the most necessary component of a party takes place – creating a guest list. As a host/hostess selecting your guests is a big deal. You get to decide who you want to come to the event. The hostess creates the energy for the evening by …
Life Lesson Learned in Making Macarons
Have you ever wanted to get somewhere in life and thought “there’s got to be a quicker way?” I know I have. Growing up I would say “Come on, are scales really necessary to becoming a good piano player? In college it would be the complaining question “Wow, I have to seriously put in all …