Ep1 / Putting Myself First: The Truth Behind Cutting My Road Trip Short

Описание: Have you ever bailed on something but, when you did it, it was actually a GOOD thing? Sometimes changing our minds and canceling plans can be a huge act of self love. I’m a midlife plus size woman who went on a solo road trip and, for reasons I’m sharing here today, cut that trip short. Talking to the camera makes me nervous so I’m going to COOK at the same time. Yes! Chaotic cooking and frank conversations about self-love with lessons you can apply for your everyday life! This is the FIRST time I’ve tried to make a video like this and edit it all by myself and I know it's amateur AF. That's OK! I’ve committed to doing hard things I’m not good at because I want to get better and letting myself be imperfect is part of the process. You want authentic? You got it!

In Episode One of Self-Love in the Kitchen, I’m making Herby Sweet Potato Soup, cutting my finger by accident, and telling you how and why) bailing on my road trip was a great thing for a recovering people pleaser like me. We talk a LOT about why it's important to do things for the experience and process and not the end result.

Chapters and Timestamps
00:00 - Intro and Hello!
01:18 - Sarah Says: Why cooking is an act of self-love for me
02:28 - Big Idea: Sometimes things that are really uncomfortable are the most self-loving
02:59 - Starting the recipe / Ingredients
05:47 - Sarah Says: If things are TOO aspirational for us to even relate to them, they do more harm to our self-esteem than good
06:12 Starting to cook
07:15 - Big Idea: Do things for the PROCESS and not perfection. Negotiate with the moment!
08:07 - Why I went on the road trip to begin with
014:07 - Sarah Says: Why self-love means "discipline" for me right now and show up even if I'm bad at them and following through
15:42 - My "expectations" for my road trip
16:09 - Sarah Says: This would be a trip where I exercised the muscle of "asking and answering" and whatever happened I would be true to me
16:52 - Big Idea: The definition of Self-Abandonment
18:13 - Sarah Says: Caring about the process and the journey
20:13 - Trip recap
29:27 - Why I bailed on my RV trip early
31:49 - Self-abandoning and people pleasing and not letting yourself change your mind and hurting yourself more in the process
35:42 - Big Idea: When you asking for things, you don't get the thing but an area to practice it
37:50 - Learning how to show up without expectation for the sake of "doing it"
40:01 - Finishing the recipe and the first bite!

Recipe: Herby Sweet Potato Soup with Peanuts from the NY Times By Yotam Ottolenghi
Find it online here: https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1...
Ingredient List:
6tablespoons olive oil
2teaspoons cumin seeds
1small yellow onion, finely chopped
3garlic cloves, finely grated
Fine sea salt and black pepper
2medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1¼-inch pieces
1teaspoon five-spice powder
1cup bulgur
2cups vegetable or chicken stock
¼cup finely chopped parsley
⅓cup finely chopped cilantro
⅓cup finely chopped dill
1teaspoon Aleppo pepper flakes or ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper
1teaspoon granulated sugar
⅓cup roasted peanuts, roughly chopped
½teaspoon toasted sesame oil
1lemon, halved

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Hi! My name is Sarah and I'm an author who teaches self-love to plus size women old enough to remember life before the internet. I also run retreats that are part vacation and part "deep soul work." I love cowboy boots, the wide open sky, and singing in the car with the windows rolled down. My book, Soul Archaeology - A (Totally Doable) Approach to Creating a Self-Loving and Liberated Life was released through Hachette in 2023.

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Please say hello! I'd LOVE to hear from you. I'm SUPER nervous but I want to connect! #roadtrip #midlifewoman #plussizetravel #over40women #plussizevlogger Hi! My name is Sarah and I'm an author who teaches self-love to plus size women old enough to remember life before the internet. I also run retreats that are part vacation and part "deep soul work." I love cowboy boots, the wide open sky, and singing in the car with the windows rolled down.




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