Self-Care with Jean
Jean is an inspirational author, speaker and educator - a leader and advocate in these challenging times for physical and mental health while sharing her enthusiasm and passion for mindful living, extreme self-care, nutrition and the pursuit of balance in a busy world. She is an expert in wellness, nutrition and macrobiotic cooking.
Episodes
October 22, 2026 • 11 mins
On this week's episode of Self-Care with Jean, I'm sharing a few simple rituals to help us stay healthy, grounded, and well through the shorter days. Nothing complicated, and certainly nothing that requires a complete life overhaul. Just small things we can come back to, like meeting the morning light, making warmth part of our routine, keeping our bodies moving in gentle ways, protecting our evenings, and giving ourselves a c...
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October 15, 2026 • 12 mins
On this week's episode of The Kitchen with Jean, I'm sharing four wonderful recipes along with some of the Traditional Chinese Medicine wisdom I've learned through my macrobiotic studies. In TCM, autumn is a yin season, a time of cool, nourishing energy that asks us to slow down. When we honor that, we protect ourselves from dryness and keep our lungs healthy and strong.
Here's a little of what we'll explore together:
Dressing...
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October 8, 2026 • 12 mins
In this episode, we explore:
🌞 The summer solstice, a celebration of light, growth, and abundance, and the question "What is flourishing in my life?"🌙 The winter solstice, just two months away, and the beautiful invitation to rest, reflect, and renew🌱 Why nothing blooms all year long, and why we don't have to either🕯️ A simple personal solstice ritual you can begin planning now
When I studied macrobiotics, learning about the ...
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October 1, 2026 • 8 mins
In this week's episode of The Kitchen with Jean, we explore the foods of autumn:
🍐 Pears to soothe a dry throat and comfort the lungs🎃 Pumpkin, squash, and sweet potatoes for steady, grounding energy🍄 Mushrooms, root vegetables, whole grains, and legumes🌿 Gentle warming spices like ginger, cinnamon, and cardamom
I'm also sharing two of my favorite little kitchen tricks, one for sweet potatoes and one for steel-cut oats. ...
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September 24, 2026 • 10 mins
This week's episode of Self-Care with Jean: coming from our heart and trusting our clear knowing, also called claircognizance.
I was inspired by my niece and nephew, who welcomed a beautiful baby girl in July. As they learn to live with this new little human, my guidance to them was simple. Take a breath. Settle yourself. Connect to your heart, and then connect to your baby. Learn what that connection feels like, and the quiet kno...
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September 17, 2026 • 6 mins
In this week's episode, we're talking about eating with the harvest, apples, sweet potatoes, winter squash, leafy greens, mushrooms, and all the cruciferous beauties that are showing up right now. These foods aren't just delicious. They're nature's way of preparing our bodies for the months ahead, offering immune support, fiber, and warmth exactly when we need it.
Then we head into the kitchen together for three hearty, plant-base...
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September 10, 2026 • 6 mins
In this week's episode, I'm sharing my own summer highlights, from riding Icelandic horses with friends to celebrating my mom's 90th birthday with both sides of our family. But more than that, I'm reflecting on what made this summer feel like the best one ever, and it wasn't about perfect vacations or a packed calendar. It was about presence. Putting down the phone. Choosing the people and moments that make our hearts feel lighter....
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September 3, 2026 • 6 mins
This week on The Kitchen with Jean, we're talking about tempeh, a food I didn't discover until I started studying macrobiotics. I had no idea what it was, let alone how to cook it, but once I learned, it earned a permanent place in my kitchen.
Tempeh is made from soybeans, naturally fermented until they hold together in a firm, sliceable cake. That fermentation is what gives it a nutty, earthy flavor and a hearty texture...
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August 27, 2026 • 10 mins
In this episode, we start with a small grounding exercise (roots into the earth, always a favorite), then we move into something really fun, the rose visualization. I also share a second practice called symbol tracking, something you can carry with you all week long.
And of course, we talk about the body. Have you ever gotten goosebumps mid-conversation? Or felt your gut tighten around someone or something? That's not a coincidenc...
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August 20, 2026 • 9 mins
In this week's episode, we're talking about dates. Those naturally sweet, caramel-like little gems that come packaged with fiber, minerals, and antioxidants, and how they can help us gently reduce our reliance on refined sugar without ever feeling deprived.
I share a little bit of my own story in this one, including how long it took Ric to shift his relationship with sugar (five years, dear friends, five years), and why that timel...
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August 13, 2026 • 12 mins
In this week's episode, we're exploring the quiet, uncomplicated wisdom our pets offer us. Not through language, not through striving, but through instinct and presence. We talk about the wisdom of stretching, the healing power of rest, the nourishment of play, and how our animals return to joy again and again, even after a hard moment.
We also talk about connection, the greatest gift our pets give us. They don't care about our in...
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August 6, 2026 • 12 mins
In this week's episode, we explore what traditional Chinese medicine calls the earth element, the energy of nourishment, digestion, and the center of our being. I share why August can leave us feeling scattered, foggy, or overwhelmed, and how the very foods this season offers us (rice, ginger, sweet potatoes, pears, millet) are exactly what our bodies are asking for.
This isn't about restriction or doing it perfectly. It's about r...
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July 30, 2026 • 11 mins
In this week's episode of The Kitchen with Jean, we're exploring the ancient ritual of cooking over an open flame, how it evolved into the barbecue traditions we know today — from the slow smoke of Texas to the sizzle of Korean barbecue to the open pits of island cooking — and why gathering around the fire still feeds something in us that hurried, modern meals simply cannot.
It's not just the smoke and the ca...
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July 23, 2026 • 10 mins
This week's episode is all about — smiling and laughter. Two of the simplest things in the world, and yet they are profoundly healing.
We talk about what actually happens inside our body when we smile and when we laugh. We talk about why laughter can coexist with grief, why some of the people who laugh most deeply are the ones who've walked through the hardest things. And we talk about why, somewhere along the way, so many o...
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July 16, 2026 • 5 mins
This week, we're gathering in the kitchen to talk about something wonderfully simple: black beans.
They're humble. They're affordable. They're ancient. And they've nourished generations across cultures and kitchens for centuries. I wanted to spend this episode reminding us all that the most healing foods are often not extravagant — they're the ones that connect us to earth, to family, to comfort, and to resilience.
We talk ...
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July 9, 2026 • 12 mins
This week on Self-Care with Jean, we are talking about the Claires — clairvoyance, clairsentience, claircognizance, and clairaudience. Now, before you think this isn't for you, I want you to stay with me. Because this conversation isn't about becoming mystical or extraordinary. It is about becoming present enough to recognize the subtle language of your own inner knowing.
Have you ever thought of someone moments before they ...
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July 2, 2026 • 7 mins
I have been so excited to share this week's episode with you, because we are talking about one of my absolute favorite ingredients in the whole kitchen — mushrooms.
I know, I know — maybe you're thinking, mushrooms? But dear friends, stay with me, because these extraordinary fungi are so much more than what we grew up putting on our pizza. They are earthy, grounding, deeply healing, and honestly? They might just change...
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June 25, 2026 • 8 mins
Have you noticed how summer light is different? It lingers, it stretches, it touches everything a little more directly. It can feel beautiful and energizing — even healing — but it also asks something of us, especially when it comes to our skin.
I'll be honest with you. As a teenager, I did not take care of my skin. I was sunbathing with the best of them. But I woke up, and now I am diligent — sunscreen every day...
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June 18, 2026 • 6 mins
This week on The Kitchen with Jean, I'm sharing five simple summer recipes — three savory plant-based dishes and two sweet treats — all built around the vegetables and fruits that are at their absolute peak right now. We're talking sun-ripened tomatoes, sweet corn, tender zucchini, golden peaches, and luscious mango.
No heavy ovens. No complicated techniques. Just beautiful ingredients, simply prepared, and full of the...
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June 11, 2026 • 9 mins
In this week's episode of Self-Care with Jean, we're talking about how to soften the noise, not the noise from the outside world, but that constant internal hum that can become so familiar we forget what life feels like without it.
I'll share four gentle practices to help you find your way back to your essential self. Not rules. Not a long to-do list. Just four small doorways and you can start with just one today.
Because here's ...
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