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Processing

103 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 months ago -

This unique podcast explores the intersection of food and grief. Mother-daughter cohosts Bobbie Comforto and Zahra Tangorra are joined by a special guest who shares their personal experience with loss, grief, and heartbreak, and how food factored into their journey. Bobbie has worked as a psychotherapist specializing in bereavement and trauma for over 30 years, but before entering the world of grief counseling Bobbie was a culinary entrepreneur. Zahra Tangorra is a Brooklyn-based chef and restaurant consultant. They share a deep love of food and a personal understanding of its connection to grief.

Change and loss are inevitable in all our lives. The relationships that we as humans have surrounding food and loss are universal and relatable across different cultures, beliefs, and lifestyles. It is our individual adaptation to the things we cannot control that makes us unique. Processing exposes and digests these commonalities and differences in each episode.
Change and loss are inevitable in all our lives. The relationships that we as humans have surrounding food and loss are universal and relatable across different cultures, beliefs, and lifestyles. It is our individual adaptation to the things we cannot control that makes us unique. Processing will expose and digest these commonalities and differences in each episode.

Mental Health Health & Fitness Arts Food loss bobbie comforto chef cooking coping death emotion food grief health
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Episodes

Laura Silverman - "Spaghetti & Meatballs and Chocolate Cake"

January 18, 2020 00:19 - 1 hour - 57.7 MB

This week we sit down for a conversation with Laura Silverman, whose parents were tragically killed when she was 13 years old. Now as a grown woman, and a mother herself, Laura shares her journey through her grief and her food memories from her childhood in Mississippi, to her relocation to Texas after the death of her parents, to her current current life and food traditions with her family. Laura opens up about the unimaginable pain of losing her parents and the foods and recipes that make ...

Bobbie & Zahra - "The Tiger & The Strawberry"

January 17, 2020 01:34 - 34 minutes - 31.8 MB

Hello, and welcome to Processing! In our first episode, we introduce ourselves, the mission of our show, and our own experiences with food and grief. We are so honored to be able to have these meaningful and rich conversations with our guests, and we look forward to sharing their stories with you. Photo by Becky McNeel Processing is powered by Simplecast.

Coming Soon from HRN: Processing, a show about Food and Grief

January 14, 2020 03:27 - 2 minutes - 1.89 MB

Processing is a new podcast from Heritage Radio Network that explores the intersection of food and grief. Each week hosts Bobbie Comforto and Zahra Tangorra are joined by a special guest who shares their personal experience with loss, grief, and heartbreak, and how food factored into their journey. Change and loss are inevitable in all our lives. The relationships that we as humans have surrounding food and loss are universal and relatable across different cultures, beliefs, and lifestyles. ...

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