Comfort Food

<p dir="ltr">We can’t clearly define comfort food but we know it when we taste it. If these foods bring us feelings of joy, attachment, and safety, why do we feel shameful when we consume them?</p> <p dir="ltr">In this week’s conversation, Rose reveals how she believes it is all linked to the patriarchy and Kamea shares her personal experiences with food shame and comfort foods during the pandemic. Do you have a comfort food story? Send us an Instagram voice memo, or an email at Thyme to Chat at Gmail.</p> <p>You can find more information about your hosts on our <a href='https://thymetochat.podbean.com/'>podcast website</a>.  Connect with us on Instagram <a href='https://www.instagram.com/culinaryherbalism/'>@culinaryherbalisim</a> and <a href='https://www.instagram.com/tastysaltyreal/'>@tastysaltyreal.</a></p> <p>*This show contains strong language. Listener discretion is advised*</p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> <p dir="ltr">----more----</p> Show Notes: <p> </p> Comfort Food and Emotional Eating: <p dir="ltr">Published in the International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science, Charles Spence offers <a href='https://booksc.org/book/66123399/636f16'>a literature review on comfort food</a> and its connection to emotional eating. Spence works at Oxford University in the Experimental Phycology department. This resource is a dense academic read and is best enjoyed on a full screen with a cup of tea in hand. </p> <p dir="ltr"> </p> Diet Culture as a Tool of the Patriarchy:  <p>This topic is on the docket as a subject for aThyme to Chat episode. For now, please enjoy <a href='https://msmagazine.com/2020/07/16/tools-of-the-patriarchy-diet-culture-and-how-we-all-perpetuate-the-stigma/'>this article from MS Magazine</a> as an appetizer to the topic. </p> <p> </p> Goop: <p dir="ltr">We goop on Goop in today’s episode. However, <a href='https://goop.com/wellness/health/do-childhood-attachment-patterns-inform-our-relationship-with-food/'>this article</a> on childhood attachment and our relationship to food is intriguing.