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Ethan Hawke’s Notion of “Art as Sustenance” Is a Salve for Trying Times

May 1, 2025 by Molly Beauchemin Leave a Comment

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Ethan Hawke’s intimate Ted Talk, “Give yourself permission to be creative”, was recorded during the Pandemic and recently recirculated after a clip from the talk– when Hawke speaks about the power of “art as sustenance”– went viral.   In this talk– which deals largely with the idea that creativity is not a privilege, but a right– […]

Filed Under: Life Coaching Tagged With: pop culture, video

How Cold Therapy Became a Pop Culture Phenomenon: Ice Baths, Cold Plunges, The Wim Hof Method & Beyond

April 17, 2025 by Molly Beauchemin Leave a Comment

Amid the discerning consumers of post-pandemic wellness culture– in which the prospects for future thriving look increasingly like things we used to do in the past— ice baths and cold plunges are having a pop culture renaissance.  I first heard about cold plunging almost ten years ago, when the talking heads in the New York […]

Filed Under: Cool Ideas Tagged With: culture, free therapy, pop culture, Psychotherapy

An Insider’s Guide to Monterey, California

March 27, 2025 by Molly Beauchemin 1 Comment

Monterey, California is a charming little beach village located about 2 hours south of San Francisco and 45 minutes north of Big Sur, California. The unparalleled beauty of the coastline in this region, especially along the iconic 17-Mile Drive, is one of the many reasons that visitors have been drawn to the area for decades.  […]

Filed Under: Travel Well Tagged With: american cities, California, culture, pop culture, Travel Guide

Ted Lasso’s Biscuit Recipe (The Real Recipe from The Show)

March 1, 2025 by Molly Beauchemin Leave a Comment

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This edition of our Nourished By My Heroes series features the first male subject we’ve ever featured in this column: Ted Lasso, the lovable hero of the Apple TV+ soccer-themed series Ted Lasso. Below, we share the official Ted Lasso Biscuit recipe– the real recipe used to make the iconic cookies on the show.  Fans […]

Filed Under: Nourished By My Heroes Tagged With: cookies, dessert, nourished by my heroes, pop culture, recipe

A “Forrest Gump” Guide to Savannah, Georgia

February 9, 2025 by Molly Beauchemin 1 Comment

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Tom Hanks’ 1994 performance in the iconic American film Forrest Gump was a revelation at the time the movie came out– though the politics of having an able-bodied person (Hanks) play someone who was intellectually disabled (Forrest) have certainly changed. (Spoiler alert: that is a bad idea!) Nevertheless, Forrest Gump remains an essential narrative within […]

Filed Under: Cool Ideas, Travel Well Tagged With: american cities, culture, Georgia, pop culture, savannah, Travel Guide

9 Common Themes in Scary Dreams, and What They Mean for Mental Health

January 25, 2025 by Molly Beauchemin Leave a Comment

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Oneiromancy is the Ancient Greek art of using dreams to interpret the future– and since this early period in civilization, society has maintained a persistent and often controversial obsession with using dream interpretation for mental health. Humankind has a long history of collective fascination with dreams– from early religious ceremonies to psychological thought leaders like […]

Filed Under: Life Coaching Tagged With: pop culture, sleep, sleep hacks

15 ‘Emily in Paris’ Destinations You Can Visit in Real Life

January 1, 2025 by Molly Beauchemin Leave a Comment

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If the filming locations of Emily in Paris have done anything for the city, it’s to add some fun and spontaneity into the typical list of standard Parisian experiences that most visitors already have on their travel bucket lists.  Since the show debuted in the middle of the 2020 pandemic, it’s garnered cheeky praise for […]

Filed Under: Travel Well Tagged With: europe, Europe travel, european cities, Paris, pop culture

Joni Mitchell’s Easy Lentil Soup Recipe (Comfort Food)

September 16, 2024 by Molly Beauchemin 2 Comments

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Joni Mitchell’s easy lentil soup recipe is a darling little gem that reflects the no-frills food ethos of the 1970s. Made with red lentils, tomato puree, and a hint of sweet paprika, this easy blended lentil soup recipe is the ultimate fall/winter comfort food.  This recipe originally came from a repost in The Guardian, which […]

Filed Under: Mood Recipes, Nourished By My Heroes Tagged With: brain food, comfort food, gluten free, nourished by my heroes, pop culture, recipe, winter blues

Tracy Chapman & Luke Combs’ Moving “Fast Car” Duet is a Masterclass in Emotional Connection

February 5, 2024 by Molly Beauchemin Leave a Comment

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Last night at the 2024 GRAMMY Awards, Tracy Chapman performed her iconic 1988 single “Fast Car” as a duet with Luke Combs, who famously covered the song last year to much critical fanfare. (Combs’ cover of “Fast Car” was so well performed, if politically controversial, that it also secured its own GRAMMY nomination and has […]

Filed Under: Cool Ideas Tagged With: music, pop culture, video

Meryl Streep’s Pistachio Rose Shortbread

February 14, 2021 by Molly Beauchemin 3 Comments

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The latest recipe in our Nourished By My Heroes series is based on Meryl Streep’s cookie recipe, which I originally saw in an old Good Housekeeping feature from years ago. These delicious pistachio-rose shortbread cookies are an homage to Meryl Streep’s original almond shortbread cookie recipe.  The short crumb and delicate rose flavor of these […]

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