How do you actively nourish yourself?
* Eating a meal that is nutritionally healthy and delicious (whole food, plant-based diet — also, juicy fruits as snacks)
* Drinking water
* Light movement in the morning, which includes stretching, foam rolling, or yoga (pigeon pose feels especially soothing)
* Afternoon naps
* FaceTiming with my sister
* Meditation, deep breathing
* Spending intentional time with my husband
* Lighting a candle and reflecting at dusk
* Spending time in my garden: sinking my fingers in loamy soil, listening to leaves rustling
* Reading a poem
* Going to a thrift store, not to buy but to just touch the life of old, well-lived things
* Intuitive cooking, unrushed and without a recipe
* Spending long stretches reading
What are your favorite, most comforting and nourishing soup ingredients / recipes?
When I would get sick, my mom would make me chicken soup. It was so simple: chicken broth with freshly squeezed lime juice and fish sauce. Bits of shredded chicken, topped with coriander. A scoop of white jasmine rice. Now, I’ve been able to do a plant-based version of this: vegetable broth, vegan shredded chicken, vegan fish sauce. It tastes just like the original and nourishes me all the same.
Note down any experiences from allowing your hands to help detect which foods really nourish you and which should be kept out of your kitchen.
I think a lot of my preferences for food stem from my upbringing. I grew up eating fruit for dessert and snacks. And as such, it’s such a treat for me to eat mangos and oranges. (But also jackfruit and durian and lychee!) For some reason, whenever I drink too much alcohol, I’ve always known that eating apples afterward would cure my hangover. Consuming sugar has without fail led to breakouts for me, so I try to steer clear of candy, pastries, anything with tons of added sugar.