https://www.bellafigurapodcast.com/blog-2 daily 0.75 2025-06-19 https://www.bellafigurapodcast.com/blog-2/smoked-sea-salt-einkorn-sugar-cookies monthly 0.5 2023-02-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/ebf2a3a3-d1d1-4aa8-8aa9-c2e809b9d974/IMG_0971.jpg Blog - Smoked Sea Salt Einkorn Sugar Cookies - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/f3fb0b08-f578-41b8-99b1-709cedfb0811/IMG_0955_jpg.jpg Blog - Smoked Sea Salt Einkorn Sugar Cookies - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/e0b22d1d-def6-4564-a1db-70a867a0a359/IMG_0956_jpg.jpg Blog - Smoked Sea Salt Einkorn Sugar Cookies - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.bellafigurapodcast.com/blog-2/old-world-style-for-modern-times monthly 0.5 2022-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/cb062455-a9b6-4e1b-8d22-66b8f70c97ac/DSC07523-4.jpg Blog - Old World Style for Modern Times - Make it stand out Over here at Bella Figura, we’re celebrating the launch of our new publication. https://www.bellafigurapodcast.com/blog-2/deep-wild monthly 0.5 2022-03-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/0f9bae5f-b828-47f9-922e-fa33ffb478bc/IMG_0292-2.jpg Blog - Deep Wild - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.bellafigurapodcast.com/blog-2/blog-post-title-one-py5a5 monthly 0.5 2022-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/1645816356636-1X9IMT1J4WORJJ0I18VM/IMG_1045.jpeg Blog - A Handmade Christmas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/1645816355792-ZYMA49LCFK7KIFPUDEC8/IMG_1048.jpeg Blog - A Handmade Christmas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/1645816358851-39E2G8EQZ1EWMELA3L2O/IMG_1189.jpeg Blog - A Handmade Christmas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/1645816552607-YY9G18KLNU4SLINPL161/IMG_0954.jpg Blog - A Handmade Christmas - Orange Slice Garland. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/1645816615794-5R80FOZ1GQ5G8SBGN7I0/DSC07896.jpg Blog - A Handmade Christmas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/1645816478274-VY8C975ZUD1BV47NI45B/IMG_1223.jpeg Blog - A Handmade Christmas - Cranberry Garland (dried and fresh) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/1645816480888-KBUC0XYDK4SO5SCCQ30P/IMG_1224.jpeg Blog - A Handmade Christmas https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/1645816549164-73M7ELI96WJVQPUP8AM1/IMG_1018.jpg Blog - A Handmade Christmas - Greenery and Vintage Finds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/1645816615658-F2NLSWYROGTYYG8RVTHH/DSC07893-2.jpg Blog - A Handmade Christmas - Birch Logs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/1645816621097-CT0BNKCNPWX6OSTDLIKS/DSC07917.jpg Blog - A Handmade Christmas - Homemade Seasonal Jam https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/99c0f7f5-f85f-4189-9336-4f123e041fbb/IMG_1190.jpeg Blog - A Handmade Christmas - Make it stand out Cultivating the Christmas spirit with nature, vintage finds, and your own two hands. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/a44a60ec-0b41-42e8-b772-3d0a0c657247/DSC07921.jpg Blog - A Handmade Christmas - Make it stand out Instead, I went into the woods surrounding our home in the Catskill Mountains of New York and gathered some birch logs from the wood shed, greenery off the trees, pine cones off the ground. I bought some post-Thanksgiving cranberries on sale, as well as a bag of oranges. Some twine. Some needles. And some exciting finds at vintage stores, and my holiday decorating was complete, and also, oh, so very rewarding. Natural items bring a warm, rich feel to holiday decorating; it's a depth of comfort you cannot buy off the shelves. https://www.bellafigurapodcast.com/blog-2/blog-post-title-two-cb6yn monthly 0.5 2022-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/1645817715168-DBLTDUCIGWR7DBZVABSA/IMG_9781_jpg.jpg Blog - Nutritious Bone Broth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/1645817729684-HCJ0Q8TBE1VD3Y3KQCI7/IMG_9802.jpg Blog - Nutritious Bone Broth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/43b75715-1ca4-42d9-b464-76a969bdc6ee/IMG_9837_jpg.jpg Blog - Nutritious Bone Broth - After 24 hours, carefully remove the pot from the slow cooker and strain the broth so that all of the bones and vegetables can be discarded. Store the broth in mason jars. They can be kept in the refrigerator for several weeks, or freeze to keep longer. The fat in the broth will rise to the top in the refrigerator. This is completely normal. You can skim it off to use to cook with it, or keep it in the broth (which is what I do) for a boost of healthy, natural fats. Buon appetito! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/508b891d-4b74-4894-904a-e03d97eaa73b/IMG_9817.jpg Blog - Nutritious Bone Broth - What to do: Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Chop all of the vegetables into large chunks. Lay the bones out on two sheet pans (use a third if you need to.) Lay the vegetable chunks around the bones. Drizzle the olive oil over the pans. Place the pans in the preheated oven and roast for 30 minutes. Give the bones and veggies a flip, then roast for another 20 to 30 minutes. Transfer the contents of the pans to a slow cooker. Add enough filtered water so that all of the bones and veggies are submerged. Add two tablespoons of apple cider vinegar. Set the cooker to low and let simmer for 24 hours. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/26158d78-e88e-4932-91c9-60511db921bb/IMG_9800_jpg.jpg Blog - Nutritious Bone Broth - Make it stand out A great use for all those Thanksgiving turkey bones. https://www.bellafigurapodcast.com/blog-2/blog-post-title-three-r4dfn monthly 0.5 2022-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/fb59e342-cc2c-41e1-85f9-78bab10be44a/IMG_0758.jpg Blog - Sausage Stuffing - What to do: If your bread is so stale you can't slice it, run it under water, then place it in a 350 degree oven for a few minutes. Chop the bread into small chunks. Place on a baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes at 225 degrees, so that it dries out. Alternatively, if you're more organized than me and plan ahead, you can leave it out overnight to dry. 2. Slice the sides of the chestnut shells. Place them in a pot covered with water and boil for 10 minutes. Remove the chestnuts from the pot and peel off the shell while their still hot, using gloves if you need to. Return to the pan, cover with the broth and cook for 20 minutes. Reserve the broth. Chop the chestnuts. 3. Preheat oven to 375°. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat, preferably a cast iron skillet, so that you can pop the whole pan into the oven when it's time. Add onions, celery, garlic, and sage; season with salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. Add butter and broth reserved from the chestnuts, and cook, stirring occasionally. 4. Remove the casing from the sausage and saute the meat in a skillet until it is browned. 5. I f you're using a cast iron pan, simply add the bread, chestnuts, and sausage to the pan, as well as more broth. Sprinkle with parsley. If you're using a pan that can't transfer to the over, just place all the ingredients in a baking dish. 6. Cover with foil. Bake for 45 minutes. 7. Uncover and bake for 20 more minutes, until the top is crisp and browned. Buon appetito! What to do: If your bread is so stale you can't slice it, run it under water, then place it in a 350 degree oven for a few minutes. Chop the bread into small chunks. Place on a baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes at 225 degrees, so that it dries out. Alternatively, if you're more organized than me and plan ahead, you can leave it out overnight to dry. 2. Slice the sides of the chestnut shells. Place them in a pot covered with water and boil for 10 minutes. Remove the chestnuts from the pot and peel off the shell while their still hot, using gloves if you need to. Return to the pan, cover with the broth and cook for 20 minutes. Reserve the broth. Chop the chestnuts. 3. Preheat oven to 375°. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat, preferably a cast iron skillet, so that you can pop the whole pan into the oven when it's time. Add onions, celery, garlic, and sage; season with salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. Add butter and broth reserved from the chestnuts, and cook, stirring occasionally. 4. Remove the casing from the sausage and saute the meat in a skillet until it is browned. 5. If you're using a cast iron pan, simply add the bread, chestnuts, and sausage to the pan, as well as more broth. Sprinkle with parsley. If you're using a pan that can't transfer to the over, just place all the ingredients in a baking dish. 6. Cover with foil. Bake for 45 minutes. 7. Uncover and bake for 20 more minutes, until the top is crisp and browned. Buon appetito! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/46d34492-d8de-47f1-beef-626d79433b3e/IMG_0759.jpg Blog - Sausage Stuffing - I really don’t like to waste food. It happens, of course, but I try really hard to be mindful and use up everything one way or another. 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Leave on the counter for 24 hours. You can then store the onions in the refrigerator where it will stay tasty for several weeks. Buon appetito! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/1adebe39-9b11-489f-842c-57f137686cc5/IMG_0291_jpg.jpg Blog - Pickled Red Onions - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/fb08580c-fb1c-494b-bcc3-32b33ee0979b/IMG_0324_jpg.jpg Blog - Pickled Red Onions Pickled Red Onions 2 medium red onions, sliced 1 cup water 1/2 cup distilled white vinegar 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar or additional white vinegar 1 ½ tablespoons maple syrup 1 ½ tablespoons honey 3 teaspoons fine sea salt If you want crunchier onions, slice the onions a bit thicker; if crunch isn’t a goal, slice them very thinly. 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Season 4 Episode 9 https://www.bellafigurapodcast.com/podcast/jillwinger monthly 0.5 2023-08-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/87f277b4-8833-4e3e-877d-09697e7ae5ec/IMG_4131.JPG Podcast - Jill Winger - The Homestead-Minded Person: Jill Winger on Old-World Skills & Slowing Down No Matter Where You Live Season 4 Episode 8 Things discussed in this episode: Historical patterns of populations returning to old-world ways The fickleness of modernity Giving our children timeless skills Learning to navigate the healthcare industry with slow living in mind The importance of community The importance of homesteading skills, even if you don’t live on a homestead Doing things that challenge us in a world that prizes ease and convenience above all else https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/fbfe286a-ab79-4f9c-b87d-f239f93b1beb/Beige+Aesthetic+Playful+Abstract+Shapes+Music+Podcast+Logo+%281400+%C3%97+1400+px%29+%283000+%C3%97+3000+px%29.png Podcast - Jill Winger Jill Winger is the founder of The Prairie Homestead, an online space with over one million monthly visits dedicated to helping people learn how to grow their own food and opt-out of the rat race, regardless of where they live. In 2019, she published her best-selling cookbook The Prairie Homestead Cookbook, which was an Amazon Editor’s pick and won Best Cookbook in the 30th Annual Reading the West Book Awards given by the Mountains and Plains Independent Booksellers Association. She is host of the “Old Fashioned on Purpose” podcast, which has amassed over 5 million downloads since its inception. She and her family also run Genuine Beef Company, which ships grass finished beef nationwide, as well as the Chugwater Soda Fountain. She has been featured in Urban Farm, Farm & Ranch Living, COWGIRL magazine, Woman’s Day, HuffPost, the Wall Street Journal, Wyoming PBS, People, and Buzzfeed. She resides on the Wyoming prairie with her husband, three children, and more farm animals than she can count. Resources: House of Tocumen: Use Code “Bella25” for 25% off all rugs Dry Farm Wines: Use link dryfarmwines.com/bellafigura to receive a bottle for just a penny in your first order! Shop: Bella Figura Shoppe Substack: “The Tradition of Living Beautifully” Jill: Website Instagram “Old Fashioned on Purpose” Podcast “Old Fashioned on Purpose” Book Dolores: Substack: “The Tradition of Living Beautifully” Bella Figura Shoppe on Etsy Bella Figura website Dolores on Instagram YouTube Pinterest https://www.bellafigurapodcast.com/podcast/ellemaywatson monthly 0.5 2023-07-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/12c83873-d3db-40ae-b966-166fa9562f1d/IMG_3490.jpg Podcast - Elle-May Watson - Style Ourselves Around the Changes: Elle-May Watson on Art, Motherhood & the Two Together Season 4 Episode 7 Things discussed in this episode: Photography as an art form Motherhood & family life as inspiration Accepting the changes in our bodies and lives The curious world of Instagram Being authentic to your style Cultivating your aesthetic Antiques as a way to slow down Surrounding ourselves with beauty Being present in the moment https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/fbfe286a-ab79-4f9c-b87d-f239f93b1beb/Beige+Aesthetic+Playful+Abstract+Shapes+Music+Podcast+Logo+%281400+%C3%97+1400+px%29+%283000+%C3%97+3000+px%29.png Podcast - Elle-May Watson Elle-May Watson is a photographer whose work captures a dreamy timeless style that nods to a vintage past. A wife and mother of two, she is also the co-owner of 1924us, along with her husband, Christian, a petite branding agency dedicated to preserving the practices of the early 1900's in the fields of photography, branding, writing, design, and archiving, as well as the collecting of antiques. She lives with her family in the Australian countryside. Resources: House of Tocumen: Use Code “Bella25” for 25% off all rugs Dry Farm Wines: Use link dryfarmwines.com/bellafigura to receive a bottle for just a penny in your first order! Shop: Bella Figura Shoppe Substack: “The Tradition of Living Beautifully” Elle-May: Website Instagram 1924us Dolores: Substack: “The Tradition of Living Beautifully” Bella Figura Shoppe on Etsy Bella Figura website Dolores on Instagram YouTube Pinterest https://www.bellafigurapodcast.com/podcast/emilietoups monthly 0.5 2023-06-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/9ee5daeb-baf7-44d7-8afd-bde0eb48d231/IMG_3012.jpg Podcast - Emilie Toups - Start at the Beginning: Emilie Toups on Integrating Natural Beauty Products & Foods Into Your Life Season 4 Episode 6 Things discussed in this episode: Leaving home and making a new community Supporting local farmers What toxins do to our bodies and fertility The normalizations of toxins in our products Natural beauty products Diet as a means to wellness The learning curve when it comes to natural living The benefits of tallow as a beauty product https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/fbfe286a-ab79-4f9c-b87d-f239f93b1beb/Beige+Aesthetic+Playful+Abstract+Shapes+Music+Podcast+Logo+%281400+%C3%97+1400+px%29+%283000+%C3%97+3000+px%29.png Podcast - Emilie Toups Emilie Toups began crafting skincare and makeup from her farmhouse kitchen after discovering how organic tallow, high-quality cold- pressed olive oil, and other quality, natural ingredients made a huge difference in her skin and her family’s wellness. At Toups & Co Organics, they believe that skincare products that nourish and restore can come from simple, wholesome ingredients. None of their products use synthetic chemicals, GMOs, toxins, fillers, artificial colors, or artificial fragrances. They support small, family-owned farms that are sustainable, fair trade, transparent and ethical. Emilie lives on a homestead in Alabama with her husband and children. Resources: House of Tocumen: Use Code “Bella25” for 25% off all rugs Dry Farm Wines: Use link dryfarmwines.com/bellafigura to receive a bottle for just a penny in your first order! Shop: Bella Figura Shoppe Substack: “The Tradition of Living Beautifully” Emilie: Toups & Co. Organics Toups & Co. on Instagram Dolores: Substack: “The Tradition of Living Beautifully” Bella Figura Shoppe on Etsy Bella Figura website Dolores on Instagram YouTube Pinterest https://www.bellafigurapodcast.com/podcast/joannabarbera monthly 0.5 2023-05-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/fbfe286a-ab79-4f9c-b87d-f239f93b1beb/Beige+Aesthetic+Playful+Abstract+Shapes+Music+Podcast+Logo+%281400+%C3%97+1400+px%29+%283000+%C3%97+3000+px%29.png Podcast - Joanna Barbera With roots in New York and stints in San Francisco, Maui, London, Arizona, Austin and Nashville, Joanna Barbera’s wandering spirit shines through in her evocative folk tunes. Her interest in the ethereal and the divine, from religious studies and yoga to shamanism and energy-healing, has influenced her songs, which ask big questions about relationships, life, death and finding one’s place. Joanna made the move to Nashville in the summer of 2014, where she wrote and recorded her latest EP, IMAGO. The song “When the Rain Comes” landed a feature on CBS’s Criminal Minds, while a new single, a cover of Tom Petty’s “Breakdown,” was released soon after. Joanna followed the song’s arrival with a European tour alongside Deer Tick to close out the year. Resources: House of Tocumen: Use Code “Bella25” for 25% off all rugs Dry Farm Wines: Use link dryfarmwines.com/bellafigura to receive a bottle for just a penny in your first order! Shop: Bella Figura Shoppe Substack: “The Tradition of Living Beautifully” Joanna: Joanna’s website Joanna on Instagram Joanna on YouTube Joanna on Spotify Dolores: Substack: “The Tradition of Living Beautifully” Bella Figura Shoppe on Etsy Bella Figura website Dolores on Instagram YouTube Pinterest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/79bf7c0e-c09e-40e6-a733-e3d04aa9b4c9/IMG_2869-2.jpg Podcast - Joanna Barbera - The Beauty of Long Friendships: Joanna Barbera on Female Connection & Letting Go of Our Old Selves Season 4 Episode 5 Things discussed in this episode: Not being afraid to release old ways of thinking Letting go of old ways of being Switching career paths The negative aspects of the music industry Our work encompassing more than we originally imagined Doing work that serves our community, as opposed to our ego Re-evaluating stereotypes of what an artist’s life looks like The ups and downs of long friendships The magical aspects of long friendships https://www.bellafigurapodcast.com/podcast/arielledemartinez monthly 0.5 2023-05-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/fbfe286a-ab79-4f9c-b87d-f239f93b1beb/Beige+Aesthetic+Playful+Abstract+Shapes+Music+Podcast+Logo+%281400+%C3%97+1400+px%29+%283000+%C3%97+3000+px%29.png Podcast - Arielle de Martinez Arielle de Martinez helps women all over the world free themselves from the industries that benefit from women not claiming their own autonomy, from the beauty industry that breeds insecurities and toxicity, the stylist/client power dynamics in the salon industry, and the allopathic systems that don’t seem to actually know how to truly be (and stay) well. With her guidance, women are healing their hair by using products they can make themselves at home with ingredients found in their garden and taking responsibility for the health of themselves and their families. Her “No Poo Method” has developed a cult following of women ditching the shampoo for good, and her course, “The Wild Mother’s Medicine Chest” has allowed women from all over the world to become the healers of their families. Resources: House of Tocumen: Use Code “Bella25” for 25% off all rugs Dry Farm Wines: Use link dryfarmwines.com/bellafigura to receive a bottle for just a penny in your first order! Shop: Bella Figura Shoppe Substack: “The Tradition of Living Beautifully” Arielle: Arielle’s website The “No Poo” method The “Wild Mother’s Medicine Chest” Arielle on Instagram Dolores: Substack: “The Tradition of Living Beautifully” Bella Figura Shoppe on Etsy Bella Figura website Dolores on Instagram YouTube Pinterest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/fd357eab-38c4-4b5f-9572-0dcdea8ff805/KarinaJensenPhotography-236.jpg Podcast - Arielle de Martinez - Are You Beautiful? Arielle de Martinez on Rethinking Beauty & Just About Everything Else Season 4 Episode 4 Things discussed in this episode: The toxicity of the beauty industry How the beauty industry relies on your self doubt for enormous profits The toxic chemicals in beauty products that are making us sick Loving the way you look naturally How Instagram is skewing our sense of our own beauty How social media sows intense self doubt in all of us Ways to step away from the beauty industry Using natural hair products No more shampoo and the origins of shampoo use Using herbs to heal your family Coming into your power as a mother https://www.bellafigurapodcast.com/podcast/karijansen monthly 0.5 2023-04-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/514d9ed9-bff2-4813-b759-49667b32a66d/IMG_2033-2.jpg Podcast - Kari Jansen - Growing Beauty: Kari Jansen on Starting Over & Harvesting Plants for Wellness Season 4 Episode 3 Things discussed in this episode: Making big changes in our lives Living with the land Growing plants and herbs for medicine Creating in the spirit of our ancestors Healing your own health issues The plant root of most pharmaceuticals The domino effect from pharmaceuticals The benefit of whole plants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/fbfe286a-ab79-4f9c-b87d-f239f93b1beb/Beige+Aesthetic+Playful+Abstract+Shapes+Music+Podcast+Logo+%281400+%C3%97+1400+px%29+%283000+%C3%97+3000+px%29.png Podcast - Kari Jansen Kari Jansen, herbalist, astrologer and ayurvedic practitioner, founded Poppy and Someday after years of studying herbalism, combining her passion for plants with her love of gardening, wildcrafting and herbal medicine making. The company’s product line features an evolving collection of organic body care products. The product design process is rooted in the study of Ayurveda and Western Herbalism and focuses on native plant ingredients. Every ingredient comes from the earth and never contains any synthetics or preservatives. Kari is a graduate of the California School of Herbal Studies, the Dhyana Center, the Ayurvedic Institute of America, Kairos School of Astrology and also holds a B.S. in Health and Nutrition. Resources: House of Tocumen: Use Code “Bella25” for 25% off all rugs Dry Farm Wines: Use link dryfarmwines.com/bellafigura to receive a bottle for just a penny in your first order! Shop: Bella Figura Shoppe Substack: “The Tradition of Living Beautifully” Kari: poppyandsomeday.com Instagram Dolores: Substack: “The Tradition of Living Beautifully” Bella Figura Shoppe on Etsy Bella Figura website Dolores on Instagram YouTube Pinterest https://www.bellafigurapodcast.com/podcast/tomasqmorin monthly 0.5 2023-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/fbfe286a-ab79-4f9c-b87d-f239f93b1beb/Beige+Aesthetic+Playful+Abstract+Shapes+Music+Podcast+Logo+%281400+%C3%97+1400+px%29+%283000+%C3%97+3000+px%29.png Podcast - Tomás Q. Morín Tomás Q. Morín is the author of the collection of poems Machete and the memoir Let Me Count the Ways, as well as the poetry collections Patient Zero and A Larger Country. He is co-editor with Mari L’Esperance of the anthology, Coming Close: Forty Essays on Philip Levine, and translator of The Heights of Macchu Picchu by Pablo Neruda. He is the recipient of fellowships from the Civitella Ranieri Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Guggenheim Foundation. He teaches at Rice University and Vermont College of Fine Arts. Resources: House of Tocumen: Use Code “Bella25” for 25% off all rugs Dry Farm Wines: Use link dryfarmwines.com/bellafigura to receive a bottle for just a penny in your first order! Shop: Bella Figura Shoppe Substack: “The Tradition of Living Beautifully” Tomás: tomasqmorin.com/About Tomás at The Poetry Foundation Let Me Count the Ways Machete Tomás on Instagram Dolores: Substack: “The Tradition of Living Beautifully” Bella Figura Shoppe on Etsy Bella Figura website Dolores on Instagram YouTube Pinterest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/8e51b88f-484f-4c3d-9888-1ae4b781ec82/IMG_1976-2.jpg Podcast - Tomás Q. Morín - Where Are You From: Tomás Q. Morín on Ancestral Language, Writing, & Raising Kids to Know Their Roots Season 4 Episode 2 Things discussed in this episode: Struggles with one’s ancestral language as a native English speaker Feeling both part of yet outside of your ancestral culture Translating writing in one’s ancestral language Raising children to know where they come from The doubts of the writing life How to see your weaknesses as your greatest gifts https://www.bellafigurapodcast.com/podcast/shivarose monthly 0.5 2023-03-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/fbfe286a-ab79-4f9c-b87d-f239f93b1beb/Beige+Aesthetic+Playful+Abstract+Shapes+Music+Podcast+Logo+%281400+%C3%97+1400+px%29+%283000+%C3%97+3000+px%29.png Podcast - Shiva Rose Shiva Rose was raised by bohemian parents in the countryside of Iran until the revolution occurred. Suddenly, a childhood nurtured on imagination and nature morphed into life as a refugee. Assimilating to a new life in America, she sought solace in old films, fashion and books, which led her to work as an actress in TV, film and theater. After having her first daughter in her early twenties she was diagnosed with an autoimmune condition, an occurrence that propelled her on a path as a naturalist and activist. She is the author of Whole Beauty, Daily Rituals and Natural Recipes for Lifelong Beauty and Wellness. She is also the creator of The Local Rose, a line of all-natural beauty products created with the utmost respect for the natural world and for you. Resources: House of Tocumen: Use Code “Bella25” for 25% off all rugs Dry Farm Wines: Use link dryfarmwines.com/bellafigura to receive a bottle for just a penny in your first order! Shop: Bella Figura Shoppe Substack: “The Tradition of Living Beautifully” Shiva: thelocalrose.com Shiva on Instagram Shiva’s “Whole Health” course (Use code “WHOLE” for a discount) Whole Beauty: Daily Rituals and Natural Recipes for Lifelong Beauty and Wellness Dolores: Substack: “The Tradition of Living Beautifully” Bella Figura Shoppe on Etsy Bella Figura website Dolores on Instagram YouTube Pinterest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/33df7623-1d73-49ad-a2f7-8c71c1008976/IMG_1789.JPG Podcast - Shiva Rose - Symbiotic Beauty: Shiva Rose on the Male-Female Bond, Healing Without Drugs & Trusting Your Body Season 4 Episode 1 Things discussed in this episode: Natural health Women’s health Toxins that we live with in today’s world The importance of detoxing and ways to do it Reinventing our lives Listening to and trusting our bodies Finding one’s own solutions to illness Trusting your instincts when it comes to health and beauty Healing our bodies naturally Respecting the roles both men and women fill in society Reevaluating feminist narratives https://www.bellafigurapodcast.com/podcast/season3wrapup monthly 0.5 2023-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/ad0ebf53-1c97-4889-9d27-6f2d9b8d3095/E034ED9E-F7A1-489C-A8C3-E5C436101D83.jpg Podcast - Season 3 Wrap Up - Slowing Down is More Than the Pace at Which You Move: A Look Back on Season 3 Season 3 Episode 10 Things discussed in this episode: Reclaimed fabric and slow fashion How to be productive and also slow down Growing food the slow way to keep it pure and take care of the land Slowing down to grieve and mourn Kitchen work as a way to slow down Connecting to our ancestors as a way to slow down Cultivating grace as a way to slow down Being guided by the Holy Spirit and living slow enough to listen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/fbfe286a-ab79-4f9c-b87d-f239f93b1beb/Beige+Aesthetic+Playful+Abstract+Shapes+Music+Podcast+Logo+%281400+%C3%97+1400+px%29+%283000+%C3%97+3000+px%29.png Podcast - Season 3 Wrap Up This is a solo episode where I look back on the conversations and guests of Season 3 and draw out the major tenets I came away with regarding this season’s theme, “Slow Down.” Slowing Down is not only about pace, but emotion, energy, the intention in movement, gracefulness, cooking, how we possess and use our power and emotions, and connecting to our ancestors. This episode is a kind of toolbox with some of the best tools I’ve learned to slow down and live more in the moment. Some guests and episodes I reference: Live to Create: Shele Jessee on Ranch Life, Textiles & Being Busy at a Slow Pace Sicily the Beautiful: Melissa Muller on Life in the Sicilian Countryside & Following Your Passion The Ache in Our Hearts: Thomas Lynch on Ancestral Homes & Old vs. New World Ways to Mourn They Converge in the Kitchen: Mallorie Vaudoise on food, herbs & cooking as sources of ancestral connection & inspiration The Graceful Way: Jennifer L. Scott on Slow Living through Poise and Calm Slow Down & Follow the Spirit: John Viola on Our Trip to Italy & Honoring Your Ancestry Resources: House of Tocumen: Use Code “Bella25” for 25% off all rugs Dry Farm Wines: Use link dryfarmwines.com/bellafigura to receive a bottle for just a penny in your first order! Shop: Bella Figura Shoppe Substack: “The Tradition of Living Beautifully” Dolores: Substack: “The Tradition of Living Beautifully” Bella Figura Shoppe on Etsy Bella Figura website Dolores on Instagram YouTube Pinterest https://www.bellafigurapodcast.com/podcast/johnviola2 monthly 0.5 2022-11-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/fbfe286a-ab79-4f9c-b87d-f239f93b1beb/Beige+Aesthetic+Playful+Abstract+Shapes+Music+Podcast+Logo+%281400+%C3%97+1400+px%29+%283000+%C3%97+3000+px%29.png Podcast - John Viola, Part 2 John Viola is host of The Italian American Podcast and previously served as President and Chief Operating Officer of the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF), where he served with incomparable energy and passion from 2012-2018 as the youngest president in NIAF’s history. John serves as co-vice president for New York City of the Italian Sons and Daughters of America (ISDA) and on the Boards of Directors of the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame in Chicago, as well as other Italian cultural boards. He was fundamental in the creation of Pope John Paul II Family Academy in Brooklyn, N.Y., serving as the Academy’s General Director, and the Director of the Madonna della Neve Foundation for many years. He is a Knight of Merit with Star of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George, one of the oldest Orders of knighthood in the world, and serves as the United States Delegate for the Constantinian Order and the other Chivalric Orders of the Royal House of Borbone of the Two Sicilies. He is also a Knight of the Order of Merit of Savoy, the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus, and the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre. He also serves as president of the Florida Panthers Foundation. A native of Brooklyn, John traces his ancestry to the Vallo di Diano in the province of Salerno, Puglia, Basilicata, and his beloved Sicily. Resources: House of Tocumen: Use Code “Bella25” for 25% off all rugs Dry Farm Wines: Use link dryfarmwines.com/bellafigura to receive a bottle for just a penny in your first order! Shop: Bella Figura Shoppe Substack: “The Tradition of Living Beautifully” “The Hidden History of Southern Italy’s Glory” - Part 1, The Italian American Podcast “The Hidden History of Southern Italy’s Glory” - Part 2, The Italian American Podcast Slow Down & Follow the Spirit: John Viola on Our Trip to Italy & Honoring Your Ancestry - Part 1 Guest: John on Instagram The Italian American Podcast Dolores: Dry Farm Wines: Use link dryfarmwines.com/bellafigura to receive a bottle for just a penny in your first order! Substack: “The Tradition of Living Beautifully” Bella Figura Shoppe on Etsy Bella Figura website Dolores on Instagram YouTube Pinterest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/f6fde8be-a0c4-4ed6-bdbb-108c2412fbfe/BIO-John-640x640.jpeg Podcast - John Viola, Part 2 - Slow Down & Follow the Spirit: John Viola on Our Trip to Italy & Honoring Your Ancestry - Part 2 Season 3 Episode 9 Things discussed in this episode: The history of Mattera and its region of Basilicata Why people have often chosen community over ease in the past The history of Southern Italy vs Northern Italy The spirit of Naples Naples’ history and how it continues to shape not only the city’s character, but Italy’s as a whole Things to see in Naples Character traits that connect us to our ancestors https://www.bellafigurapodcast.com/podcast/johnviola1 monthly 0.5 2022-11-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/f6fde8be-a0c4-4ed6-bdbb-108c2412fbfe/BIO-John-640x640.jpeg Podcast - John Viola, Part 1 - Slow Down & Follow the Spirit: John Viola on Our Trip to Italy & Honoring Your Ancestry Season 3 Episode 8 Things discussed in this episode: Finding creative friends who support you Traveling to Sicily Italy as the “country of plan B” The ups and downs of relocating to Italy Magical moments while traveling Being guided by the Holy Spirit and living slow enough to listen The pace of life in Italy vs. the pace here in the States Honoring our ancestors Doing the work and going out of comfort zones to connect to and honor the past https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/fbfe286a-ab79-4f9c-b87d-f239f93b1beb/Beige+Aesthetic+Playful+Abstract+Shapes+Music+Podcast+Logo+%281400+%C3%97+1400+px%29+%283000+%C3%97+3000+px%29.png Podcast - John Viola, Part 1 John Viola is host of The Italian American Podcast and previously served as President and Chief Operating Officer of the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF), where he served with incomparable energy and passion from 2012-2018 as the youngest president in NIAF’s history. John serves as co-vice president for New York City of the Italian Sons and Daughters of America (ISDA) and on the Boards of Directors of the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame in Chicago, as well as other Italian cultural boards. He was fundamental in the creation of Pope John Paul II Family Academy in Brooklyn, N.Y., serving as the Academy’s General Director, and the Director of the Madonna della Neve Foundation for many years. He is a Knight of Merit with Star of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George, one of the oldest Orders of knighthood in the world, and serves as the United States Delegate for the Constantinian Order and the other Chivalric Orders of the Royal House of Borbone of the Two Sicilies. He is also a Knight of the Order of Merit of Savoy, the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus, and the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre. He also serves as president of the Florida Panthers Foundation. A native of Brooklyn, John traces his ancestry to the Vallo di Diano in the province of Salerno, Puglia, Basilicata, and his beloved Sicily. Resources: House of Tocumen: Use Code “Bella25” for 25% off all rugs Dry Farm Wines: Use link dryfarmwines.com/bellafigura to receive a bottle for just a penny in your first order! Shop: Bella Figura Shoppe Substack: “The Tradition of Living Beautifully” Shaye Elliott Sicily Episodes: Episode 1 and Episode 2 Guest: John on Instagram The Italian American Podcast Dolores: Dry Farm Wines: Use link dryfarmwines.com/bellafigura to receive a bottle for just a penny in your first order! Substack: “The Tradition of Living Beautifully” Bella Figura Shoppe on Etsy Bella Figura website Dolores on Instagram YouTube Pinterest https://www.bellafigurapodcast.com/podcast/marybethbonfiglio3 monthly 0.5 2022-10-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/fbfe286a-ab79-4f9c-b87d-f239f93b1beb/Beige+Aesthetic+Playful+Abstract+Shapes+Music+Podcast+Logo+%281400+%C3%97+1400+px%29+%283000+%C3%97+3000+px%29.png Podcast - MaryBeth Bonfiglio MaryBeth Bonfiglio’s dynamic and varied work is not simple to summarize. She is a writer, writing instructor and guide, an intuitive, a midwife, and a folk/root worker dedicated to exploring the ancient wisdom of her Sicilian heritage. Her Radici Siciliane gatherings, which attendees have described as “not a vacation, [but] a pilgrimage and a rite of passage and a week-long ritual,” take people to remote and traditional areas of Sicily to explore ancient folkway practices—such as tarot cards, ancient recipes, traditional dance and storytelling, cheesemaking, basket-weaving as well as creating a space for attendees to explore their own ancestral healing. She lives in Upstate NY, with her three daughters and longtime husband. Resources: House of Tocumen: Use Code “Bella25” for 25% off all rugs Dry Farm Wines: Use link dryfarmwines.com/bellafigura to receive a bottle for just a penny in your first order! Shop: Bella Figura Shoppe Substack: “The Tradition of Living Beautifully” Guest: MaryBeth’s website MaryBeth on Season 1 of “Bella Figura” MaryBeth on Instagram Dolores: Dry Farm Wines: Use link dryfarmwines.com/bellafigura to receive a bottle for just a penny in your first order! Substack: “The Tradition of Living Beautifully” Bella Figura Shoppe on Etsy Bella Figura website Dolores on Instagram YouTube Pinterest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/b16b8cc9-65a6-4e23-97c7-c514737b88e6/MaryBeth+Photo+2.jpeg Podcast - MaryBeth Bonfiglio - The Land Remembers You: MaryBeth Bonfiglio on Volcanoes, Salt, Sea & the Ancestral Bond Season 3 Episode 7 Things discussed in this episode: Those who emigrate and those who stay How grief heightens your senses Sicily and its culture The weight of ancestral language Connecting to ancestral homelands Nature as an ancestor Being remembered by the places your ancestors left https://www.bellafigurapodcast.com/podcast/jenniferlscott monthly 0.5 2022-08-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/fbfe286a-ab79-4f9c-b87d-f239f93b1beb/Beige+Aesthetic+Playful+Abstract+Shapes+Music+Podcast+Logo+%281400+%C3%97+1400+px%29+%283000+%C3%97+3000+px%29.png Podcast - Jennifer L. Scott Jennifer L. Scott is the New York Times bestselling author of Lessons from Madame Chic, At Home with Madame Chic and Polish Your Poise with Madame Chic (Simon & Schuster), Mademoiselle Chic (Daiwa Shobo), and Connoisseur Kids (Chronicle Books). She is also the creator of The Daily Connoisseur blog and YouTube channel. Resources: House of Tocumen: Use Code “Bella25” for 25% off all rugs Dry Farm Wines: Use link dryfarmwines.com/bellafigura to receive a bottle for just a penny in your first order! Shop: Bella Figura Shoppe Substack: “The Tradition of Living Beautifully” Guest: Jennifer’s website Jennifer on Instagram The Daily Connoisseur YouTube Madam Chic series The Daily Connoisseur Blog Dolores: Dry Farm Wines: Use link dryfarmwines.com/bellafigura to receive a bottle for just a penny in your first order! Substack: “The Tradition of Living Beautifully” Bella Figura Shoppe on Etsy Bella Figura website Dolores on Instagram YouTube Pinterest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/802cae70-104c-4bcb-ac67-fd282601d0ef/IMG_4499.jpg Podcast - Jennifer L. Scott - The Graceful Way: Jennifer L. Scott on Slow Living through Poise and Calm Season 3 Episode 6 Things discussed in this episode: Life in France Not being moved by external circumstance Cultivating a more formal life Cultivating grace Learning to pause before you react Cultivating poise Being uncomfortable on social media Women create the energy in their homes https://www.bellafigurapodcast.com/podcast/mallorievaudoise3 monthly 0.5 2022-07-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/0a41883b-80e4-4c4f-930f-1e576c8ffafc/Mallorie+3+Pic.jpg Podcast - Mallorie Vaudoise - They Converge in the Kitchen: Mallorie Vaudoise on food, herbs & cooking as sources of ancestral connection & inspiration Season 3 Episode 5 Things discussed in this episode: The spirits of the land The spirits of our ancestors Our own spirits Their convergence in the kitchen How to connect to you ancestral land through food Food is love Cooking as an act of generosity Herbs and their properties The power of scent How to work in the kitchen as a way to slow down https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/fbfe286a-ab79-4f9c-b87d-f239f93b1beb/Beige+Aesthetic+Playful+Abstract+Shapes+Music+Podcast+Logo+%281400+%C3%97+1400+px%29+%283000+%C3%97+3000+px%29.png Podcast - Mallorie Vaudoise Mallorie Vaudoise is a New York City-based spiritualist of Italian descent. She is the author of Honoring Your Ancestors: A Guide to Ancestral Veneration and “Italian Folk Magic,” a blog about devotional practices from Southern Italy and Sicily. She was co-host of “Good Bones,” a podcast about living and dying well. Drawn to folk magic from a young age, her path has required both careful study and wild abandon. Her writing is an act of devotion, an offering to the spiritual ecosystem in which she finds herself. She believes that music, food, wine, and kissing are vital tools of spiritual evolution. Resources: House of Tocumen: Use Code “Bella25” for 25% off all rugs Dry Farm Wines: Use link dryfarmwines.com/bellafigura to receive a bottle for just a penny in your first order! Shop: Bella Figura Shoppe Substack: “The Tradition of Living Beautifully” Guest: Mallorie on Season 1 of “Bella Figura” “Honoring Your Ancestors: A Guide to Ancestral Veneration” Mallorie’s blog, Italian Folk Magic Mallorie on Instagram Dolores: Dry Farm Wines: Use link dryfarmwines.com/bellafigura to receive a bottle for just a penny in your first order! Substack: “The Tradition of Living Beautifully” Bella Figura Shoppe on Etsy Bella Figura website Dolores on Instagram YouTube Pinterest https://www.bellafigurapodcast.com/podcast/thomaslynch monthly 0.5 2022-06-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/fbfe286a-ab79-4f9c-b87d-f239f93b1beb/Beige+Aesthetic+Playful+Abstract+Shapes+Music+Podcast+Logo+%281400+%C3%97+1400+px%29+%283000+%C3%97+3000+px%29.png Podcast - Thomas Lynch Thomas Lynch is the author of five collections of poems and four books of essays, as well as a bo ok of stories, Apparition & Late Fictions. His work has been the subject of two film documentaries—PBS Frontline's The Undertaking, which won the 2008 Emmy Award for Arts and Culture Documentary, and Learning Gravity, produced for the BBC, featured at the 2008 Telluride Film Festival and awarded the Michigan Prize. He has taught with the Department of Mortuary Science at Wayne State University in Detroit, with the graduate program in writing at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and with the Candler School of Theology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. His essays, poems and stories have appeared in The Atlantic and Granta, The New York Times and Times of London, The New Yorker, Poetry and The Paris Review and elsewhere. He lives in Milford, Michigan where he has been the funeral director since 1974, and in Moveen, Co. Clare, Ireland where he keeps an ancestral cottage. Resources: House of Tocumen: Use Code “Bella25” for 25% off all rugs Dry Farm Wines: Use link dryfarmwines.com/bellafigura to receive a bottle for just a penny in your first order! Shop: Bella Figura Shoppe “The Tradition of Living Beautifully” on Substack Guest: Thomas Lynch Dolores: Dry Farm Wines: Use link dryfarmwines.com/bellafigura to receive a bottle for just a penny in your first order! Bella Figura Shoppe on Etsy Bella Figura website Dolores on Instagram YouTube Pinterest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/9857181f-d9ed-4709-9a38-f78695f17ced/Thomas+lynch+photo+4.jpg Podcast - Thomas Lynch - The Ache in Our Hearts: Thomas Lynch on Ancestral Homes & Old vs. New World Ways to Mourn Season 3 Episode 4 Things discussed in this episode: The nature of grief American society’s aversion to death and why The shifting nature of funerals Old world ways of mourning Traditional funeral rites Mourning those we’ve lost in a meaningful way Ireland and its culture The Irish “Famine” and Italian “Unification” as euphemisms for what really happened Re-connecting to our ancestral homeland The dark and light sides of embracing ethnic identity https://www.bellafigurapodcast.com/podcast/melissamuller monthly 0.5 2022-06-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/fbfe286a-ab79-4f9c-b87d-f239f93b1beb/Beige+Aesthetic+Playful+Abstract+Shapes+Music+Podcast+Logo+%281400+%C3%97+1400+px%29+%283000+%C3%97+3000+px%29.png Podcast - Melissa Muller From a young age, Melissa Muller spent her summers in the Sicilian village of Sant’Anna, where her grandmother was born. She received a master’s in journalism from Columbia University and a diploma from the International Culinary Center. Muller has helmed three acclaimed Sicilian restaurants in New York and has been featured in The New York Times, Saveur, and La Repubblica, as well as on The Food Network, Martha Stewart Radio, and Mike Colameco’s Real Food. She is the author of Sicily: The Cookbook: Recipes Rooted in Traditions, and she lives on a farm with organic gardens and orchards in the remote countryside in the heart of Sicily. Resources: House of Tocumen: Use Code “Bella25” for 25% off all rugs Dry Farm Wines: Use link dryfarmwines.com/bellafigura to receive a bottle for just a penny in your first order! Shop: Bella Figura Shoppe “The Tradition of Living Beautifully” on Substack Guest: Sicily: The Cookbook: Recipes Rooted in Traditions Melissa on Instagram Feudo Montoni on Instagram Dolores: Dry Farm Wines: Use link dryfarmwines.com/bellafigura to receive a bottle for just a penny in your first order! Bella Figura Shoppe on Etsy Bella Figura website Dolores on Instagram YouTube Pinterest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/c21b3269-78e6-4786-9074-131391f25ce2/Melissa+Photo.jpeg Podcast - Melissa Muller - Sicily the Beautiful: Melissa Muller on Life in the Sicilian Countryside & Following Your Passion Season 3 Episode 3 Things discussed in this episode: Her passion for Sicily Living out of accordance with our values Living in accordance with our values Organic farming The Sicilian countryside Living on an ancient lands The draw of Sicily Cooking traditions https://www.bellafigurapodcast.com/podcast/shawnlang monthly 0.5 2022-06-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/dd1996c5-1874-49b1-a6fd-1291ee4719c2/IMG_3587.jpg Podcast - Shawn Lang - A Slow, Beautiful Life: Shawn Lang on Country Living, Home Renovation & Shopping Local Season 3 Episode 2 Things discussed in this episode: Leaving the city for a slower life Slow is a mindset as much as a speed The choices we make as slow living Seeing the limitations of rural living as benefits Shopping local for a slower life Renovating a home The way we shop as slow living First steps to living a slow life, no matter where you live https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/fbfe286a-ab79-4f9c-b87d-f239f93b1beb/Beige+Aesthetic+Playful+Abstract+Shapes+Music+Podcast+Logo+%281400+%C3%97+1400+px%29+%283000+%C3%97+3000+px%29.png Podcast - Shawn Lang Shawn Lang is a designer and one half of The Farmhouse Project. Along with his partner, Kris Prepelica, Shawn left the big city and decided to slow down and simplify by moving into a historic farmhouse in upstate New York. From there, their online brand, shop, design inspiration, and restoration of their 1800 farmhouse began. They describe themselves as “modern-day gents living the old-world way.” Today, their lives are filled with the things that bring joy: entertaining, cooking, gardening, and learning to live off the land. They also started a line of home goods, all unique and sustainably made. On any given day, you can find them working on a project in their onsite studio, putting the final touches on a room, gardening, feeding chickens, or dreaming up a new cocktail recipe. Resources: House of Tocumen: Use Code “Bella25” for 25% off all rugs Dry Farm Wines: Use link dryfarmwines.com/bellafigura to receive a bottle for just a penny in your first order! Shop: Bella Figura Shoppe “The Tradition of Living Beautifully” on Substack Guest: The Farmhouse Project The Farmhouse Project on Instagram Dolores: Dry Farm Wines: Use link dryfarmwines.com/bellafigura to receive a bottle for just a penny in your first order! Bella Figura Shoppe on Etsy Bella Figura website Dolores on Instagram YouTube Pinterest https://www.bellafigurapodcast.com/podcast/shelejessee monthly 0.5 2022-06-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/6a9d065a-47e2-4e1b-8b5b-7ef8e246d94e/IMG_3438.jpg Podcast - Shele Jessee - Live to Create: Shele Jessee on Ranch Life, Textiles & Being Busy at a Slow Pace Season 3 Episode 1 Things discussed in this episode: Continuing the work of our ancestors The work we do being a continuation of our lineage The difference between ease and easeful Reclaimed fabric and slow fashion Building a brand Social media in our lives Ranching How to be productive and also slow down Raising animals as a means to slow down https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/fbfe286a-ab79-4f9c-b87d-f239f93b1beb/Beige+Aesthetic+Playful+Abstract+Shapes+Music+Podcast+Logo+%281400+%C3%97+1400+px%29+%283000+%C3%97+3000+px%29.png Podcast - Shele Jessee We’re back for Season 3! This season’s theme is “Slow Down,” and I’ve got some wonderful guests lined up to explore this topic with you. Shele Jessee grew up in rural Northern California and currently makes her home on the beautiful Central Coast. She makes her living as an independent designer, artisan hide tanner, and rancher. Her brand, Hollow Bone, is dedicated to helping others live the ranch life, and to creating well-made timeless pieces, made by artisans out of natural materials, which are salvaged from their respective industries. Hollow Bone is more than a brand. It is a dedication to the future and the health of our culture. It is a love story about raw materials, a handmade life, and a love of land. Resources: House of Tocumen: Use Code “Bella25” for 25% off all rugs Dry Farm Wines: Use link dryfarmwines.com/bellafigura to receive a bottle for just a penny in your first order! Shop: Bella Figura Shoppe “The Tradition of Living Beautifully” on Substack Guest: Hollow Bone Shele on Instagram Shele on Substack Dolores: Dry Farm Wines: Use link dryfarmwines.com/bellafigura to receive a bottle for just a penny in your first order! Bella Figura Shoppe on Etsy Bella Figura website Dolores on Instagram YouTube Pinterest https://www.bellafigurapodcast.com/podcast/annabellalsup monthly 0.5 2022-05-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/11a65bcd-e352-426c-adcf-947af034ec61/Annabel.jpeg Podcast - Annabell Alsup - When in Doubt Go Backwards: Annabell Alsup on Transforming Our Homes Into Ancestral Spaces Season 2 Episode 10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/0c65e492-fa13-4bb6-8339-fe1211acf431/New+LOGO+Final.jpg Podcast - Annabell Alsup Annabell Alsup is owner and founder of House of Tocumen, a vintage rug company that sources authentic, weaved rugs from artisans around the world. Annabell is not only a vendor, but through her vibrant Instagram page, also educates people on how to find and buy authentic vintage rugs and home decor. Part of an active duty military family, she lives with her husband and four sons, with a fifth on the way on a homestead in South Carolina, where they care for four goats, one baby doll sheep, 32 chickens and four mini donkeys. Dry Farm Wines: Use link dryfarmwines.com/bellafigura to receive a bottle for just a penny in your first order! Shop: Bella Figura Shoppe Resources: House of Tocumen website House of Tocumen Instagram Dolores: Dry Farm Wines: Use link dryfarmwines.com/bellafigura to receive a bottle for just a penny in your first order! Shop: Bella Figura Shoppe Bella Figura Shoppe on Etsy Bella Figura website Dolores on Instagram Bella Figura YouTube Bella Figura Pinterest https://www.bellafigurapodcast.com/podcast/wendellberry monthly 0.5 2022-05-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/0c65e492-fa13-4bb6-8339-fe1211acf431/New+LOGO+Final.jpg Podcast - Wendell Berry's "Family Work" In this third and final solo episode of Season 2, I am talking about the American writer Wendell Berry's essay, "Family Work." Berry makes the connection between work around the home—gardening, cooking, reading, farm chores, etc.—and the solvency of family life. Discussed in this episode: Wendell Berry The history of life at home The forces that have eroded home life Why disease is more lucrative to companies than health How to combat the erosion of home life Resources: Dry Farm Wines: Use link dryfarmwines.com/bellafigura to receive a bottle for just a penny in your first order! Shop: Bella Figura Shoppe Bella Figura Shoppe on Etsy Bella Figura website Dolores on Instagram Bella Figura YouTube Bella Figura Pinterest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/ba15070b-1608-4168-986a-865e5c311b3e/Berry.jpeg Podcast - Wendell Berry's "Family Work" - Wendell Berry's "Family Work": Saving the Endangered Life of Home Season 2 Episode 9 https://www.bellafigurapodcast.com/podcast/rosbyamshaw monthly 0.5 2022-05-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/4437cee5-9828-4c2a-b0d5-14bce8916c59/Ros.jpeg Podcast - Ros Byam Shaw - Design Traditions: Ros Byam Shaw on Antiques and Old World Country Decor Season 2 Episode 8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/0c65e492-fa13-4bb6-8339-fe1211acf431/New+LOGO+Final.jpg Podcast - Ros Byam Shaw Ros Byam Shaw is a freelance journalist and writes on design and interiors for "The World of Interiors," "House & Garden" and the "Saturday Telegraph," among others. She is the author of Old House New Home, Perfect English, Perfect English Cottage, Perfect English Farmhouse, and English Eccentric, as well as Farrow & Ball Living with Color and Farrow & Ball Decorating with Color (all published by Ryland Peters & Small). Ros lives in Devon, England with her husband and dog. Resources: Dry Farm Wines: Use link dryfarmwines.com/bellafigura to receive a bottle for just a penny in your first order! Shop: Bella Figura Shoppe Guest: Books by Ros Ros' writing in "House and Garden" Ros on Instagram Antique Shop Dolores: Bella Figura Shoppe on Etsy Bella Figura website Dolores on Instagram Bella Figura YouTube Bella Figura Pinterest https://www.bellafigurapodcast.com/podcast/angelaferrarofanning monthly 0.5 2022-05-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/0cd0bb2f-c4e9-474d-b8fc-6b27f6e913e4/Angela.jpeg Podcast - Angela Ferraro-Fanning - Starting Over: Angela Ferraro-Fanning on Reinventing Work and Building a Homestead Season 2 Episode 7 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/0c65e492-fa13-4bb6-8339-fe1211acf431/New+LOGO+Final.jpg Podcast - Angela Ferraro-Fanning Angela Ferraro-Fanning is an author and the founder of Axe & Root Homestead, a six-acre farm in central New Jersey. A self-described "plant-based permaculture homesteader" (she breaks that down in the episode!), she began homesteading in 2012 after suffering postpartum depression with her first child. Unhappy in the graphic design business she’d worked in for over a decade, she longed to be outdoors, aligning her lifestyle with the seasons and with nature. She started growing and preserving as much of her own homegrown produce as possible, and the homestead quickly grew from a home garden to a farm bustling with Clydesdales, geese and ducks for eggs, an apiary with ten beehives, sheep and a small orchard. She taps her own trees for maple syrup, creates her own soap and has even recently added a hobby vineyard for homemade wine. She is the co-author of “The Harvest Table: A Collection of Seasonal Plant-Based Recipes Inspired by the Home Garden,” as well as author of The Little Homesteader Series. She is co-host of “The Definitely Not Simple Life Podcast." [Photo Courtesy of Angela Ferraro-Fanning] Things discussed in this episode: Following your dreams Changing career paths Raising ducks, horses Preserving food Homegrown food Learning as you go Home gardens Being a mother Resources: Dry Farm Wines: Use link dryfarmwines.com/bellafigura to receive a bottle for just a penny in your first order! Shop: Bella Figura Shoppe Guest: Axe and Root Homestead Angela's Cookbook The Little Homesteader Series Angela on Instagram Dolores: Bella Figura Shoppe on Etsy Bella Figura website Dolores on Instagram Bella Figura YouTube Bella Figura Pinterest https://www.bellafigurapodcast.com/podcast/ahandmadechristmas monthly 0.5 2022-05-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/0c65e492-fa13-4bb6-8339-fe1211acf431/New+LOGO+Final.jpg Podcast - A Handmade Christmas Join me for a Christmas special where I talk about cultivating the Christmas spirit with nature, vintage finds, and your own two hands. Merry Christmas to all! With love, Dolores Resources: Dry Farm Wines: Use link dryfarmwines.com/bellafigura to receive a bottle for just a penny in your first order! Bella Figura Shoppe on Etsy Bella Figura website Dolores on Instagram Bella Figura YouTube Bella Figura Pinterest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/f9d63a18-5c72-4363-915c-8a130f6ec61a/Christmas.jpeg Podcast - A Handmade Christmas - A Handmade Christmas Season 2 Episode 6 https://www.bellafigurapodcast.com/podcast/shayeelliott monthly 0.5 2022-05-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/0c65e492-fa13-4bb6-8339-fe1211acf431/New+LOGO+Final.jpg Podcast - Shaye Elliott Shaye Elliott is founder of the popular blog The Elliott Homestead. She is a cookbook author, farmer, artist, wife and mother of four. She lives with her family in rural Washington state where she records her well-known YouTube videos on inspiration and tips on homesteading, cooking, preserving, gardening, and all around cultivating a beautiful life. She is the author of four books, including Welcome to the Farm: How-to Wisdom from The Elliott Homestead; Family Table: Farm Cooking from the Elliott Homestead; The Elliott Homestead: From Scratch: Traditional, whole-foods dishes for easy, everyday meals; and Seasons at the Farm: Year-Round Celebrations at the Elliott Homestead. She is co-host of the high-ranking home and garden podcast, “Homemaker Chic.” Things discussed in this episode: Growing your own food The importance of cooking Why cooking challenges convenience culture Embracing being a homemaker It's okay to want to be a wife and mother Defying the push to climb the corporate ladder Living a slower life Food is love Resources: Dry Farm Wines: Use link dryfarmwines.com/bellafigura to receive a bottle for just a penny in your first order! My Guest: The Elliott Homestead Shaye's photographs Shaye's books Homemaker Chic Podcast Shaye's YouTube Channel Dolores: Bella Figura Shoppe Bella Figura website Dolores on Instagram Bella Figura YouTube Bella Figura Pinterest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/cc871645-8d4d-4c8b-ab17-8a27c25719bb/Shaye.jpeg Podcast - Shaye Elliott - Cooking is the Answer: Shaye Elliott on Defying Convenience Culture and Living a Beautiful Life Season 2 Episode 5 https://www.bellafigurapodcast.com/podcast/sarahdahmen monthly 0.5 2022-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/1b71e046-a6eb-4cbe-8f8d-5abddeb315f2/sarah+photo.jpeg Podcast - Sarah Dahmen - Old World Kitchen: Sara Dahmen on the Art of Forging Historical, Ancestral Cookware Season 2 Episode 4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/0c65e492-fa13-4bb6-8339-fe1211acf431/New+LOGO+Final.jpg Podcast - Sarah Dahmen Sara Dahmen is a coppersmith and the founder of House Copper cookware. When Sara was researching a historical fiction novel, she realized much of our kitchenware is no longer available as it once was and no one was making American copper designs. She created the House Copper American copper cookware line using historical references from original American coppersmiths. Not only does Sara hand-drill, rivet, hand-tin and polish each of her wares, but she also spends time with a tinsmith, where she works weekly with tools from the 1700 and 1800’s to recreate vintage reproductions of tin and copper and build custom copperware designs from scratch. She is the only female coppersmith working in the United States. She lives in Wisconsin with her husband and children on a micro farm. Things discussed in this episode: The benefits of cooking with copper, clay, and cast iron What's in modern-day cookware The origins of copper, clay, and cast iron as cookware Being the only female coppersmith in America Creating with your hands Creating a life that resonates with your values The importance of community Embracing your ancestral culture Resources: Dry Farm Wines: Use link dryfarmwines.com/bellafigura to receive a bottle for just a penny in your first order! Sara's website Sara on Instagram Copper, Iron, and Clay: A Smith's Journey Bella Figura Shoppe Bella Figura website Dolores on Instagram Bella Figura YouTube Bella Figura Pinterest https://www.bellafigurapodcast.com/podcast/alicewaters monthly 0.5 2022-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/9ed84308-aa3b-4d16-ba66-e1810906e53b/Waters.jpeg Podcast - We Are What We Eat - The Forces that Drive Us: A deep dive into Alice Waters' "We Are What We Eat" Season 2 Episode 3 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/0c65e492-fa13-4bb6-8339-fe1211acf431/New+LOGO+Final.jpg Podcast - We Are What We Eat This is the first of several solo episodes, where I choose a topic and spend a bit of time breaking it down and exploring its many angles. I'm choosing topics, mostly books, that I believe will resonate with listeners. My first solo episode focuses on Alice Waters' "We Are What We Eat, A Slow Food Manifesto." Waters is an American chef, author, and restaurateur, well-known for her restaurant Chez Panisse, and its pioneering of the farm-to-table movement. Things mentioned in this episode: Recognizing the values of "fast food culture" in our own actions Re-evaluating our relationship to convenience Rethinking our approach to the availability of food Learning to slow down Learning to appreciate beauty over speed and convenience Choosing what we value over what is easiest The importance of hard work The need for challenge in our lives Resources: Dry Farm Wines: Use link dryfarmwines.com/bellafigura to receive a bottle for just a penny in your first order! Alice Waters' "We Are What We Eat" "The Tyranny of Convenience" by Tim Wu, New York Times Bella Figura website Dolores on Instagram https://www.bellafigurapodcast.com/podcast/kayfoye monthly 0.5 2022-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/0c65e492-fa13-4bb6-8339-fe1211acf431/New+LOGO+Final.jpg Podcast - Kay Foye Kay Foye is a knife maker and artist who grew up in Princeton, NJ, where her love of horses began. After leaving the hustle and bustle of work in New York City, Kay became a rancher in Colorado, and in 2018 began to learn the art of knifemaking, and she then began forging legacy knives—handmade knives with the mementos of a client’s life forged within the handle. Kay combines an aesthetically appealing blend of ranch life, artist, and blacksmith into her creative expression. Photo courtesy of Preston Hoffman Discussed in this episode: Finding your path the roundabout way. The importance of storytelling in different forms. Creating a legacy through tangible objects. Collecting items for beauty and longevity. Creating and purchasing heirlooms for your descendants. The kitchen as the center of a home. Upleveling your kitchen tools. The wrangler life. The artistic life. Country life. Doing things simply because they make you happy. Resources: Dry Farm Wines: Use link dryfarmwines.com/bellafigura to receive a bottle for just a penny in your first order! Stetson short film Kay's site Kay on Instagram Chevalier + Co. Bella Figura website Dolores on Instagram https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/e7bf1c18-8d40-47bf-b440-726713cb039f/Kay.jpeg Podcast - Kay Foye - Inspired and Free: Kay Foye & the Beauty of Hands-On Work in a Mind-Dominated Time Season 2 Episode 2 https://www.bellafigurapodcast.com/podcast/angelareed monthly 0.5 2022-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/0c65e492-fa13-4bb6-8339-fe1211acf431/New+LOGO+Final.jpg Podcast - Angela Reed Angela Reed, also known as Parisienne Farmgirl via her online presence, is an author, farmer, wife, mother of six, and a successful entrepreneur. Angela lives on a 27-acre farm tucked deep in the woods of Door County, Wisconsin with her husband and six children. Moments from the sapphire waters of Lake Michigan, she spends her days tending to her potager and cottage gardens and caring for her family and farm animals. In 2005, Angela created the website “Parisienne Farmgirl” and since then has been passionate about developing “joie de vivre”, a joy in life, and sharing that journey with other women as they cultivate memories of domesticity, motherhood and creativity. She is the co-host of the popular podcast, Homemaker Chic, and author of “From France to the Farm: Blending Generational Favorites with French Flair.” She is also the publisher and founder of Old World Design Society, a publication and private society for individuals who cherish the design and lifestyle elements of a bygone era and who believe in lived-in spaces, heirloom pieces, and that ‘new is not always better.’ Discussed in this episode: Learning how to farm. Being self reliant. Adding beauty to your home and work. Trusting your decor style. Old World decor. Antiques as decor. Country life. Homesteading. Raising farm animals. Preserving foods as our ancestors did. Learning lost traditions that our ancestors knew. Rethinking motherhood. Homemaking and motherhood as artform. Resources: Dry Farm Wines: Use link dryfarmwines.com/bellafigura to receive a bottle for just a penny in your first order! Angela's Website Old World Design Society Angela on Instagram Angela on YouTube Homemaker Chic Podcast Bella Figura website Dolores on Instagram Bella Figura YouTube Bella Figura Pinterest https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/19a83bd4-b59c-410e-911c-0d96eb231d19/Angela.jpeg Podcast - Angela Reed - Plan for Your Descendants: Angela Reed on Farming, Old World Decor, and Self Sufficiency Season 2 Episode 1 https://www.bellafigurapodcast.com/podcast/lisadiciccocahue monthly 0.5 2022-05-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/0c65e492-fa13-4bb6-8339-fe1211acf431/New+LOGO+Final.jpg Podcast - Lisa DiCicco Cahue My guest for Episode 13, the last of this season's conversations recorded in 2020, features model and fashion blogger Lisa DiCicco Cahue. Originally from Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, Lisa, of Italian descent, moved to NYC and attended Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) where she graduated top of her class and received her Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion Merchandising. She worked in numerous areas of the fashion industry, specifically in the fashion closet at Harper’s Bazaar, as well as being an assistant buyer. She has since been signed with Wilhelmina, Ford, and is currently represented by Elite Model Management. She has worked for designers such as ATM, Cynthia Rowley, Thom Browne, Ramy Brook, Rebecca Minkoff and Protagonist. Maintaining the perfect minimalist street style and “model off-duty” looks, Lisa hosts her own blog, and in 2018 she became pregnant and now dedicates herself to her own business and raising her son, Sebastian. She has collaborated with some of the best designers in fashion both as a model and an influencer. She had a successful capsule collection with Amazon, selling out many pieces in under 30 hours and hopes to one day have her own label. Things discussed: Pushing ourselves out of our comfort zones Jealousy verse aspiration Motherhood The struggles of the postpartum experience Learning to accept our postpartum bodies Inspiring women to be bold Fashion as bella figura Raising children to have a sense of their roots Embracing our cultural values and discarding those that limit us Fashion tips to feel your most confident How to look great in photos Resources: Lisa's website Lisa on Instagram Bella Figura website Dolores on Instagram The Italian American Podcast https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/21e39a7e-8f5b-487a-8ade-68b9b456a0a2/Lisa+DiCiccio.jpeg Podcast - Lisa DiCicco Cahue - The Bold Heart: Lisa DiCicco Cahue on Motherhood, Fashion, and Beauty Season 1 Episode 13 https://www.bellafigurapodcast.com/podcast/sandrachuma monthly 0.5 2022-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/0c65e492-fa13-4bb6-8339-fe1211acf431/New+LOGO+Final.jpg Podcast - Sandra Chuma Sandra Chuma, of Zimbabwean ancestry, is an entrepreneur, speaker, coach, podcast host, and award-winning documentary filmmaker. She believes that our greatest responsibility is to share our stories so we can inspire and create possibility for others. Raised in a tiny mud hut in Zimbabwe with no running water or electricity, Sandra has never been one to let circumstances define her. Through hard work, and support from her “village,” she became a management consultant, advising major global companies. She then went on to build two successful companies. But despite all her professional success, she knew she wasn’t walking in her purpose. Sandra made the decision to go back to school in 2015 to get a master’s degree in Journalism, Storytelling & Documentary Filmmaking from Columbia University. Sandra has made it her mission to help others create the best version of themselves. She is building brands focused on providing inspiration, tools and community. Discussed in this episode: The power of storytelling Assimilation and knowing your roots The complexity of leaving your country of origin Holding onto the values you were raised with Following your purpose, not just your passion Taking the first steps in a new endeavor and allowing the path to unfold Passing cultural awareness onto the next generation Resources: Sandra's website NDINI Sandra on Instagram Bella Figura website Dolores on Instagram https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/24449bfd-d71b-46cc-8904-a8183e3163b9/Sandra.jpeg Podcast - Sandra Chuma - Tell Your Story: Sandra Chuma on Storytelling, Leaving Home, and Following Your Purpose Season 1 Episode 12 https://www.bellafigurapodcast.com/podcast/stephanieflor monthly 0.5 2022-05-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/c4634745-7df1-45df-b99a-17c96b2a1edb/Stephanie+Flor.jpeg Podcast - Stephanie Flor - The World is Beautiful: Stephanie Flor on travel and the spiritual roots of beauty Season 1 Episode 11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/0c65e492-fa13-4bb6-8339-fe1211acf431/New+LOGO+Final.jpg Podcast - Stephanie Flor Stephanie Flor, of South American ancestry, is a NYC­ based celebrity makeup artist who works regularly with industry leaders ranging from musicians to television personalities. Her clients include Mariah Carey, Eve, Sting, Kathy Griffin, and politicians Mexican President Felipe Calderon, and the Israel President Shimon Peres, among others. She is most currently the Global Colour Pro artist for Clinique U.S and Hispanic market. Flor has been featured on Glam Belleza Magazine “Weekend Section,” Latina magazine's “Young & Inspiring: Ones to Watch” list, “ Beauty Vanguard in April 2015”and landed herself on the Cosmo for Latinas blog spotlight for Around the World Beauty. She is a go-to beauty expert for her tips in both beauty and travel for Teen Vogue, Allure.com, Glamour, InStyle, Essence.com, and Vogue.com. Editorially, Flor has worked on photo shoots and video productions for Cosmopolitan, Glamour, L’Oreal, People, Martha Stewart, The New Yorker, Time, OWN­ Oprah, Victoria’s Secret, and Women's Wear. Flor expertise in multicultural beauty has made her a go-to ambassador for leading cosmetic and hair care brands, such as Head and Shoulders, Makeup Forever, L’Oreal Paris, La Bella, Thicker Fuller Hair, and Maybelline. Discussed in this episode: Entrepreneurship Beauty as a spiritual practice Connecting to ancestors through beauty Traveling the world Connecting to ancestral culture through beauty practices Beauty approaches from around the globe Resources: Around the World Beauty Stephanie's Makeup Artist page The Italian American Podcast Bella Figura website Dolores on Instagram https://www.bellafigurapodcast.com/podcast/shellymarshall monthly 0.5 2022-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/ea2b427a-97e3-4654-baab-571f757c927b/Shelly.jpeg Podcast - Shelly Marshall - The Roots of Our Work: Shelly Marshall on Connecting What We Do to Where We Come From Season 1 Episode 10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/0c65e492-fa13-4bb6-8339-fe1211acf431/New+LOGO+Final.jpg Podcast - Shelly Marshall Shelly Marshall, of Japanese and Irish descent, is the founder of Beauty Shamans, which unites the wisdom of the past and the science of today to create healthy skincare products from the ocean and Earth. As a nurse, esthetician, and aromatherapist, her approach to skincare is clinical, clean and holistic. Things discussed: Connections between our work and our heritage Helping our parents and ourselves reconnect to our roots Taking care of our skin holistically Ways to wean off chemical skincare products Turning our nightmares into our greatest gifts Feeding our bodies for optimal health and skin Embracing our family stories Connecting to our ancestors through our work and by being the keeper of family history Resources: Shelly’s website, Beauty Shamans Shelly on Instagram Bella Figura website Dolores on Instagram https://www.bellafigurapodcast.com/podcast/jaquiradiaz monthly 0.5 2022-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/077902c0-c2c1-4b00-9c84-4ead0e3bae90/Jaquira.jpeg Podcast - Jaquira Diaz - The Extraordinary: Jaquira Diaz on Identity, Forgiveness & Mining Gold from Troubled Stories Season 1 Episode 9 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/0c65e492-fa13-4bb6-8339-fe1211acf431/New+LOGO+Final.jpg Podcast - Jaquira Diaz Jaquira Díaz was born in Puerto Rico. Her work has been published in Rolling Stone, the Guardian, Longreads, The Fader, and T: The New York Times Style Magazine, and included in The Best American Essays 2016. She is the recipient of the 2019 Whiting Award in Nonfiction for “Ordinary Girls,” two Pushcart Prizes, an Elizabeth George Foundation grant, and fellowships from the MacDowell Colony, the Kenyon Review, and the Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing. She lives in Miami Beach with her partner, the writer Lars Horn. Things Discussed: Growing up in Puerto Rico Coming out to a Catholic family The tensions between the white and black sides of her family during childhood The silence around sexual violence Ethnic and racial identity - What am I? Practicing Catholicism and being gay Even the hardest family stories can give us strength The publishing industry Racism and learning to understand one another Resources: Jaquira’s new memoir, “Ordinary Girls” Jaquira on Instagram Jaquira’s website Bella Figura website Dolores on Instagram https://www.bellafigurapodcast.com/podcast/aimeeraupp monthly 0.5 2022-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/eb4891c9-dcf1-423d-bb06-e092181074df/Aimee.jpeg Podcast - Aimee Raupp - The Whole Woman: Aimee Raupp on holistic health, fertility myths, and healing traditions Season 1 Episode 8 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/0c65e492-fa13-4bb6-8339-fe1211acf431/New+LOGO+Final.jpg Podcast - Aimee Raupp Aimee Raupp, of Irish ancestry, is a renowned women’s health & wellness expert and the best- selling author of the books Chill Out & Get Healthy, Yes, You Can Get Pregnant, and Body Belief. A licensed acupuncturist and herbalist in private practice in New York, she is also the founder of the Aimee Raupp Beauty line of hand-crafted, organic skincare products. She’s appeared on The View and has been featured in Glamour, Allure, Well + Good, GOOP, Shape, and Redbook and has received endorsements from Deepak Chopra, Dr. Christiane Northrup, Arianna Huffington, and Gabby Bernstein for her work in helping thousands of women to improve their vitality, celebrate their beauty, and reconnect to the presence of their optimal health. Aimee is also the Head of Chinese Medicine at The Well, an active columnist and is a frequent speaker at women’s health & wellness conferences across the nation. Things discussed: Cooking and eating as our ancestors did Being drawn to practices from other cultures How to improve fertility through health and wellness Possible causes of the epidemic of infertility The impact of the IVF industry on women’s perceptions of their fertility Epigenetics as it pertains to fertility As long as you’re still menstruating, fertility can be improved The myth of fertility decline past 35 years old Resources: Aimee’s website Aimee’s books Aimee on Instagram Bella Figura website Dolores on Instagram https://www.bellafigurapodcast.com/podcast/chloegarciaponce monthly 0.5 2024-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/34c6c563-76bb-4408-9987-8e4e115f7265/Chloe.jpeg Podcast - Chloe Garcia Ponce - Channeling the Spirit: Chloe Garcia Ponce on Traditional Medicine and Healing Season 1 Episode 7 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/0c65e492-fa13-4bb6-8339-fe1211acf431/New+LOGO+Final.jpg Podcast - Chloe Garcia Ponce Chloe Garcia Ponce, of Mexican and Native American ancestry, is a Mexican Curandera healer, herbalist, and channel working through the power of prayer and candle work. Curanderismo is a holistic approach to wellness that has been used in the Americas, pre- and post-contact, for hundreds of years. In Mexico, it is also known as Mexican Traditional Medicine. A Curandera may be referred to as a woman of knowledge, or, if trained in traditional Native ways and serving their native community, a medicine woman. Chloe’s multicultural upbringing shaped her life and Nomadic Songlines, her healing practice. Things discussed: Making the best out of times of fear and uncertainty Returning to practices that connect us to our true selves Youthful rebellion leading to a circling back and finding your roots Supporting one another through hardship Ways to release emotion Death as a catalyst for growth Accessing the voices of those who have passed The importance of human touch Women and christian sacred texts Resources: Chloe's website Chloe on Instagram Bella Figura website Dolores on Instagram https://www.bellafigurapodcast.com/podcast/aliciajorabins monthly 0.5 2022-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/2e63cc87-8553-4e29-afa3-5e8bb457ec07/Alicia.jpeg Podcast - Alicia Jo Rabins - Structure and Spirit: Alicia Jo Rabins on Art, Heritage, and Ancestral Religion Season 1 Episode 6 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/0c65e492-fa13-4bb6-8339-fe1211acf431/New+LOGO+Final.jpg Podcast - Alicia Jo Rabins My guest for Episode 6, Alicia Jo Rabins, of Jewish ancestry, is a writer, musician, performer, ritualist and Torah teacher. She is the author of poetry books Divinity School (winner of the APR/Honickman First Book Prize) and Fruit Geode (finalist for the Jewish Book Award) and has released three albums with Girls in Trouble, her songwriting project about Biblical women. She is currently at work on an independent film, "A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff." The recipient of a 2020 Oregon Literary Fellowship, Rabins lives in Portland, Oregon with her husband and two children. Things discussed: Being drawn to ancestral religious practices. Reconnecting to cultural traditions even after several generations of assimilation. Re-examining the biases against organized religion. How organized religion can root us. Art as a means to explore religious experience. Embracing the roots of our adopted country in addition to our ancestral one. Emotional challenges of motherhood. Struggles of the writing life. Teaching children about their heritage. Raising children with ancestral traditions. Resources: Alicia's website A Kaddish for Bernie Madoff Girls in Trouble Alicia on Instagram "Ancestral Language for Strength," Dolores' blog post Bella Figura website Dolores on Instagram https://www.bellafigurapodcast.com/podcast/jillwillard monthly 0.5 2022-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/e5fcd1a0-2ff6-4038-9d5b-15bbf9fd8824/Jill.jpeg Podcast - Jill Willard - The Force is Within: Jill Willard on Intuition as a Tool of Strength and Protection Season 1 Episode 5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/0c65e492-fa13-4bb6-8339-fe1211acf431/New+LOGO+Final.jpg Podcast - Jill Willard In Episode 5, I speak to Jill Willard, of Italian and Irish ancestry, author of “Intuitive Being" and celebrated intuitive and healer. Jill is trained in multiple healing, wellness and listening modalities. Her wisdom and expertise focuses mainly on the connection between the brain, our body and our choices. Topics discussed What intuition is. What an intuitive is. How her heritage connected her to her intuition and fifth-sense. Her silent conversations with her grandparents. How intuition and instinct are not new ideas, but ancient practices that were commonplace to our ancestors. Catholic sacraments and their parallel to energy centers. How her psychic abilities forced her to see the abuse priests perpetrated on children, and other troubling facts, before they were revealed. Why intuition has faded in modern society. What being out of touch with your intuition feels like. Learning to rest and to get back into our bodies. How motherhood opens up a new form of intuition. The art of mediumship. References Joseph Campbell Connect with Spirit, Find Your Center, and Choose an Intentional Life Guest Jill's websites: www.jillwillard.com https://intuitivebeingexperience.podia.com/ibe https://www.thepresentprogram.com Jill on Instagram Bella Figura Bella Figura website Dolores on Instagram https://www.bellafigurapodcast.com/podcast/mallorievaudoise monthly 0.5 2022-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/1c6cf362-585f-4c9e-a6d3-6ce8684fcb7d/Mallorie.jpeg Podcast - Mallorie Vaudoise - The Gift They Gave You: Mallorie Vaudoise on Honoring Your Ancestors Season 1 Episode 4 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/0c65e492-fa13-4bb6-8339-fe1211acf431/New+LOGO+Final.jpg Podcast - Mallorie Vaudoise Mallorie Vaudoise, of Southern Italian ancestry, is a NYC-based spiritualist of Italian descent. With Vanessa Irena, she hosts Good Bones, a podcast about living and dying well. She is the author of Honoring Your Ancestors: A Guide to Ancestral Veneration and Italian Folk Magic, a blog about devotional practices from Southern Italy and Sicily. Drawn to witchcraft and folk magic from a young age, her path has required both careful study and wild abandon. Her writing is an act of devotion, an offering to the spiritual ecosystem in which she finds herself. She believes that music, food, wine, and kissing are vital tools of spiritual evolution. Things discussed: What ancestor veneration is and what it isn’t. How different cultures venerate their ancestors. Mallorie’s book, “Honoring Your Ancestors: A Guide to Ancestral Veneration.” How we repeat patterns from not only our own past, but the pasts' of our ancestors. Ancestor veneration can shine a light on these patterns to help release them. How to discern if a pattern is ancestral trauma. The body and home are our spiritual foundations and need to be tended to first and foremost. How to feel messages from our dead. Resources: “Honoring Your Ancestors: A Guide to Ancestral Veneration” Mallorie’s blog, Italian Folk Magic Mallorie on Instagram Bella Figura website Episode 2 [Marine Selenee] Dolores on Instagram https://www.bellafigurapodcast.com/podcast/christophercastellani monthly 0.5 2022-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/0c65e492-fa13-4bb6-8339-fe1211acf431/New+LOGO+Final.jpg Podcast - Christopher Castellani Christopher Castellani, of Southern Italian ancestry, recently published his fourth novel, Leading Men, for which he received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the MacDowell Colony, and the Massachusetts Cultural Council, was published by Viking in 2019. The novel explores the complex relationship between Frank Merlo, a Jersey-born Italian American, and Tennessee Williams. Castellani is also the author of the novels All This Talk of Love, The Saint of Lost Things, and A Kiss from Maddalena, a trilogy inspired by the lives of his Italian immigrant parents. His collection of essays on point of view in fiction, The Art of Perspective, was published by Graywolf Press in 2016. He is currently on the faculty of the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference and the MFA Program for Writers at Warren Wilson College. He lives in Boston, where he is artistic director of GrubStreet, the country's largest and leading independent writing center. Things discussed: The parts of our heritage we need to leave behind. Internalizing our family stories. Research shows that family stories give us strength and build the foundation of our lives. Loosening the ties to our family stories in order to incorporate some of our own. How our respective cultures can be comforting and also suffocating. The beginning of our lives start with our ancestors’ stories. Writing our family stories as a way to redeem the loss of assimilation. Leaving behind the parts of our heritage that don't support us. The same Elemental of our culture can heal as well as wound. Tips on how to gather and write your family stories. Resources: Guest: Christopher's website Christopher's books Christopher on Instagram Grubstreet Mentions: Guggenheim Fellowship Italian American Podcast Gay Talese Episode 1 Italian American Podcast Gay Talese Episode 2 "Where are the Italian American novelists?" - Gay Talese essay Bella Figura: Bella Figura website Dolores on Instagram https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/d11fed7c-e0e8-42b1-9806-60b5e8238f93/Christopher.jpeg Podcast - Christopher Castellani - The Double Edge: Christopher Castellani on the Dark and Light of Love and Family Season 1 Episode 3 https://www.bellafigurapodcast.com/podcast/marineselenee monthly 0.5 2022-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/0c65e492-fa13-4bb6-8339-fe1211acf431/New+LOGO+Final.jpg Podcast - Marine Selenee This episode with therapist Marine Selenee, of French ancestry, who specializes in the practice of Family Constellations, dives deep into why we keep repeating destructive patterns, and how we can stop doing so by healing our family traumas—both our own and those of our ancestors. Things discussed: What is Family Constellations? How is it used to break damaging patterns? Your body remembers and guides you toward what needs healing. Trauma is passed down genetically through generations, and it appears as fears and phobias in descendants. The four principles to teach children in order for them to thrive. We all want to belong, and we’ll even take on bad habits—alcoholism, gambling— in order to feel we belong to our families. Our lives are entangled with our ancestors stories. All family members have a place, including those lost through miscarriage, and someone will repeat the story if those members are not recognized. Taking responsibility for our own lives, no matter how our parents may have failed us. Resources Guest: Marine's website Marine on Instagram Mentions: Bert Hellinger Family Constellations Therapy Bella Figura Podcast: Bella Figura website Dolores on Instagram https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/ffdbc463-50cc-473c-bf59-fbf2b62c0124/Marine.jpg Podcast - Marine Selenee - We Are Responsible: Marine Selenee on Being a Good Ancestor and Taking Charge of Your Life Season 1 Episode 2 https://www.bellafigurapodcast.com/podcast/marybethbonfiglio monthly 0.5 2022-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/0c65e492-fa13-4bb6-8339-fe1211acf431/New+LOGO+Final.jpg Podcast - MaryBeth Bonfiglio In this first episode, I take the plunge with the incomparable MaryBeth Bonfiglio, of Sicilian ancestry, whose dynamic and varied work is not simple to summarize. She is a writer, writing instructor and guide, an intuitive, a midwife, and a folk/root worker dedicated to exploring the ancient wisdom of her Sicilian heritage. Her Radici Siciliane gatherings, which attendees have described as “not a vacation, [but] a pilgrimage and a rite of passage and a week-long ritual,” take people to remote and traditional areas of Sicily to explore ancient folkway practices—such as tarot cards, ancient recipes, traditional dance and storytelling, cheesemaking, basket-weaving as well as creating a space for attendees to explore their own ancestral healing. She's originally from Upstate New York, but lives in Portland, Oregon with her three daughters and longtime husband. Things discussed in this episode: How assimilation changes traditions and family life. Wanting to deny your heritage to fit in. Reclaiming your heritage and its traditions. Ancient customs can be reminders on how to live well and according to what matters most. Our ancestors' poverty forced them to focus on living well, on living in community, and enjoying the good moments of life, which is something we should remember. How having children brings out our need to return to our ancestral traditions. Rewriting stereotypes heaped upon cultures. Reading tarot cards as an ancestral connection. Doing work in our ancestral lands. Ancestral worship traditions as powerful tools. In modern pop culture, Buddha is cool, Jesus is not cool.; Yoga is cool, rosary is not cool, and how this can drive us away from our own culture's spiritual practices. The study of Epigenetics. Ways to reconnect with your culture and its traditions, even if you're generations removed from the first immigrant's source. Resources: Guest: marybethbonfiglio.com radicisiciliane.com Instagram: @marybethbonfiglio and @radicisiciliane The Italian American Podcast Bella Figura Podcast: bellafigurapodcast.com Email: Dolores@bellafigurapodcast.com Instagram: dolores_alfieri_taranto https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/719109c6-c68e-48fe-8bca-0386c05bb971/MaryBeth.jpeg Podcast - MaryBeth Bonfiglio - Ancestor's Dream: MaryBeth Bonfiglio on reclaiming her culture, The Holy, and "really ancient sh*t" Season 1 Episode 1 https://www.bellafigurapodcast.com/podcast/welcometotheshow monthly 0.5 2022-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/0c65e492-fa13-4bb6-8339-fe1211acf431/New+LOGO+Final.jpg Podcast - Welcome to the Show - Welcome to “Bella Figura—The Tradition of Living Beautifully” Season 1 Intro Episode https://www.bellafigurapodcast.com/home daily 1.0 2024-09-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/8fac9fab-537b-4545-9066-dbb9b318ad75/DSC07571.jpg Home Living well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/1646230755002-L70ZH1A3QUGGKOM4PKBO/IMG_1509.jpg Home Food from scratch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/621a168b-3440-4f81-a2dd-ee9f61a8d5e6/06508847-8AAB-4F22-9666-581B4901E9EB.jpg Home Country life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/6ff48619-5f70-409a-9b36-cc370180da86/DSC05706.jpg Home Baking from scratch. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/e3080846-a989-4334-a025-a8377aea0156/IMG_4996.jpg Home Gardening and growing our own food. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/3e28f1d0-7d22-492c-9369-c0d54a43f1a0/Tulips.jpg Home Photography. https://www.bellafigurapodcast.com/about-1 daily 0.75 2022-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/621635c04202de6d77a18b46/0f3629b3-d673-41dc-9a62-0824dc954e40/DSC07610-2.jpg About Hey there, I'm Dolores! “Bella Figura” developed out of my years as co-host of The Italian American Podcast, the first podcast dedicated to helping Italian Americans celebrate their brilliant heritage. From the hundreds of conversations I've been fortunate to have with prominent guests, themes emerged—assimilation as a source of both success and sorrow, the spiritual pain created by disconnect from ancestral traditions, and the soul-level desire to live a life rooted in the truth of who you are and where you come from. I realized there's a deep need for people to connect to their roots, gaining strength, confidence, and boldness from this connection. Through conversations with some of the top voices in self help, wellness, and the arts, Bella Figura explores the ways we can tap into our heritage—whatever that heritage may be—to make our lives as beautiful as they can be. I'm a New York native who has spent more than two decades working as a writer, editor, and speaker. I recently served as Director of Italian Affairs for the Office of the Governor, State of New York. 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