Marika Oost - undoing and rebuilding

For 30 years, Marika Oost has been in kitchens, including a period as Karen Martini's head chef at Melbourne Wine Room. She often struggled with the culture and expectations of the industry, finally leaving it - and her own children - for her own mental health. When we speak to Marika, she's all aches and raw fingers from her first day as a meatworker, a job that she welcomes as part of the journey to undo herself and then rebuild as a softer, surer woman, excited about the future. https://www.instagram.com/thiscreativelassie/ Follow Dirty Linen on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Dani https://www.instagram.com/danivalent Follow Deep In The Weeds on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/deepintheweedspodcast/?hl=en Follow Rob Locke (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/foodwinedine/ Follow Huck (Executive Producer) https://www.instagram.com/huckstergram/