Soul Diving & Cooking: Finding Presence at the Table

Happy Labor Day weekend! Instead of a new episode, we're digging into the archives for something special: this is the conversation from February 2021, on our Big Blend Radio Champagne Sundays show, where Shelley Whizin, transformational life coach and host of Big Blend Radio's "Soul Diving Sunday" Podcast, first joined us as an expert in the Big Blend family. Five years later, it still holds up beautifully. In this wide-ranging conversation, Shelley shares the surprising scuba-diving origin of "soul diving," why self-care feels like a luxury we don't give ourselves permission for, how to break the cycle of blame and misery, lessons on facing death consciously (including her work training VA volunteers to sit bedside with dying veterans), and why the kitchen table might be the most sacred place in the house. This one pairs beautifully with Shelley's latest Substack article, "Love in Waiting" — a piece about soup, presence, and what it really means to nourish the people we love. About Shelley: Shelley Whizin is a Life Coach, Author, Speaker, and Death Doula, and the voice behind Live & Die Happy. She's the author of "What Do You Bring to the Table? A Savory, Sensory, Inspirational Guide to Living a Yummy, Delicious Life," a book about mindfulness, food, and connection. Get the book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1087932106  🥪 Read Shelley's companion article, "Love in Waiting": https://shelleywhizin.substack.com/p/love-in-waiting  📰 Follow Shelley's Substack, Shelley's Soul Library: https://shelleywhizin.substack.com  🌐 Visit Shelley's Website: https://www.liveanddiehappy.com/  🎙️ Listen to Shelley's Podcast, Soul Diving Sunday: https://www.liveanddiehappy.com/podcast  🎧 More from Big Blend Radio: https://www.bigblendmediahouse.com/  Note: this is an archival recording from 2021 — audio quality reflects the original broadcast.