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Food As Connection: Nourish and Gather with Chef Melanie Underwood
On the Cake Therapy podcast, Nourish & Gather founder Melanie Underwood discusses cooking as a tool for calm, confidence, connection and mindful attention.


When the Heat Is On: Mindfulness and Confidence with Melanie Underwood
Worldchefs’ World on a Plate featured Nourish & Gather founder Melanie Underwood on culinary education, confidence, mindfulness, pressure and what kitchens can teach beyond technique.


Create, Connect, Community Through Food - A convo with Melanie Underwood
On the Energy of the Untamed Heart podcast, Melanie Underwood discusses food as a way to create connection, community, curiosity, calm and confidence.


Love and Celebration for Life Through Mindful Cooking with Melanie Underwood
On The Epic Kate podcast, Melanie Underwood discusses mindful cooking, sensory attention, anxiety, celebration and creating a healthier relationship with food.


Mindfulness Beyond the Kitchen, Melanie Underwood
On the Below the Surface at The NoW podcast, Melanie Underwood discusses mindfulness, presence, resilience and how those ideas shape her cooking and teaching.


Ditch the Recipe: Trust Your Gut in the Kitchen & in Life
On The Next ChaptHER podcast, Melanie Underwood discusses perfectionism, intuition, cooking without rigid rules and using the kitchen to practice self-trust.


Melanie Underwood: Culinary Connection. TKBS 2x11
On The Krazy Beautiful Show, Melanie Underwood discusses the connection between culinary education, mindfulness, presence and community.


How Melanie Underwood Navigates ADD: Struggles & Coping Strategies
In a short video interview with Sandhya, Melanie Underwood discusses attention, overwhelm and practical strategies she uses to stay focused and grounded in daily life.


Insight Timer Teachers: Sarah talks to Melanie Underwood
Melanie Underwood, founder of Nourish and Gather and author of Making Artisan Cheesecake, was featured on Sarah J Naylor's channel discussing her approach to life, lessons, learning, food, Insight Timer, motivation, inspiration and more An upbeat and lively discussion about life, lessons, learning, food, Insight Timer, motivation, inspiration and more .. Sarah and Melanie are both teachers on Insight Timer and love sharing their wisdom via completely different modalities. Sar


Connecting Families in the Kitchen with Melanie Underwood
Melanie Underwood, founder of Nourish and Gather and author of Making Artisan Cheesecake, was featured on the Role Model Maker podcast discussing connecting families in the kitchen. Melanie has worked as a Culinary Educator for 25 years, teaching at The Institute of Culinary Education in NYC in the Professional Pastry and Baking program, as well as in recreational and kids classes. For the past four years, she has taught high school culinary and baking arts in the Career and


Getting Comfortable In The Kitchen
Melanie Underwood, founder of Nourish and Gather and author of Making Artisan Cheesecake, was featured in Outta the Kitchen discussing her partnership with Cookies for Kids' Cancer, her career and philosophy for teaching. That joy of baking eventually blossomed into a job at a local bakeshop followed by brownie and cookie baking for the farmers market. Post-college, Melanie made her way to a Washington DC area hotel where she apprenticed as a volunteer working under a pastry
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