Show Notes
How many women spend years trying to eat “healthy”… while quietly struggling with a completely unhealthy relationship with food? This week, I sat down with Maxine Sharf, creator of Maxi’s Kitchen, for a conversation that went far beyond recipes. We talk about her journey with body image, years of restriction, learning what balance actually looks like, and the mindset shifts that completely changed her relationship with food. We also get into the story behind building Maxi’s Kitchen, how getting laid off unexpectedly changed the trajectory of her life, the special relationship she has with her mom and how those early moments spent cooking together unknowingly shaped the career she has today. Such a beautiful reminder that sometimes life forces us onto a completely different path… and that path ends up being exactly where we were meant to go.
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