Welcome to Recipes for Disaster, a blog about nurturing body and soul through troubled times

This blog was born when I went through a difficult time in my life. Here I share the lessons I learned, in the hope that they may help you navigate your own storms and remind you that you’re not alone. Recipes for Disaster features two types of posts:
Recipes for when we’re exhausted or brokenhearted and tempted to drown our sorrows in pints of ice cream or bottles of wine. Never are comforting, simple, nourishing meals more important than when we’re going through difficult times.
Disasters happen to us all throughout life. This section includes musings on how to tame fear, regret, self-criticism, vindictiveness and other demons. How to ask for help. How to grow (it’s never too late!). Simplicity and abundance. Self-compassion and forgiveness (of self and others).
So go make a cup of tea, put on your reading glasses and stay a while—you’re among friends.