Comfort Food with Kelly Rizzo

Dr. Laura Berman spent decades helping people through their most painful experiences. Then she lost her 16-year-old son, Sammy, to an accidental fentanyl overdose, and had to rethink everything she thought she knew about grief.She joins Kelly for an intimate conversation about surviving unimaginable loss and her book, Crying Out Loud, which Kelly calls the best book she’s ever read on grief. It brings together Laura’s professional knowledge and her experience as a grieving mother to offer something people desperately need: real, practical steps for getting through their grief.Kelly and Laura share the moments their lives changed forever, the anxiety that followed, and what it takes to begin living in a world that no longer feels safe. Laura explains why grief isn’t only something we think about, but something we experience in our bodies, relationships, and daily lives.They talk about finding support, making room for overwhelming feelings, maintaining a connection with the person you’ve lost, and allowing joy back in without leaving your love behind. Laura also shares how her book offers different exercises for different days, including the days when you can barely lift your head.This is a conversation about a path through grief, taken at your own pace. Sometimes that means five minutes at a time. Sometimes it means ten seconds.Find Dr. Laura Berman’s book, Crying Out Loud, and her community, the Grief Healing Collective.Follow Kelly on Instagram @kellyrizzo.This episode is sponsored by Lifeway Foods. Look for Lifeway Kefir and Farmer Cheese in the dairy aisle. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Craig Conover was bullied as a child, then faced ridicule as an adult for loving to sew. Now, he’s sharing that experience through his new children’s book, Patchwork, to help kids understand that the things that make them different can become their strengths.The Southern Charm star joins Kelly for an honest, funny, and personal conversation about bullying, heartbreak, and finding the confidence to build a life other people might not understand.Craig opens up about the criticism he faced for sewing, how childhood experiences stayed with him, and why he wanted to write a book that helps children and parents start conversations about bullying.He also shares what it’s been like to process a public breakup, learn to travel alone, and figure out what to do with three years of good memories after a relationship ends. Craig and Kelly compare notes on grief, gratitude, and letting go of the pressure to hit certain milestones by a certain age.Plus: solo snowboarding in Switzerland, his move into romantic acting, and why he’s learning to stop waiting for permission.Follow Kelly on Instagram @kellyrizzo and Craig @caconover.This episode is sponsored by Lifeway Foods. Look for Lifeway Kefir and Farmer Cheese in the dairy aisle. learn more at www.lifewaykefir.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kelly saved one of Sabrina Zohar’s dating advice videos two days after her first date with Breckin. The message? You don’t need to text every day, and you don’t need to turn one good date into your entire future. More than three years later, Kelly gets to thank Sabrina in person.The host of The Sabrina Zohar Show joins Kelly for a candid, funny conversation about dating anxiety, anxious attachment, mixed signals, and what a healthy relationship actually feels like.They get into the difference between wanting reassurance and getting to know someone, why consistency can be more attractive than chaos, and how to stop making someone else’s behavior a verdict on your worth. Kelly opens up about dating after losing Bob, protecting her independence, and learning to say no without a long explanation. Sabrina shares her own painful relationship experiences and what finally helped her change her patterns.Plus: separate bedrooms, the pressure to follow a relationship timeline, and Sabrina’s book, Why Am I Like This?, including the two questions she returns to: “How old do I feel?” and “Where did I learn this from?”Follow Kelly on Instagram @kellyrizzo, and find more from Sabrina on The Sabrina Zohar Show. @thesabrinazoharshowThis episode is sponsored by Flav City. Explore their Protein Smoothies at shopflavcity.com.Go Buy Sabrina's new book: Why Am I Like This? Out Oct. 16th. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What happens when you’re already hurting, and then you judge yourself for not handling it better?Kelly sits down with mother-daughter duo Barb Schmidt, known online as Peaceful Barb, and Michelle Maros, the team behind the nonprofit and online community Peaceful Mind, Peaceful Life, for an honest, surprisingly funny conversation about trauma, grief, recovery, and learning to be on your own side.Barb shares her experience recovering from bulimia and childhood trauma, and how mindfulness became part of her life more than 40 years ago. Michelle opens up about losing her dad at 21 and why losing her nearly 20-year-old cat reminded her that every experience of grief is different. Kelly shares how anxiety and PTSD have shown up since losing Bob.Together, they talk about letting go of grief timelines, interrupting negative self-talk, the lasting impact of comments about our bodies, and finding people who make us feel less alone. Plus, Barb explains her practice of stopping, pausing, and asking yourself what’s actually happening when emotions feel overwhelming.Find Barb online as Peaceful Barb, and explore their work through Peaceful Mind, Peaceful Life. https://peacefulmindpeacefullife.org/Follow Kelly on Instagram @kellyrizzo.Follow Barb on Instagram @peacefulbarbFollow Michelle on Instagram @michellemarosThis episode is sponsored by Lifeway Foods. Look for Lifeway Kefir and Farmer Cheese in the dairy aisle. https://lifewaykefir.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cheryl Burke spent 26 seasons and 17 years as one of the most iconic pros on Dancing with the Stars. Then in one year, she walked away from the show, went through a divorce, and moved to a city where she didn't know a soul. Starting over at 38 with no idea what her favorite color even was.Kelly and Cheryl connected through mutual friends and bonded over tough times, and this conversation goes wide open. They talk about the addiction to chaos and what it takes to finally choose peace, learning you can be okay alone after never once being single since age 13, body image trauma from years in a world that shamed curvy dancers, going sober, choosing celibacy (and why it's way more nuanced than the sound bite), perimenopause hitting at 42, and the quiet guilt that comes with feeling genuinely happy after grief.This episode is sponsored by Lifeway Foods. Find more info at https://lifewaykefir.com/Please follow Kelly on Instagram @kellyrizzo and follow Cheryl at @cherylburke. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.