Do you struggle with family dinners? Would you like to enjoy drama-free mealtimes?  Are your children picky eaters?   Find more peace and presence around the dinner table by listening to this discussion about how families can gather, cook and eat together.    We welcome a special guest today, Dr. Jaclyn Albin. She is a med-peds physician at UT Southwestern.  She is the director of their culinary medicine program, an Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, and practices primary care across the lifespan. She also serves as the founding Associate Program Director for the combined Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Residency Program.  She is trained in lifestyle medicine and is a certified culinary medicine specialist (CCMS). She serves on the national advisory board for the CCMS program at Health meets Food and studies the impact of culinary medicine classes in medical education, patient care, and community settings.   Feeding a family and building a heathy relationship with food is hard. It requires a hands-wide-open mindset as well as presence, acceptance, trust, and patience.   Slow down, be fully present, and leave your devices elsewhere.  Share stories and make mealtimes an experience of connection and love   Listen to hear more practical strategies for healing your own relationship with food and gathering peacefully to enjoy family mealtimes with less drama. If you happen to be interested in incorporating culinary medicine and lifestyle medicine into your practice, Dr Albin shares many tip and tools to make this happen. Move beyond consuming this amazing podcast. True change happens when you work with us - virtually and/or in-person. If you want to experience culinary medicine and lifestyle medicine yourself, join me for Yoga, Coaching, Mindfulness and Culinary Medicine retreat at Sagrada or Nicasio Creek Farm. www.jessiemahoneymd.com/retreat-nicasio-creek-farm Coach with Jessie - 1:1, in topic-focused small groups, or at a retreat. www.jessiemahoneymd.com Work with both of us in person at The Mindful Healers Annual Retreat www.jessiemahoneymd.com/retreats Hire one or both of us to speak or lead a workshop on any topic covered in the Mindful Healers Podcast. We also create team retreats, teach yoga, and offer experiential mindfulness for teams, groups, grand rounds, institutions, and conferences. www.jessiemahoneymd.com/mindful-healers-podcast www.awakenbreath.org  www.jessiemahoneymd.com/speaking *Nothing shared in the Mindful Healers Podcast is medical advice.   #physicianwellness #mindfulnesscoach #pauseandpresence #physiciancoach