Lisa Parda
Candid Conversations on Food, Wellness, and Finding Joy in the Messy Middle of Life
Lisa Parda Key Topics
Redefining “Homemade” for Busy Lives
Lisa is candid about the nights when dinner comes from a box or a drive-thru, but she also knows the pride of putting together something that feels like care, even if it’s simple. She reframes “homemade” as any meal where you’ve made a choice with intention, not perfection. This fresh perspective helps listeners drop guilt and focus on creating meals that fit their actual lives.
Turning Food Into Self-Care You Can Feel
For Lisa, food is not just fuel - it’s one of the simplest ways to reclaim agency over your wellbeing. She breaks down the emotional ballast food can carry: celebration, comfort, and sometimes shame. Instead of rules or perfectionism, she focuses on repeatable practices like sourcing food you trust, cooking in a way that feels manageable, and learning to enjoy what you create for yourself. With stories from her own journey - from early health scares to later healing through food - she shows how cooking can move from a source of stress to a tool for resilience and joy.
Why Midlife Isn’t a Crisis but a Chance to Redraw the Map
Too often, midlife gets framed as decline or burnout, but Lisa shows it can be the most creative season of all. At 53, she chose not to abandon the career she’d built in real estate but to shrink it down so she could expand elsewhere-into a radio show built on connection, a cookbook rooted in real-life meals, and speaking opportunities that energize her. She shares how to pivot without torching the past: honor what still serves you, release what drains you, and make room for what feels alive. Her story is proof that midlife isn’t an ending point but a doorway to reinvention.
Why the spaces we live and eat in shape how we feel and connect
Lisa’s career in real estate taught her that the spaces we live in shape how we feel, connect, and even eat. A cluttered kitchen can make cooking feel impossible; a welcoming dining space can turn a simple meal into a moment of community. Now, through both property and food, Lisa explores how environments support wellbeing. She shares how small changes - whether it’s fixing up a building to serve a neighborhood or setting a table that invites people to linger - can transform daily life. It’s not just about recipes or real estate, but about designing spaces that make people feel nourished and cared for.
Latest video
Don't Listen to "Them" - Hour 2 (3/27/2025)
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Key topics
Why the spaces we live and eat in shape how we feel and connect
Lisa’s career in real estate taught her that the spaces we live in shape how we feel, connect, and even eat. A cluttered kitchen can make cooking feel impossible; a welcoming dining space can turn a simple meal into a moment of community. Now, through both property and food, Lisa explores how environments support wellbeing. She shares how small changes - whether it’s fixing up a building to serve a neighborhood or setting a table that invites people to linger - can transform daily life. It’s not just about recipes or real estate, but about designing spaces that make people feel nourished and cared for.
Turning Food Into Self-Care You Can Feel
For Lisa, food is not just fuel - it’s one of the simplest ways to reclaim agency over your wellbeing. She breaks down the emotional ballast food can carry: celebration, comfort, and sometimes shame. Instead of rules or perfectionism, she focuses on repeatable practices like sourcing food you trust, cooking in a way that feels manageable, and learning to enjoy what you create for yourself. With stories from her own journey - from early health scares to later healing through food - she shows how cooking can move from a source of stress to a tool for resilience and joy.
Why Midlife Isn’t a Crisis but a Chance to Redraw the Map
Too often, midlife gets framed as decline or burnout, but Lisa shows it can be the most creative season of all. At 53, she chose not to abandon the career she’d built in real estate but to shrink it down so she could expand elsewhere-into a radio show built on connection, a cookbook rooted in real-life meals, and speaking opportunities that energize her. She shares how to pivot without torching the past: honor what still serves you, release what drains you, and make room for what feels alive. Her story is proof that midlife isn’t an ending point but a doorway to reinvention.
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Latest video
Don't Listen to "Them" - Hour 2 (3/27/2025)
Latest episodes
Key topics
Why the spaces we live and eat in shape how we feel and connect
Lisa’s career in real estate taught her that the spaces we live in shape how we feel, connect, and even eat. A cluttered kitchen can make cooking feel impossible; a welcoming dining space can turn a simple meal into a moment of community. Now, through both property and food, Lisa explores how environments support wellbeing. She shares how small changes - whether it’s fixing up a building to serve a neighborhood or setting a table that invites people to linger - can transform daily life. It’s not just about recipes or real estate, but about designing spaces that make people feel nourished and cared for.
Turning Food Into Self-Care You Can Feel
For Lisa, food is not just fuel - it’s one of the simplest ways to reclaim agency over your wellbeing. She breaks down the emotional ballast food can carry: celebration, comfort, and sometimes shame. Instead of rules or perfectionism, she focuses on repeatable practices like sourcing food you trust, cooking in a way that feels manageable, and learning to enjoy what you create for yourself. With stories from her own journey - from early health scares to later healing through food - she shows how cooking can move from a source of stress to a tool for resilience and joy.
Why Midlife Isn’t a Crisis but a Chance to Redraw the Map
Too often, midlife gets framed as decline or burnout, but Lisa shows it can be the most creative season of all. At 53, she chose not to abandon the career she’d built in real estate but to shrink it down so she could expand elsewhere-into a radio show built on connection, a cookbook rooted in real-life meals, and speaking opportunities that energize her. She shares how to pivot without torching the past: honor what still serves you, release what drains you, and make room for what feels alive. Her story is proof that midlife isn’t an ending point but a doorway to reinvention.
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