Most people would view baking bread as a mundane or even difficult task. After all, why make it if you can buy it from the store?
But, for one woman, baking challah transformed her life.
In her book, Braided: A Journey of a Thousand Challahs, Dr. Beth Ricanati details the positive journey she's been on ever since she began making challah every Friday 10 years ago.
She explains how doing something with your hands that is productive and beneficial for your family and friends can heal heartache, emptiness and sense of being overwhelmed.
Find out how a meditative activity like making bread can connect you to others in your community and across the globe.
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EP 914B The Positive Power of Baking Bread
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Beth Ricanati, MD, author of the new release Braided: A Journey of a Thousand Challahs, has built her career around bringing wellness into women’s everyday lives, especially busy moms juggling life and children.
Beth Ricanati, MD
Beth Ricanati, MD, author of the new release Braided: A Journey of a Thousand Challahs, has built her career around bringing wellness into women’s everyday lives, especially busy moms juggling life and children. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania and her MD from Case Western Reserve University; she completed her internal medicine residency at Columbia Presbyterian in NYC. She spent ten years in practice at the Columbia Presbyterian’s Women’s Health Center, the Cleveland Clinic’s Center for Women’s Health, and the Cleveland Clinic’s Wellness Institute.
In addition to the frequent online writing that she does now, Ricanati has been a guest contributor for television, print, and online media, and has published medical articles in peer-reviewed journals. Ricanati lives in the Los Angeles area with her family and one challah-loving dog.
In addition to the frequent online writing that she does now, Ricanati has been a guest contributor for television, print, and online media, and has published medical articles in peer-reviewed journals. Ricanati lives in the Los Angeles area with her family and one challah-loving dog.
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