154: Local spotlight: one hundred meals in Pasadena

Wise Traditions

Weston A. Price Foundation

Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 1 October 2018

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Can you imagine hosting a potluck every month for eight years, without missing a single one? We can't, either! This is no small feat! But this is exactly what Karen Voelkening-Behegan has done! Karen is a woman on a mission to change her community one meal at a time.

There are countless Weston A. Price Foundation chapters across the U.S. and around the globe. And, today, we shine a spotlight on Karen and the Pasadena chapter that she founded in 2008. Karen is a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, Restorative Wellness Practitioner, and the mother of two. Today, she reveals her secrets for building community and reaching the jaw-dropping milestone of 100 consecutive chapter gatherings in a row! She shares her ups and downs along the way, what kept her going, and the joys of building a wonderful, sustainable community of like-minded people.

Karen highlights the surprising benefits of local chapter meetings, that go beyond simply gathering around delicious, nutrient-dense meals. The gatherings encourage a spirit of learning about healthy eating and the Wise Traditions diet. They are a place for exchanging ideas and encouraging the entrepreneurial spirit. By the end of the conversation, you just may be inspired to start a Weston A. Price Foundation chapter yourself or at least to join one near you!

For more on Karen, visit her website: realfoodtherapy.com.

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0:00.0	Because the key was to make it sustainable so that we could go on.
0:05.0	Your life isn't defined by what you do every now and then.
0:10.0	It's what you do every day that counts and I wanted this group to have regular
0:16.6	meetings because I really wanted to create the community it was just so so
0:20.4	important and it didn't have to be me because it wasn't about me it was about
0:24.9	finding the resources in the community and bringing people together and it's a group effort
0:28.9	we all make it happen together. Podcast, sponsored by the Weston A Price Foundation for wise traditions in food, farming, and
0:45.8	the healing arts.
0:47.2	We're your source for scientific knowledge and traditional wisdom to help you achieve optimal
0:51.6	health. Hey everybody, I'm Hilda Librato Gore and this is episode 154. My guest is Karen Volkening Behegan.
1:06.4	I met Karen this summer and she is a super accomplished interesting person.
1:11.2	She is a nutritional therapy practitioner, a
1:14.0	restorative wellness practitioner, and the mother of two. She is also a woman on a
1:19.2	mission to change the world through real food. She is the founding chapter leader of the
1:24.8	Pasadena Westinay Price Foundation. That means she has been gathering people around
1:29.0	real food for every month for the past eight years without missing a beat.
1:34.0	Today she shares what motivated her to gather people around the table,
1:38.8	how she keeps going, the power of food to build community, and tips and tricks for those of us who want to make a difference as well, but are unsure where to start.
1:49.0	Before we get into the conversation, we want to give a quick thanks to our sponsors that help keep this
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