Between school runs, work demands, and endless screen time, when was the last time your family truly paused together? In our fast-paced world, we often forget that one of the simplest tools for stress reduction and emotional wellness is sitting right in our dining rooms.

In this episode, host Angie Jordin sits down with Stacey Little, the creator of the wildly popular Southern Bite food blog and Wall Street Journal best-selling author. Stacey shares his deeply personal mission to rescue the family supper table, explaining why the people in the seats matter infinitely more than a picture-perfect meal on the plate. He also busts common myths about Southern cooking, takes us back to his great-grandmother’s fig trees in Camden, Alabama, and gives all of us permission to embrace convenience if it means getting our loved ones together.

For recipes to feed your own family around the table visit SouthernBite.com.

Grab a plate, pull up a chair, and take a deep breath—your roadmap to a more connected, less stressful home starts at the next meal.

Do you crawl out of bed feeling utterly exhausted, even after getting a full night's sleep? When a heavy workload leaves us feeling irritable and disconnected, we often tell ourselves to just "push through." But what if ignoring that stress is actually setting us up to explode?

In this episode of Pulse Check, host Angie Jordin talks with Krishula Edwards, a Montgomery, Alabama native, mental health counselor, and workplace wellness consultant at Edwards Essentials LLC. Pulling from her unique dual background in clinical mental health counseling and public administration, Krishula translates heavy clinical terms into practical tools to help Alabama's workforce transition from barely coping to truly thriving.

Learn the crucial differences between standard stress and chronic burnout. Krishula shares actionable, on-the-clock strategies, such as taking structured "micro-breaks," implementing workplace morale committees, and establishing professional boundaries focused purely on performance. She also unpacks the military concept of being a "workplace wingman."

Your value as a human being is not determined by the length of your to-do list. Tune in to discover how to look at your daily plate, prioritize your peace, and take life one manageable bite at a time.

Are you tired of feeling overwhelmed by the endless, conflicting nutrition advice on your social media feed? If you’ve ever felt guilty about not eating a "perfect" diet, it's time to take a deep breath and take stress off the menu.

In this episode, host Angie Jordin sits down with Lita Chatham—a registered dietitian, public health advocate, and president-elect of the Alabama Dietetics Association. Working with the Alabama Department of Public Health, Lita is on a mission to shift our state's health conversations away from weight-obsessed numbers and toward achievable, behavior-focused lifestyle changes.

Lita introduces us to the Alabama Wellness Alliance’s "For Everybody" campaign, a movement designed to prove that wellness belongs to every Alabamian, regardless of starting point or ability. She breaks down how to spot marketing tricks pretending to be health science, explains why frozen and canned vegetables are total lifesavers for busy parents, and highlights incredible state resources like the Alabama 100 Miles Challenge.

• Explore community health toolkits at AlabamaPublicHealth.gov/npa.

Remember, it's okay to suck, but it's not okay to skip. Tune in to find out how to add more joy—and fewer unrealistic expectations—to your plate today.