An Aromatic Life

#88: In this episode, Frauke sits down with photographer and food writer Saghar Setareh to discuss her newly released cookbookPomegranates & Artichokes: A Food Journey From Iran To Italy. Saghar shares scent memories from her homeland Iran, as well as those of her adopted home of Italy. She tells the eggplant story which details the many parallels that link Middle Eastern and Mediterranean food cultures. Saghar explains how food expresses culture, history, and economy through the examples of rice and olive oil. She reveals the meaning of her expression "the lantern and the mirror" which made her more curious about food and allowed her to then more deeply appreciate the food she grew up with. They discuss how food lets you connect with your homeland, while also allowing you to learn about new cultures never visited. Saghar then shares some of her favorite recipes in the book, which will undoubtedly leave you incredibly hungry and eager to make immediately. This is an aromatic conversation you don't want to miss! Buy Saghar's cookbook wherever books are sold, includinghere.Visit Saghar's website:https://www.labnoon.com/Visit Saghar's Substack:https://labnoon.substack.com/Listen to thePomegranates & Artichokes playlist on SpotifyFollow Frauke on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠@an_aromatic_life⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to Frauke's Substack:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anaromaticlife.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit Frauke's website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.anaromaticlife.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn about Frauke's⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scent*Tattoo Project⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

The podcast features Stephanie Feuer and Mindy Yang, founders of The World Taste & Smell Association. They discuss the organization's mission to elevate smell and taste, their activities for World Taste & Smell Day, and the importance of inclusivity and empathy for individuals on the smell spectrum. Listeners are encouraged to participate in the #DeliciousForAll Culinary Challenge and support the association's efforts to increase the profile of these senses.

#86: In this episode, Frauke discusses how we "smellers" can support people in our life living with a smell dysfunction by creating a "Smell Squad." She explains what the concept is and who, specifically, should be in the "Smell Squad." Frauke then goes through the four types of members to enlist (hint: it might include a hugger-in-chief). From ensuring safety, connection, health, and wellbeing, gathering a "Smell Squad" for someone you love can be a wonderful way to help relieve them of many of the burdens that daily life with a smell dysfunction present. So, have a listen, gather the squad, and always remember: Be an Ally. Be a Nose.Follow Frauke on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠@an_aromatic_life⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to Frauke's Substack:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anaromaticlife.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit Frauke's website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.anaromaticlife.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn about Frauke's⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scent*Tattoo Project⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

#85: In this episode, Frauke sits down with Priestess, Aromatherapist, and Author Stephanie Rose Bird to talk about her book A Healing Grove: African Tree Remedies and Rituals for the Body and Spirit. Stephanie shares what the sense of smell means to her, she reveals what scent memories stay with her from her childhood growing up in southern New Jersey. Stephanie reads a moving passage from her book and explains what got her to write this important reference guide. She shares what deep meaning trees have to her, and what importance they hold in the African diaspora. Stephanie then takes us to Indigenous Africa and shares some fascinating origin stories of remedies and ingredients we commonly use today. The conversation concludes with a discussion on the importance of sustainability and conservation, and the need for us all to be environmentalists and conservationists.Learn more about Stephanie's work:https://www.stephanierosebird.comFollow Stephanie on Instagram@s.r.bird.Learn more about her bookA Healing Grove: African Tree Remedies and Rituals for Body and Spirit.Follow Frauke on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠@an_aromatic_life⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to Frauke's Substack:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anaromaticlife.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit Frauke's website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.anaromaticlife.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn about Frauke's⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scent*Tattoo Project⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

#84: In this episode, Frauke heads to the California coast to visit her favorite coffee shop, Soul Grind, in Pacifica and talks to their head coffee roaster, Eddie Sassin. Eddie takes Frauke through the coffee roasting process, including how to use your sense of smell to note the various stages. He also shares what key factors he looks for, and reveals what the most difficult part of the roasting process is. They discuss how the coffee culture has changed in California, in the U.S. more broadly, as well as around the world. And, most notably, Eddie shares his experience of losing his sense of smell from COVID and how that impacted his life and ability to do his job. So, grab your cup of java and enjoy learning all about the coffee roasting process.Learn more aboutSoul Grind Coffee Roastersin Pacifica, California.Watch the movieThe Perfect Cappuccino.Follow Frauke on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠@an_aromatic_life⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to Frauke's Substack:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anaromaticlife.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit Frauke's website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.anaromaticlife.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn about Frauke's⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scent*Tattoo Project⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

#83: In this episode, Frauke talks about the importance of having a healthy sense of smell. She explains the smell spectrum so you can determine where you sit, she shares what it actually means, clinically, to have a healthy sense of smell, and tells us why we should care about improving and maintaining this beautiful sense. She also explains what you can do to strengthen and maintain your sense of smell no matter what your ability to smell is.Follow Frauke on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠@an_aromatic_life⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to Frauke's Substack:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anaromaticlife.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit Frauke's website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.anaromaticlife.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn about Frauke's⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scent*Tattoo Project⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

#82: In this episode, Frauke sits down with Australian aromatherapist Audra James to discuss her aromatic life journey that led her to create her brand Audra James Botanicals (Cate Blanchett is a fan!). As a self described "late bloomer," Audra shares her scent woven path through life that led her to becoming an aromatherapist. She describes how much aromatherapy has changed over the last 30 years and reveals why she left the field for a while, only to come back with renewed vigor. Audra and Frauke discuss the importance of getting children to connect with their sense of smell as early as possible, how aromatherapy can support us in so many ways, how easy it is to integrate into everyday life, and how you can connect it to other modalities like meditation and journaling. Audra also talks about her new book "Late Bloomer" - what led her to write it and what messages she hopes to share. For anyone who feels passionate about something, but feels that it might be too late to start, this episode will inspire you to begin immediately. Her message - it's never too late!Visit Audra's WebsiteAudra JamesBuy Audra's book Late BloomerFollow Frauke on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠@an_aromatic_life⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to Frauke's Substack:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anaromaticlife.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit Frauke's website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.anaromaticlife.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn about Frauke's⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scent*Tattoo Project⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

#81: In this episode, Frauke sits down with Healthcare Design’s Break Through 2022 competition finalists Erica Parker, Pulkit Jain, and Chris Brause to discuss their A.R.O.M.A. Project. They discuss the enormous potential AI has to support the health care space through olfactory concepts. The team shares what need they saw in the healthcare space, reveal how they came up with the concept, and explain the different ways the design could be implemented. They discuss the enormous possibilities for environmental monitoring devices that can serve the many underrepresented communities, including those of color and people living with anosmia. In fact, Pulkit shares a heartbreaking story from "Cancer Alley" that hits far too close to home. Imagine a public device that can monitor the air and capture data about all kinds of things like disease (think COVID), pollution, allergens, and harmful chemicals. Or a personal device that can monitor changes in your personal space which warns you about gas leaks, smoke, or believe it or not an intruder. Even a hand-held device that can monitor changes in your personal scent profile, helping you detect diseases like cancer through changes in your body odor. This episode will leave you inspired to see so much potential that you'll spread the word to make the project come to life very soon.Learn more about the A.R.O.M.A. Project ⁠here⁠. Follow Frauke on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠@an_aromatic_life⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to Frauke's Substack:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anaromaticlife.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit Frauke's website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.anaromaticlife.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn about Frauke's⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scent*Tattoo Project⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

#80: In this episode, Frauke brings back a favorite guest, Master Perfumer Christophe Laudamiel, to help educate us on the age-old debate of natural vs. synthetic in Perfumery. Christophe begins by defining what natural and synthetic molecules are, explains the role of petroleum and pine oil in perfumery raw materials, as well as describes the safety, availability, and consistency of natural materials vs. those from a lab. He debunks the myth that natural disasters are the reason brands move from natural to man-made (ie. Madagascar vanilla, Grasse rose, Tunisian neroli), and passionately pleads for more support for aromatic plant farmers and communities around the world. Christophe explains how he uses both naturals and synthetics to inform his artistic creations, and what role each plays based on what you're trying to achieve. He also discusses the "clean" movement and the importance of getting facts from the right sources, as well as explains the incredible misinformation about sustainability. This conversation is not only eye-opening and clarifying, but will leave you more informed that one is not better than the other, but rather both play important roles in Perfumery.Learn more about Christophe and his workhere.Learn about Christophe's initiativeThe Perfumery Code of Ethics.Read the Keap article aboutFragrance Transparency: Natural vs SyntheticsFollow Frauke on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠@an_aromatic_life⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to Frauke's Substack:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anaromaticlife.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit Frauke's website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.anaromaticlife.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn about Frauke's⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scent*Tattoo Project⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

#79: In this episode, Frauke sits down with neuroscientist and Google Research spinoff Osmo CEO Alex Wiltschko to discuss the exciting frontier of digitizing smell through artificial intelligence. Alex shares the groundbreaking work Osmo is doing to help the fragrance industry find new and interesting odor molecules never smelled before. He discusses where we are in terms of understanding our sense of smell vs. our other senses of sight and sound (hint: it's about where we were with vision in 1820) and the incredible potential he sees in having AI support the artistic work of perfumers, and providing them with the means to be even more creative. Alex shares how Osmo works exactly, where its potential lies beyond perfumery, and what the future holds for digital noses. This episode will leave you amazed at what possibilities lie in store for olfaction - we just have to follow our nose.  Learn more aboutOsmo.Read theWired article to learn more about the company.Follow Frauke on Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠@an_aromatic_life⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to Frauke's Substack:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anaromaticlife.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit Frauke's website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.anaromaticlife.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn about Frauke's⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Scent*Tattoo Project⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠