Meet the mind
behind the mindfulness
Hey, I'm Rae! After years of working in the chaos of the culinary world, I began to see the trend of negativity that could potentially devour people. I, being the empath that I am, saw myself being consumed by the negativity surrounding me. Still having a deep passion for cooking, I wasn't ready to leave the chef life behind me. At the same time, I wanted to help people see that there can be beauty in the chaos, beauty in every moment. I want to help people understand that happiness is a choice. And every day that we wake up, we are presented with the opportunity to choose happiness.
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The culinary backstory
In 2014, I began my culinary journey at Schoolcraft College in Livonia, Michigan. This program holds a special place in my heart, as my grandpa (Chef Benson) developed this culinary school! After graduating I was hungry for more (pun intended). In 2016, graduated from the Masters program at the Italian Culinary Institute in Calabria, Italy.
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In the culinary world...I've done it all. I've worked as an Executive Pastry Chef and currently work as a private chef for A-list celebrities. I've been blessed to travel the world, cook at international events, and compete in international culinary competitions.
The mindfulness journey
I had a very important mentor tell me that "you must choose happiness every day. only YOU can create your own happy." It took a few years after hearing that for me to really understand.
So I began doing the work. At first I attempted this on my own by reading books and listening to podcast on how to meditate. The more in depth I went into this journey the more I saw my mind and my actions changing. This is when I decided to dig even deeper and signed up for my first MBSR course through Brown University.
I always knew that I wanted to help people heal through food. But combining mindfulness and food was the perfect pairing. I've created Pause to help people heal through nourishing the mind, body and soul.
