Episode 153 - Jess Damuck & John Moods

Jess Damuck was one of Martha Stewart’s right hands in creating magazines and television shows for over a decade. She is now a creative director, food stylist, and the author of the bestselling cookbooks Salad Freak, Health Nut, and Open Wide with Benny Blanco. "Martha Stewart is my guru!" Musician John Moods is a German-Polish songwriter and recording artist who's intention is to listen to the heart and liberate it from the desires of wanting or trying to be cool. The two close friends took a road trip from LA to visit Jaymee in Ojai for the day at a highly transitional time in both their lives, which resulted in a deeply intimate conversation on topics ranging from the inspiration behind John's iconic mustache, Jess's ranking as the #4 listener of Arthur Russell on Spotify in 2025, the invitation to take the 'Leap of love' in life, the mystical white van that saved Jaymee's life, and that artists themselves are the true unfinished project. Plus the skinny on Jess's new cookbook (due this year), the mystery of John's unfinished album, and so much more. **Interested in Trauma Counseling/Mentorship with Jaymee?** email: lacee@loveistheauthor.com to set up a free consultation, or visit: ⁠www.loveistheauthor.com/mentorship⁠ for more info. **LITA PODCAST:** hosted, produced, and recorded by Jaymee Carpenter.  **SOUND MIX:** Chris Faller **OPENING SONG: Tripura Subdari** by Earthtones Music & Sheela Bringi **CLOSING SONG**: *Ocean Of Beauty* by Earthtones Music & Sheela Bringi **SPONSORS:**  **YERBA MADRE** ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.yerbamadre.com⁠ **RAUM GOODS** ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.raumgoods.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ **BOSSANOVA SOAP** www.bossanovasoap.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ **TOTALLY BLOWN** ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.totallyblown.us⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ **INDIAN LODGE ROAD** ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.indianlodgeroad.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ **THiS SHOW is a LABOR of LOVE. PLEASE SUPPORT IT:**  ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/loveistheauthorpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ **FAN CONTACT:** lacee@loveistheauthor.com **ON INSTAGRAM:**  @loveistheauthor  / @unconventionalgardener