Real Things Living

Cindy Benezra's remarkable story of resilience, commitment to offering hope and support to others dealing with trauma, make this podcast episode a powerful and inspiring listen. As a successful event planner and food enthusiast, Cindy's original plan was to write a cookbook but the writing turned into a memoir, Under the Orange Blossoms. Her recipes became a doorway to her past and a process of healing. Three Takeaways: 1. Healing Through Writing and Unearthing Trauma: Cindy's transformation from intending to write a cookbook to authoring a memoir demonstrates the profound therapeutic impact of writing. Her journey through writing forced her to confront her past and the trauma she had buried for years. She candidly shares that this process was not easy, often triggering her and causing nightmares. However, it ultimately became a necessary step on her path to healing. 2. A Recipe of Resilience and Hope: Cindy's analogy of life as a recipe highlights the idea that we all have the capacity f