Barb Mayfield
What difference do family meals make? What does the research say?
Do family meals matter? What difference do they make?What does the research say? Family meals are associated with many benefits Research...
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Barb Mayfield
- Sep 23
- 3 min
Do you want more frequent family meals? You can overcome the barriers!
Did you experience family meals growing up? Do you experience family meals today? I have asked those questions to hundreds of audience...
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Barb Mayfield
- Sep 16
- 4 min
Mealtime conversations show you care and make your family stronger
Can you recall a great conversation during a meal? Maybe it lasted well past the food was eaten and the dishes were cleared away. You...
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Barb Mayfield
- Sep 9
- 4 min
How do cultures around the world celebrate food and family at meals?
Meals eaten with family are valued around the world. They are valued for not only the nourishing food they provide but more so for the...
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Barb Mayfield
- Sep 2
- 3 min
What do people value most about eating meals with others?
For many years, when I presented about family meals, I collected feedback from my audiences about their experiences with and beliefs...
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Barb Mayfield
- Apr 22
- 3 min
Conventions are for creating connections
What makes in-person conventions far superior to virtual ones? Besides the pleasure of traveling to a far-off location and getting a...
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Barb Mayfield
- Mar 11
- 2 min
Celebrate a world of flavors - without leaving home!
Do your menus need a revamp? Do you find yourself eating the same things over and over and over? Boring! This year’s National Nutrition...
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Barb Mayfield
- Mar 4
- 3 min
5 lessons from 5 years at the beach
A week ago, I was walking on the beach on beautiful Cape San Blas, Florida, enjoying our final days of rest and relaxation. Today, I sit...
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Barb Mayfield
- Feb 11
- 2 min
How do we communicate love? Let me count the ways.
This Valentine’s Day people around the world will express their love to others. How will they do it? With words, yes; but also with...
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Barb Mayfield
- Feb 4
- 3 min
3 lessons from the world of sports – 2022 Edition
February is a big month in the world of sports. We kick off with the Winter Olympics, which only come once every four years. Can’t miss...
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Barb Mayfield
- Nov 26, 2021
- 2 min
Gratitude Is a Choice
In this season of Thanksgiving, we are encouraged to have an “attitude of gratitude.” Really? Even in 2021, nearly two years into a...
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Barb Mayfield
- Oct 15, 2021
- 3 min
Let’s Celebrate - Food Connects Us
Happy World Food Day!! World Food Day is celebrated each year in October, organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the...
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Barb Mayfield
- Sep 24, 2021
- 9 min
What’s the big deal with family meals?
September is Family Meals Month, designed to promote the benefits of eating together and to provide encouragement and support for us to...
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Barb Mayfield
- Sep 10, 2021
- 3 min
5 lessons from a global pandemic
What do tragedies and hardships teach us? Do we come out stronger and more resilient, or are we more defeated and divided? Historical...
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Barb Mayfield
- Jul 2, 2021
- 3 min
United we stand
Is it possible for the United States of America to be united again? What will unite us? One year ago I proposed the idea that better...
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Barb Mayfield
- May 7, 2021
- 3 min
Better than before
“I can’t wait until everything returns to normal.” Raise your hand if you’ve heard that sentiment. Or, said it. Or, thought it. What is...
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Barb Mayfield
- Feb 12, 2021
- 3 min
Communicate love with your presence
Are you fully present? Right now - are you focused on reading this blog post, or are you distracted by other stimuli in your environment...
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Barb Mayfield
- Jan 1, 2021
- 3 min
Holiday on Hold
Over the past three years I have written blog posts listing lessons learned from hosting dozens of family members over the holidays. Last...
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Barb Mayfield
- Dec 24, 2020
- 2 min
You can’t steal Christmas
Across time there have been many villains who have attempted to rob us of Christmas. Of course, it all started with King Herod (If you...
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Barb Mayfield
- Dec 18, 2020
- 2 min
A very different holiday
“Be careful what you wish for!” How often in years past have you found yourself wishing for a slower pace and less “hustle and bustle” at...
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