MILF Podcast YouTube's video: 051 Unwavering Love with Tembi Locke

SUBSCRIBE to our channel: https://bit.ly/2KaePiw ► Get mp3 and full show notes: https://milfpodcast.com ► Twitter: @themilfpodcast ► Instagram: @milfpodcast ► SUMMARY Jennifer welcomes to the podcast actor, writer, and advocate, Tembi Locke. Tembi started her onscreen career with the iconic comedy The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Currently, she can be found in roles on The Magicians, Proven Innocent, NCIS: LA, and EUReKA to name a few. She discovered her love of the written word at a very young age, writing short stories, journaling and taking writing classes to grow her skills. After the loss of her husband, Saro, Tembi’s writing took on a completely new meaning. She began putting together the outline of what would eventually become her memoir, From Scratch: A Memoir of Love, Sicily, and Finding Home. Today, Tembi works as an advocate and speaks on topics such as loss, resilience and connection. Together with her daughter Zoela, Tembi enjoys cooking, connecting, and traveling to Sicily to take in the gorgeous Mediterranean landscape and eat ridiculous amounts of gelato. In this episode, Tembi reflects on the enormity of the love she had with, and still has for, her late husband, Saro. She opens up about the emotional journey that eventually led to writing her memoir. Jennifer and Tembi talk about their own writing processes and the importance of writing freely and without restrictions. Tembi speaks to her latest project, The Kitchen Widow, a digital forum that’s a modern take on the age-old kitchen table conversation. Finally, Tembi recalls the call she received from Reese Witherspoon letting her know that her memoir had been selected as the Hello Sunshine Book of the Month. ► CHAPTERS 01:22 – Jennifer reiterates her charity initiative for the month of June, Families Belong Together 02:03 – Jennifer reminds listeners about her live podcast show coming this summer 02:51 – Jennifer reveals three of the guests that will appear on her panel at the live podcast show 04:52 – Introducing Tembi 06:30 – Jennifer takes a moment to praise Tembi’s book 08:03 – The letter Tembi wrote to herself 10:50 – A natural storyteller 12:15 – The genesis of Tembi’s memoir 16:46 – The significance of the fifth anniversary of Saro’s passing 18:11 – Meaningful advice Tembi received on her writing 20:02 – How Tembi decided on the unique non-linear format of her memoir 27:48 – Tembi shares her writing process 32:59 – The importance of writing organically and without restriction 36:10 – How Tembi’s in-laws reacted to her book 37:43 – The responsibility Tembi felt to her daughter, Zoela 39:35 – Deep, crazy, passionate love that Tembi shared with Saro 44:51 – The mythology of Sicily 47:12 – The Kitchen Widow 53:12 – Lessons learned from being an actor 54:22 – Tembi describes the call she received from Reese Witherspoon 1:01:42 – What does Tembi think about when she hears the word MILF 1:02:10 – What is something Tembi has changed her mind about recently 1:03:07 – How does Tembi define success 1:05:14 – Lightning round of questions 1:15:39 – Where listeners can follow Tembi ► ABOUT MILF Podcast Jennifer Tracy interviews moms she admires about how they straddle the jobs of motherhood, entrepreneurship, and womanhood in general. These moms are breaking the molds of motherhood past and trailblazing a new path for us to follow.