Why Kristen Kish’s New Children’s Cookbook Is So Personal
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By Molly Clark/Dec. 9, 2021 3:19 pm EST
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The book was created in cooperation with Upwork’s CoLab program, which helps to connect artists to projects. Through this program Kish found a co-author, illustrator, and marketer for the book. Upwork even put together a video series chronicling the making of the book, which you can watch on its website. Kish thanked these collaborators in an Instagram post, voicing appreciation for those who helped her vision come to life.
Kristen Kish hopes to raise mental health awareness among LGBTQ+ youth through her new cookbook
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Kish has gone through her own struggles with mental health, specifically anxiety and depression brought on by her perfectionist nature. “My expectations on myself, for the majority of my life, are incredibly, incredibly high. I’m never going to reach that expectation. And when those expectations aren’t met, I get mad at myself. I think less of myself. And then I go into this spiraling self-worth issue, which I manage every single day, to this day,” the chef shared with Zagat.
