Welcome to the final episode in a special four-part series from Health Affairs on the intersection of food, nutrition, and health. This special series compliments the release of a theme issue on food, nutrition, and health, which is currently available to read . In this episode, Health Affairs' Jessica Bylander and Ellen Bayer speak with Heather Thomas from the nonprofit A Place to Stand about her Narrative Matters essay from the issue, " A Different Type of Hunger ." The essay explores Thomas' experience fighting to access and maintain food benefits in the US as a mother of six whose family is food insecure. Order the Food, Nutrition, and Health Issue .