Nourishing Our Grief: Gather Around the Table

Service Description

A 3-hour cooking and reflection experience with Beth Segaloff, LCSW, of Tree of Life Center, and Chef Melanie Underwood of Nourish & Gather The holidays can be hard when someone is missing from the table. Grief shows up in the kitchen in unexpected ways. The empty chair. Cooking for one less person. Standing at an open fridge with no appetite and no idea what you need. Food holds so much of our love, our rituals, and our memories. After someone we love dies, meals can become lonely. This afternoon is an invitation to come back to the table, gently and not alone. We'll start with guided conversation and journaling, making space for the moments that ache, the memories that still nourish, and where grief lives in the body. You'll never be asked to share more than you want to. Then we'll head into the kitchen for an unhurried, hands-on cooking session. Together we'll make: Winter vegetable and white bean soup Olive oil rosemary focaccia Warm apple crisp with whipped cream These are simple, comforting recipes you can make for yourself, share with others, and freeze for harder days. Finally, we'll sit down together and share the meal we made. No cooking experience needed. Whether your grief is new or many years old, there's a seat for you here.