Her Table: When Joy & Sorrow Dance with Gabrielle Leonard
Her Table is a shared meal that provides an opportunity for women to connect over good food and meaningful conversation. Dinner, babysitting, and all materials will be provided. Friends are always welcome!
Workshop Topic: When Joy & Sorrow Dance
Right now, many of us are carrying both gratitude and grief. We’re facing financial strain, social and political tensions, wars across the globe, and the weight of loneliness, all while tending to the everyday responsibilities of work, family, and relationships. In seasons like this, pausing to reflect on how these experiences are shaping our understanding of ourselves and of the world around us can feel like a luxury.
This workshop will create intentional space to slow down and reflect on the past year, honoring both the beauty and the pain that shape our stories. We will explore how people throughout history have named their sorrow, expressed their questions, and still found language for hope and gratitude.
Through guided reflection, journaling, and conversation, participants will have the opportunity to process their experiences with honesty and compassion.
We will practice naming what hurts, noticing what is beautiful, and being held as we hold both realities together.
Facilitator: Gabrielle Leonard
We’re honored to partner with Gabrielle Leonard to bring this restorative workshop to the For Her community. Gabrielle is a dynamic speaker, facilitator, certified mental health coach, and minister. She is known for being a captivating storyteller and teacher who imparts practical wisdom that heals. Gabrielle is the founder and visionary behind Returning to Joy, a ministry that creates guided pathways to wholeness by providing resources and tools to help you connect with yourself and others. If you invite her to dinner, she’s showing up! She grew up in New Orleans and has a strong appreciation for good food. She enjoys experimenting in the kitchen, traveling to new places, and sharing the joy of a good laugh. When she isn’t writing, reflecting, or studying, she is stuffing her face with food that makes her heart sing.
Dinner Provided
Vegetarian options will be available.
Save the date for our next Her Table workshops!
- Wednesday, May 6th at 6:30 PM – Rest with Bria Woods
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Childcare RSVP
For Her provides free onsite babysitting, and our babysitter is background-checked and CPR, first-aid, and Montessori-certified! Babies can stay with their mothers, and older children are welcome to sit in our living room and read, play on their phone, or do homework, etc. Due to the sensitive nature of some content and to keep a safe and relaxing space for our community members, children aren’t allowed to sit in on workshops and support groups.
We kindly ask that you let us know as soon as possible if your plans change so we can release childcare spots to other moms.