On Grief - With Amanda Held Opelt
Join us as Kendall Vanderslice sits down with author, speaker, and songwriter Amanda Held Opelt. We reflect on what it’s like to move through grief. How grief affects our whole personhood - spirit, mind, and body. And how food rituals can be a healing and transformative way to tend to our bodies, and experience healing in community. Listen in.
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After you've listened to the episode, use these discussion questions to reflect further. Consider discussing them around the table with a friend or two.
Does your family have a go-to food or food ritual in seasons of grief or hardship?
What is your body’s physical response to seasons of grief or hardship?
Is there a time when someone brought you food during a hard season of your life? What was that experience like?
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