Nourished Thread: A Retreat on Food, Feelings, and the Stories We Inherit

Food is more than nourishment — it’s memory. It’s emotion. It’s medicine.
The Nourished Thread is an immersive micro-retreat designed to explore the stories we've inherited about food, how those patterns have shaped our emotional landscape, and how we can begin to rewrite them with compassion and clarity.

Set in the vibrant outdoor classroom of The Kitchen House & Garden in Orlando, Florida, this soulful gathering invites mothers and daughters (or any intergenerational pairing of women) to slow down, cook with joy, and reflect with intention. With vegetables under our fingers and stories on our tongues, we’ll tend to the roots of how we feed ourselves — and one another.

Cultivating Curiosity, One Bite at a Time

✨ The Invitation

We gather to remember what it means to nourish ourselves and each other with presence, joy, and love. This is a space to reconnect — not just with food, but with the wisdom passed through generations.

🌱 The Healing

• Uncover inherited beliefs around food, worth, and emotion

• Explore the connection between nourishment, self-love, and mental wellness

• Learn science-based tools for intuitive eating and emotional healing

• Begin to rewire your family’s food story with intention and care

Meet Your Facilitators

✨ Kelly Daubach – Lead Facilitator & Sacred Space Holder

Founder of ANU Wellness, Kelly is a Registered Dietitian, Certified Coach, and Reiki Practitioner known for creating transformative wellness retreats in Central Florida. She curates emotional frequency, holds space for healing, and guides participants back to their own inner wisdom.

🧠 Dr. Shainna Ali –Mental Health Counselor & Self-Love Expert

A licensed mental health counselor and educator, Dr. Shainna brings depth, research, and compassion to the emotional roots of food and family patterns. Author of The Self-Love Workbook for Teens, she is a trusted voice in generational healing and emotional intelligence.

🧑‍🍳 Chef Sede – Culinary Facilitator

Chef Dede’s signature style is soulful, sensory, and rooted in connection. With a passion for teaching culinary technique and emotional expression through food, she guides participants in playful, delicious, and meaningful cooking experiences that stir the heart as much as the pot. Each Mother-Daughter duo will build a fresh, colorful Chef Salad & Rice Paper Rolls while designing a custom name and label for their dressing creation.

📍 The Venue: The Kitchen House & Garden

Nestled in the heart of Orlando, The Kitchen House is an urban garden and teaching kitchen designed to reconnect people to food, land, and each other. With rows of vibrant herbs, healing plants, and an open-air kitchen pavilion, this space is both grounding and inspiring — the perfect backdrop for reimagining how we nourish body and soul.

💡 You’ll Leave With

• A renewed connection to your food lineage and mother-daughter relationship

• Practical tools for intuitive and joyful nourishment

• A personalized bottle of your dressing creation

• Shared memories with your mother, daughter, or chosen sister

• The Self-Love Workbook for Teens by Dr. Shainna Ali

• Rituals and recipes to carry forward into everyday life