Ancestral Nourishment:

Honoring Life Through Food

Food holds stories. It carries the love of those who cooked for us, the traditions passed down through generations, and the comfort we seek during times of change. Ancestral Nourishment is an offering designed to honor these connections—whether you're preserving cherished recipes, celebrating a loved one's memory, or reconnecting with your lineage.

This service is available in three separate parts, each designed to meet you where you are.

  • Recipe Recording: Preserving Stories Before They’re Lost

    So many family recipes are passed down by word of mouth, often without written measurements or instructions. When a loved one becomes sick or passes, those recipes—and the stories behind them—can easily be lost.

    With this service, I’ll sit with you and your family members to gently record recipes, ensuring each dish’s heart and history are preserved for generations to come. Whether it’s your grandmother’s signature dish or a simple comfort meal, these recipes become a tangible way to hold memory and love.

  • Memorial Meals: Honoring Loved Ones Through Food

    When someone we love is sick or has crossed over, it’s easy to forget to nourish ourselves. Sharing a meal they once enjoyed can become a powerful way to honor their life and hold space for healing.

    I offer to prepare a meal inspired by your loved one’s favorite foods—whether it’s a special dish they always requested or the flavors that remind you most of them. This can be shared privately, with family, or as part of a memorial gathering.

  • Ancestral Reconnection: Cooking as Sacred Remembrance

    What meals nourished your ancestors? What flavors, ingredients, and traditions shaped their lives? In this offering, we’ll explore the foods of your lineage, not just as recipes but as pathways to connection.

    Together, we’ll create a ritual around preparing ancestral foods. I’ll guide you in opening sacred space, calling forward passed ancestors—whether known or distant, well and wise—to support us as we recreate old recipes or discover new ways to honor your roots.

    Part cooking lesson, part ritual, this experience invites you to work with your ancestors through the heart-centered act of nourishment. Each dish becomes an offering, a conversation across generations, and a reminder that the love they shared still lives on in you.

Each offering is crafted with deep care, compassion, and respect for your unique journey. Whether you choose one service or combine them, my intention is to create space for nourishment, remembrance, and love.

Reach out to explore how Ancestral Nourishment can support you.

This offering is more than food—it’s about tending to grief, love, and legacy in a way that feeds both heart and soul. Whether you're preserving cherished memories with loved ones or reconnecting with the spirits who came before, Ancestral Nourishment invites you to slow down, remember, and heal—one meal, one story, one bite at a time.

Let’s honor the hands that fed us and the lives that shaped us.

Why I Hold This Space

Ancestral Nourishment is more than a service—it’s heart work, shaped by personal experience and years of tending to life’s thresholds.

My path includes:

  • 2+ years volunteering in hospice, offering presence and care to those in transition.

  • 15+ years as a professional chef, where I witnessed how food connects us to love, memory, and lineage.

  • 10+ years of herbalism and 6+ years of energy work, creating spaces for healing and restoration.

  • Death doula training and my own near-death experiences, teaching me to honor life’s sacred cycles.

  • 15+ years of ancestral healing, reconnecting with the foods, stories, and resilience of those who came before us.

This work is tender, nourishing, and deeply personal. Whether we’re preserving family recipes, preparing a memorial meal, or exploring ancestral foods, each moment is held with compassion, presence, and care.

If you feel called to explore this offering, I’d be honored to walk alongside you.

I currently accept up to two clients each month for Ancestral Nourishment. This offering is available on a sliding scale, making it accessible while also supporting the time, ingredients, and supplies needed for each session: