Stay Off My Kitchen Table
Cut along the dashed lines and pass the cards around the table.
Picture the kitchen table you grew up around. What dish, smell, or ritual comes to mind first, and how does it make you feel now?
What's your coziest comfort food, and is there a version of it that feels both nurturing and good for you?
Hearing health advice from a heart surgeon feels different from reading it in a magazine. Did his voice feel reassuring, surprising, or a bit confronting to you, and why?
The book treats the kitchen table as the place where health really starts. Which of your everyday food habits feels most connected to love, tradition, or family for you?
Was there a moment while reading where you felt seen, or felt a small nudge of hope about your own health? What sparked it?
Changing how we eat can mean gently renegotiating family traditions. How do you balance honoring the recipes you love with caring for your body?
Think about the people you cook for or eat with. After reading this, is there one small, kind change you'd like to bring to your shared table, and what would make it feel doable instead of like a sacrifice?
The book asks us to take ownership of our health before a crisis forces it. How did that idea sit with you emotionally, and what would support from friends or family look like as you act on it?