My why
"For me, dinner time at the table with my family was one that involved eating my meal fast and being quiet. I often didn't feel like I had a voice or that I could speak about anything, let alone anything deep.
I often had lots of questions in my head that I wanted to ask, but it didn't seem like I would be listened to if I spoke up. I longed for a time of laughter and deep conversation with good food.
Now, as a dad with my own family, I really want things to be different for them. For us."
Neil Milton (Founder)
How could it be different?
I started asking some questions:
- Could the table be more than just where we eat food?
- Could the table be the place where we invite people into conversation, where we can be real and honest?
- Could we go beyond the noise or break through the silence that often inhabits table moments?
- Could it be safe to share what is going on inside of us? What would they think?
- Would we be ignored, laughed at, humiliated, or dismissed?
- Would we be accepted, listened to, and heard?
As I wrestled with these questions, I found the Family Dinner Project and their extensive research.
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Over 20 years of research from our friends at the Family Dinner Project at Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.