The Mama Lunch Break
A monthly lunch reset for moms in North County San Diego.
You were never meant to figure this out alone.
Join us for lunch (with or without your kiddos) and give yourself a little midday Monday reset.
Cost: FREE to attend, food available for purchase
Where: Tinleaf Fresh Kitchen
When: 11:30am - 12:30pm
2nd Monday of every month
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This is the space where you get to exhale. Ask the questions. Say the hard things. Leave feeling heard, seen, and ready to take on another day, or whatever motherhood throws at you.
Join me, Ellie, and occasional guest experts as we laugh, cry, and come together.
Upcoming Dates
Cycle-Breaking for the Holidays: Protecting Your Peace Without the Guilt
November 9th
Tinleaf Fresh Kitchen - Carlsbad
TBD
December 14th
Tinleaf Fresh Kitchen - Carlsbad
Preparing for the emotional rollercoaster that is often wrapped into the holiday season.
As we step into the heart of the holiday season, family gatherings can often surface old wounds and emotionally complex dynamics. This month, we are focusing entirely on how to set and hold firm boundaries to protect your peace. We will explore practical ways to stay grounded in your body and navigate interactions when family members are your biggest trigger.
Come share a meal, exhale, and gather the tools you need to show up for the holidays without losing yourself.
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October 2026: Kids, Holidays & Stress
Managing the intertwine between your and your kid's nervous system before the holiday chaos hits
With the holidays quickly approaching, the sudden shift in routines and school breaks can bring a wave of dysregulation for both kids and moms. We will explore how to manage our children's stress during the upcoming holiday chaos. We’ll discuss practical ways to support them through seasonal transitions while finding ways to keep your own nervous system anchored.
Join us for lunch, honest conversation, and strategies for a more peaceful break.
September 2026: Expanding Your Capacity
Understanding the physical and emotional limits of motherhood, and how to gently expand them.
Have you ever felt like you simply don't have the capacity for one more question, one more touch, or one more task? We have all been there. This month, we are diving into what actually holds our capacity back, both mentally and physically. I am honored to be joined by Dr. Monika Tangney, a brilliant DPT and pelvic floor specialist, to help us unpack this.
Dr. Monika will bring her expertise to our circle, guiding a discussion on how deeply intertwined our physical foundation is with our emotional resilience. She will also lead us through a short, gentle experiential practice designed to help you tune back into your body and relieve tension.
Join us for lunch, honest conversation, and a moment to truly reset.
August 2026: Shifting Your Family’s Food Story
Navigating the back-to-school transition and lowering the pressure around family meals.
As the school year approaches, the mental load of feeding our families quietly ramps up. The sudden return to strict schedules, meal planning, and the endless daily lunchbox pack can feel overwhelming. For this session, I have invited Board Certified Holistic Health Practitioner Deena Barselah to pull up a chair and join in our circle.
This isn't a lecture on "perfect" nutrition or a how-to on cutting sandwiches into star shapes. Instead, Deena is joining us as a fellow mom and expert to guide an open, judgment-free conversation about our own relationships with food, how they impact our family’s food story and how we can gently shift our practices and rhythms so that family food feels less intense and more grounded.
Come eat, exhale, and take the pressure off the upcoming season
July 2026: Deep Dive into Your Mama Shark Music
Ever completely lose your cool over something tiny and wonder where that intensity came from? That’s your background "shark music" playing. When our own history or old patterns sneak into the present, turning a minor parenting hiccup into a high-stakes emergency. In honor of Discovery Channel’s Shark Week coming up at the end of July, we’re tackling these mismatched reactions with zero judgment. Because this is a deeper topic, we’re starting with a physical reset: a guest instructor will lead us in a gentle yoga flow before we eat to help us release stored stress and get into a grounded headspace.
Come stretch, eat, and get real with other North County San Diego moms. Come exactly as you are.
June 2026: Summer Survival Mode - Creating space for a softer summer.
Let's talk about the gap between the summer we imagined and the summer we're actually living. Summer often brings more pressure than we expect: more planning, more transitions, and more responsibility that quietly lands on moms.
Join us for a casual, supportive lunch where we can reflect on what we want this season to feel like and what we may need to let go of along the way. Come as you are.
May 2026: A Mother’s Day Debrief - Mother’s Day can bring up a lot: joy, pressure, gratitude, disappointment, grief, and everything in between.
For our May Mama Lunch Break, we’re holding space for the real-life aftermath of Mother’s Day. Join us for a casual, supportive lunch where moms can connect, reflect, and exhale together in a warm, low-pressure environment.Share if you want to, listen if you need to, and come exactly as you are.
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RSVP, and add to your calendar. RSVP is not required but greatly appreciated. Last-minute drop-ins are always welcome!