Caring for yourself IS caring for your Table. Sometimes you have to put on your own oxygen mask first! If you're not feeling up for it, please don't be afraid to reach out and say, "Hey at tonight's Dinner Party, I need to just be an attendee" or "I can't swing it this week, can anyone take over hosting duties and I'll host the next one?"

Need to take a bigger step back? This space gets to feel good for you, too. So, if you need to step down, whether temporarily or long-term, that's totally okay. We’d love for you to keep the following in mind:

• Talk to your Table! Give others the chance to show up for you and the group. If someone is eager to take over, feel free to share any of our resources with them.

• Have at least one more gathering. Schedule at least one more gathering for folks to process and say goodbye to the collective space. Endings are hard! Especially for grievers.

• Honor your Table. Depending on your capacity, this could be a special ritual or activity together, a virtual cheers, or simply sharing one word/feeling that everyone is taking away from their time together.

• Give people a way to stay in touch. Give people a chance to connect before dissolving any group chats. You can decide how you wanna stay in contact or not, too (i.e., “I’ll still be active in the group chat and available for casual lunch dates!” or “I need some time to myself to rest and integrate, but I wish you all nothing but the best!”)

• Take care of yourself! Maybe you’ll find relief in passing off your hosting duties or maybe you just need a break from gathering all together!