January 2026: Starting the Year with Care, Connection, & Intention
January marked a meaningful start to the year at Connecting Pieces grounded in honesty, nourishment, creativity, and new spaces for community connection. This month focused on both launching new programs and returning to practices that help people feel seen, supported, and empowered.
🧠 Men’s Group
Launched January 7, 2026
Our Men’s Group officially launched on Wednesday, January 7, creating a dedicated space for men to connect, reflect, and support one another through shared experience.
This group is designed to foster open conversation, emotional expression, and community — particularly for men navigating chronic illness, caregiving, or life transitions.
🔗 Register for More Sessions:
→ Learn more about the Men’s Group
🎨 Healing Arts
January 18, 2026 | Healing Arts with Lisa
Theme: Token of Truth
Healing Arts returned in January with a powerful session led by Lisa, centered on the theme “Token of Truth.”
Participants were guided through a reflective art process exploring:
Personal values
Boundaries
Inner truths
Symbols that represent what feels honest and essential in this season of life
The session encouraged participants to create visual symbols — or “tokens” — that honor resilience, growth, and self-expression. As always, Healing Arts offered a calm, supportive space for creativity and emotional processing.
→ Learn more about Healing Arts
🌱 Nourish & Flourish
January 21, 2026 | Virtual Cooking Session
Our January Nourish & Flourish session featured Chef Ryan and Chef Seth of Nude Dude Food, who prepared Thai Coconut Chicken with Rice Bowls — a comforting, gut-friendly meal designed to be approachable and adaptable.
This session focused on:
Cost-effective cooking
Simple, nourishing ingredients
Building confidence in the kitchen for those navigating GI conditions
Nourish & Flourish continues to center practical nutrition education that meets people where they are, without pressure or perfection.
→🔗 Watch the session on YouTube
→ Register for upcoming Nourish & Flourish sessions
Download the recipe:
→ Download the Thai Coconut Chicken & Rice Recipe
Find Our Guests, Nude Dude Food
Instagram: @nudedudefood
Website: www.nudedudefood.com
📅 Coming Up in February
February continues this momentum with opportunities for connection, creativity, and community gathering:
🧠 Men’s Group
📅 February 4, 2026
🎨 Healing Arts
📅 February 7, 2026 @ 1:00 PM EST
📅 February 17, 2026 @ 6:30 PM EST
🤍 Community Fundraising Virtual Event
The Table Between Us 📅 February 28, 2026
The Table Between Us is a community-centered fundraising event focused on connection, shared experience, and the power of gathering.
🌍 Building on Our 2025 Impact
Our experiences in 2025 continue to inform how we design accessible, community-centered programs in the year ahead.
In 2025, our programs reached hundreds of individuals through virtual sessions, global supply support, and community-centered events. As we begin 2026, we’re carrying forward the momentum built throughout the past year — one defined by growth, reach, and deepened community trust.
In 2025, Connecting Pieces:
Supported individuals and families across multiple countries
Expanded access to creative wellness and nutrition education
Distributed life-sustaining supplies to underserved and hard-to-reach communities
Strengthened programs centered on dignity, confidence, and lived experience
This foundation continues to guide our work in 2026 — shaping new programs, deeper partnerships, and spaces where people feel seen, supported, and empowered.
→ View our full 2025 Impact Report
Moving Forward
January reminded us that healing often begins with truth — spoken, felt, or quietly created. As we move into the months ahead, we remain committed to holding space for nourishment, creativity, honesty, and connection. Whether you donated, attended a session, shared our work, or simply followed along — you mattered this year. We look forward to continuing this journey together.
Thank you for being part of this community and for continuing this journey with us.
💜 With Gratitude the Connecting Pieces Team
💌 Stay Connected Your presence continues to make our garden grow — one piece, one story, one act of kindness at a time.
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