Book Event - Leaving Large: The Secrets and Confessions of a Food Addict
Sun, Jun 08
|Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe
In honor of Soul Food Month, Sankofa presents “Surviving Soul Food: Healing Through Culture and Cuisine,” workshop and book signing with Michelle Petties, the award-winning author of Leaving Large: The Stories of a Food Addict and the upcoming Leaving Large: Secrets and Confessions of a Food Addict.


Time & Location
Jun 08, 2025, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe, 2714 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
Guests
About The Event
About the Event
Through deeply personal storytelling and cultural insight, Michelle explores how soul food, generational trauma, and emotional eating intersect in the lives of Black women. This transformative experience will help participants:
Uncover the historical roots of Black culinary traditions
Identify emotional eating triggers shaped by culture and history
Reclaim wellness without sacrificing cultural identity
Come for the conversation, stay for the healing, and leave with new tools and a signed copy of a life-changing book.