Presenter: Mary Susan Timion
Social: Sourdough for the Soul
Description:
Sourdough for the Soul was born from the ashes of survival—my own healing journey after enduring the deep wounds of a narcissistic mother.
What started as a loaf became a lifeline, and now, a movement for anyone seeking deeper meaning in the simple, sacred act of baking bread.
Whether you're a first-time baker learning to care for your starter or a seasoned artisan craving fresh inspiration, this experience is for you. It's for the person healing from emotional abuse, the weary caregiver needing rest, the empty nester rediscovering her rhythm, or the creative soul searching for joy in her hands again.
In every lesson, I teach the spiritual rhythm that lives inside sourdough: how building a starter mirrors rebuilding trust… how patience, rest, and timing become sacred… how setting boundaries in fermentation teaches you to hold space for your own worth. And how the stretch, fold, and rise all whisper back to you: you are being nourished, too.
This isn’t just bread. It’s therapy in a bowl. It’s growth you can taste. It’s the holy art of feeding your soul—one rise at a time.
Learning objectives
1. Understand the spiritual symbolism in the sourdough process: Learners will connect each step of sourdough-making—feeding, resting, fermenting, shaping—to spiritual and emotional healing, including themes like patience, letting go, boundaries, and consistency.
2. Develop foundational sourdough skills: Learners will confidently create and maintain a sourdough starter, understand hydration and flour ratios, and master the basic stretch, fold, ferment, and bake techniques.
3. Explore personal growth through hands-on practice: Learners will reflect on their own healing journey while actively participating in the sourdough-making process, journaling their emotional and spiritual insights along the way.
4. Cultivate rest, nourishment, and sacred rhythms: Learners will internalize the importance of rest cycles, intentional slowness, and self-nourishment as they align with the natural timing of fermentation and baking.
5. Build confidence and community in the kitchen: Learners will leave empowered to trust their instincts, create beautiful loaves from scratch, and possibly share their bread and breakthroughs with others—creating ripple effects of healing and connection.