Work & Me: It’s Complicated | Shared Table Dinner
Shared Table Dinners are a microcosm of community, practiced the way we’ve always gathered: around food, presence, and questions that move us.
Happy New Year! And… happy return to work? 🫠
Work has become one of our most important relationships. It’s where many of us seek for meaning, identity, purpose, and connection, and, most often than not, find never-ending busyness, burnout, and loneliness.
There’s nothing wrong with caring about our work. But when it becomes everything, we have to ask:
What role does work play in our lives today?
When does it (dis)connect us in an increasingly remote world, where our most consistent “colleague” might be AI?
And how might we want to shift our relationship to work altogether, as we enter into 2026?
This Shared Table Dinner is an invitation to begin the year supported and to reimagine how we work, relate, and live together.
Can’t wait to see you there!
Monika | The Oneliness Project
🍚 What to Expect & Bring
Shared Table Dinners are experience-first gatherings—intentionally designed and gently facilitated, without a fixed script.
We come together around a shared table to eat, listen, and explore questions that matter. The evening invites presence, contribution, and meaningful connection while leaving space for what wants to emerge.
Please bring something small and easy to share — homemade or store-bought, both are welcome. Think: a salad, spread, soup, raw veggies for a platter, a leftover you love, or something sweet! 🍫
This is a vegetarian, alcohol-free dinner. We’ll have delicious Oolong tea and water to share. 🍵
💛 Contribution & Accessibility
Shared Table Dinners are carefully designed, facilitated experiences—hours of prep, cooking, conversation, and care go into making each gathering special. Your contribution keeps these dinners alive and accessible.
All contributions are shared equally between C*Space (our community home) and Monika Jiang / the hosting team.
10 € — Your Seat at the Table
You get a spot to join the conversation, share food, and be part of the magic. Minimal, but enough to keep the door open.15 € — Give Back a Little
Covers basic costs and some of the host’s time. You’re helping keep the lights on while showing up fully.20+ € — Sustain Community
For those who want to see Shared Table Dinners continue and grow! Your generosity sustains the space, the hosting work, and allows others to participate at lower contributions.
Choose what feels right, and know that every contribution is part of the community in action. 💛 Thank you!
About the Host 🤸♀️ & Space
Hii! I’m Monika Jiang, a writer, curator, and community builder, and the creator of The Oneliness Project.
My work explores loneliness and connection as personal, social, and cultural experiences, and how we can practice reconnection with ourselves, others, and the world. I’ve held spaces across global conferences and festivals, organizations and teams, as well as in intimate, small-group settings.
My gatherings are known for weaving together play, joy, embodiment, and depth of inquiry, using movement, reflection, and thoughtful questions. Take a leap of faith and join to feel for yourself!
C*Space is a purpose-driven creative hub housed in a former furniture factory in Berlin-Weißensee. It cultivates curiosity, community, and regenerative ideas through co-working, cultural programs, and gatherings like this one. It’s an active collaborator and community home for Shared Table Dinners. 🟡