Roses are Red, We’re Feeling Blue: An Anti-Valentine’s Day Sad Hour

Valentine’s Day season can be…a lot.

If you’re freshly heartbroken, newly divorced, trying to get divorced but stuck in our state's waiting period, long-since divorced, “fine” but not really, or just tired of pretending this doesn’t count as grief, this one’s for you.

Join Grieve Leave for a very special Breakups & Divorce-themed Sad Hour at Nanas on Rockwood Private Dining Room on Friday the 13th of February...because, honestly? Perfect timing.

We’ll kick things off with a short, real-talk panel conversation about the grief that comes with breakups and divorce: the messy middle of separation, the identity shifts, the rage, the relief, and more.

Then we’ll do what Sad Hours do best: hang out, connect, laugh mostly, maybe cry a little, feel what you feel, and remember you’re not the only one living through it. And of course we'll eat: hors d’oeuvres by renowned Durham Chef Matt Kelly at Nanas-- where modern sophistication meets your grandmother’s kitchen.

We do grief support differently at Grieve Leave. It's not therapy. Not religious. Not clinical. Not weird. Just a room full of people who get it.

Joining us as Panelists:

• Oona Metz — Author of the new book, "Unhitched: The Essential Divorce Guide for Women" and a Boston-based therapist specializing in supporting women navigating divorce and breakups.
• Nicole Quallen — Collaborative divorce attorney and founder of Two Families Law in Durham, NC. Nicole is happily divorced, a seasoned co-parent, and co-host of the Divorced People Podcast. She believes divorce can be one of the healthiest, most transformative things a person can do — and wants to make it less shameful and more survivable.
• Natalie Christley — Co-host of the Divorced People Podcast and Paralegal + Client Relations Manager at Two Families Law in Durham. Natalie supports divorced people every day and is passionate about breaking the stigma around divorce through storytelling, empathy, and honest conversation. (Also: married, mom of two, recovering romanticizer.)
• Rebecca Feinglos — Certified grief support specialist, founder of Grieve Leave, and host of the Grief’d Up Podcast. Rebecca builds spaces for people navigating loss with honesty, humor, and practical support — through community events, storytelling, and workplace training featured in outlets like TIME, The Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Slate, and more.

Your $35 ticket reserves your spot and includes:

• One beverage ticket (From the Nanas bar menu, with additional beverages available for individual purchase.)
• Hors d’oeuvres by renowned Durham Chef Matt Kelly at Nanas

Questions? Reach out to us at [email protected]

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