International Women’s Day, and the Rooms That Matter

Last weekend I had the opportunity to speak on International Women’s Day, and I left that room thinking about something I’ve been noticing more and more lately.

The most powerful conversations don’t happen when everything looks perfect on the outside.

They happen when people feel safe enough to be honest.

Honest about burnout.

Honest about grief.

Honest about the pressure many of us carry quietly while still trying to show up for everyone else.

That’s what made the room so powerful.

Women speaking openly about their lives, their challenges, their healing, and the ways they’re still learning to trust themselves again.

Those are the kinds of spaces that change people.

And they’re the kinds of spaces I care deeply about creating.

Over the next few weeks, I’ll be stepping into a few more of those rooms.

On March 20, I’ll be speaking at HER Day in Oshkosh, joining both the daytime storytelling panel and the evening Legacy Dinner. HER Day is centered on leadership, growth, and community — and it’s always a space for meaningful conversations.

Later this spring, I’ll also be speaking at the NAMI Wisconsin Conference, connecting with mental health advocates and leaders who are working to create stronger support systems in their communities. (Registration ends this Sunday)

At the same time, I’ve been hearing from readers of Enough Already who are asking the same question:

What does it actually look like to live these lessons?

Because reading the words is one thing.

But learning how to move from survival mode into deeper self-trust — that’s where the real work begins.

That’s why I’m also hosting a small Enough Already Integration Circle in the coming weeks.

It’s not a lecture or a workshop.

Just a space to slow down, reflect, and talk honestly about what it means to keep growing, healing, and becoming the person you were always meant to be.

Because the truth is, the work doesn’t end when the book closes.

In many ways, that’s where it begins.

If you’d like to continue the conversation, you’re invited to join the upcoming Enough Already Integration Circle.

Enough Already Integration Circle