Women's Empowerment

Welcome to our Women’s Empowerment Summit 2026 spotlight series — a behind-the-scenes introduction to the powerhouse women who will be speaking on February 21 at Treetops Resort in Gaylord, Michigan. Each panelist brings a unique lens to women’s growth, courage, and connection. Some people walk into your life carrying stories that feel like novels. Layers. Chapters. Plot twists. And a whole lot of heart. That’s exactly why we’re honored to welcome Linda Durant  as a featured

Meet Rachel Teeter-Longendyke: The Woman Who Can Turn Any Room into a Community and Any Moment into a Movement Some women bring snacks to gatherings. Rachel brings connection. She’s the type of person who makes you feel like you belong before you’ve even hung up your coat. Service is a love language: not the performative kind, but the “roll up your sleeves and let’s do this together” kind. Rachel believes in contribution as a path to belonging. She believes advocacy is a musc

Welcome to our Women’s Empowerment Summit 2026 spotlight series — a behind-the-scenes introduction to the powerhouse women who will be speaking on February 21 at Treetops Resort in Gaylord, Michigan. Each panelist brings a unique lens to women’s growth, courage, and connection. Meet Dr. Nicole Persing-Wethington, The Scientist-Scholar-Yoga-Ninja Who Can Explain Your Nervous System Better Than Your Last Therapist If Hermione Granger grew up, learned trauma-informed yoga, dove

Meet Dr. Stacey Gedeon: The Woman Who Explained My Feelings to Me Before I Knew I Had Them. At the Summit, she’s bringing Emotional Intelligence down from the mountain - not as a buzzword, not as homework, but as an accessible, almost immediate form of self-permission.