Women’s Empowerment Summit 2026: The Women Who Make Us Braver, Dr. Stacey Gedeon

Meet Dr. Stacey Gedeon: The Woman Who Explained My Feelings to Me Before I Knew I Had Them

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.

There are certain women you meet in life who gently hand you a mirror and say, “Sweetheart… this thing you’re calling ‘just being tired’? Yeah, that’s actually resentment wearing yoga pants.”

That’s Dr. Stacey Gedeon.

My first encounter with her felt like one of those movie scenes where someone finally turns on the lights in a messy room. Suddenly, I could see things - my patterns, my pace, the way I’d been muscling my way through life as if exhaustion were a competitive sport.

Stacey has this gift of talking about emotions like they’re old friends you just haven’t met yet. Stress? It’s just trying to tap you on the shoulder. Ambivalence? It’s a clue, not a character flaw. Resentment? Simply your values filing a noise complaint.

She doesn’t fix you. She helps you find your way back to yourself.

And maybe that’s why her work lands so deeply, especially for women who’ve been juggling expectations like circus performers with no union rules. She knows our tells. She knows our stories. She knows the exact moment we start calling burnout “being fine.”

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. You’ll walk away with tools you can use before you even get to the parking lot.

If you’ve ever wanted to feel less like a pressure cooker and more like a human being with choices, you’re going to adore her.

This feature is part of our Women’s Empowerment Summit 2026 speaker series. Ready to learn from these incredible women in person? Join us on February 21 at Treetops Resort in Gaylord, Michigan. Tickets are $140 and seating is limited - secure your spot here!