Executive Director of SASS-GO and Adjunct Professor at USC Aiken

Stay Aware, Stay Prepared Self-Defense

Whether age six or 96, SASS (Surviving Assault Standing Strong) courses teach participants to set healthy boundaries and enforce them no matter your performance level, experience or skill base.  This is trauma informed, statistically relevant training fueled by current trends in abuse, assault and trafficking and common criminal tactics.

About Brett

Lead Esthetician, Pout Cosmetics Columbia SC

Comfortable in Your Own Skin

In this session, you will be indulged in skincare knowledge about skin during different phases of life. There will be a brief skin demo and an opportunity for everyone to participate with questions and answers.

Your skin is your largest organ!

About Christina

Board Certified Coach and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Effective Communication to Improve Relationships at Any Age

Communication is not just sharing your “to do” list, it takes active listening to have good communication.  Do you want to develop a better relationship with those around you?  Do you want to have more meaningful conversations with those you love.  Claudia will walk you through how to develop good communication skills for all different kinds of relationships. 

About Claudia

Retired WIS TV News Anchor / Spokesperson for Commercial and Social Media

How to Get Joy Out of Life

By viewing the interruptions and obstacles in our lives as opportunities rather than setbacks, we can keep the joy robbers from stealing our peace. Through personal stories, including that of a dear friend who maintained a beautiful sense of joy despite a terminal illness, we learn that joy is not about denying the hard stuff but finding light in the midst of it.

About Dawndy

PhD/CCC-SLP ASHA Fellow Professor and Chair Communication Sciences and Disorders

Less Stress, More Sleep with Mindful Meditation

30% of Americans do not get a good night’s sleep and if you are one of them it can wreak havoc on your daily life.  In Dr. Neils-Strunjas session you can learn the practice of mindful meditation and how it can help you sleep better.  Enjoy more peaceful nights and feel more rested when you wake after learning daily practices to relax and eliminate anxiety.   

About Jean

Merrill Lynch Wealth Management

What Every Woman Needs to Know about Money

Enhance your financial toolkit by joining our Financial Planning for Women session, where empowerment meets expertise. This event will equip you with practical, actionable financial management strategies. We will discuss budgeting, investing, retirement planning, and more. This session will provide valuable insight to strengthen your financial foundation. Please join us to refine your financial tools and take meaningful steps toward your financial goals.

About Jessica

Board-certified OB/GYN, certified menopause practitioner, and current Integrative Medicine fellow at George Washington University

The Change - Understanding Menopause and Perimenopause (morning)

Ask the Doctor - (afternoon)

Join Dr. Honken for an engaging session on perimenopause and menopause, where she’ll share her insights as an OB/GYN and certified menopause expert.

In her “Ask the Doctor” segment, Dr. Honken is ready to answer your questions and support you in feeling informed, empowered, and connected.

About Dr. Honken

Fitness Instructor and founder of Strong Foundations

Walk / Run and the Importance of Resistance Training for Longevity

Open to all ages and fitness levels. This walk / run will be on the trails on the Camp Cole property and guided by Lori Lapin. Please bring proper athletic clothes and shoes if you participate in these activities. 

About Lori

Photography Artist and Teacher

Maximize Your iPhone Photography Skills

The best camera you have is often the one in your pocket. In this session, art photographer Polly Gaillard walks you through all the techniques to help you take amazing images. She'll cover how to find the best light for your subject and offer tips to add light to make it pop. She'll discuss composition techniques and ways to frame your subject so they are most pleasing in the photo. She'll cover the ins and outs of when to use portrait mode, HDR, or even filters for more effects.

About Polly

Wardrobe Stylist, Charlotte NC

How to Dress to Impress

Learn how to transform your style to match your unique body type and your budget. Sherrard Georgius, owner of Sherrard Style in Charlotte, NC, will help you update your wardrobe with a few staple pieces and show you how to add some wow to your closet.

“I go for bold color, sleek shapes, and a wink of razzle-dazzle."

About Sherrard

Author Speaker Founder of Back 9 Ministries

Turning Trials into Triumphs: Navigating Adversity with Grace

Life is a series of seasons, each filled with its own challenges and blessings. As the saying goes, we are either in the midst of a storm, coming out of one, or bracing for the next. The key to navigating these turbulent times lies not in avoiding the storm itself but in how we choose to view and journey through it.

In my walk of faith, I’ve come to understand that adversity is not merely something to endure; it can be a powerful catalyst for growth. Embracing our trials is an act of faith—acknowledging that there is a greater plan at play, even when we can’t see it clearly.

About Sherry

Yoga Instructor

Strike a Pose Yoga

Her classes, workshops, and trainings encourage the inquisitive student to step into their own empowerment through a vigorous practice firmly rooted in the evocative philosophical teachings upon which yoga grew. Over years of teaching she has seen all types of students, bodies, and issues…and has come to appreciate that we ALL wish to be healthy, content, free, and fulfilled.

About Stacey

Owner and CEO Do Life Better LLC

What Happens Next?

Your loss may be the loss of a loved one, it could be a job or a marriage but all loss requires work to overcome the devastating impacts on your life.

Join Tonja for an examination of loss and how to manage grief on a daily basis. 

“Because every one of us will die.

It's part of living.

You have a 0% chance of avoiding it.

Me too.

But it's what happens next that matters the most.

Eternity is forever. “

About Tonja