WomanKind Weekend Oct. 18-20, 2024 in Olympia, WA
Come together with women this coming October in Olympia, Washington for a weekend of self-care, affirmation, and growth. Experience the freshness and beauty of the Pacific Northwest. Explore the creativity and art of Olympia’s downtown. Empower yourself and build lasting friendships with women in Washington State’s Capital City.
The Struggle is Real
It’s no surprise that being a woman is hard work. As women continue to navigate a world that is unwelcoming and unaccepting of seeing women empowered -even as women’s empowerment movements are happening- it can feel exhausting to keep showing up and trying to be everything you’re expected to be and also being authentic to you.
The messages the world sends to women are confusing, overwhelming, and contradictory.
Be perfect, but accept your flaws. Be strong but delicate. Be beautiful but not self-indulgent. Take care of yourself, but make sure everyone else is taken care of. And so on and so on. Gloria’s (America Ferrera) monologue in Barbie the movie (2023) sums up nicely how many women feel and have felt for far too long. We carry intergenerational and cultural trauma and beliefs that continue to disempower and separate us and pit women against each other rather than bringing us together in genuine and authentic support for our mutual empowerment and growth.
Even those of us committed to women’s empowerment struggle and receive push back from women and society if we don’t “play the game” of womanhood. A game of empowering women just enough, while secretly or publicly shaming or degrading women who are confident, authentic, and empowered.
We continue to receive messages from the media and our inner circles that we must use tools of gossip, rumor spreading, and keeping other women in check to achieve our own empowerment. We must climb over or push down each other to be able to rise to the top and be admired, accepted, and loved. Bridgerton on Netflix is a great example of this. While an empowering and engaging story, the message remains: it’s ok to gossip and manipulate if you can use it to rise and empower yourself. You’ll outgrow it once you’re elevated socially and those you’ve hurt will eventually get over it. Nevermind how you’ve harmed your sisterhood, and reaffirmed the stereotypes of shortcomings of women.
In a world that continues to devalue and threaten women, we need a place where we can come together and agree to uplift each other while empowering ourselves.
This is WomanKind Weekend and you’re invited.
Refresh and Rejuvenate
Many self care activities focus purely on self care. That is wonderful and important and I strongly support women prioritizing self care that uplifts you, makes you feel beautiful, de-stresses and re-energizes you.
But what would it look like if your self-care also empowered your relationships with other women in your life? What if your self-care focused on caring about and uplifting the women in your life while also being cared for and uplifted by those women, and attending to your own needs too. As women we are well trained to care for others, and we have heard the call to take better care of ourselves. We have the power to care for each other and have that elevate us all to empowerment without devaluing or disempowering each other.
This is the vision for WomanKind Weekend 2024.
You are invited to come solo, bring your girlfriends, and meet and make friends along the way.
Experience healing growth and connection among women like you
WomanKind offers up to three days of learning, fun, adventure, and bonding for women in Olympia, WA. The main event is Saturday October, 19, 2024 in Olympia, WA. Additional events and experiences can be added to your weekend on Friday October 18 and Sunday October 20. The weekend includes a variety of ways to care for yourself, bond with other women, and curate an experience of self-care that speaks to your own vision of authenticity and growth.
Here’s the full schedule, choose your package and book today so that you can experience this amazing event and show yourself some love. Early bird pricing through Aug 15, 2024.
Friday Oct 18, 2024
5:00-7:00 Pre-Event Cocktail/Mocktail Social -
This is for anyone interested in starting your weekend of self-care on Friday evening. If you’re coming in from out of town or just ready to let go of the week and get your weekend started, please join us for this opt-in social. Casual, easygoing, and fun activities to connect you with other attendees and meet event speakers before the event.
Saturday Oct 19, 2024
8:30-9:00 Coffee and registration
9:00-10:00 Keynote: Mean Girls Revisited “What is Relational Aggression?”
10:15 -11:00 First small group discussions focused on values-driven life, healthy relationships, and personal/professional development
11:15 -12:00 Small group activity- Envisioning the life and relationships you desire
12 -1 lunch
1:00 -1:15 welcome back and raffle
1:15 - 2:00 Second small group discussions focused on holistic wellness, creating a healthy routine, and easy self care activities
2:15 - 3:00 Small group activity- how creative activities build social and personal connections
3:30-5:30 Optional paid excursions or a la cart social, wellness, and self-care activities (provided by WKW)
5:30-6:30 post conference meet and greet/cocktail/mocktail hour
6:30-8:30 Dinner with friends or dinner match up! (match up provided by WKW)
Sunday Oct 20, 2024
9 am -12 am optional paid excursions
WomanKind Weekend couldn't be more timely! It’s time to come together as women and lean into our strengths of sisterhood. Come connect, rejuvenate, and create space in your life to be authentically you, and surrounded by supportive relationships. We can wait to meet you!
