A Little Woo, A Lot of Wow: Why Every Woman Needs a Weekend to Reset
I spend a lot of my life surrounded by women.
As Executive Director of Brave Women Project, I have the privilege of hearing their stories, celebrating their wins, watching them navigate transitions, and seeing firsthand just how much women carry.
Careers. Businesses. Families. Relationships. Aging parents. Community commitments. Volunteer work. Health. Finances. Goals. Other people's needs.
And somewhere in all of that, we are supposed to find time to think about ourselves.
Not just take care of ourselves. Hear ourselves.
Recently, I spent two days at Let's Glow: Ignite & Rise, a retreat hosted by Tanya Chaney of Chaney's Natural.
There was a little "woo." And there was a whole lot of WOW.
I journaled. I listened. I reflected. I learned. I laughed. I had conversations I wouldn't have had sitting at my desk answering emails.
And I came home thinking every woman needs to block out a weekend like this.
Not someday. Put it on the calendar.
Getting Away Isn't the Same as Going Away
We take vacations. We take girls' trips. We go away for weddings, conferences, sporting events, family obligations, and work.
But when was the last time you went somewhere specifically to reconnect with yourself?
Before we can radiate, we need to realign. Before we can realign, we may need to reset. And before any of that, we must reconnect with the woman underneath all the titles and responsibilities.
That requires space.
I Came Home With Questions, Not Answers
And I think that's a good thing.
One conversation explored character versus capacity. Capacity represents our options, but our values help us choose among them.
That hit me.
At this stage of life and leadership, many of us have more options than we once did. But just because we can do something doesn't mean we should.
Another conversation, led by Kym Gable, challenged us to think about the difference between making an impact and leaving an imprint.
There's a difference.
Impact can be measured in numbers, accomplishments, awards, revenue, attendance, and results.
An imprint is what remains with another person because you were there.
That conversation also included something I won't forget soon:
Be a story listener before you become a storyteller.
For someone who has built a career around messaging and visibility, that's powerful. Being visible isn't only about having something to say. Leadership also requires knowing when someone else's story needs the room.
Inner Identity Meets Outer Expression
Sunday was much more about movement! Melissa Hancock brought us dance alchemy. And Angela Patete’s session felt like a spiritual awakening.
That's part of what made these two days work. Not everything had to fit neatly into a leadership-development box.
Some things were intellectual. Some physical. Some emotional. Some spiritual. Some were a little "woo." And some made me think, Wow. I needed to hear that.
Ready to Block the Weekend?
If you read this and thought, “I need something like that,” there’s an opportunity coming.
Brave Women Project is proud to be a partner for The Capacity Collective, a two-day women’s wellbeing experience happening October 23-24, 2026, at Wilson Lodge at Oglebay with Reyné O'Shaughnessy.
And its message feels especially fitting after my own retreat experience:
What if there isn’t anything wrong with you? You may simply be living at capacity.
Over two days, women will have the opportunity to step away from the demands of everyday life, ask honest questions, better understand what may be happening in their bodies, and explore evidence-based ways to reclaim their energy, health, clarity, and joy.
No fads. No quick fixes. No pressure to become a new version of yourself.
Maybe the woman who needs your attention most right now is the one who has been taking care of everyone and everything else.
Block the weekend. Give yourself the space. See what happens when you stop living at capacity long enough to hear yourself again.
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xoxo ~Kel
Kelli Komondor is the Executive Director of Brave Women Project and can be reached at kelli@bwp.life.
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