February 2026

“Your body is your life partner, not your life’s project.” - Deb Benfield

We were thrilled to host author Deb Benfield for a night where we discussed our relationships with our bodies. We discussed her incredible new book, Unapologetic Aging: How to Mend and Nourish Your Relationship with Your Body.

December 2025

The burden of guilt is a topic that raises its ugly head nearly every time this group gathers. As women we seem to feel guilty about nearly everything…. not being a good enough parent, employee, boss, spouse, daughter, sister, community volunteer, political activist, PTA member, citizen of the world! … we even feel guilty about feeling guilty!

November 2025

Danielle Bayard Jackson is a friendship expert, relational health educator, author, and podcast host who speaks nationally on the subject of female friendship. Danielle is the author of the beautiful book, Fighting for our Friendships: The Science and Art of Conflict and Connection in Women's Relationships (published 2024).

September 2025

Wow she was just fantastic. Dr. O’Neill was phenomenal -to quote an attendee “she was a breath of fresh air, a fountain of wisdom, an empowering guide during this wild phase of life!” It was a fantastic evening with her.

April 2025

We had a wonderful night discussing Mel Robbins’ new book, “Let Them.” “Let Them” is the ultimate permission slip to stop auditioning for the role of Everyone’s Personal Manager. Mel Robbins basically says: if your friend wants to date a walking red flag—let them.

February 2025

Ahhh the teenage years - when everything is pretty much smooth sailing - all day, every day. Ha. The stark reality is that many of us can feel helpless, frustrated, and confused as to how to best support these wonderful creatures.

January 2025

As many of you know, I have been on a journey becoming a certified leadership/career coach over the past couple of years. Typically I have not been the speaker at our WonderWomen gatherings, but I have learned so much about navigating life transitions from my training and during this event I shared aspects of this training that have made a powerful impact on me.

November 2024

We had a phenomenal meeting with Martha who I am proud to claim is part of this WonderWomen community. Topics covered were vast and included anxiety, uncertainty, overwhelm, over-scheduling, friendship, comparison, burn out, phone attachment ... her book is highly recommended.

September 2024

100 women turned on on a stormy night to discuss this important book.

April 2024

Local author, Liz Orr (Associate University Chaplain for Spiritual Formation at WFU) discussed her new release, "The Unfiltered Enneagram" with our group about the shadow side of the Enneagram types. Liz (self-described as a Type Eight with a full contact sport sense of humor) not only helped us all laugh at ourselves as she dove into the darkness of each type, but even more adeptly, she guided us down a path toward greater self-awareness and compassion.

February 2024

We gathered and discussed the blockbuster “Barbie” movie and all the complexities of the film

January 2024

Dr. Tom Murray, an international couples and sex therapist, spoke to our group in Jan 2024. He is a widely sought-after expert in the field of sexuality and intimate relationships. For 20 years he has worked with everyday folks to shed labels and shame, lean into anxiety, and build better and stronger relationships.

October 2023

Dr. Pressly spent over 17 years as a beloved Novant Health family medicine physician before becoming board certified as an obesity medicine specialist. In 2020, she transitioned to CoreLife Novant where she now helps patients achieve and maintain a healthy weight. As we are all aware, obesity rates in the US are at an all-time high with more than 42% of American adults being classified as obese (BMI> 30) as are nearly 20% of US children.

September 2023

Gretchen Rubin realized that by asking the simple question “How do I respond to expectations?” we can gain tremendous self-knowledge. She discovered that people fit into Four Tendencies: Upholders, Questioners, Obligers, and Rebels. Our "Tendency" explains why we act and why we don't act, and the framework centers on how we respond to outer and inner expectations - i.e. the expectations of ourselves and those of others.

May 2023

This evening was an incredible lecture given by Dr. Stacy Wentworth, a practicing radiation oncologist at Atrium/Wake Forest Baptist Med Center where her clinical work is devoted to caring for cancer patients and their families.

April 2023

After being diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of forty-two, Dara left her twenty-year career as a financial advisor to focus on writing and speaking. Today her personal blog, Crazy Perfect Life (www.crazyperfectlife.com), reaches over 200,000 followers.

March 2023

A growing body of evidence demonstrates that mindfulness meditation improves well-being and counteracts daily stress responses. In addition to a large body of research that demonstrates improvements in health and quality of life for patients, growing evidence suggests that mindfulness meditation is associated with improvements in burnout, stress, anxiety and depression among healthcare, law, business, and other professionals.

Dec 2022

This physician duo was one of the best nights yet.

Oct 2022

Our group had a fantastic evening as we gathered for dinner and in small groups discussed Nancy Colier’s new book, The Emotionally Exhausted Woman.

March, April, May 2022

This was a wonderful three-part series hosted by Julie Smith, Enneagram teacher among other things including being the current Head of School of Salem Montessori and former Director of Lower School for Summit School here in Winston.