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and dedicate their time
and energy to focusing
on their own hopes and
dreams.
Friday night’s session
gives participants time to
explore, eat good food,
and get to know one
another. Saturday is for
doing the inner work,
and Sunday’s sessions
are devoted to giving
women the tools to make
the changes they desire
in their lives.
Sixty-two women
attended the first
Unwrap the BEST You
conference in 2018 at
Space Coast Convention
Center. Seated in small
groups, the intimate
setting turned out to be
one of the keys to the
event’s success.
“Saturday is when we
unwrap and dive deep,”
Stroderd said. “That’s
when the breakthroughs
happen. Careers shift,
relationships shift,
and
lifelong hurts are healed.
There is a sacredness to
the space that makes
women feel compelled to
share.”
Tina first
attended the conference
in 2019 and will be
there again this year. The
speakers inspired her,
and she continues to use
the meditation and daily
journaling practices she
first started there.
“It was a great event,”
Lange said. “I was
looking for direction in
both my career and my
personal life, and I left
with a plan. I decided
on a new career path. It
was truly life-changing
for me.”
This year’s Unwrap
conference, Destination
Unpack Your Bags,
features speakers equipped
with tools, insight, and
inspiration to help women
of all ages reconnect with
their best selves.
Staying
connected
Stroderd will be
expanding her reach
with a series of women’s
empowerment luncheons
starting in September.
These “min-Unwrap”
sessions will give
participants a taste of
what Unwrap the BEST
You is all about. She
expects between 80 and
100 guests to join her at
Rockledge Country Club
Sept. 17, where they
have an opportunity
listen to speakers and
network with other local
women.
Destination Unpack
Your Bags” takes place
April 3-5 at the Space
Coast Convention
Center. Tickets start at
just $199 for students,
teachers, or members
of the military. General
admission tickets for the
weekend are $399.
Stroderd’s goal has
always been to help
women grow and make
connections that last long
after Unwrap is over.
“The vision behind
Unwrap is whether
you are 20 or 70, you
bring value to the table,”
Stroderd said. “And we
can support each other
through this crazy thing
called life.”
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Some of the presenters
at Unwrap the BEST You,
April 3-5:
ASHLEIGH
MAYFIELD,
“Be the Hero of Your
Own Story”
DR. MIHAELA
TELECAN,
“What if Eating was as
Simple & Effortless as
Breathing”
BEVIN
MUGFORD,
“The Entrepreneurial
Athlete”
MARTY WARD,
“If you Don’t Define
Yourself, Someone
Else Will”
DR. MARISSA PEI,
“If You’re Happy,
Let Your Face Know”
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