Rev. Maureen Radosti, LMSW, MBA

Speaker Presentation: Body, Mind & Spirit

Healing the Whole Woman: Bringing Mind, Body & Spirit Together

Session Description

In a world that often encourages women to compartmentalize different areas of their lives, true wellness begins by caring for the whole person. In this inspiring keynote, Rev. Maureen Radosti explores the powerful connection between our mental, emotional, physical, relational, and spiritual well-being, showing how lasting healing happens when each area is nurtured with intention.

Drawing from psychology, trauma-informed care, lived experience, and faith, Maureen shares practical strategies for building resilience, preventing burnout, and creating sustainable wellness in everyday life. Whether you're navigating stress, caregiving, major life transitions, or simply longing for greater balance, this session will encourage and equip you to embrace healing from the inside out.

Participants Will:

• Discover how the mind, body, and spirit work together to influence overall well-being.

• Learn practical tools for reducing stress, preventing burnout, and building resilience.

• Understand the importance of integrating emotional, physical, and spiritual health.

• Leave inspired with practical strategies to cultivate lasting wellness and intentional living.

Workshop Facilitator Bio

Rev. Maureen Radosti, LMSW, MBA is a Licensed Master Social Worker, therapist, international speaker, author, and licensed and ordained Christian minister whose work bridges faith, psychology, and whole-person wellness.

For more than two decades, she has spoken in churches, conferences, and leadership settings throughout the United States and more than 25 countries. She co-founded a global ministry that has served communities in over 70 nations and is the author of three books, with a fourth currently in development.

Alongside her clinical practice, Maureen is pursuing a Ph.D. in General Psychology, with research focused on autism recognition within mental health care. As a homeschooling mother of six and educator with Carolina Kids Co-op, she brings both professional expertise and lived experience to conversations surrounding resilience, healing, faith, and sustainable well-being.

Through her writing under the pen name Millie Joy, Maureen encourages women to embrace wholehearted living while discovering that true healing happens when the mind, body, and spirit are nurtured together.

Rachel Atkinson

Speaker Presentation: Body Track

Building Strength from Within: Nourishing Your Body, Understanding Your Health & Creating Lasting Wellness

Session Description

True wellness isn't about following restrictive diets, spending endless hours in the gym, or striving for perfection. It's about understanding your body, building strength, and creating healthy habits that support your lifestyle rather than control it.

In this empowering and relatable session, Rachel Atkinson explores the connection between nutrition, metabolism, hormones, physical strength, and overall well-being. Drawing from more than a decade of experience in women's health and fitness, Rachel challenges the idea that achieving better health requires sacrificing the things we enjoy most in life.

Through a practical, science-informed approach, Rachel helps women better understand their bodies, recognize the importance of proper nourishment, and develop sustainable habits that support their health through motherhood, hormonal changes, busy schedules, and different stages of life.

With her belief that "Done messy is better than not done at all," Rachel reminds women that wellness doesn't have to look perfect to be meaningful. Whether you're beginning your health journey, struggling to find balance, or looking to reconnect with your body, this session will encourage you to release unrealistic expectations and embrace a healthier, stronger, more confident version of yourself.

Participants Will:

• Understand Their Bodies: Explore how metabolism, hormones, nutrition, and physical activity influence women's health and overall well-being.

• Redefine Healthy Living: Learn why sustainable wellness is about consistency, balance, and nourishment rather than restriction or perfection.

• Build Strength and Confidence: Discover practical ways to incorporate movement, strength training, and supportive nutrition habits into everyday life.

• Navigate Women's Health Challenges: Gain insight into the physical and hormonal changes women experience throughout different stages of life, including motherhood.

• Create Sustainable Habits: Leave with realistic, judgment-free strategies for prioritizing personal wellness without sacrificing family, relationships, or the joys of everyday living.

Speaker Bio

Rachel Atkinson is the Founder of Foundations First Fitness & Nutrition and Live Higher Wellness, a Functional Nutritionist & Metabolic Specialist, Certified Personal Trainer, and BIRTHFIT Coach with more than a decade of experience helping women transform their health, build strength, and develop lasting confidence.

Throughout her career, Rachel has helped hundreds of women navigate their health and weight-loss journeys by focusing on the connection between nutrition, metabolism, hormones, and sustainable lifestyle changes. Her approach goes beyond traditional dieting, emphasizing education, individualized support, and long-term success, including helping women understand their laboratory results, nutritional needs, and the importance of maintaining progress after weight loss.

As a mother of three young children, Rachel understands firsthand how difficult it can be for women to prioritize themselves while balancing motherhood, family responsibilities, and everyday demands. This lived experience shapes her compassionate, realistic, and judgment-free approach to wellness.

Passionate about helping women better understand their bodies and embrace their individual health journeys, Rachel combines science-informed education with practical strategies that make healthy living achievable. Her philosophy, "Done messy is better than not done at all," reflects her belief that meaningful progress comes from showing up for yourself, even when life isn't perfect.

Through Foundations First Fitness & Nutrition and Live Higher Wellness, Rachel continues to empower women to nourish their bodies, build strength, and create healthier lives rooted in confidence, balance, and self-care.

Rachelle Spitfire

Speaker Presentation: Spirit Track

From Victim to Victor

Session Description

What happens when a woman who has felt broken, hopeless, and unseen begins to recognize that she has already been chosen, loved, and pursued by God?

In this powerful and interactive Spirit track session, Rachael shares parts of her personal testimony and her journey from brokenness toward healing, purpose, and victory. Through faith, storytelling, practical self-care strategies, audience participation, and spoken word, she will explore what it means to rebuild yourself while recognizing your worth and making space for your own needs.

Rachael will speak openly about the desire many women have to feel chosen and loved—and how her relationship with Jesus helped her understand that she was already deeply loved by the One who matters most.

The session will also explore self-care as an essential part of healing rather than an act of selfishness. Participants will examine the importance of creating space for themselves, recognizing when they are pouring from an empty cup, and establishing healthy boundaries that protect their emotional, spiritual, and personal well-being.

Through an interactive demonstration, Rachael will bring the concept of boundaries to life and give participants an opportunity to reflect on how they establish and maintain boundaries in their own lives.

She will also perform an original spoken word piece and close the session by exploring an important truth about healing: growth often requires us to move beyond what feels comfortable. Sometimes the discomfort we experience while healing is exactly what allows us to become who we were created to be.

Participants will:

• Explore how faith, identity, and recognizing their inherent worth can support the healing process.

• Understand why self-care is necessary for emotional, spiritual, and personal well-being.

• Learn practical ways to incorporate self-care into everyday life without guilt.

• Recognize the importance of healthy boundaries and practice identifying where boundaries may be needed.

• Reflect on how moving beyond their comfort zone can become an important part of healing and personal growth.

• Leave encouraged to find their voice, honor their needs, and move forward with greater confidence and purpose.

Speaker Bio

Rachael is a motivational speaker and spoken word artist who uses storytelling, lived experience, faith, and creative expression to inspire and empower women.

Through powerful and authentic conversations, she helps women find their voice, recognize their worth, and discover who God created them to be. Her ability to transform personal experiences into meaningful messages allows her to connect with audiences on topics including healing, identity, self-care, boundaries, faith, and personal growth.

Whether sharing her testimony or performing spoken word, Rachael brings both authority and grace to the stage, creating experiences designed to leave women encouraged, challenged, and empowered to move from simply surviving their experiences to recognizing the strength within their stories.

Session Experience

This will be an interactive session rather than a traditional presentation. Rachael will incorporate audience participation during the self-care and boundaries portion of the workshop and perform an original spoken word piece live.

Participants can expect a combination of personal testimony, faith-centered encouragement, practical self-care strategies, interactive reflection, and creative expression designed to support the journey from victim to victor.

Toni Inzauto

Speaker Presentation: Mind Track

Make Space: Creative Reflection for a Restored Mind

Session Description

Take a moment to pause, breathe, and reconnect with yourself through creativity and guided reflection. In this interactive MIND track session, Toni Inzauto combines mindfulness practices with artistic expression to help participants reduce stress, process emotions, and cultivate inner calm.

Inspired by Dr. Becky Bailey's Conscious Discipline approach, the workshop begins with a grounding breathing exercise before participants collaborate on a meaningful group art piece using color, words, symbols, and patterns. Together, attendees will create a visual representation of resilience, restoration, and the strength that comes from making space for themselves and one another.

Participants will:

• Learn simple mindfulness and breathing techniques for emotional regulation.

• Explore creative expression as a tool for reflection and stress relief.

• Connect with others through a collaborative art experience.

• Leave feeling grounded, refreshed, and inspired.

Speaker Bio

Toni Inzauto is an Art Workshop Facilitator and Creative Wellness Practitioner with more than 32 years of experience in Early Childhood Education. Through The Wilderness Compass and Moody Hues Creative Wellness Workshops, she leads welcoming, beginner-friendly creative experiences that foster emotional wellness, reduce stress, and encourage meaningful self-reflection.

Passionate about making art accessible to everyone, Toni believes creativity is a powerful pathway to healing and connection. Her workshops provide a supportive space where women can slow down, breathe deeply, and discover that art doesn't have to be perfect to be transformative.

Jessica Johnson

Workshop Presentation: Mind Track

The Reinvention Project: Reconnecting to Your True Self When Life Changes

Session Description

Life transitions can leave us questioning who we are and where we're headed next. Whether you're experiencing retirement, becoming an empty nester, grieving the loss of a loved one, or navigating another major life change, this interactive workshop offers a compassionate space to rediscover yourself.

Through The Reinvention Project framework, Jessica guides participants through practical reflection exercises designed to help release outdated roles, reconnect with their authentic identity, and create a renewed sense of purpose. Attendees will gain valuable tools to build resilience, embrace change with confidence, and move forward with greater clarity and intention.

Participants will learn how to:

• Understand how major life transitions impact identity and emotional well-being.

• Apply a practical framework for personal reinvention.

• Reconnect with their core values, passions, and authentic self.

• Develop actionable steps to move forward with clarity, resilience, and confidence.

Workshop Facilitator Bio

Jessica Johnson is a transformational speaker, certified personal trainer, health coach, and yoga instructor dedicated to helping women reconnect with themselves during life's most significant transitions. Drawing from both professional expertise and personal experience—including overcoming domestic abuse, becoming a teen mother, and caring for an adult child living with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and depression—Jessica understands the strength it takes to rebuild and redefine one's life.

Through her signature program, The Reinvention Project, she empowers women to release identities they've outgrown, embrace healing through movement and mindfulness, and confidently step into their next chapter with purpose, resilience, and renewed self-worth.

Ashley Wynn-Grimes

Workshop Presentation: Mind, Body & Spirit Track

Befriending the Liminal Space: Finding Peace in Life's Uncertain Seasons

Session Description

Life's most meaningful growth often happens in the spaces between what was and what comes next. Whether you're navigating grief, career changes, relationship transitions, caregiving, or personal transformation, uncertainty can feel overwhelming—but it can also become a place of healing and possibility.

In this interactive MIND track workshop, Ashley Wynn-Grimes guides participants through the concept of the liminal space—the often-uncomfortable season of transition where growth quietly unfolds. Through guided reflection, engaging discussion, and practical mindset strategies, attendees will learn how to embrace uncertainty with greater resilience, self-compassion, and confidence.

Participants will:

• Understand the emotional impact of life's transitions and uncertain seasons.

• Learn practical tools for navigating change with resilience and self-trust.

• Explore healthy ways to move through fear, grief, and identity shifts.

• Leave with renewed clarity, confidence, and a deeper sense of peace for the journey ahead.

Workshop Facilitator Bio

Ashley Wynn-Grimes is a speaker, facilitator, and wellness advocate passionate about helping individuals navigate life's transitions with courage, resilience, and hope. Through authentic storytelling and practical strategies, she creates compassionate spaces where participants can explore uncertainty, embrace personal growth, and reconnect with their inner strength.

Drawing from her experience supporting others through seasons of change, Ashley empowers women to reframe life's in-between moments as opportunities for healing, transformation, and renewed purpose.

JoAnn "Jo" Szaley-Costello

Workshop Presentation: Financial Wellness Track

Wealth & Health: Creating Financial Independence for Women

Session Description

Financial wellness is a vital part of living a healthy, balanced life. In this educational and empowering workshop, Jo Sazaley-Costello shares practical strategies to help women take control of their financial future with confidence.

Participants will explore the fundamentals of budgeting, cash flow, emergency savings, financial protection, retirement planning, and creating long-term financial independence. Through real-world examples and interactive discussion, attendees will learn how financial planning can reduce stress, increase confidence, and support overall well-being.

Drawing on resources from New York Life's Women's Center of Excellence, this session encourages women to make informed financial decisions that align with their personal goals and values while building a stronger foundation for themselves and their families.

Participants will:

• Learn practical budgeting and cash flow strategies.

• Explore financial protection, savings, and retirement planning.

• Gain confidence in making informed financial decisions.

• Leave with actionable tools to begin building long-term financial independence.

Workshop Facilitator Bio

Jo Sazaley-Costello is a Financial Professional with New York Life who is passionate about helping women gain the knowledge and confidence needed to achieve financial independence. She specializes in educating individuals and families on budgeting, financial protection, retirement planning, and long-term financial wellness.

Through educational workshops and personalized guidance, Jo empowers women to make informed financial decisions, reduce financial stress, and create a secure future for themselves and their loved ones. Her mission is to make financial education approachable, practical, and accessible for women at every stage of life.

Ulitza Kronemeyer

Workshop Presentation: Financial Wellness Track

Building Financial Confidence: Knowledge, Planning & Legacy

Session Description

Financial wellness is about more than numbers—it is about having the knowledge, confidence, and tools to make intentional decisions for yourself and the people you love.

In this empowering financial wellness session, Ulitza Kronemeyer will join Jo to help women explore the connection between financial knowledge, intentional planning, and long-term security. Drawing from her experience as a Financial Advisor, small business owner, and immigrant who pursued the American dream, Ulitza brings a relatable perspective to conversations about building wealth, protecting what you have worked for, and creating a meaningful financial legacy.

Together, Ulitza and Jo will create an approachable space where participants can strengthen their understanding of financial wellness and feel more confident taking action toward their financial goals.

Participants will:

• Explore practical ways to strengthen financial confidence and make informed financial decisions.

• Understand the importance of intentional planning when building and protecting wealth.

• Learn how financial wellness can support greater stability, independence, and long-term goals.

• Consider how financial decisions today can contribute to creating a lasting legacy for themselves and the people they love.

• Leave with greater confidence to take meaningful next steps in their financial journey.

Workshop Facilitator Bio

Ulitza Kronemeyer is a Financial Advisor with a passion for empowering women to take control of their financial futures with confidence. She believes financial confidence begins with knowledge, grows through intentional planning, and flourishes when women feel empowered to take action.

As a small business owner and immigrant who pursued the American dream, Ulitza understands firsthand the value of resilience, hard work, and creating opportunities. Her personal and professional experiences shape her commitment to helping women approach their finances with greater clarity, purpose, and confidence.

Ulitza's mission is to help women build, protect, and preserve their wealth while creating a legacy for the people they love most. At Rooted & Restored, she will partner with Jo for the retreat's financial wellness experience, bringing practical financial education into the larger conversation about women's overall well-being, empowerment, and future.

Whitney Dodenhoff

Workshop Presentation: Movement & Mindfulness Track

Rooted in the Present: Gentle Yoga for Mind, Body & Spirit

Session Description

Take a moment to slow down, breathe deeply, and reconnect with yourself through a gentle yoga experience designed for all levels. In this calming session, Whitney will guide participants through mindful movement, intentional breathing, and restorative practices that promote relaxation, reduce stress, and encourage emotional well-being.

Whether you're new to yoga or have an established practice, this welcoming experience offers an opportunity to quiet the mind, release tension, and cultivate greater balance between the body and spirit in a peaceful, supportive environment.

Participants will:

• Practice breathing techniques to reduce stress and improve mindfulness.

• Experience gentle stretching that promotes relaxation and mobility.

• Discover how movement can support mental, emotional, and physical wellness.

• Leave feeling refreshed, centered, and restored.

Workshop Facilitator Bio

Whitney is the founder and instructor of Sea Yoga, where she creates welcoming spaces for individuals to reconnect with themselves through mindful movement, breathwork, and holistic wellness. Passionate about making yoga accessible to everyone, she believes that healing begins with slowing down and learning to care for both the body and the mind.

Through her compassionate teaching style, Whitney encourages participants to embrace movement without judgment while cultivating peace, resilience, and balance. Her classes focus on creating meaningful experiences that help individuals feel grounded, empowered, and restored—both on and off the mat.

JeanMarie Mitchell, RN, BSN, NCBC, CYT

Workshop Presentation: Body Track/Mediation/Yoga

The Joyful Reset: Daily Mind-Body Alignment for Vibrant Living

Session Description

The true transformation of a wellness retreat begins when the experience becomes part of everyday life. In this engaging and interactive BODY Track workshop, Holistic Nurse Coach and Certified Yoga Teacher JeanMarie Mitchell introduces simple, science-backed practices that help women reconnect with their bodies, calm their nervous systems, and create sustainable wellness habits beyond the retreat.

Through gentle somatic movement, mindful breathing, and practical lifestyle strategies, participants will discover how small daily shifts can reduce stress, increase energy, and support long-term physical and emotional well-being. Whether you're balancing a demanding career, caring for others, or simply looking to feel more present and energized, this session offers practical tools that fit into even the busiest schedule.

Participants will:

• Experience gentle movement and mindful breathing practices that promote relaxation and energy.

• Discover practical daily habits that support whole-body wellness and resilience.

• Leave with a personalized "Daily Alignment Toolkit" to help maintain balance, joy, and vitality long after the retreat.

Workshop Facilitator Bio

JeanMarie Mitchell, RN, BSN, NCBC, CYT, is the founder of Mitchell Mind Body Alignment and Aligned Adventures. As a Board-Certified Nurse Coach, Registered Nurse, Certified Yoga Teacher, and wellness retreat leader, she blends evidence-based healthcare with holistic practices to help women cultivate lasting wellness from the inside out.

Passionate about empowering women to move beyond survival mode and into vibrant living, JeanMarie combines clinical expertise with joyful movement, mindfulness, and lifestyle coaching to create transformative wellness experiences. Whether leading yoga classes, coaching clients, or guiding wellness retreats, her mission is to help every woman feel grounded, aligned, confident, and deeply at home in her body.

Session Experience

This will be an interactive mind-body wellness experience that combines gentle movement, mindful breathing, meditation, and practical wellness strategies participants can continue using long after the retreat.

JeanMarie will guide participants through gentle somatic movement and accessible yoga-inspired practices designed to encourage relaxation, release physical tension, and build greater awareness of the connection between the mind and body. Participants will also experience guided breathing and mindfulness techniques that can be used to calm the nervous system, restore energy, and create intentional moments of pause throughout the day.

The session is designed to be welcoming and adaptable for different experience and comfort levels. No previous yoga or meditation experience is required, and participants will be encouraged to listen to their bodies and participate in the ways that feel most supportive to them.

Throughout the experience, participants will identify simple practices that work for their individual lifestyles and begin creating their own "Daily Alignment Toolkit"—a collection of realistic strategies they can use at home, at work, or during stressful moments to reconnect, reset, and restore balance.

Participants can expect to leave the session feeling more grounded, refreshed, and equipped with practical tools for bringing the retreat experience into everyday life.

Nicole Figueroa

Workshop Presentation: Guided Breathing

The Joyful Reset: Daily Mind-Body Alignment for Vibrant Living

Session Description

What happens when we intentionally slow down, reconnect with our breath, and give our nervous system permission to settle?

In this restorative and experiential BODY track session, Nicole Figueroa will guide participants through breathwork and nervous system awareness designed to support emotional well-being, stress regulation, and a deeper connection with the body.

Blending trauma-informed breathwork, nervous system education, mindfulness, and mind-body practices, Nicole will help participants better understand how stress can show up within the body and how intentional breathing can become a practical tool for creating moments of calm, grounding, and reconnection.

Rather than simply talking about wellness, this session invites participants to experience it. Through guided breathing and mindful awareness, women will have an opportunity to slow down, notice what their bodies need, release tension, and reconnect with themselves in a supportive environment.

Nicole's approach bridges the science of the nervous system with the deeper mind-body connection, making self-regulation and personal wellness feel approachable, practical, and deeply personal.

Participants will:

• Learn how breathing and the nervous system are connected to stress and emotional well-being.

• Explore simple breathwork techniques that can be incorporated into everyday life.

• Develop greater awareness of how stress and tension may show up in the body.

• Experience guided breathing practices designed to encourage grounding and relaxation.

• Learn practical strategies for slowing down and reconnecting with the body during stressful moments.

• Leave with tools they can continue using to support mindfulness, emotional regulation, and overall well-being.

Workshop Facilitator Bio

Nicole Figueroa is a trauma-informed Breathwork Facilitator, nervous system educator, author, and founder of Feel the Heal 77.

Her work blends breathwork, nervous system education, mindfulness, sound, and energy practices to support emotional well-being, stress regulation, and a deeper connection to the body.

Through private sessions, group experiences, workshops, corporate wellness, and community events, Nicole creates intentional spaces where people can slow down, breathe, release tension, and reconnect with themselves.

Her approach bridges the science of the nervous system with the deeper mind-body connection, making personal growth and self-regulation feel grounded, accessible, and deeply personal.

Session Experience

This will be an experiential and interactive wellness session where participants will be invited to move beyond simply learning about breathwork and experience guided breathing practices firsthand.

Nicole will create a trauma-informed environment where participants can engage at their own comfort level while learning techniques they can carry with them beyond the retreat.

Participants can expect a combination of guided breathing, nervous system education, mindfulness, body awareness, and intentional moments of stillness and reflection designed to help them slow down and reconnect with themselves.