Exhale Summit
An experiential learning event where women come together to unplug from daily responsibilities, and focus on strategies to prevent burnout, engage in practical mental wellness and restructure their days so that they can truly live the life they deserve.
Your 2026 Theme
This year’s theme is a sacred invitation to pause, breathe, and come home to yourself.
Reflect honors the power of looking inward—acknowledging your journey, your resilience, and the truths that have shaped you.
Renew speaks to the courage of releasing what no longer serves you and embracing growth, healing, and possibility.
Restore You is a call to reclaim your wholeness—to nourish your mind, body, and spirit in community with others who see you, hear you, and uplift you.
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Together, these words form a powerful cycle of transformation. For BIPOC women, whose strength is often forged in silence and survival, this theme is a radical act of self-love. It’s a reminder that your wellness is not a luxury—it’s a birthright.
Summit Objectives
"I want a space where BIPOC women in particular can feel cared for and honored for their unique experiences."
Dr. Kristie Norwood
Founder of ReMind-U and Remind-U Outreach and Wellness, Exhale Summit Director
Dr. Kristie Norwood is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, college professor and the Director of Student Counseling at a University. She has used her 15 years of experience in the mental health field to empower and educate communities by providing intervention services that decrease the overall stigma of mental health, eradicate health disparities and improve mental and physical well-being. Dr. Norwood created ReMIND-U in 2020 to specifically target barriers to mental health in BIPOC communities.
Why We Do this
30%
​BIPOC Women are the head of household in roughly thirty percent of homes, compared to nine percent of Caucasian homes.
25%
Approximately twenty-five percent of African-Americans seek mental health therapy compared to forty percent of Caucasians.
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Less than three percent of mental health care practitioners are African-American, so many worry that available resources are not culturally competent to treat their specific issues.
40%
Forty percent of Latinos and thirty-nine percent of African-Americans report having stress, anxiety, or sadness due to the pandemic and at higher rates compared to twenty-nine percent of Caucasians.
