Let's Talk Women's Health & Wellness Symposium

Start: Saturday, March 29, 2025 9:00AM
End: Saturday, March 29, 2025 5:00PM

Experience a transformative and inspiring day FOR women, and ABOUT women hosted by author, cultural storyteller, empowerment speaker, and media personality Mikki Taylor. This unique event will launch you on a remarkable journey to personal advocacy and self-care. Choose what matters most to you for your all-day wellness adventure. Get information from 50+ leading experts, physicians, and wellness professionals in plenary sessions, breakouts, fireside chats, and panel discussions. Relax, focus, and breathe in the Wellness Lounge with mindfulness and movement experiences. Or shop in the Let’s Talk Marketplace featuring women-owned businesses.

But a heads up: this is not your average symposium. Be ready for open and candid conversations about the state of women’s health in NJ, cancer, fertility, motherhood, menopause, sexual health, mental wellness, and more!

Highlights include The State of Women's Health in New Jersey, featuring Kaitlan Baston, MD, MSc, DFASAM, NJ Department of Health Commissioner; Iris Jones, Executive Director, NJ Department of Health/Office of Women's Health; Balpreet Grewal-Virk, PhD, Senior Vice President, Community Health, RWJBarnabas Health; and Maya Harlow, Health Officer/Director Essex County Office of Public Health Management, moderated by YWCA Northern New Jersey CEO Helen Archontou. And nationally-renowned expert on menopausal and post-reproductive health Sharon Malone, MD will participate in a breakout session on The Truth About Menopause, Peri-Menopause & Health. Dr. Malone is the author of the New York Times best-seller “Grown Woman Talk: Your Guide to Getting and Staying Healthy” and has appeared on The Michelle Obama Podcast, Oprah Winfrey’s The Life You Want, and The Today Show. She is a fierce advocate for women’s health in midlife, and has spent decades empowering women to take charge of their health with facts, not fear.

For more information on program sessions and speakers, or to purchase tickets, visit https://letstalkwellwomen.org/events/biggerbetterbolder/#buyticket