In the quiet moments between heartbeats, some souls recognize a calling. 💝
Not to duty or service, but to love in its purest form. ✨
When someone we cherish faces their greatest challenges…
When children need more than we thought we had to give…
When the weight of caring feels both impossible and inevitable…
These are the moments that reshape everything we thought we knew about strength.
Building pathways from private struggle to public purpose…
Creating hope where exhaustion meets innovation…
Transforming the sacred act of caregiving into systematic change.
This is where hearts find their home in Voices With Vigor (VWV)…
A nurturing space where the most tender stories find their voice. 💝
VWV creates room for the conversations that matter most…
Those born from love’s deepest challenges and most profound transformations.
Each month, we gather souls who understand that caring changes us…
People who know that in our most vulnerable moments, we often discover our greatest strength.
Together, we honor the sacred threads that weave through every caregiver’s story:
Compassion in action, purpose born from pain, and the quiet strength that emerges when we choose to care for others through our own healing. 🌱
This December, I’m thrilled to introduce three Caregiver Collaborators who illuminate the transformative power of devoted love.
In a world where caregiving often feels invisible and undervalued…
These three voices create innovation, healing, and lasting change. 💫
Here’s what’s coming up this December:
☕ Monday, December 8 (5-6 pm PT), Evening Tea with Gina Anderson
Gina’s journey from caring for her mother through dementia to revolutionizing adult learning shows how personal caregiving experience can transform professional purpose.
We’ll explore lessons from her caregiving journey, her #1 bestselling book “Thrive,” and how Luma Brighter Learning is reshaping workplace education through connection-centered approaches that honor the human experience.
🍵 Tuesday, December 9 (1-2 pm PT), Afternoon Tea with Bess Stillman
Bess’s transition from caring for her husband through cancer to advocating for clinical trial reform demonstrates how grief can become a catalyst for systematic change.
We’ll discuss her mission to make healthcare more humane, her powerful Substack writing about love and loss, and how she’s balancing single motherhood, medical practice, and advocacy work while caring for aging parents.
☕ Wednesday, December 10 (9-10 am PT), Morning Coffee with Lucy Wilson
Lucy’s journey from caring for two sons with significant challenges to creating MAIA reveals how maternal caregiving can spark workplace transformation.
We’ll explore her advocacy for maternal mental health, her understanding of matrescence as a profound life transition, and how she’s helping organizations support mothers through one of life’s most challenging passages.
Each conversation offers depth, authenticity, and unexpected moments…
Stories that reveal how caregiving shapes everything that follows.
You’ll hear from women who’ve mastered the art of caring while building something meaningful from their experiences, with opportunities to engage through the chat.
➡️ ➡️ ➡️ Register HERE for these live, free, virtual events—and explore the individual landing pages for more details.
I hope you’ll join these thoughtful exchanges.
Let’s honor voices that continue to nurture… 🌟
And see how caregiving creates ripples of healing far beyond our own families.
These conversations feel especially meaningful as we approach the end of the year…
A time for reflection, gratitude, and recognizing the quiet heroes who care for others.
There will be sadness in these stories, but also profound joy and wisdom that comes from choosing love even in the midst of loss.
P.S. These conversations will touch places in the heart that many of us recognize but rarely speak about openly. The weight of watching someone you love struggle, the exhaustion of putting others’ needs first, the unexpected strength that emerges when you think you have nothing left to give. If you’ve ever felt the profound responsibility of caring for another human being, these stories will resonate deeply. Come prepared to feel… and to heal. 💞 Register HERE 💫
“Voices With Vigor is unlike anything I have experienced. I had the privilege of being both a guest and a participant, and the entirely unscripted format creates a space that is raw, real, and authentic. Dr. Susan Baumgaertel has an exceptional gift for guiding conversations while weaving in thoughtful questions from participants. The result is genuine connection and powerful storytelling that you rarely find in more formal settings.” — Christine A. (Boston, MA)
