Beverly tells us about her musical adventures on large and small stages, especially for her love for Mozart and helping develop children's and adult's voices for various types of musical performance. She has sung opera, Broadway tunes, and performed in many theatrical productions. Did you know that singing lessons can help you stop snoring.....or your husband?

Told from childhood that suffering was a woman’s lot in life, Boni Woodland entered adulthood unprepared for the religious control of the cult she grew up in and the subsequent abusive marriage that would consume much of her life. Yet even in years of poverty and isolation, when she painted on napkins, scrap paper, and thrift-store canvases, a small but stubborn part of her refused to disappear. Today, at nearly 70, her lifelong shame and silence have ended. Through art and writing, Boni is reclaiming the creative voice she once had to hide-and hopes other women will recognize what took her decades to understand: suffering is not a woman’s destiny, and survival does not have to be the end of her story.

As an independent 26 year old living in Miami, Bonnie was not looking for someone to complete her when she met Gig who she believed she got to know and learned to trust. Her story is one that becomes a lesson in discernment, self-knowledge, resilience, and recognizing that appearances can be profoundly deceiving as Gig was not who he appeared to be. After the heartbreaking realiaztion that he was not who she thought, she had a choice to wallow in her grief or move on. She chose to move on and choose forgiveness as a way of doing that. Her story is a lesson in forgiveness and resilience and the lesson that sometimes the person who teaches you the most about love is the person who teaches you what love is not.

Christina Chambreau, homeopathic veterinarian, speaker and author

Do you fret about your health care choices for your beloved animal companions? Dr. Christina's 45 year commitment helps you to know there are multiple ways to health, and you are in charge as you listen more to your animals. Following her example - since she as 11 - to be open to the many ways for preventing illness as you choose the best care for each unique r animals and yourself. Most important is to live and love in each moment, exploring choices like fresh food, acupuncture, chiropractic, listening carefully to your dogs, cats, trees, water and plants. Hear about her journey and tips on how to choose your next steps for health and happiness. Learn about the many support programs like her virtual coaching practice, membership at Holistic Actions for Pet Health. Leave knowing you are your pets best advocate.

Trinidad Was Her First Home: A Story of Light and Legacy shares the early experiences that shaped Deanne's Life-from her joyful childhood in Trinidad to her migration to the United States as a teenager. In this session, she reflects on the values of community, service, and gratitude that guided her through more than three decades of work in healthcare and human services. Her story offers a gentle heartfelt look at resilience, cultural identity, and the legacy carried from one home to another.

Good neighbors often make for the “bestest” of friends, don’t you agree?

For many years, this has been my view of the relationship between Canadians and Americans - not only just good neighbors but true friends that look out for one another.

I’m honoured and privileged to be the only Canadian Author in this special edition of The Cinderella Monologues. My presentation is recognizing both nations, the tragedy and blessings of 9/11 as we acknowledge twenty-five years since that fateful day, ending with a poem, that is A Salute To Being Friends and Neighbours.

I hope you enjoy it and the other presentations during The Cinderella Celebration Summit, along with the chapters in The Cinderella Monlogues: Special 250 Year Celebration Edition.

Aging has been framed as something to dread—aching joints, low energy, brain fog, and a slow decline in how we feel and function. But the truth is, much of what people associate with “getting old” isn’t actually age—it’s the accumulated effects of how we’ve been living and exposure to the toxins all around us for multiple decades. Most disease can be linked back to inflammation and poor gut health caused by the these toxins.

The body is designed to repair, regenerate, and maintain itself far longer than most people experience. Yet when our body experiences toxic overload, it can't to it's primary function of maintaining homeostasis and healing.

Getting older doesn’t have to mean feeling worse; it can actually mean getting wiser about how to support your body with the right environment for it to do what it already knows how to do—heal.

What happens when the story you were once afraid to tell becomes the very story that helps someone else find courage?

Jackie Bailey spent much of her childhood carrying an important truth in silence. Years later, she discovered that healing wasn't about creating a perfect “happily ever after.” It was learning to live, speak, and create meaning even after the chapters she never would have chosen.

Through her journey from silence to speaker, Jackie explores how the stories we hide can become sources of connection, purpose, and strength. She reminds women that reclaiming your voice doesn't require erasing the past or waiting until your story has a perfect ending.

Your voice was always yours. Your story was always worth hearing. And sometimes, the most meaningful life isn't happily ever after—it's Happily EVEN After.

Behind the Book: One Woman’s Journey from Invisible to Unforgettable

What happens when the safest place you’ve ever known becomes the very place you’re hiding from your life?

For years, Jane Cooke mastered the art of disappearing, first behind books, then behind expectations, accomplishments, and the belief that being accepted meant staying small. But life had other plans.

In this deeply personal, funny, and inspiring presentation, Jane shares the unexpected moments that challenged everything she believed about her worth and ultimately taught her that becoming visible wasn’t about changing who she was. It was about finally having the courage to reveal who she had been all along.

Behind the Book is an invitation to anyone who has ever felt overlooked, underestimated, or not quite enough to stop living quietly in someone else’s story and begin shining unapologetically in their own.

This piece is a compilation of my memoir about my golden retriever, B.J., who guided me through a devastating divorce, my father's death, and a long grieving process. She also accompanied when I taught in a public school and motivated me to write about the positive effects of emotional support animals in special education classrooms. I learned that our guardian angels come in many forms if we trust our instincts. Finally, her love led me to the man I was destined to marry.

The story of women who made history and impacted the building of America. Discover the brave women who fearlessly created the America we enjoy now. Betsy Ross created our flag. Rachel Carson warned us about chemicals and their impact on our environment and ourselves, along with other amazing women. Learn about their stories to inspire your story.

A story of love from past generations that has set the pace for an entire family. Spurred on by a letter that was written over 30 years ago to a grandfather. We never know how far the words we write will reach.

My story of my ancestors love affair with America in 1908 to my immigration to America from China to working working the U.S. Senate.

Lyndi teachs and inspires others that it is never too late to change the course of your life and create a life that you love. One that "fits" your true self. Escaping and abusive marriage and cult that she was raised in, finding freedom and a life she never thought possible.

There is one sure way to make money selling books on Amazon . . .creating anthology/compilation books. Think the series: Chicken Soup for the Soul. Not only is it a way to create instant funds, but you will also be helping people to realize their dreams of becoming published authors. It is also a way to inspire the world, promote your passion or business, and create a community of like minded individuals. Collaborative books let multiple authors, both new and seasoned, share the workload, costs, and path to publishing.

What happens when a strong woman is remembered only as “difficult”?

Drawing from her chapter, The Woman They Called Difficult, Mindy Green explores how family stories are shaped, repeated, and sometimes misunderstood across generations. Through the story of her great-grandmother, Mindy invites us to consider who gets to define a woman’s character and how qualities such as determination, independence, and speaking up can be viewed very differently depending on the storyteller.

With warmth, curiosity, and a touch of humor, Mindy encourages listeners to look beyond inherited labels and become curious about the fuller stories of the women who came before them. Audience members will leave thinking differently about family narratives, the labels they may have inherited, and the voices that deserve to be heard again.

Susan shares her own experience about the challenges of caregiving coupled with the grieving process. Discussion of expectaions that are self-imposed & imposed by societal norms. Susan debunks myths related to caregiving and grief.

Tara shares her extraordinary experiences of being born a triplet. Did you know, not all triplets survive? Not only that, but Tara was an identical mirror twin with one of her sisters. As one of three, they developed their own special language and remained through life close enough that they could feel each other’s pain and injuries even when living in different cities. As the three of them stayed tightly connected, that bond also became part of who she was—so separating from them meant more than just distance. When Tara moved away, she had to learn how to be her own person, not defined by the triplet connection or by shared instinct. Ultimately, her journey becomes about discovering individuality while carrying the love and history of her sisters with her while she finds her own success in life.

Pink Rubber Boots is a heartfelt journey back to a childhood spent on a California flower farm and ranch, where some of life's most enduring lessons were learned among muddy fields, dairy goats, family dinners, and the people who believed in a little girl before she fully believed in herself. Through stories of family, loss, laughter, responsibility, and unexpected moments of grace, Teresa Dietrich explores how the ordinary experiences of childhood quietly shape the adults we become. Her story is a reminder that love isn't always spoken, resilience is often learned by doing, and the people who make us feel safe, capable, and welcome leave footprints that last a lifetime. Ultimately, Pink Rubber Boots is a story about discovering that home isn't simply a place—it's where we learn who we are.

Standing Fully in Myself: 39 Lessons on Worth, Truth, and Growth is a reflective exploration of the quiet, powerful moments that shape a woman's sense of identity. In this session, Tishanna shares the lessons that taught her how to honor her worth, speak her truth, and grow with clarity and intention. Rooted in lived experience and grounded in emotional insight, her story invites women to see their own transformations with compassion and courage. This presentation offers a gentle, resonant look at becoming-and the strength that emerges when we finally stand fully in oruselves.

Big goals can feel overwhelming, but progress is simpler than we make it. In this practical and motivating talk, Tracee Garner will share a framework that first diagnosis why we're so resistent to do SOMETHING. Analysis paralysis, doom planning (forget scrolling you're doom planning it in your mind) and so much that keeps things in our head and us on a merry go round blocking action.

What Participants Will Learn

• Move forward even when you don't have it all figured out
• Make decisions and keep moving
• How to diagnose your resistence so you can squash it once and for all

What does it really mean to become “The Woman Who Learned to Finish”?

Valarie Bush has always loved beginnings—fresh ideas, new challenges, and the next “starry object.” But after recognizing a pattern of starting things she didn't finish, something unexpected happened: for a time, she became reluctant to start at all.

Over a lifetime of beginnings, setbacks, accomplishments, and some very satisfying finishes, Valarie discovered that the answer wasn't to stop being curious—or to finish everything she started.

She gets to choose.

In this conversation, Valarie shares what she's learned about curiosity, perfectionism, commitment, and self-trust—and how she now decides which possibilities are simply interesting, which deserve her time and focus, and which receive a heartfelt “not now.”

Because learning to finish isn't about finishing everything.

It's about choosing what deserves your finish.