NURTURING HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS FROM WITHIN When circumstances change and life inevitably shifts, we often turn to our partners for support, but significant life events can alter your dynamics–internally and with others–and make it challenging to navigate a new season of life. The recent tornado has impacted us all on a very deep level and while…
LET GO OF THE GUILT AND EMPOWER YOUR BEST SELF With increasingly busy schedules and a finite amount of time, it can be challenging to excel at work, maintain healthy relationships with loved ones, be the best parent for your kids and keep your sanity. When life around you doesn’t slow down, do you often…
We can’t wait for this Nest at Night where we’ll break down silos and talk to Black moms about raising kids, forging friendships and creating joy. This panel of four local moms will discuss important cultural issues inspired by “Washington Post” senior pop-culture reporter Helena Andrews-Dyer’s newest book, “The Mamas: What I Learned About Kids,…
Meet Nest at Night Speaker Lee Ann Jolly, Ph.D. Throughout different seasons of life, it can be difficult to give ourselves grace. When you also take into account the growing pressure from media outlets and fitness fiends to look a certain way, it’s especially important to have real moments and check-in with ourselves to maintain…
The Nest is in full swing this summer as we are beating the heat with our cool new part-time staff members! Please welcome Emily Low, Taylor Puckett, Kelli Roy and Courtney Ballentine. They are here at various times during the week to help you with whatever you need. Courtney Ballentine Courtney Ballentine moved back to…
Huge congrats are in order for our newest Nesties! We are thrilled to introduce you to the recipients of the inaugural Women of Color Nest Memberships, sponsored by Community Bakery. This inaugural program is the brainchild of Corporate Member Juli Brandenberger, owner of Community Bakery and her own small business and personal finance firm.…
Dr. Chelsea Wakefield has always had a passion for psychology and its healing powers, and because of this, she became a licensed social worker and therapist in 1999. Since then, she has continued her education with a Ph.D. in Clinical Sexology and works in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences,…
Real wellness involves our whole self – body, spirit, and mind – and it doesn’t have to be hard. Beth Ann Davenport, PharmD, learned naturally through the course of her career and personal wellness journey that our physical, spiritual, and mental health are inextricably connected. Nourishing each aspect of who we are allows us to…
Community means so much to us here at The Nest, and it is our mission to continue to make sure that our community is a reflection of the amazing and diverse world that we are striving to support. Our SoMa neighbor and Corporate Member Community Bakery also believes in this vision of diversity and inclusion.…
The Nest was built with the goal of empowering you with knowledge to help you live your best life…on your terms. Join us on April 21 from 5:30-7 p.m. for our April Nest at Night event, Prosecco & Pelvic Health, while we get real about our pelvic health. We’ve enlisted the help of three incredible…