A WEEKEND OF CLARITY, EASE & GRACE

Life is Heavy.
Live Light.

This year, step into a space where clarity replaces chaos, pressure softens, and what matters comes back into focus. Join a powerful community of women for a weekend of release, restoration, and reconnection — emotionally, physically, and spiritually.

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Your Journey Starts Here

Step Into the 2026 Unwrap Experience

You’ve read the stories. You’ve seen the impact. Now it’s your turn.

Join us at the stunning Hilton Garden Inn Oceanfront in Cocoa Beach—where every room opens to the rhythm of the ocean and every moment is designed for your transformation. This is more than a weekend getaway; it’s a deeply intentional experience for women ready to release, restore, and reconnect—emotionally, physically, and spiritually.

Wake up to ocean views. Breathe in possibility. Step into a space created for your growth, your healing, and your next chapter.

The beach isn’t just nearby—it’s calling you.

Where is the Retreat?
Hilton Garden Inn Oceanfront 2080 North Atlantic Avenue, Cocoa Beach, Florida, 32931
When is the Retreat?
Friday – Sunday October 2 – 4, 2026
What is included with registration?

Your registration includes full access to the 2026 Unwrap Experience, including all retreat sessions, workshops, speaker presentations, and curated experiences throughout the weekend. Attendees will also enjoy connection opportunities and access to our beautiful oceanfront venue designed to support rest, reflection, and transformation. Additional event details and a full attendee schedule will be shared closer to the event.

Hotel rooms can be booked using the special corporate room rate code: 3350956. While staying at the hotel is recommended to fully immerse yourself in the event experience, it is not required. Click here to book a room
Yes. Select meals and refreshments will be provided throughout the weekend. Our menus are being thoughtfully curated with an emphasis on clean, nourishing ingredients designed to help fuel your body, support focus, and complement the transformational experience of the event. Additional food details and menus will be shared closer to the event. We will also do our best to accommodate dietary restrictions and food allergies submitted in advance during registration.

Space is limited. Your transformation starts with one decision.

A Path to Carry Less

The Art of
Living Light

A restorative wellness framework for releasing what no longer serves you, restoring what matters, and living with greater clarity, steadiness, and ease. Designed for the realities women carry every day, this year’s framework offers four essential practices for creating a life that feels less burdened and more aligned. Each pillar supports emotional, physical, and spiritual lightness.

Release

Release heaviness you no longer need. Make space for clarity, peace, and possibility.

Reclaim

Reclaim what restores you. This phase is about remembering what’s always been yours.

Root

Root into your values and create structure for a life that reflects your deepest truth.

Radiate

Radiate from the inside out. Share your light with the world through presence and purpose.

Four Practices, One Living Rhythm

How Lightness
is a Way of Life

A woman’s journey is far more than a series of life stages. It is an ever-evolving rhythm of identity, emotion, connection, and purpose. This year’s invitation into The Art of Living Light is not about becoming someone new, but about relating to your life with greater ease, presence, and truth — so that what matters most is no longer overshadowed by what weighs you down.

The four practices of Release, Reclaim, Root, and Radiate are living movements you return to as life changes, each one continually informing the others. As you release what feels heavy, space opens to reclaim what restores you. As you root in what sustains you, clarity begins to shape how you move, choose, and radiate what feels true.

Over time, each practice deepens the next. What you let go of creates room for what nourishes you. What restores you strengthens your capacity to live more fully in alignment with your values. And what becomes grounded within begins to shape how you show up in your relationships, your work, your family, and the quiet rhythms of daily life.

Together, these practices create a gentler, steadier way of living — one guided less by pressure and performance, and more by discernment, softness, and strength. This is a quiet transformation: a return to yourself, a reconnection to what matters most, and an invitation to live with greater lightness, clarity, and intention.

2026 Speaker Lineup

Meet the Voices of This Year’s Retreat

Our speakers bring wisdom, vulnerability, and vision to the stage. Get ready for stories that stir your soul, insights that shift your mindset, and guidance to help you live more fully aligned.

More Speakers Coming Soon!

We're still unwrapping the magic — stay tuned as we announce additional powerhouse women joining the 2026 retreat.

Friday, 6:45 p.m.

Mihaela Telecan

Decode Your Plate. Embody the Wisdom.

Each meal and snack becomes a teaching moment, helping you understand exactly why you’re eating what you’re eating throughout the retreat. Let yourself be surprised. Mihaela shows you the power of eating to nourish your body, mind, and soul.
Friday, 6:45 p.m.

Friday, 7 p.m.

Vimarie Monopoli

The Cupful Life: Adjust Your Settings and Reclaim Presence, Meaning and Inner Connection

In a world that celebrates productivity over presence, many high‑achieving people find themselves living full lives… yet feeling strangely empty. In this keynote, Vimarie invites audiences into a transformative exploration of what it truly means to feel grounded, connected, and alive in their own lives.
Friday, 7 p.m.

Friday, 8 p.m.

Diana Cale Kennedy

Becoming Vital

Discover how energy intelligence is shaping the quality of our life and leadership.
Friday, 8 p.m.

Saturday 6:45 a.m.

Mihaela Telecan

Sacred Embodiment Movement Session

A few minutes to come back into your body. Mihaela leads gentle movement paired with her original songs, created to help you arrive fully present. A soft reset before you step into the rest of the day’s teaching.
Saturday 6:45 a.m.

Saturday, 9:30 a.m.

Taylor Sanders

Moderator | Mental Health Panel

Mental health is a part of mainstream discussions more than ever, but we still have so much more to talk about. Dr. Alexis Eppes will be a part of this discussion along with a few of our speakers who will participate in the conversation and share personal insights and on their own mental health journeys. We will have cards on each table, so you can feel free to remain anonymous if you’d like to ask a question.. The only bad question is the one not asked.
Saturday, 9:30 a.m.

Saturday, 10:15 a.m.

Nadine Machkovech

Enough Already: Reclaim Your Story, Remember Your Worth

Inspired by her book, “Enough Already: A Journey From Hiding to Healing,” Nadine shares how shame, survival and the belief that we are “not enough” can shape our identities and keep us hiding. Through honest storytelling and guided reflection, she invites you to challenge the narratives holding you back, reconnect with your worth and take meaningful steps toward healing and living more authentically.
Saturday, 10:15 a.m.

Saturday, 11 a.m.

Dr. Alexis Eppes

The Lighter Mind: 10 Insights to Lighten Your Mental Load

Dr. Eppes shares the most powerful therapy insights that have come from her years in education and practice. Using examples like, “Your brain doesn’t believe what’s true, it believes what you repeat,” “You don’t own your thoughts, they visit you,” and “Your brain guesses what’s next based on past experiences,” she provides a starting point for understanding the foundations of thought work and living lighter.
Saturday, 11 a.m.

Saturday, 12:30 p.m.

Leala Dunn

Living Light Starts at the Root

What if one simple change could transform the way your family eats, your health, and your connection to the food on your plate? In this inspiring session, Leala Dunn explores where our food comes from, the incredible life cycle of a plant, and why families who grow their own food naturally make healthier choices. Discover how Tower Garden makes growing fresh, nutrient-dense food simple, sustainable, and accessible — without the heavy lifting of traditional gardening. You’ll leave empowered with practical ways to nourish your family through one simple step toward living lighter.
Saturday, 12:30 p.m.

Saturday, 4:30 p.m.

Liane Brito

Living Lighter Through Self-Awareness

Discover the wisdom in your personality and the power of embracing others. In this inspiring session, we’ll explore the DISC bird styles and how understanding our differences can help us communicate better, lead stronger, and soar — together.
Saturday, 4:30 p.m.

Saturday, 7 p.m.

Katie Parsons

Creating Your Legacy List: How to Get Started

Learn how to assess what is important in your life, and what is missing, in this session with author Katie Parsons — creator of the Legacy List method.
Saturday, 7 p.m.

Saturday, 7:45 p.m.

Diana Cale Kennedy

Becoming Vital

Discover how energy intelligence is shaping the quality of our life and leadership.
Saturday, 7:45 p.m.

Sunday, 9:15 a.m.

Jessica Silva

Wealth, Wills & Winning: Redefining Success Through Self-Trust & Legacy

Take the pressure off traditional success and replace it with something far more sustainable: clarity,confidence, and choice. This engaging conversation is equal parts practical and empowering. It encourages trusting yourself, planning with purpose, and creating a legacy that feels as good as it looks on paper.
Sunday, 9:15 a.m.

Sunday, 10 a.m.

Marcella Scherer

Power of the Pause

What if what’s next isn’t asking you to do more — but making space for what matters most? Marcella invites women to step out of the noise and expectations of everyday life long enough to hear themselves again. Through reflection and conversation, participants will explore what they are ready to release, reconnect with what they truly desire, and consider who they are becoming.
Sunday, 10 a.m.

Sunday, 1 p.m.

Jaimie Engle

The Hero’s Journey: How to Write the Life You Want to Live

What if the life you want isn’t something you find — but something you write? Discover how the words you choose shape the world you live in, how obstacles can become turning points, and how to stop letting circumstances write your story for you. You are the hero. Your life is the story. And you’re holding the pen.
Sunday, 1 p.m.

Sunday, 2 p.m.

Susan Mazza

Fully Alive — Starting Now: Stop Saving the Life You Want for Someday

We spend so much of life working toward someday — the time when we’ll have more freedom, energy, connection or joy. But what if the life you want isn’t something you have to wait for? Explore four essential dimensions of a life fully lived — joy, vitality, connection and contribution — and discover how to bring more of what makes you feel fully alive into your life, starting now.
Sunday, 2 p.m.

EMBARK ON YOUR NEXT CHAPTER

Experience the Beauty of Living Light

Join us this October for a transformational weekend of rest, reflection, and reconnection centered around this year’s theme, Living Light. Through inspiring speakers and intentional experiences, you’ll be invited to release what weighs you down and move forward with greater clarity, peace, and purpose.

Inspiring growth through connection

Leading with Purpose, Passion, and Innovation

Tracy Stroderd is a visionary entrepreneur, speaker, and storyteller dedicated to empowering individuals and businesses through connection, personal growth, and transformation.

As the founder of Everything Brevard and Unwrap the BEST You, she has built platforms that inspire, educate, and foster meaningful relationships in both the business and wellness communities.

With an innate ability to turn life’s experiences into powerful narratives, Tracy helps others uncover hidden talents, embrace new creative endeavors, and pursue their fullest potential. Her adventurous spirit and unwavering dedication spark enthusiasm in her community, fostering love, growth, and innovation. Her passion for holistic well-being and entrepreneurship fuels her work, making her a catalyst for personal and professional transformation.

Tracy holds a Master of Arts in Administration from Barry University and has shared her expertise through coaching, teaching, mentoring, and other various leadership roles within the community. Through Everything Brevard, she champions small-business growth and community engagement, while Unwrap the BEST You serves as a transformative wellness experience for women seeking connection, empowerment, and renewal.

Whether helping entrepreneurs thrive or guiding women on their wellness journey, Tracy’s mission remains the same: to spark enthusiasm, foster growth, and create lasting impact through authenticity, wisdom, and vision.

Tracy Stroderd
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Born From a Defining Moment

The Story That Sparked a Movement

It began in a hospital room. A diagnosis. A moment of stillness after a life lived in motion. In 2016, Tracy faced a life-threatening health crisis that changed everything — not just her lifestyle, but her purpose. In the chaos of uncertainty, she didn’t just survive. She saw a vision. Not for recovery alone, but for rebirth — her own, and eventually so many others’.

Unwrap the Best You was born not from despair, but from design: to create the kind of wellness experience the world was missing — one that honors the whole woman. Not just her symptoms, but her story. Not just her performance, but her presence.

But this isn’t just a wellness event. This is a recalibration point. A sanctuary. A launchpad. A room full of women who are no longer waiting to be invited into their lives — they are claiming them, fully. Some come to heal. Others come to rise. Many come already whole — but ready to live even more fully aligned.

This three-day immersive experience is a convergence of community, clarity, and conscious leadership. With heart-centered speakers, immersive workshops, and storytelling that peels back the noise, women reconnect with their best selves — and with each other.

You won’t be asked to fix yourself. You’ll be invited to feel, to rise, and to live more truthfully. Because this isn’t about becoming someone new. It’s about remembering who you are — and unapologetically becoming more of her.

This is Unwrap the Best You. It’s not just a retreat. It’s a return. Not just to health. To wholeness. To leadership. To you.

Powering Our Purpose

Our Sponsors

A heartfelt thank you to our amazing sponsors. Your belief in our mission and your unwavering support have helped us create meaningful change and touch countless lives.

Sponsorship Opportunities Available!

We’re so grateful for our current sponsors — and we’re still welcoming new partners who want to uplift women and make an impact through this powerful event.

Making a Difference Together

Supporting
Serene Harbor

At this year’s symposium, we’re proud to support Serene Harbor as our Charity of Choice. Through our raffle basket fundraiser, 100% of proceeds collected from raffle ticket sales during the event will go directly to Serene Harbor to support survivors of domestic violence and their families throughout Brevard County. Serene Harbor provides shelter, advocacy, counseling, and critical support services for survivors and families in need. Through their mission to educate, advocate, and empower, they continue to make a meaningful impact throughout our community, and we’re honored to support their work.

Unwrapped Stories

Moments of Inspiration and Transformation

Hear from the women whose lives have been touched, transformed, and elevated through the Unwrap the BEST You experience.

Frequently Asked Questions

What Women Like You Want to Know

Planning your experience should feel as good as the event itself. Below are answers to our most commonly asked questions — so you can arrive informed, confident, and ready to Unwrap the BEST You.

Come as you are. Many women attend solo — and often leave with lifelong friends. Whether you arrive with a group or walk in by yourself, you’ll be embraced by a welcoming community from the start.
Especially if you are. This space was created for real women living real lives. You don’t need to be “on top of your game” to attend — just open to growth, support, and whatever healing looks like for you right now.
100%. We’re all about alignment over archetypes. Whether you’re into crystals or spreadsheets, introvert or extrovert, high heels or house shoes — if you’re a woman looking to grow, you’re in the right place.

All kinds. Professionals, creatives, moms, daughters, caretakers, entrepreneurs, teachers, retirees — women in leadership, women just trying to catch their breath. What we have in common? We’re all here to live more truthfully and intentionally.

It’s a little of both — but mostly, it’s unlike anything you’ve been to before. Think: speaker sessions that stir your soul, wellness activities that recharge your body, and sisterhood that reminds you who you are.
Both. We go deep and we go high. You’ll cry. You’ll laugh. You’ll dance (maybe). The vibe is safe, soul-nourishing, and celebratory — with plenty of quiet reflection time in between.
We build in space to breathe. Yes, there’s an exciting lineup — but there are also grounding moments to recharge, reflect, and just be. You won’t need a vacation after this one.
Absolutely. You don’t need to come with a five-year plan. Sometimes the most powerful shifts happen when we simply show up with an open heart.

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