FROM STIGMA TO SUPPORT - HOW WOMEN CAN ADVOCATE FOR THEIR MENTAL WELL-BEING

Talks with Sosa proudly presents its 2025 event—an empowering space where women’s stories, struggles, and strengths come together in the spirit of healing, truth-telling, and transformation.

This year’s theme, From Stigma to Support, invites us to challenge the silence that too often surrounds women’s mental health. Whether it’s navigating postpartum depression, menopause, immigration, or workplace inequity, we’re naming the realities women face—and claiming the strength it takes to thrive in spite of them.

Through heartfelt storytelling, expert-led and community-rooted conversations, we’ll explore how women can become powerful advocates for their mental health—moving from silence to strength with knowledge, support, and solidarity.

Attendees will also be treated to a captivating electric violin performance, adding a unique and inspiring artistic element to the experience.

What to Expect at Talks with Sosa 2025: From Stigma to Support

• Inspiring Personal Stories
  Hear from women who bravely share their lived experiences navigating mental health challenges—from fertility, motherhood, pelvic health, immigration to workplace burnout—and how they found resilience and healing.
• Expert-Led Conversations
  Gain insights from mental health professionals and community leaders offering practical tools and empowering perspectives.
• Community-Centered Dialogue
  Participate in open, honest discussions in a safe, supportive space designed for connection, truth-telling, and mutual learning.
• Focus Topics Include:
• • Pelvic Floor & Postpartum Wellness
    Explore the often-overlooked connection between pelvic health and mental health in the postpartum journey, including how physical recovery impacts emotional wellbeing.
  • Maternal Mental Health
    Address the stigma surrounding postpartum depression and anxiety, and learn how to support mothers with compassion and knowledge.
  • Mental Health in Immigrant and Marginalized Communities
    Examine the unique mental health challenges shaped by migration, cultural identity, and systemic barriers.
  • Workplace Mental Wellness & Equity
    Discuss the emotional toll of inequity in professional spaces and how to advocate for more inclusive, supportive work environments.
  • Reframing Motherhood
    Explore how motherhood can be defined on your own terms, free from societal pressure, stigma, or shame.
  • Empowerment Through Choice
    Walk away with a renewed sense of agency and self-trust around your reproductive path, whether it includes motherhood or not.