A HOPE MEDIA BRAND SIGNATURE EXPERIENCE
Rooted
& Rising
Reclaim your wellness, purpose & power — after forty.
DATE
Sept 17, 2026
TIME
7:00–8:30 PM EST
VENUE
Virtual · Zoom
HOSTED BY
Angelia Stone
THE VISION
An intimate evening to come home to yourself.
ROOTED & RISING is a transformational virtual experience designed for Black women 40+ who are ready to reconnect with themselves through healing, leadership, wellness, purpose and community. The pages of HOPE Magazine, lifted into breath — meaningful conversation, practical tools, and guidance that meets you exactly where you are.
Four Movements
What we’ll move through together
MEET YOUR SPEAKERS
Women who have walked it, teaching what they know.
Angelia Stone
Founder & CEO, HOPE Media Brand · Publisher, HOPE Magazine
The visionary behind HOPE — a storyteller devoted to the reinvention and radiance of women in their next chapter.
Dr. Stephanie M. Kirkland
Leadership Strategist & Executive Coach
Reinvention as a discipline. Legacy as a decision. A masterclass in leading the life that is actually yours.
Taydra Mitchell Jackson
Faith Leader & Spiritual Wellness Advocate
Sacred rest as resistance. Spiritual renewal as return. A quiet, holy invitation home to yourself.
Demetria M. Jackson, M.A., LMFT
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
On healing what we inherit, releasing what we carry, and the emotional wellness the world never taught us to name.
Gillian Brooks, MHA
Healthcare Executive & Wellness Advocate
Intentional living, in the body — the medicine of rhythm, nourishment, and choosing yourself on purpose.
Cheryl Pullins
Brand Strategist · Guided Reflection Facilitator
Guides the room into stillness, then into truth. A voice that turns conversation into contemplation.
THE EXPERIENCE · 90 MINUTES
A gathering, unhurried.
Knowing
Women Will Leave