June 21-24, 2026

Walk With Her Global Conference

Join us in Nashville for three days of community and learning
as we walk together toward a world where every woman is free.

Becca Stevens talking at National Conference

Walk with Her. Walk with Us.

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Walk with Her

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June 21-24

This year’s theme, Walk With Her, calls us to journey together alongside survivors, partners, artisans, advocates, and allies as we deepen our shared commitment to healing, justice, and economic freedom for women everywhere.

Together, we’ll connect through meaningful conversation, experiences and learning, hands-on workshops, and shared meals to celebrate the beauty and impact of our collective work.

Where to Stay

Our Hotel Host Property

Loews Hotel

Group Rates Available:
June 21, 2026 through June 24, 2026 

Guest Room Rates: 
starting from $259 plus tax 

Group Block Closes:
May 29, 2026

Learning Track Workshops

Healing & Trauma Recovery

Beyond Survival: Helping Survivors Build Healthy Relationships — Explore how trafficking impacts trust, boundaries, and attachment, and learn trauma-informed strategies to rebuild healthy, empowering relationships.

Healing Beyond Sobriety: Addressing Complex Trauma — Discover holistic approaches that integrate mental health, somatic practices, and spirituality for long-term healing and resilience.

Peer Support & Survivor Leadership in Recovery Models — Learn how peer mentorship and lived experience strengthen recovery and build lasting community.

Restorative Yoga & Aromatherapy — Pause, breathe, and reconnect through a restorative experience designed to support healing of the mind, body, and spirit.

Housing & Stability

From Emergency Shelter to Empowerment Housing — Explore a full continuum of care, from crisis stabilization to permanent supportive housing rooted in dignity and long-term stability.

Designing Housing with Her in Mind — Learn how survivor-informed design creates safe, empowering spaces that promote healing.

Housing as Advocacy: Policy Solutions for Systemic Gaps — Gain tools to address systemic barriers and advocate for equitable, sustainable housing solutions.

Reimagining Transitional Housing — Through shared learning and discussion, examine best practices, challenges, and partnerships that foster dignity, stability, and sustainable independence.

Employment & Economic Opportunity

Building Businesses that Heal through Community Partnership — Discover how social enterprises create dignified work, income, and healing through strong community collaboration.

Workforce Development That Restores — Learn how employment programs can move beyond job placement to support confidence, stability, and whole-person recovery.

Grassroots to Global: Building a Business as a Solo Entrepreneur — Follow the journey from a small startup to global impact while creating economic opportunities for artisans.

Rethinking the Bottom Line — Explore how businesses can center healing, sustainability, and “friendship-first” global partnerships.

Giving & Receiving Feedback with Courage and Compassion — Learn how healthy feedback strengthens relationships, builds trust, and creates resilient teams and communities.

Justice, Response & Collective Impact

Thrive Connect: Linking Survivors to Meaningful Careers — Learn how a tech-enabled ecosystem connects survivors to high-demand career pathways.

From Survivor to Plaintiff: The Civil Litigation Path to Justice and Recovery — Understand legal pathways available to survivors and how to support trauma-informed advocacy.

Our Inner Landscape — Engage in narrative practices that help individuals reclaim agency and reshape personal stories.

Standards of Care — Explore the shared commitments guiding the Thistle Farms Aligned Network in creating trauma-informed, survivor-centered communities.

Conference Speakers

Carol Andersen

Chief Executive Officer, Bloom for Women PA

Kythzia Barrera

Founder & Director, Innovando La Tradición & Cooperativa 1050

Carly Bausch

LMSW, Thistle on the Inside Program Manager, Thistle Farms

Giselle Reinhardt Gillis

Program Director, Magdalene House Austin

Dr. Nicholas Hitimana

Founder & Managing Director, Ikirezi Natural Products

Dr. Jessica Knox

Clinical Director, Thistle Farms

Shelia McClain

Residential Director, Thistle Farms

Toni McKinley

Executive Director, Magdalene House Austin

Jennifer Merrick

Partner Manager, Empowered Network

Samantha Summers-Rivas

Founder, RubiesLV

Manvee Vaid

Founder, TerraKlay & Director, Himalayan Naari

Emily Winters

CEO, Strings for Hope

Jennifer Wilmoth

InteraWorks

Dorris Walker Taylor

Senior Ambassador, Thistle Farms

Tasha Kennard

CEO, Thistle Farms

Courtney Sobieralski

Director of People and Culture, Thistle Farms

Kristy Salyer

Deep Roots

Conference Agenda

Sunday, June 21

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Registration

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Step Into Her Story: An Evening Celebrating Global Artisans, Healing, & Sisterhood

5:45 PM

Welcome Remarks

Walk with Her. Walk with Us.

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