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.
Walk with Her. Walk with Us.
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Join us
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.
Registration is Open!
Standard Registration: $275 (starting March 1)
Group Registration (for 3 or more): $199 early bird rate or $250 per person after Feb 28
Refunds only available through May 21, 2026.

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
