WAKE-UP CALL VIRTUAL EVENT
I’m so glad you’re here. This is an honest conversation about what it means to wake up and live awake in real life.
This event was live-streamed on February 5, 2026, 7:00 PM CT/8:00 PM ET. You can watch the replay here.
An Invitation to Join the AWAKE Collective
If the Wake-Up Call helped you name something that’s been shifting — in your faith, relationships, body, or inner life — continue your journey here.
The AWAKE Collective — which is part of my Substack — is a place for us all to gather and connect — not to fix, but to stay awake together.
Here’s a sneak peek inside the AWAKE Collective:
- Monthly “Awake” video from me — soulful check-ins to help you stay grounded
- Monthly digital reflection kits — journaling prompts & seasonal practices
- Monthly live sessions — honest conversations + light coaching
- Private Community Thread — connection with women walking similar seasons
- PLUS: Premium Access to my Letters from the Middle Substack — weekly essays, behind-the-scenes content, and more.
For $8/month (cancel anytime), you’re saying yes to clarity, companionship, and a place to come back to. When you sign up today, you’ll also receive the Wake-Up Call Reflection Guide. Join the AWAKE Collective. We saved you a seat.
The Wake-Up Call Reflection Guide
This guide is for AWAKE Collective members and is an invitation to slow down after the Wake-Up Call and listen more closely— to your body, your faith, your relationships, and your inner life.
Part One: Journaling
This section offers guided prompts to help you explore your innermost thoughts, emotions, and truths with openness and curiosity.
Part Two: Affirmations
Here you’ll find affirmations to return to daily—either choosing a new one each day or staying with a single phrase that grounds you.
Part Three: Practices for Living Awake
This section introduces low-demand, real-life practices that support awareness, presence, and intentional living.
Part Four: Closing Reflection
A final reflection to help you integrate what you’ve discovered and carry it forward with clarity and grace.
The Voices of the Wake-Up Call
A collection of links and resources to help you stay connected with the voices and contributors who guided this experience.
The Voices of the Wake-Up Call
ON RELATIONSHIPS
Nedra Glover Tawwab is a New York Times bestselling author, licensed therapist, and sought-after relationship expert. She has practiced relationship therapy for more than 15 years and has appeared as a guest expert on Red Table Talk, The Breakfast Club, Good Morning America, and CBS This Morning. Her work has been featured in leading publications and she has appeared on numerous podcasts. She lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with her family. Her latest book is The Balancing Act: Creating Healthy Dependency and Connection Without Losing Yourself.
ON FAITH
Kate Bowler, Ph.D. is a four-time New York Times bestselling author, award-winning podcast host, and an Associate Professor of American Religious History at Duke University. She studies the cultural stories we tell ourselves about success, suffering, and whether (or not) we’re capable of change. She was unexpectedly diagnosed with Stage IV cancer at age 35, which she writes about and shares openly in her work. Her latest book, Joyful Anyway, releases on April 7, but you can pre-order now. She lives in Durham, North Carolina with her family.
ON BODY
Emily Nagoski is a New York Times bestselling author and earned an M.S. in counseling and a Ph.D. in health behavior, both from Indiana University, with clinical and research training at the Kinsey Institute. Now she combines sex education and stress education to teach women to live with confidence and joy inside their bodies. Her latest book is Come Together: The Science (and Art!) of Creating Lasting Sexual Connections. She lives in Massachusetts with two dogs and a cartoonist.
ON MENTAL HEALTH
Kobe Campbell is an award-winning licensed trauma therapist, best-selling author, media expert, and speaker. She is also the founder of The Healing Circle Therapy and Wellness Center in Charlotte, North Carolina, and hosts The Healing Circle Podcast with her husband, Kyle. Her latest book is Why Am I Like This? How to Break Cycles, Heal from Trauma, and Restore Your Faith. She’s the mother of two boys and looks forward to sharing her expertise with anyone willing to learn, listen and grow.
Give the Gift of Waking Up This Galentine’s Day
Galentine’s Day is for the women who’ve held your hand through the unraveling, laughed with you in the middle of the mess, and loved you into your becoming. If Awake already wrecked you in the best way, this is your nudge to pass it along—especially in the form of a signed copy.
Most of us who’ve read Awake know: this book isn’t just something you read. It’s something you recognize yourself in. And that’s exactly why it makes such a powerful gift.
Awake is my coming-of-middle-age story—about losing the things she thought defined her and discovering who she really is on the other side. Through raw, real-time vignettes spanning 40 years, I name what so many women feel but struggle to say out loud: the disorientation of midlife, the grief of change we didn’t choose, and the slow, brave work of telling the whole truth.
Yes, it holds the hard stuff—divorce, empty nesting, changing bodies, shifting faith, careers that no longer fit. But Awake is ultimately a hope story. A personal renaissance. A reminder that when old systems fall apart—patriarchy, purity culture, limiting roles, performative faith—we’re not broken. We’re waking up.
Giving this book to a girlfriend is like saying:
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I see you.
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You’re not behind.
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You’re allowed to change.
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There is life on the other side of this.
A signed copy makes it even more intimate—like passing along a well-worn truth with a hand on her back. Perfect for the friend who’s rebuilding. The one asking big questions. Or the one who hasn’t started asking yet… but feels the quiet pull.
This Galentine’s Day, skip the cliché gifts. Give your people a mirror, a roadmap, and permission to rise.
Because even when the ground falls out from under us, we can still emerge wide awake.
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If you’re not sure where to begin, I got you, friend. I’m always bringing you something new to enjoy.
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