We asked Aisha Howard (@aishahoward) to tell us what Wellness Week(end) 2025 was like, and she told us about one woman.

A woman who showed up convinced she didn’t need community. She was ready to navigate her MS journey completely alone, and then she walked into that room and something shifted. She left knowing she had a group of sisters behind her, that she didn’t have to carry all of it by herself, and that being strong didn’t have to mean being alone. Aisha said that woman is the reason she registered for 2026 before she left the building, and honestly that’s the reason most of us keep coming back. It’s watching somebody arrive guarded and leave connected. It’s being in a room where every single person understands your experience without you having to translate it. It’s seeing women in every phase and stage of this, some newly diagnosed and some twenty years in, and realizing that thriving with this actually looks like something real, not just a word people throw around. That’s what Wellness Week(end) is. Not a conference where you sit and listen and go home. A room that changes how you carry this for the rest of the year. Aisha’s hosting again this October, and she’s bringing the same energy. October 30 through November 1, JW Marriott Buckhead in Atlanta. General admission is $200, VIP is $375. Comment TICKET and we’ll send you the link. Come find out what she’s talking about. #WeAreILLMatic #WellnessWeekend #BlackWomenWithMS #LupusAwareness #ChronicIllnessCommunity