We wanted someone to open Wellness Week(end) 2026 who understands that what happens in a legislative chamber affects what happens in your doctor’s office, and Rep.

Kim Schofield is exactly that person. She represents Georgia House District 63 in Fulton County, and she’s kicking things off because the policies that determine your coverage, your access to specialists, your medication approvals, and whether clinical trials include women who look like you don’t write themselves. They get fought for in rooms most of us will never sit in, and she sits in those rooms every day. Opening remarks set the tone for everything that follows, and having a legislator who sees the connection between policy and patient experience tells you exactly what kind of weekend this is. It’s not just about wellness in the personal sense. It’s about the systems that make wellness possible or impossible depending on who you are and what you look like. This is how we’re starting. 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. #WeAreILLMatic #WellnessWeekend #BlackWomenWithMS #LupusAwareness #ChronicIllnessCommunity