Discover Wellness Summit 2026
About this Event
Welcome to the Discover Wellness Summit 2026!
Get ready for a day that will inspire you, challenge you, and leave you ready to make a difference. Join us at Carl Sandburg College for the Discover Wellness Summit 2026—where wellness comes to life through powerful speakers, hands-on experiences, and meaningful connections.
This isn't just another conference. It's a movement.
This year, our impact reaches farther than ever before. During our opening keynote by Ali Borowsky of Find Your Anchor, you'll experience an interactive presentation that will inspire action as we come together to build 500 Anchor Boxes—small boxes filled with hope, encouragement, and kindness that will be distributed throughout our region.
500 boxes. 500 acts of kindness. Countless lives impacted.
Well-regarded local speaker Adrienne DeSutter will be capping off the day as our second keynote! Adrienne's keynote is titled Sow Hope Grow Hope. Sow Hope Grow Hope is a movement that focuses on the connection between personal and collective wellness. You'll also go home with strategies for navigating stress, handling crisis, and investing in your greatest asset...YOU!
Througout the day, you'll also participate in engaging workshops and experience interactive sessions led by experts in mental health, physical wellness, leadership, and personal growth. Explore our Wellness Fair, discover innovative resources, connect with passionate professionals, and leave with practical tools you can use in your own life, workplace, and community.
Whether you're a healthcare professional, educator, employer, wellness advocate, or simply someone looking to invest in yourself, there's something here for you.
Seats are limited, and this event fills quickly. Don't miss your chance to be part of one of the region's most inspiring wellness experiences. Register today, bring a friend, and join hundreds of others who are choosing to create healthier lives and stronger communities.
Your wellness journey starts here. Your impact starts now.
Agenda
🕑: 07:00 AM - 07:50 AM
Registration and Breakfast
Info: Registration this year will be in the Gym, parking will be in Lot F.
🕑: 07:50 AM - 08:00 AM
Welcome to the 2026 Discover Wellness Summit
🕑: 08:00 AM - 08:55 AM
First Keynote Speaker-Ali Borowsky
Host: Ali Borowsky
Info: Ali Borowsky created Find Your Anchor in direct response to so many mental health organizations being sterile, corporate, and cold. In her darkest moments, Ali didn’t want a white hospital brochure with a number to call. She wanted connection. She wanted to be seen.
For those contemplating suicide, there is an overwhelming sense of loneliness, abandonment, despair, and hopelessness. Ali’s core belief in the height of her darkness was that no one would care. She couldn’t feel the love and support she was surrounded by and didn’t think anyone would even notice if she were gone. So, when creating Find Your Anchor, she thought that if she could create something that showed you that a stranger cares about you, then maybe it wouldn’t be so hard to believe that your friends and family do as well.
She wanted the Find Your Anchor boxes to feel like a gift from a friend. Each participant in this year's Discover Wellness Summit will build and take with them an Anchor Box.
🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:35 AM
Workshop A
🕑: 09:35 AM - 10:15 AM
Break/Wellness Fair Begins
🕑: 10:15 AM - 10:50 AM
Workshop B
🕑: 10:50 AM - 11:40 AM
Lunch Break/Wellness Fair Concludes
🕑: 11:40 AM - 12:15 PM
Workshop C
🕑: 12:20 PM - 01:15 PM
Second Keynote Speaker - Adrienne DeSutter
Host: Adrienne DeSutter
Info: Adrienne DeSutter is local to the area, residing on a farm near New Windsor, IL with her husband and four children. She has a master's degree in counseling and created Sow Hope Grow Hope as a way to bridge the gap between agriculture and mental health. She will focus on personal and collective wellness, stress management, work-life balance, and how to handle crisis. Her speeches are interactive, inspiring connection. She also brings real life stories, often humorous, to get people laughing and connecting through shared experiences.
Where is it happening?
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