Rewritten Conversations: For Women Over 40 to Pause, Reflect, and Reconnect

If you're like many women over 40, you've spent years showing up for everyone else. Your family. Your career. Your community. The people who depend on you. Somewhere along the way, your own dreams, questions, and identity quietly moved to the bottom of the list.

This is a space where they don't have to wait anymore.

Rewritten Conversations is an intimate gathering created for women who are ready to slow down, reflect, and have the kinds of conversations that rarely happen in everyday life.

Together, we'll explore questions like:

• Who am I becoming in this season of life?
• What's next for me?
• What parts of myself have I neglected while taking care of everyone else?
• What am I ready to let go of and what am I ready to embrace?

You'll spend two meaningful hours with women who understand that midlife isn't the end of the story; it's often the beginning of a new chapter. Through a guided conversation, you'll have the opportunity to reflect, share if you choose, listen, and connect with other women who are navigating many of the same questions.

Whether you're experiencing a career change, becoming an empty nester, preparing for retirement, rebuilding after divorce, caring for aging parents, starting a business, or simply wondering what's next, you belong here.

And if you're more comfortable listening than talking, that's perfectly okay too. Share as much or as little as you'd like. This is a welcoming, judgment-free space.

• A warm, guided conversation with women over 40
• A relaxed, intimate atmosphere where meaningful connection comes naturally
• Honest conversations about identity, purpose, and life's next chapter
• An opportunity to meet women from across the Milwaukee area
• An introduction to Rewritten by Her and our ongoing monthly gatherings

In a world where so many conversations stay on the surface, Rewritten Conversations creates space to slow down. To think out loud. To reconnect with yourself. And to discover you're not the only woman asking these questions.

You'll leave feeling encouraged, inspired, and reminded that whatever chapter you're in, you don't have to navigate it alone.

We're gathering at Fruition MKE, a beautiful local café and coworking space generously hosting us for the afternoon. Refreshments and drinks will be available for purchase directly from the café, and we encourage you to support this wonderful local business while you're there.

Date: Sunday, August 16, 2026
Time: 3:00–5:00 PM
Location: Fruition MKE, 819 N. 27th Street, Milwaukee, WI
Cost: Free

Seats are limited. Reserve your spot today.

Hosted by Shayla Burtin, founder of Rewritten by Her, a storytelling platform and growing community helping women over 40 reconnect with themselves, share their stories, and navigate life's next chapter together.