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Seed Sessions · A Sister Seeds Program · 2027

One hour a month. A whole year of women in your corner.

Twelve free Zoom workshops. Seven pillars of a woman's life. One mentor each month who has already walked the road you're on, and will show you how she did it.

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Third Wednesdays

7:00 PM ET, starting January 20

Live on Zoom

Join from anywhere

Always free

From a 501(c)(3) nonprofit

For the woman who figures it out alone

You didn't get this far by accident. But you were never meant to go the rest of the way alone.

You've looked up the tax question at midnight. You've rehearsed the hard conversation in your car. You're the strong one, the smart one, the one everybody calls. So who do you call?

That's why we built Community Mentors. Every month, we put a woman who has already walked the road in the room with women who are walking it now. No gatekeeping. No sales pitch dressed up as a class. Just honest teaching, a next step you can use, and a room full of sisters who understand.

The only thing it costs you is the hour you keep saying you don't have.

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The Seven Pillars

Because you are more than one thing.

You can't fix your business and ignore your body. You can't grow your money and lose your peace. Every keyword this year comes back to one of these seven pillars.

1

Personal & Professional Growth

Know who you are becoming, and build the confidence and skills to get there.

2

Family & Relationships

Love people well without losing yourself in the process.

3

Leadership

Use your voice, lead without shrinking, and leave something behind that lasts.

4

Financial Literacy

Understand your money, keep more of it, and stop guessing.

5

Health & Wellness

Protect your body, your mind and your peace before they send you the bill.

6

Business Development

Turn what you know into income, and build it so it can grow.

7

Spiritual Growth

Come back to your purpose, your practice and the part of you that knows.

One keyword every month, all year long.

The 2027 Seed Sessions

Twelve keywords. One transformed year.

Every workshop runs from 7:00 to 8:00 PM ET on Zoom. Come to the one you need most, or walk the whole year with us.

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January's keyword

Clarity

Personal & Professional Growth

Get Clear Before You Get Busy

Wed, Jan 20, 2027

The year does not need another resolution from you. It needs clarity.

  • Name what you are done carrying into 2027
  • Pick the one thing that matters most this season
  • Leave with a simple plan for your next 90 days

Mentor pending

A circle of women gathered together

February's keyword

Connection

Family & Relationships

The People Who Hold You Up

Wed, Feb 17, 2027

You check on everybody. Who checks on you?

  • Map who pours into you and who only pulls from you
  • Ask for support without feeling like a burden
  • Choose one relationship to invest in this month

Mentor announced soon

A woman speaking to a small circle of women

March's keyword

Voice

Leadership

Lead Without Shrinking

Wed, Mar 17, 2027

You have been told you are too much by people who were never enough for you.

  • Spot the moments you make yourself smaller
  • Say what you mean in rooms that make you nervous
  • Practice a clear ask you can use this week
Shenika Marie Smith in a lavender head wrap and copper jewelry, holding a peacock featherYour mentorShenika Marie Smith
A woman reviewing her finances at a table

April's keyword

Wealth

Financial Literacy

What Your Tax Return Is Telling You

Wed, Apr 21, 2027

You filed it. Now let it teach you something.

  • Read the numbers that matter on your return
  • Find what your refund or balance due is really saying
  • Set up three money moves for the rest of 2027

Mentor pending

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May's keyword

Rest

Health & Wellness

Rest Is Not a Reward

Wed, May 19, 2027

You do not have to earn the right to exhale.

  • Understand why rest can feel unsafe
  • Recognize what your body has been trying to tell you
  • Build a small rest practice you will actually keep

Mentor pending

Women working together around a table

June's keyword

Build

Business Development

Turn What You Know Into What You Sell

Wed, Jun 16, 2027

Somebody is searching for what you already know how to do.

  • Find the skill people already come to you for
  • Shape it into one clear offer
  • Map your first steps to your first paying client

Mentor announced soon

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July's keyword

Rise

Spiritual Growth

Keep Rising After the Weekend

Wed, Jul 21, 2027

Anyone can feel powerful at the event. This is about Monday.

  • Gather what you learned about yourself this year
  • Set one daily practice that keeps you grounded
  • Write the promise you are making to yourself
Shenika Marie Smith in a lavender head wrap and copper jewelry, holding a peacock featherYour mentorShenika Marie Smith
A mother and her family smiling together

August's keyword

Balance

Family & Relationships

Boundaries for the Back-to-School Season

Wed, Aug 18, 2027

Your family's calendar should not be the reason you disappear.

  • See where your time and energy are really going
  • Share the load instead of carrying all of it
  • Say no with love, and without the guilt

Mentor pending

A confident woman smiling

September's keyword

Elevate

Personal & Professional Growth

Becoming the Woman Your Next Season Needs

Wed, Sep 15, 2027

What got you here will not get you there, and that is good news.

  • Name the season you are leaving behind
  • Identify the skill or habit your next level requires
  • Create your plan for the last quarter of the year

Mentor announced soon

A woman in a quiet, peaceful moment

October's keyword

Protect

Health & Wellness

Protecting Your Body, Your Mind and Your Peace

Wed, Oct 20, 2027

Taking care of yourself is not selfish. It is a safety plan.

  • Know the health screenings and warning signs to take seriously
  • Recognize what is draining your peace
  • Build your personal circle of support

Mentor pending

A woman reviewing her finances at a table

November's keyword

Reap

Financial Literacy

Year-End Money Moves Before December 31

Wed, Nov 17, 2027

There is still time to change how this year ends.

  • Review what you earned, saved and spent this year
  • Learn which moves must happen before December 31
  • Set your first money goals for 2028

Mentor announced soon

Three generations of women together

December's keyword

Legacy

Leadership

What You Will Leave Behind

Wed, Dec 15, 2027

The women coming behind you are watching how you do this.

  • Reflect on what this year built in you
  • Define what you want your name to stand for
  • Choose how you will pour into another woman in 2028
Shenika Marie Smith in a lavender head wrap and copper jewelry, holding a peacock featherYour mentorShenika Marie Smith
Shenika Marie Smith in a lavender head wrap and copper jewelry, holding a peacock feather

Meet Your Mentor

Shenika Marie Smith, M.S., LCMHC

Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor · Master Shaman · Sound Healer · Reiki Master Teacher · Author

Shenika Marie Smith, M.S., LCMHC, is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor, Master Shaman, Reiki Master Teacher, sound healer, and author of The Awakening of the Queen Within. She is the founder of Royal Status University and I AM Queen Status.

Shenika has dedicated her life to creating spaces where people can heal, grow, and remember who they truly are. She bridges clinical counseling with sacred sound and energy work to help women heal mind, body, and spirit.

“You do not have to become Royal. You have to remember that you already are.”

Learn with Shenika in 2027

Visit Shenika's website

How It Works

Three steps. No catch.

1

Save your seat

Choose one workshop or the whole year. It takes less than a minute.

2

Log on and lean in

Join us on Zoom on the third Wednesday of the month at 7:00 PM ET.

3

Keep it going

Take your resource and your next step into the Sanctuary, with your sisters beside you.

What You Get

More than a webinar. A place to belong.

Real teaching, not a pep talk

Every session is led by a woman who has the training or the lived experience to back it up.

One thing to do next

You leave every workshop with one practice, plan or decision you can use the same week.

A free resource each month

Keep a worksheet, checklist or guide from your mentor long after the call ends.

Sisters who get it

Keep the conversation going inside the She Speaks Sanctuary with women on the same road.

A year-long path

Twelve keywords walk you through all seven pillars, so no part of your life gets left behind.

Completely free

No ticket, no upsell at the door. A place in the room should never depend on your bank balance.

Save my free seat

Tell us where to send your Zoom link, then pick the workshops you want. It takes less than a minute.

Calling Community Mentors

She needs what you know. Come teach it.

Somewhere right now, a woman is about to make a mistake you already learned from. Your training, your license, your lived experience, the things you paid for in time and tears: one hour of that could save her years. We're looking for women who offer real training and guidance in one of our seven pillars.

What we ask of you

  • One 60-minute Zoom workshop on your month's keyword
  • One email or post to your audience, plus two social shares
  • One free resource for the women who attend
  • Seven days of answering questions in the Sanctuary
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What you get as a Community Mentor

A stage for your work

Teach women who are ready for exactly what you know.

Promotion across our community

Your name and photo on the graphics, event page, emails and social posts.

A Sanctuary mentor profile

Your photo, bio and links in front of our members all year.

Your replay to keep

Use the recording of your teaching in your own marketing.

One clear next step

Share one offer or booking link when your teaching is done.

A path to bigger rooms

Be seen by the She Speaks team as we plan events and conferences.

Apply to become a Community Mentor

Tell us who you are and what you would love to teach. Your answers don't need to be perfect, just honest.

Your mentor profile

If you're selected, we'll use these on your profile and promotion.

A clear, high-quality headshot works best. JPG or PNG, under 10 MB.

Where women can find you

Add at least one. Your links will appear on your mentor profile.

Your workshop

Upcoming Events

There's a seat for you before January, too.

Community Mentors is one part of the work. Here's what else is coming up at She Speaks.

Byte by Byte Chromebook GiveawayGiveaway

Byte by Byte Chromebook Giveaway

Sat, Nov 14, 2026 · 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM

MAAT Gathering Place of Healing, 1804 Martin Luther King Jr Pkwy, Suite 111, Durham, NC 27707

Byte by Byte gives 50 refurbished all-in-one Chromebooks to K-12 students in low-to-moderate income households — closing the homework gap, one Chromebook at a time. The computers were donated by Ray Rude of Ray's Furniture and More, and every donation funds the next round. Pickup is Saturday, November 14, 2026, 11 AM – 3 PM at MAAT Gathering Place of Healing in Durham.

Apply for a Chromebook
Harvest of Hope PickupGiveaway

Harvest of Hope Pickup

Sat, Nov 21, 2026 · 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

MAAT Gathering Place of Healing, 1804 Martin Luther King Jr Pkwy, Suite 111, Durham, NC 27707

Harvest of Hope provides 150 Thanksgiving food boxes — turkey or vegan — to Durham-area families. This is a pickup-only event on Saturday, November 21, 2026 from 10 AM to 4 PM at MAAT Gathering Place of Healing. Sign up ahead of time so we can prepare a box for your family.

Sign up for a box
Cheers to the BossCommunity Event

Cheers to the Boss

Sat, Dec 19, 2026 · 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Juiced Bar, Raleigh, NC

A holiday party for business owners — good company, good food, and a room full of people who understand the work. Saturday, December 19, 2026, 7–10 PM at Juiced Bar in Raleigh. Tickets are available online.

Get tickets
Clarity: Get Clear Before You Get BusyWorkshop

Clarity: Get Clear Before You Get Busy

Wed, Jan 20, 2027 · 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM ET

Free on Zoom

The year does not need another resolution from you. It needs clarity.

Save your seat
Connection: The People Who Hold You UpWorkshop

Connection: The People Who Hold You Up

Wed, Feb 17, 2027 · 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM ET

Free on Zoom

You check on everybody. Who checks on you?

Save your seat
She Rises, She ReapsCommunity Event

She Rises, She Reaps

Fri, Jul 16, 2027

Wilmington, NC

July 16–18, 2027 in Wilmington, NC. Three days of restoration, training and celebration at the She Speaks Community Conference.

See the conference
Marquisha Williams, founder of She Speaks Community Co.

A Note From Our Founder

As a woman who lost nearly everything and rebuilt from the ground up, I know what one right conversation can do.

The right woman, at the right time, telling you the truth, can change the direction of your whole life. I want every woman who finds She Speaks to have that, whether or not she can afford it. So pull up a chair. Bring your questions. We saved you a seat.

Marquisha Williams

Founder, She Speaks Community Co.

Questions

Before you save your seat.

Workshops share general education and personal experience. They are not medical, mental health, legal, tax or financial advice. Workshop topics, mentors and dates may change. Live sessions run 7:00 – 8:00 PM ET.

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January 20 is closer than it feels. Don't start another year on your own.

Save your free seat today, then step into the She Speaks Sanctuary and meet your sisters.

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