About
Life can be stressful - even in "normal" times, and "quarantimes" are far from normal.

So we’ve created a special event just for you. Take 45 minutes to decompress and de-stress. Please join us for this exclusive, live event.

No stress if you can't! The event will be available on-demand afterward, and everyone who registers will get a reminder and a link to the on-demand recording.

Featured Sessions:

Welcome Remarks by Host and SheKnows Contributor Kat Cosley

The Sound of Self-Care | Nicole Rutsch leads a meditative sound bath to help us re-center and find calm within our mind and body.

Filling Your Well | An empowering conversation on the importance for parents to prioritize self-care. From expert advice on taking care of your mental health to tips on re-balancing domestic duties & beyond, our panel is here to help.
Speakers: Brooke Burke, Nina Westbrook, Eve Rodsky & Keya Nkonoki

Brief Exercise Break featuring Brooke Burke

Can I Just Have 5 Minutes? Closing Keynote with Genevieve Padalecki | Genevieve Padalecki joins us to share how she’s only taking what she needs into 2021, focusing on her wellbeing, & finding creative fulfillment both on and off-screen.
Presenters
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Genevieve Padalecki
Creator of Now & Gen, Entrepreneur and Actor
Genevieve Padalecki is the creator of Now & Gen, the popular lifestyle blog and YouTube channel. Gen, who is well known for starring as Ruby on CW hit Supernatural, recently reprised her role, after a 10-year hiatus, for the fifteenth and final season. Gen can currently be seen opposite her husband, Jared Padalecki, on the new CW Walker, a reimagining of CBS’ long-running 1990s action/crime series Walker, Texas Ranger.

Gen and Jared are based in Austin, Texas, where they are raising their three children...along with 12 chickens, two dogs, a hedgehog and 2 rabbits. The successfully growing Now & Gen brand is a byproduct of her popular lifestyle blog of the same name, which was created as a place for Gen and audiences alike to connect and inspire one another. Gen is no stranger to adventure and loves sharing her discoveries. From NYFW to urban homesteading and hiking Machu Picchu, the blog offers an intriguing mix of personal tips and advice, healthy recipes, product recommendations, her work in sustainability, and heartwarming family moments. Her social growth and engagement continue to impress. Within weeks of launching Instagram, Gen surpassed 1 Million followers and receives 8-10% engagement per post.

In August 2020, Gen launched SONOMA by Now & Gen in partnership with Kohl’s. SONOMA Goods for Life is a billion-dollar private brand at Kohl’s, designed to offer a casual and easy lifestyle experience across all product categories to better serve families today. The collaboration offers beautiful and classic fashions for women of all sizes at an affordable price. Proceeds from her “Bee Conscious” tee will benefit Green For All, a nonprofit dedicated to addressing climate justice through the creation of green jobs that lift marginalized communities out of poverty while providing more sustainable solutions for the future. A recent trip to The Great Bear Rainforest inspired her latest venture: TOWWN, an online resource and community dedicated to reducing burnout for people + planet.
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Nicole Rutsch
Reiki Master, Soundhealer and Transformational Coach
Nicole Rutsch, is a NY-based Reiki Master, Sound Healer & Coach. She is known for her calming presence and ability to guide clients towards being healthier in every sense of the word.Nicole works with individuals who want to take their lives in a new & positive direction and helps her clients quell anxiety, reduce stress & become clear with what they want from life.

A session with Nicole will clear out toxic energy, which may exist due to the presence of negative feelings like regret, guilt, or sorrow. She will help you to feel better connected to your authentic self and call in a life that is filled with joy, abundance and love.
She takes an integrative approach to her work & operates from a truly holistic perspective, working to balance the deep connection between mind, body and soul.
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Nina Westbrook
Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, Founder of Minibrook + The Little Ark OKC
Nina is a devoted mother of three children, Noah, and twins, Skye and Jordyn, and married to NBA All-Star, Russell Westbrook. When not spending time with her family, Nina can be found following her passion to serve her community as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, or building her personal brands, The Little Ark, a lifestyle boutique in Oklahoma City that offers fun and educational classes for families, and Minibrook, a timeless epicene children’s apparel brand with adaptable, heirloom pieces designed in Los Angeles making its debut this summer.
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Brooke Burke
Founder, Brooke Burke Body
Brooke Burke is a CEO, TV host, fitness guru, podcaster, author, philanthropist, mother and cancer survivor. Her mission is to educate women about the importance of physical and mental health and wellness.

In 2019, Brooke launched Brooke Burke Body, a service dedicated to helping women everywhere make their health & wellness a priority. BB Body is a must-have fitness app for busy women featuring 100’s of HD quality exercise videos, including LIVE streams, workout challenges, nutritional videos, advice and more.
As a leader of the digital fitness movement and one of the most influential wellness gurus on social media, her fitness programs have been featured on Good Morning America, The Today Show, Access Hollywood, Women’s Health, E! Entertainment & many more.
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Keya Nkonoki
Founder, MOMS AT OM, Doula, Pregnancy Coach, Women's Yoga Specialist
Keya is a doula, pregnancy coach, women's yoga specialist, mother of two boys, and Owner of MOMS AT OM -an online prenatal/postnatal + women's yoga and wellness membership community.

She has been passionately serving women-supporting hundreds of families as a pregnancy yoga coach-and offering a variety of women's wellness programs since 2003.

Keya loves spending quiet time in nature and hanging out with her family.
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Eve Rodsky
New York Times Best Selling Author of Fair Play
Eve Rodskyis working to change society one partnership at a time with a new 21st century solution to an age-old problem: women shouldering the brunt of childrearing and domestic life responsibilities regardless of whether they work outside the home. In her New YorkTimes bestselling book Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do (and More Life to Live), she uses her Harvard Law School training and years of organizational management experience to create a gamified life-management system to help couples rebalance all of the work it takes to run a home and allow them to reimagine their relationship, time and purpose.
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Kat Cosley
Television Host, News Reporter and Executive Producer
Kat Cosley is an Emmy Award-Winning television host, news reporter and executive producer with more than 20 years experience in the industry. She has worked at television stations across the country and her work has been featured on both the local and national stages.

Kat is married to her college sweetheart and together they have two young boys. When she can carve out some free time she enjoys exercising, reading (preferably murder mysteries), and spending time with friends and family.

Kat has a degree in Broadcast Journalism from Indiana University and will graduate this spring with a Master's degree in Journalism & Advertising from Syracuse University.