Strength, Movement & Joint Health
Build strength for the life you want to keep living—while understanding joints, mobility, pain, bone and muscle through midlife.
↗A global virtual summit + listening movement
The largest conversation ever held with women over 40.
Not another event built around what women are told they should need. A worldwide week of listening, learning and action—built from women’s voices, real lives and unanswered questions.
25,000
voicesheard
“The future shouldn’t be built for women. It should be built with them.”
01 / WHY WE ARE LISTENING
Women have been studied, advised, marketed to and talked about.
Too rarely have they been asked what is actually happening—and what support would make the greatest difference now.
The Big Listen begins before the first speaker takes the virtual stage. A global survey and women-led advisory board shape the questions, the sessions, the resources and what comes after.
Nothing about women without women.02 / THE CONVERSATIONS
The gaps are the agenda.
Six primary tracks. Information literacy woven through every one. A dedicated professional track for coaches and clinicians. Real women’s stories beside expert guidance.
Nutrition Without Dieting
Protein, energy, body composition and real-world eating without shrinking women into another restrictive plan.
↗Hormones, HRT & Endocrine
Clear, balanced conversations about perimenopause biology, symptoms, options and the questions worth bringing to your care team.
↗Mind, Mood & Cognition
Brain fog, anxiety, sleep, stress, identity and emotional health brought out of the margins and into the center.
↗Body Sovereignty
Pelvic health, sexual wellbeing, body image and the right to be informed, heard and in charge of what happens to your body.
↗The Working Woman
Career, leadership, money, caregiving and being taken seriously at work, at home and in healthcare.
↗03 / MORE THAN A SUMMIT
We listen before.
We guide during.
We advocate after.
The Global Listening Survey
Your experience helps decide what deserves the stage—not as an afterthought, but as the starting point.
Your Big Listen Guide
A dedicated AI guide helps you navigate sessions, turn questions into better conversations and build a personal action path.
The Voice-to-Action Report
Collective insights become a public findings report, partner briefings, future resources and sustained advocacy.
04 / YOUR STARTING POINT
Before you choose a talk, understand what needs to be heard.
The Big Listen Personal Voice Map is a short, non-medical diagnostic that helps you name where you feel informed, uncertain, dismissed or ready to act. It then creates a personal route through the summit.
- Your highest-priority conversation
- The questions you want answered
- The sessions most relevant to your life
- A one-page Conversation & Action Map
MY VOICE MAPPRIVATE PREVIEW
Your current priority
“I need language for what I am experiencing—and a clearer next conversation.”
NEXT BEST STEP
Start with the “Name What Changed” listening room, then build a doctor and workplace conversation guide.
05 / YOUR DEDICATED GUIDE
Hundreds of insights.
One guide that listens to you.
Your Big Listen Guide is designed to make the summit usable—not overwhelming. Ask a question in your own words and it helps you find the most relevant expert insights, lived experiences and practical next steps.
“I feel like myself one day and completely depleted the next. Where do I even start?”
LISTENING FIRST
Start by separating what changed from what you believe you should simply push through. Across the summit, three conversations may help you most:
- Mind, mood and cognition: naming the pattern.
- Hormones and endocrine health: preparing better questions.
- Work and capacity: asking for support without over-explaining.
Build my question listShow relevant sessions
Grounded in summit expertsShows sources and limitsDoes not diagnoseTurns learning into conversations
06 / THE GLOBAL WEEK
Seven days. Many entry points. One shared conversation.
Watch from anywhere. Follow the full week or build a focused route around the one part of life that needs attention now.
We Begin by Listening
The findings, the unheard questions and real stories that set the agenda.
↗Strength, Joints & the Body in Motion
Muscle, bone, mobility, pain and training for a capable next chapter.
↗Food, Hormones & the Endocrine Story
Nutrition without dieting alongside clearer, balanced hormone conversations.
↗Mind, Mood & the Invisible Load
Brain fog, sleep, mental health, stress, identity and emotional capacity.
↗Body Sovereignty & Intimate Health
Pelvic health, sexuality, body image, care and informed choice.
↗The Working Woman
Career, caregiving, money, leadership, advocacy and being taken seriously.
↗From Listening to Action
Integration rooms, allyship, the professional track and the collective next step.
↗07 / HOW IT IS DIFFERENT
Designed around who is usually left out.
Women-shaped
A female advisory board and public listening process influence the agenda before it is finalized.
Lived + learned
Clinical expertise sits beside the stories of women living the questions—not above them.
Representation by design
Women of color, varied backgrounds and the often-dismissed 35–44 experience belong across every track.
Conversation, not lecture
Listening rooms, practical workshops, expert conversations and guided reflection replace endless passive watching.
Information literacy
Every track helps women distinguish evidence, uncertainty, opinion, marketing and misinformation.
Men as allies, not experts
Men are welcome to listen, learn and support. Women remain at the center of the conversation.
THE GOAL25,000
women adding their voice
08 / THE LISTENING MOVEMENT
This event should not end when the final session closes.
Survey findings and summit conversations will inform a public Voice-to-Action Report, partner briefings, future tools, listening circles and a year-round agenda for what women say they actually need.
09 / WOMEN-SHAPED
The Advisory Circle
Five women. Different professional lenses, lived realities and communities. Their role is not ceremonial: challenge assumptions, review the survey, identify blind spots, shape tracks and hold the event accountable to its promise.
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HEALTHWORKIDENTITYCULTURELIVED EXPERIENCE10 / WHO THIS IS FOR
You do not need a label, diagnosis or perfect question to belong here.
01You have noticed changes and want language—not dismissal.
02You are tired of conflicting advice and want context you can trust.
03You want strength, clarity, energy and agency for what comes next.
04You support women as a coach, clinician, employer, partner or ally.
11 / COMMON QUESTIONS
Before you join.
Is The Big Listen only about menopause?
No. Hormones and perimenopause matter, but the event is intentionally broader: strength, nutrition, cognition, mental health, body sovereignty, work, relationships, identity and the realities shaping women’s lives after 40.
Is the event only for women over 40?
Women over 40 are the center of the event. Women in their late 30s—especially those noticing early changes—are warmly included. Supportive partners, professionals and allies may also attend with the understanding that listening comes first.
Is it free and available globally?
Yes. The core virtual summit is free to attend online from anywhere. Any optional extended-access experience will be clearly explained separately.
Is the AI guide providing medical advice?
No. The guide is educational. It helps attendees navigate event content, organize questions and prepare conversations. It does not diagnose, prescribe or replace qualified care.
How can an organization or community participate?
Partners can distribute the survey, host a listening circle, support access, contribute expertise or help translate findings into practical change. Visit the partner page for the full pathway.
October 19–25, 2026
First, we listen. Then, we build what comes next.
Join The Big Listen
Free to join. Event access, survey invitations and major announcements only.