✨ 5 Days Until the Aligned AF Summer Camp Summit! ✨

The countdown is on, creative misfits and wild hearts. I’m over the moon to invite you into a truly restorative and revolutionary experience—the Aligned AF Summer Camp Summit.

This isn’t just another online business event—it’s a gathering of soul-led visionaries, midlife makers, and anyone yearning to deinstitutionalize their day-to-day rhythms and rekindle the liberating magic of summer camp, all year long.

Welcome, creative misfits and fellow seekers of soft rebellion, to another luminous gathering around the Creative Liberation Campfire. In this heartfelt episode, host Josephine Patricia is joined by Brenda Rigney—coach, community builder, and gentle trailblazer from the Aligned AF community. Together, they invite us into the warm glow of the upcoming Aligned AF Life & Business Summer Camp—a summit designed for women yearning to unravel the rules of institutional life and reclaim their most vibrant, creatively liberated selves.

With playful honesty and nourishing wisdom, Josephine and Brenda explore the tender path of deinstitutionalizing our daily living—inviting us all, especially midlife women and anyone walking the edge of change, to turn away from old stories rooted in patriarchy and hustle, and nurture new ways of being in business, community, and health. Alongside a tapestry of more than thirty voices, we hear about not just entrepreneurship, but the interconnectedness of our personal well-being, relationships, and the generational ripple effect of lifting one another up.

Grounded in presence over perfection, this episode is an invitation to find belonging, experiment gently, and celebrate the unique ways women rise together—from breaking glass ceilings to reimagining everyday abundance. Whether you are longing for a life that feels more like summer camp all year long, or simply wish to hear honest, intergenerational stories of creative liberation, draw near and listen in.

Let’s build a future where your most authentic, intuitive voice has a place at the fire. Settle in—this is a space for you.

1. Welcome & Community Invitation

* Introduction to Brenda Rigney, her role, and connection to the Aligned AF Skool community

* Overview of the upcoming Aligned AF Summer Camp Summit as an open, accessible space for women (and others) interested in creative liberation and deinstitutionalizing daily life

2. De-institutionalizing Daily Life & Creative Practice

* Explorations on what it means to deinstitutionalize one’s daily routine, work, and creative self

* Shifting away from corporate structures and societal expectations

* Fostering creative liberation as an ongoing, intentional practice

3. Who the Summit Serves: Intergenerational & Intersectional Focus

* Expanding “midlife women” beyond Generation X to include Millennials, Gen Z, and anyone at a transition point

* Life stages: experiencing work, family, relationships, community-building, and personal realignment

* The process of refinement and committing to what truly matters

4. The Patriarchal Roots of Creative and Business Constraints

* Unraveling societal conditioning—expectations around motherhood, daughterhood, work, and relational roles

* Recognizing and gently releasing the norms inherited from patriarchal structures

5. The Power of Sisterhood, Community, and Intergenerational Wisdom

* The anchoring importance of being witnessed and supported by other ambitious, creative women

* Cultivating a multi-generational community for wisdom-sharing and mutual liberation

* The ripple effect of breaking out of generational silos

6. Social Impact and the One Girl Can Organization

* Introduction to One Girl Can and its transformative work in supporting girls’ education in Kenya

* Brenda’s personal involvement, mentoring, and the impact of scholarships

* Connecting entrepreneurship and the importance of access to education from an early age

7. Aligned AF Community & Summit Structure

* Details about the summit: dates, access, bonus content for participants

* Live and recorded sessions featuring 30+ speakers, with thematic days (e.g., sales/marketing, wealth/impact, relationships, health/vitality)

* Opportunities for live co-working, advisory sessions, and continuous, hands-on support

8. De-institutionalizing Business: Building New Models of Success

* Questioning the meritocracy/hustle paradigm in favor of collective growth and shared resources

* Advocating for women’s businesses to be built from nourishment, community, and sustainability

9. The Wider Socio-political Landscape

* Brief reflections on challenges faced by women in the US and Canada (taxes, healthcare, wealth gaps)

* The importance of advocating for women in political, economic, and healthcare settings

10. The Frontier Spirit & Ancestral Wisdom

* Drawing resilience from ancestors (e.g. women in the American West)

* Honoring the ongoing work of redefining wealth, community, and creative power

11. Accessibility, Belonging, and Gentle Encouragement

* The summit and community as non-competitive, low-barrier, and radically supportive spaces

* Gentle steps toward business-building: from summits and bundles to small personal breakthroughs

* Soft structure: “presence over perfection” and valuing authenticity over polish

12. Breaking Intergenerational Patterns & Raising Voices

* Overcoming inherited limitations—a nod to how current generations of women and non-binary folks can do what their grandmothers could not

* The nourishing effect of supportive community for dismantling internalized barriers

13. Embracing the Fullness of Women’s Lives in Business

* Celebrating multidimensional womanhood: health, family, business, beauty, care work, relationships

* Why a summit for the “whole person” rather than just one business angle is essential

14. The Ripple Effect of Visibility and Empowerment

* Stories of raising professional/financial worth and negotiating for better opportunities

* Advocacy for fair compensation and visible recognition of feminine labor, especially in caregiving fields

15. Raising Awareness on Health: Perimenopause & Women’s Care

* Creating space to talk openly about perimenopause and women’s health—areas often neglected in conventional business and medical spaces

* How these health conversations tie back into work, creativity, and collective thriving

16. Closing Invitations and Reflections

* Brenda and Josephine’s hope for participants to step forward authentically, reclaiming and celebrating self-worth

* The ongoing invitation to join, reflect, and co-create more liberating, supportive futures—inside the summit and beyond

Brenda Rigney is a passionate advocate for women navigating midlife transitions, drawing deeply from her own experiences as a Gen X woman. As she began working with midlife women—while journeying through this life stage herself—Brenda discovered the rich intersections that define women’s lives beyond age: career pivots, building and rebuilding communities, raising families, living abroad, and the evolution of friendships. She recognizes that while younger women crave exploration, midlife brings a pivotal period of reflection, refinement, and committed decision-making, especially around health, relationships, and priorities.

Brenda’s work centers on supporting women as they choose what fits them best, encouraging them to put themselves first and question societal expectations about motherhood, career paths, and community roles. She thrives on connecting with women facing these exciting yet complex crossroads and champions the need to unravel outdated norms—especially in business and personal identities. Through her story and her work, Brenda empowers women to redefine fulfillment on their own terms.

✨ 5 Days Until the Aligned AF Summer Camp Summit! ✨

The countdown is on, creative misfits and wild hearts. I’m over the moon to invite you into a truly restorative and revolutionary experience—the Aligned AF Summer Camp Summit.

This isn’t just another online business event—it’s a gathering of soul-led visionaries, midlife makers, and anyone yearning to deinstitutionalize their day-to-day rhythms and rekindle the liberating magic of summer camp, all year long.

We’ll be circling up with over 30 inspiring speakers, all weaving gentle structure, radical self-trust, and intergenerational wisdom into conversations that matter:

– Breaking out of old systems (yes, even the subtle ones tucked into our calendars and conversations)

– Creating truly neurodivergent friendly routines and communities – Reclaiming our right to rest, play, and creative fortitude—on our own terms

– Centering authentic connection, holistic well-being, and soft rebellion in our business models

– Building lives that are both mystical and grounded, imaginative and sustainable I’m humbled to share my own session about deinstitutionalizing daily life and practice for folk artists, entrepreneurs, and anyone fed up with the mainstream grind.

Together, we’re untangling inherited narratives, experimenting with gentle presence, and discovering what wild support can feel like. 🌱

This is for you if: You crave community and sisterhood with ambitious, mission-driven women You want to break free from hustle, hierarchy, and toxic comparison You love multi-generational story circles, creative thresholds, and permission to be your full, mythic self The summit is free to join—plus, when you upgrade to the VIP experience, a portion of proceeds goes to One Girl Can, supporting girls’ education and entrepreneurship in Kenya. Layered support, real impact. 🎟️ Join the waitlist and receive your camp invitation here https://swiy.co/SummerCampSummit

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