IMMERSE YOURSELF IN WELLNESS.
Step into an immersive, multi-sensory wellness experience designed to help you slow down, breathe, and just be.
Self-Care Social™ is your invitation to pause the hustle and prioritize yourself without guilt, pressure, or performance. It’s a space where you can exhale, be real, and remember what it feels like to be poured into, not pulled on.
Returning for its second year, Self-Care Social™ is a one-day, intentionally curated experience that brings together wellness, reflection, and meaningful connection in a way that feels real and accessible.
Whether you’re navigating burnout, a life transition, grief, or simply overdue for stillness, this is your space to release what’s heavy, reset your energy, and reconnect with yourself.
You don’t have to have it all figured out to show up. Just come as you are.
EXPERIENCE
SELF-CARE SOCIAL™
Step into an intentionally curated environment where restoration, joy, and self-worth take center stage.
From the moment you arrive, you feel it. The energy shifts. The space invites you to slow down, breathe, and be present. This is what pouring into yourself looks like.
Explore the Self-Care Marketplace and connect with brands rooted in intention. Pause at the Affirmation Mirror and speak life over yourself. Take a moment in the Mindful Lounge, where you color like a child and remember what play feels like.
Step into the Self-Care Pamper Suite, where gentle, restorative services invite you to slow down even more. For a moment, you’re not giving, doing, or carrying. You’re simply receiving.
Then move into the Rest & Relaxation Lounge, a space designed for stillness. You close your eyes, let your shoulders drop, and exhale everything you've been holding. For the first time in a long time, you don't feel alone in it.Â
You wander into a Wellness Conversation where the dialogue is real, honest, and deeply relatable. The panelists speak truths you've been holding but haven't had space to name. These conversations pour into you like good tea, real, restorative, and nourishing in all the ways you need but rarely give yourself permission to receive.
Then gather at a roundtable, where small, intimate conversations create space for connection, reflection, and being truly seen.
In between, you step outside to the Outdoor Refuel Lounge, where you can enjoy curated food and beverage offerings, sit in the sun, and take a moment to reset, refuel, and just be.Â
You’ll meet someone who understands you without explanation. You’ll feel something shift, and you’ll remember what it feels like to be supported, not stretched.
This is your moment to pause.
This is your space to reset.
This is your reminder that you deserve care, too.
You’ll leave feeling lighter, grounded, and more connected to yourself than when you arrived.
Self-Care Social™ is a multi-sensory wellness experience designed to help you rest, relax and recharge while pouring into yourself.
EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS
Explore immersive wellness moments designed to help you slow down, reconnect, and reset at your own pace.
AFFIRMATIONÂ MIRROR
MINDFULNESS STATIONS
SELF-CARE PAMPER SUITE
CURATED Self-Care Kit Bar
Guided BREATHWORK
Sound Bath Healing
Mini Facials
OUTDOOR REFUEL LOUNGE
REST & RELAXATION LOUNGE
Bath Soak Blending BAR
SELF-CARE MARKETPLACE
wellness conversations
YOUR WELLNESS ESCAPE.
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Tucked inside Chicago’s historic Ravenswood neighborhood, Artifact Events is where industrial soul meets intentional softness. 28,000 square feet of soaring timber beams, exposed brick walls, and floor-to-ceiling windows flood the space with natural light.Â
The moment you step inside, something shifts. You feel it in your body before your mind catches up, a soft grounding, like you’ve finally made it to a space that gets it. Warm hardwood floors ground you. Sunlight pours through the windows, casting gentle patterns across weathered brick. There's an easy flow between rooms, each one offering a different kind of refuge.
It’s bright. It’s open. It breathes.
Every room invites you to be present: to journal, to rest, to move, to take up space in your softness and your strength.
The enclosed Courtyard, framed by 25-foot antique stone columns, offers fresh air and quiet reflection when you need to step outside and just be.
For one day, this architectural gem becomes something sacred. It becomes a place where healing isn't rushed. Where the air holds room for breathwork and breakthrough. Where you can move freely or sit quietly in the hum of community. The space meets you where you are and holds what you carry.
The rooms glow from the collective warmth of people choosing to rest, reset, and return to themselves.
This is where you'll exhale on purpose. Where you'll move through self-care zones without rushing. Where the architecture itself seems to whisper: You're allowed to slow down here. You're safe to rest. You belong in this moment.
WELLNESS CONCIERGEÂ
Start here. Settle in. Let the experience begin.
When you arrive, someone will greet you. Not to rush you through logistics, but to ask: What do you need today?
They’ll walk you through the space, where to find the quiet rooms, where the conversations happen, and when key moments begin. They’ll help you shape your day around what your body is asking for, not what you think you “should” do.
Want structure? They’ll map a path from the Pamper Suite to the Wellness Conversations to the Marketplace. Craving connection? They’ll guide you toward the roundtables where real conversations unfold. Prefer to wander? They’ll step back and let you move at your own pace.
This is not a one-size-fits-all experience. You don’t have to figure it out alone.
Your Concierge is here to remove the guesswork, ease the overwhelm, and make sure you feel supported from the moment you walk in to the moment you leave.
SELF-CAREÂ LOUNGES
Move through spaces designed for rest, reflection, and reset.
Self-Care Pamper Suite
A luxurious sanctuary offering mini spa services that melt away tension. Enjoy facials, massage therapy, and gentle indulgences in a serene setting with soft lighting and calming energy. Step inside, leave the noise behind, and let your body reset. Leave refreshed, renewed, and glowing.
Mindful Lounge
A colorful, creative space featuring mindful coloring, intention cards, and grounding rituals. This is where play meets presence, offering a gentle way to center your energy while engaging your senses.
Outdoor Refuel Lounge
Step outside for curated food and beverage offerings, fresh air, and a moment to reset. Whether you're enjoying a meal, connecting with other guests, or soaking in the atmosphere between experiences, this is your space to nourish yourself and slow down.
Rest & Relaxation Lounge
Ease into comfort with thoughtfully designed loungers, soft ambient lighting, and a serene atmosphere that encourages stillness. This is your invitation to pause, exhale, and allow your body to reset.
VIP Escape Suite
(VIP ticket holders only)
Need a moment to yourself? This exclusive upstairs sanctuary offers an intimate, light-filled space designed for rest and reflection. Plush seating, gentle prompts, curated rituals, and an atmosphere that invites you to slow down and listen inward. Every corner offers permission to pause.
VIPÂ Lounge
(VIP ticket holders only)
Create your own self-care ritual to take home. At the Self-Care Kit Bar, hand-select wellness essentials tailored to your needs. Then move into the Bath Soak Experience to blend your own custom mix of salts, oils, and botanicals. This isn’t just a takeaway, it’s a reminder that your self-care continues beyond the event.
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SELF-CARE MARKETPLACE
Explore a curated marketplace of wellness artisans, service providers, and small businesses offering self-care essentials to support your daily rituals.
Discover handcrafted candles, nourishing skincare, intention-setting journals, aromatherapy blends, and tools designed to bring calm into your everyday life. Connect with healers and holistic practitioners whose work is rooted in care and intention.
Move through the space at your own pace, ask questions and have real conversations with the people behind the products and practices. Find what resonates with where you are right now, and leave with something meaningful that supports your self-care long after the day ends.
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SELF-CARE IS TRANSFORMATIONAL
You can feel the difference when you start choosing yourself on purpose. Your mind clears. Your energy shifts. You move and lead differently.
Self-Care Social™ creates space to step away from the noise and reconnect with yourself without pressure or performance. Held during Mental Health Awareness Month, this experience is a timely reminder to pause, reset, and pour back into you.
When you're well, you show up differently for yourself and everyone who needs you. It starts with one decision: choosing yourself.
RESERVE YOUR TICKETWELLNESS
PANEL CONVERSATIONS
Real, unfiltered conversations about rest, resilience, and redefining success with practitioners, creatives, and leaders who truly get it. Each session is a space to drop the mask, share honestly, and leave with tools that help you live and lead from a place of wholeness.
Heavy on the Healing: Mind Full or Mindful? Unpacking the Mental Load
Rest. Burnout Isn’t a Badge
The Weight We Don’t Talk About: Fatherhood, Finances & the Fight for Peace
WTF, Perimenopause!?
THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU FINALLY POUR INTO YOURSELF
I truly enjoyed myself. I'm not one to practice self-care, but it was nice to get away from the stress and just relax in a Zen environment. I feel better.
- KEIONA WRIGHT
Self-Care Social was everything I needed to get back up and going. Life took a toll and I lost my momentum, but attending this event helped me remember what matters most. The vibes were incredible and I connected with phenomenal people who were encouraging and supportive. I am so excited for the next one!
-Â MARQUITA FERGUSON
This was a perfect way to enjoy being outside, the spa-like activities, and real connection! I enjoyed the games, conversation and reflection. Everything was so beautifully done. It was also a great way to meet new people without the pressure. Grab your friends and be there for the next one!
-Â JAMELIA AMOR
I really enjoyed the tone of the Self-Care Social day. Everything felt easy. I was able to just flow and connect organically. I met incredible people and even had an impromptu photoshoot. What a zen day!
- TREEMY C
WELLNESS
ROUNDTABLE CONVERSATIONS
Sit down. Take a breath. Let’s talk.
Two rounds. 25 minutes each. Start at a table that speaks to you, then choose to stay or shift for the second round. Go deeper on one topic or follow what you need in the moment. Either way, you’ll be in a space where the conversation feels real and the people around you understand more than you have to explain.
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CHOOSE YOUR CONVERSATION(S):
Are You Taking Care of Your Busy Body?
Grief: Holding What Hurts
The Invisible Load: Caring for Others Without Losing Yourself
Self-Care for Mothers: Beyond the Bubble Bath
Boundaries, Burnout & the New Rules of Work
Money on Your Mind: Financial Stress & Emotional Well-Being
Identity Shifts: Who Am I Becoming?
Love, Boundaries & Emotional Health: Redefining Relationships on Your Own Terms
VIP EXPERIENCE
VIP is the most intentional and elevated way to experience Self-Care Social™.
Your self-care deserves first-class treatment.The Self-Care Social™ VIP Experience is designed to remove the stress, the waiting, and the guesswork, so you can fully immerse yourself in rest, clarity, and connection. Â
During This Elevated Experience, You’ll Enjoy:
- VIP Early Access -Â Arrive before general admission to enjoy the space, sign up for spa services, and shop the marketplace firstÂ
- A curated VIP welcome gift waiting for you at arrival
- VIP Concierge Welcome and Personalized Guidance -Â Your dedicated VIP Concierge will greet you at check-in, walk you through your exclusive experiences, and help you craft your ideal day
- Exclusive access to the VIP Escape Suite -Â Your private upstairs sanctuary featuring plush seating, aromatherapy, a wellness refresh station, calming sounds, light refreshments, and gentle reflection prompts
- Curated Self-Care Kit Bar -Â Hand-select from thoughtfully curated wellness items to build your personalized self-care kit to take home
- Bath Soak Blending Experience -Â Create a personalized aromatherapy soak using Epsom salts, essential oils, and dried botanicals to take home
- Exclusive Speaker Meet-and-Greet - Small group experience with select panelists for deeper connection, candid Q&A, and photosÂ
- Full access to all General Admission experiences
- …and a few thoughtful surprises along the way
Why VIP?
The Self-Care Social™ VIP Experience Pass is designed to remove the stress, the waiting, and the guesswork so you can focus on what you came for: rest, clarity, and connection.
VIP spots are intentionally limited and expected to sell out.
Secure your experience today.
CHOOSE YOUR EXPERIENCE.
GENERALÂ EXPERIENCEÂ
$30Â
Launch Week Special
Early pricing available for a limited time.
During This Immersive Experience, You’ll Enjoy:
- Self-Care Pamper Suite:Â Professional spa activations
- Wellness Conversations - Panels and intimate roundtable discussions
- Curated Self-Care Marketplace
- Sound Bath Healing
- Wellness Concierge
- Mindfulness Stations:Â Affirmation wall, mindful coloring, and journal nooks
- Rest & Recharge Lounge
- Outdoor Food Lounge
- Community Connection:Â A space rooted in rest, release, and renewal
Reserve your experience before prices increase.
RESERVE YOUR TICKETVIP EXPERIENCE
$85
Launch Week Special
Early pricing available for a limited time.
During This Elevated Experience, You’ll Enjoy Everything in General Experience Pass Plus:
- VIP Early Access:Â Arrive before general admission
- VIP Welcome Gift: A curated gift waiting for you at arrival
- VIP Concierge Welcome & Personalized Guidance
- Exclusive VIP Escape Suite Access - Private upstairs sanctuary (VIP only)
- Curated Self-Care Kit Bar:Â Build your personalized kit to take home
- Bath Soak Blending Experience:Â Create a custom aromatherapy soak
- Exclusive Speaker Meet-and-Greet
- …and a few thoughtful surprises
VIP is limited and designed for a more intentional, elevated experience.
Secure your VIP experience before it sells out.
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MEET THE PANELISTS
Learn from powerful voices leading conversations on healing, wellness, relationships, and real-life growth.
Toyia Miller-Peters
Restore Her Womb Sanctuary and Wellness Studio /Â The Mindful Sistah Wellness and Counseling Services
PARTNER WITH US.
For brands and collaborators aligned with care, not chaos.
If your work serves the burnt out, the overstretched, the ones who have been running on empty for too long, we should talk.
Self-Care Social™ is for people navigating stress, burnout, grief, and life transitions who need more than motivation. They need space to actually rest. We are looking for partners who understand that.
Whether you want to sponsor the experience, bring your products to the marketplace, volunteer your time, or share the story, there are meaningful ways to be part of this.
We are not looking for logos on a banner. We are looking for brands and people who genuinely care about creating space for healing, not just talking about it.
Let’s create something that truly serves the people who need it most.
PAST SPONSORS & PARTNERS
FOR EVERYONE WHO'S BEEN HOLDING IT TOGETHER
I created Self-Care Social™ because I know what it feels like to hold everything together while quietly falling apart.Â
On the outside, things look good. You’re showing up. You’re handling it. You’re getting it done.
On the inside, you’re tired. Overstimulated. Running on empty while still trying to be everything to everyone.
Like many of you, I juggle a lot and wear many hats. I'm an award-winning event strategist, wife, and mom of three. As the CEO and Principal Event Strategist of L' Shanell + Co., I’ve spent two decades creating meaningful, high-impact experiences for brands, businesses, and communities. I’ve also built multiple businesses that require my time, creativity, and energy every single day.
I've spent years pouring into others before remembering to pour into myself.Â
I created the first Self-Care Social™ in 2022, when the world was opening again.
Being around people felt different.
Connection mattered in a deeper way.
Taking care of ourselves felt necessary, not optional.
For a few hours, people paused.
People breathed.
People exhaled.
That moment stayed with me.
Life kept moving. The pace picked back up. The noise returned.
The need for that kind of space never went away.
Now, it feels even more urgent.
We are living through one of the most emotionally exhausting times many of us have experienced. The political climate, economic uncertainty, global unrest, and the relentless pace of everyday life are taking a real toll on our mental, emotional, and physical well-being.
The pace is relentless. The noise is constant. We scroll through the news and it feels heavy. We go to work and push through. Then we come home and do it all over again. The weight of simply existing right now is something we don't talk about nearly enough.Â
Most of us are pushing through instead of pausing.
Then life reminds you to slow down.
In recent months, I've experienced personal losses that forced me to slow down and reflect in a way I could not ignore. Grief has a way of stopping you in your tracks and reminding you that time is precious, connection matters, and that we cannot keep putting ourselves last.
Grief has taught me that we cannot pour from an empty cup, and we cannot heal what we refuse to acknowledge.
Last year, I hosted two virtual community conversations that stayed with me long after they ended: The Different Faces of Grief: A Grief Town Hall and Who's Caring for the Caregiver? The conversations were raw, honest, and deeply needed.
What struck me most was just how many of us are not truly taking care of ourselves, not just on the surface, but in the deeper places we rarely give ourselves permission to tend to.
That’s what shaped Self-Care Social™ into what it is now.
This is not about surface-level self-care. This is about creating space to slow down, to feel, to reconnect, and to be supported without pressure.
Grief is not weakness.
Rest is not something you have to earn.
Stillness is not laziness.Â
You deserve care, too.
Surrounding yourself with a community of people who truly get it is one of the most powerful investments you can make.
Self-Care Social™ is my love letter to every person who has put themselves last for far too long.
I can't wait to welcome you into this space.
Latoya Shanell
Founder, Self-Care Social™
Sunday, May 17
Artifact Events |Â Chicago, IL
Self-Care Social™ is an immersive, multi-sensory wellness experience designed to help you rest, relax and recharge while pouring into yourself.
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