Together We Thrive: A Fireside Chat on Community Care and Mental Health

Join therapist and retreat facilitator Esther Boykin and Denise Fairley, Director of Wellness at Eaton DC, for an intimate, in-person conversation on the often-missing link between personal healing and collective care.

In a world that encourages overfunctioning and emotional isolation, how do we build relationships rooted in truth, tenderness, and mutual support?

This fireside chat will explore what it really takes to heal in relationship — and why so many modern wellness spaces miss the mark.

We’ll talk about:

• Why tending to your inner world is essential for building meaningful relationships
  
  
• How burnout and emotional shutdown undermine our ability to connect
  
  
• What communal care really looks like — beyond social media soundbites
  
  
• What modern therapy often gets wrong about healing and growth
  
  
• Why our current ideas about “boundaries” might be keeping us disconnected
  
  

Whether you're a therapist, caregiver, creative, or simply someone longing for more real connection — this event is for you.

Come exhale with us.

Esther Boykin is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, retreat facilitator, executive coach, and consultant reimagining wellness at the intersection of self-compassion and communal care. Known for her warm, grounded approach, she helps high-achieving leaders, creatives, and change-makers heal burnout, deepen emotional awareness, and build relationships rooted in presence, purpose, and truth.

Denise Fairley is the Director of Wellness at Eaton DC, where she brings a unique blend of mindfulness, community engagement, and holistic healing to the heart of Washington, DC. ​​Denise's work is grounded in a wide range of modalities, as she holds certifications in Yoga (RYT 200), Life Coaching, Reiki, Tarot, Human Design, Meditation, Sound Healing, Trauma-Conscious Care, EFT (Tapping), Herbalism, and the AromaTouch Technique. Together with a dedicated team of wellness practitioners, Denise upholds Eaton DC’s mission of merging social impact with wellness, creating a nurturing environment where guests and community members alike can cultivate balance, resilience, and connection.​

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