our flagship in-person eventDressing Room Confessions
Come as you are.
Dressing Room Confessions brings women together for the honest conversations we’ve been craving, but rarely get to have. About our bodies. Our relationships. Our identities. What we’re leaving behind.
And what we want next.
Thank you to our partners
The Power of Community
Dressing Room Confessions is an intimate live event series bringing women together with experts, storytellers, and each other to talk honestly about midlife.
We talk about perimenopause and menopause, sex and intimacy, relationships and identity, the expectations we’re ready to leave behind, and the lives we want to create next.
Throughout the evening, women are invited into the dressing room to share something they haven’t said out loud, whether it’s a truth, a realization, or a confession.
We call these reflections “After the Mirror.” We’ve found that women come out of these moments feeling like a weight has been lifted and ready to take on the world in a new way.
What began as a 10-city tour in 10 months is becoming something bigger, with more cities, more conversations, and more ways for women everywhere to gather, get real, and keep the conversation going.
We’re just getting started.
2026 Tour Dates
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LOCATION:
Veronica Beard, Southampton, NYThursday, Aug 20
5:00pm – 7:00pmThe Midlife Collective Co-Founders along with Special Guest, Actress and Midlife advocate Alysia Reiner, invite you to join us in Southampton for an evening of inspiring conversations, meaningful connection, celebration and of course, champagne.
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LOCATION:
Veronica Beard, Boston, MAWednesday, September 16
5:00pm – 7:00pmThe Midlife Collective Co-Founders invite you to join us in Boston for an evening of inspiring conversations, meaningful connection, celebration, and champagne.
Special guests and co-hosts will be announced soon.
Check back soon for RSVP info.
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LOCATION:
Veronica Beard, Larkspur, CAMidlife Collective Co-Founders with Special Guests:
Ashley Turner, LMFT
Licensed Psychotherapist, Yoga-Meditation Expert, and Psychedelic TherapistDr. Jennifer Lang
Board-Certified OBGYN & Gynecologic Oncologist -
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Veronica Beard, Charlotte, NCMidlife Collective Co-Founders with Special Guests:
Dr. Sasha Davenport
OBGYN, Assistant Professor at Wake Forest School of Medicine, and Director of Female Sexual Medicine at Atrium HealthDr. Deborah Matthew
Best-selling Author and Integrative Medicine Physician specializing in hormones, menopause and women’s wellness -
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Veronica Beard, Washington, DCMidlife Collective Co-Founders with Special Guests:
Dr. Tasneem Bhatia (Dr. Taz)
Board-Certified Integrative Medicine Physician, Founder of Hol+, and Bestselling AuthorEricka Sóuter
Award-Winning Journalist, Author, and Good Morning America Parenting Expert -
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Veronica Beard, Dallas, TXMidlife Collective Co-Founders with Special Guests:
Dr. Jessica Shepherd
OBGYN, Menopause Expert, Natural Cycles Advisor, Founder of Dallas-Based Sanctum Med + Wellness, and Author of Generation MDr. Anna Cabeca
Triple-Board-Certified OBGYN, Sexual Health Expert, and Author of The Hormone Fix -
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Veronica Beard, Austin, TXMidlife Collective Co-Founders with Special Guests::
Gabriella Espinosa
Menopause and Sexual Wellness Educator and Host of please in the PauseDr. Emily Morse
Sex Therapist, Author, and Host of the Sex with Emily PodcastMarcella Hill
Author and Founder of Wake Her Up, a community supporting women navigating perimenopause and menopause -
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Veronica Beard, Austin, TXMidlife Collective Co-Founders with Special Guests:
Kimberly Williams-Paisley
Actor, Author, and AdvocateMelinda Doolittle
Singer and American Idol Season 6 FinalistDr. Natalie Crawford
Board-Certified OBGYN and REI, Author of The Fertility Formula, and Natural Cycles PartnerLaura Reviere
Board-Certified Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner specializing in compassionate, evidence-based care -
LOCATION: Veronica Beard, Greenwich, CT
Midlife Collective Co-Founders with Special Guests:
Lauren Tetenbaum
Women’s Advocate, Therapist, and Author of Millennial MenopauseDr. Kerry Kraus
OBGYN and Senior Medical Advisor at Natural Cycles
After the Mirror
“I’m just so fucking tired of trying so hard to be what the world expects of me.”
– Age 50
“Seeing these cool midlife women own it is the greatest gift. It makes me see it as a second act, rather than the beginning of the end.”
– Age 35
“My mental health fell off a cliff, but it took me a long time to recognize it.”
– Age 51
“Recently I just don’t know if my husband is my person.”
– Age 46
“I’m a yoga teacher and a therapist. I have all the tools, but they’re not working.”
– Age 54
“I know this is stereotypical for this age, but it actually is my neck. I see myself in the mirror and then I move my hand and pull it up like I’m doing right now.”
– Age 53
“I recently left my marriage of thirty plus years. For the first time, I chose me over what makes somebody else happy. And that was liberating.”
– Age 62
The Story Behind Dressing Room Confessions
Co-Founder Constance Zimmer shares how a one-time idea grew into a national tour, the unexpected power of the dressing room confessions, and the moment they realized they had created something women truly needed.
VOICES WE'VE LEARNED FROMSpecial Guests
We’ve been fortunate to welcome an incredible lineup of experts, authors, advocates, and thought leaders to Dressing Room Confessions.
Voices who’ve joined the conversation (from left): Dr. Tasneem Bhatia (Dr. Taz), Dr. Anna Cabeca, Dr. Natalie Crawford, Dr. Sasha Davenport, Melinda Doolittle, Gabriella Espinosa, Marcella Hill, Dr. Kerry Kraus, Dr. Jennifer Lang, Dr. Deborah Matthew, Dr. Emily Morse, Dr. Jessica Shepherd, Ericka Sóuter, Lauren Tetenbaum (LCSW), Ashley Turner (LMFT), Kimberly Williams-Paisley
Thank you to our in kind partners
