#WeHearHer
ADVOCACY COUNCIL
Through pathways that amplify voices and spark community impact, our nationwide coalition is advancing women’s mental health through storytelling, advocacy, and cultural change.
Power Your Voice, Ignite Change.
The #WeHearHer Advocacy Council reflects SeekHer’s dual commitment to systemic change and community-rooted leadership. It’s where boardroom strategy meets backyard storytelling — ripples of impact that begin with you. Whether you're sharing your story, hosting a conversation, or activating local impact, every voice matters.
Join over 500 members who’ve pledged to build a future where every woman feels seen, supported, and empowered — in our homes, workplaces, and communities.
Here are 3 simple ways to get started.
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Take The Pledge
Make your voice heard and be recognized as a community advocate for women’s mental health. This is your first step toward collective healing and leading change.
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Amplify Your Voice
After taking the pledge, share your story and spotlight the work you’re leading — whether it’s a program, initiative, or everyday advocacy. Our platform is here to elevate your impact.
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Join a #WeHearHer Circle
Attend advocacy-focused roundtables with peers, partners, and thought leaders — opening dialogue to deepen awareness, foster alignment, and build shared accountability across sectors.
Start Your #WeHearHer Chapter with
Women Who LEAD
For mental health advocates ready to deepen their impact, SeekHer invites you to join Women Who LEAD — a 4-week leadership cohort designed to support you in creating safe spaces for healing, connection, and advocacy. Whether you envision gathering in person or cultivating a digital space, this pathway honors your unique rhythm, capacity, and call to lead.
By starting a #WeHearHer Chapter, you’ll have the opportunity to:
LEAD LOCALLY, HEAL COLLECTIVELY.
Develop your chapter idea as a values-aligned community space for women’s wellness and advocacy
Explore Grassroots Leadership
Seed Your
Vision of Impact
Apply for $500 in microfunding to seed your chapter’s growth and expand your leadership through connection, care, and collective impact
Amplify Your
Leadership Journey
Deepen your voice, vision, and impact within a growing movement for mental health and women’s well-being
From planting local roots to nurturing an expansive vision, this 4-week journey offers space to lead with intention and grow alongside the SeekHer community.
Here’s how it works:
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Create a community-rooted space where women’s lived experiences are honored and amplified. Chapters serve as local or virtual extensions of SeekHer’s mission, offering platforms for healing-centered dialogue, advocacy, and visibility.
Over four weeks, you’ll receive mentorship in healing-centered leadership, facilitation, and storytelling — all designed to help you build your chapter with care, clarity, and emotional sustainability. Your journey culminates in sharing your #WeHearHer Chapter, a reflection of your community’s voice that will be featured in our public directory.
Once your chapter is activated, you’ll have the opportunity to apply for microfunding to seed its growth.
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As part of an active cohort cycle, you may apply for a stipend of up to $500 to support your chapter’s launch or deepen ongoing efforts. These microfunding opportunities are designed to honor your labor, seed new ideas, and sustain momentum in your local or digital work.
Stipends are awarded based on clarity of intention, community impact, alignment with SeekHer’s mission, and funding availability. If your chapter isn’t funded in a current cohort cycle, you’re welcome to reapply in future cycles as your vision evolves.
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Be held, heard, and honored within an ongoing container that welcomes fellow leaders, fosters peer connection, and amplifies your story.
As a #WeHearHer Chapter leader, you’re invited to share your voice and chapter work through curated events and features — spotlighted across SeekHer’s platform of 40,000+ advocates, partners, and supporters. It’s a launchpad for visibility and connection, where your story becomes part of a collective movement rooted in healing and advocacy.
Your Questions, Answered.
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A Chapter is a local or virtual space where women gather to share stories, spark change, and build healing-centered leadership rooted in community.
Chapters are designed to reflect your rhythm, capacity, and community. Some may gather in person, while others cultivate digital spaces for connection and care. There’s no one-size-fits-all model — just a shared commitment to honoring women’s lived experiences.
Expressions of Community-Based Chapters:
Hosting a monthly storytelling circle at a local library or wellness space
Facilitating virtual journaling or reflection sessions for women across time zones
Leading a healing-centered book club or creative workshop
Organizing a local pop-up advocacy event series for community dialogue
Creating a private online group for ongoing peer support and resource sharing
Chapters Within Organizations May Take Shape As:
An embedded chapter within a corporate or organizational ERG to support emotional wellbeing and community-building among colleagues
A community care initiative through a small business — such as a salon, studio, or coaching practice — to deepen connection beyond services
A student-led chapter within a school, college, or university community to foster emotional wellbeing, peer connection, and student leadership
Whether you’re planting seeds locally or building bridges digitally, your #WeHearHer Chapter is a space to lead with intention, amplify voices, and foster belonging for those within your sphere of influence.
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Chapter leaders guide conversations, foster belonging, and activate local impact—while deepening their own leadership, storytelling, and advocacy skills.
Leading a #WeHearHer Chapter isn’t just community-building—it’s legacy-building. It offers:
A platform to deepen your voice and visibility as a healing-centered leader
Opportunities to practice facilitation, storytelling, and values-driven advocacy
A way to expand your network and collaborate across sectors and geographies
Alignment with your entrepreneurial or professional goals through impact-driven leadership
A chance to model intentionality, emotional equity, and systems change in action
In some cases, a Chapter may serve as a gentle testing ground—an early iteration of a future business, nonprofit, or community initiative
This is a space to grow your leadership arc while staying rooted in care, clarity, and collective impact.
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This cohort is open to all members of the #WeHearHer Advocacy Council — a community of women and gender-expansive individuals who’ve pledged to lead with voice, care, and collective impact.
Not yet a member? You can join the #WeHearHer Advocacy Council by taking the pledge by clicking here. It’s free and open to all aligned individuals. Once you’ve joined, you’ll be eligible to apply for the cohort.
We welcome individuals across sectors and lived experiences, especially those passionate about healing-centered leadership and community-rooted change. No prior experience is required — just a commitment to reflection, design, and connection.
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Each week, our Women Who LEAD programming centers on a core theme and includes:
A 30-minute video tutorial
Reflection exercises and assignment submission
Optional live sessions for deeper connection and support
We recommend setting aside 1–2 hours each week to engage with the materials and reflect meaningfully—this rhythm allows space for integration, clarity, and growth.
The weekly themes are:
Week 1: Values & Vision
Week 2: Story & Safety
Week 3: Activation Design
Week 4: Boundaries & Sustainability
After training, you’ll have a rolling application window through the end of the quarter to submit your LEAD Fund request. Completion of all weekly assignments is required for funding eligibility—each submission helps deepen your clarity, readiness, and impact.
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As part of the Women Who LEAD cohort, Chapter Leads may apply for a stipend of up to $500 to support the launch or growth of their chapter. Stipends are awarded quarterly, based on alignment, readiness, and available resources.
Note: Funding is currently available only to U.S.-based Chapter leaders.
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Funding is not guaranteed. All cohort participants receive training and support, but LEAD Fund stipends are awarded through a separate application and review process.
Funding is awarded based on:
Alignment with SeekHer’s mission and values
Potential for community impact
Emotional readiness and clarity of vision
Availability of funds in that cycle
Every application is reviewed with care. We deeply honor the intention, effort, and vision behind each submission.
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You may apply once per quarter after completing the 4-week training. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until the posted deadline for each quarterly cycle.
If not selected, you’re welcome to reapply in a future cycle. To ensure equitable resourcing across our growing community, each Chapter leader may receive one $500 stipend per calendar year.
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Absolutely! You’re welcome to reapply during future funding cycles without retaking the 4-week training. You’re also invited to rejoin a cohort or attend live sessions anytime for renewed support and inspiration.
While we’re unable to offer individualized feedback on each LEAD Fund application, our live sessions during the 4-week journey offer space to ask questions, receive guidance, and strengthen your application in community.
Leadership isn’t a one-time act—it’s a rhythmic practice. Whether you reapply, join a future cohort, or continue building your chapter, we’re here to walk with you through each season. With or without funding, your #WeHearHer Chapter can thrive with ongoing support, visibility, and connection.
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Yes! All Chapter leaders who complete the 4-week training will be featured on SeekHer’s website—honoring your leadership and amplifying your commitment to community healing.
They will also be invited to share their personal stories and chapter work — spotlighted across SeekHer’s platform of 40,000+ advocates, partners, and supporters.
“I joined the Advocacy Council to be a part of something bigger than myself. As individuals we have so much knowledge, talent, and capacity to do for others, but we sometimes reserve them because we think someone else will step in. I’m stepping in and advocating for those women struggling with their mental health and their ability to create space for themselves.”
— FELICIA E., #WEHEARHER COUNCIL MEMBER, CT
Council Insights
Hear from a few of our Advocacy Council members as they share their collective hope for a future that embraces wellness & equity to better support women’s mental health.
