Dr. Sharita E. Warfield | TEDx Virtual Watch Party
Dr. Sharita E. Warfield x TEDx
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Special Virtual Premiere + Live Conversation

The Standing OvationShe Never Should Have Gotten

Why do we applaud women for how much they can endure instead of asking what is costing them?

Join Dr. Sharita E. Warfield for an exclusive virtual viewing of her newly released TEDx talk, followed by a candid live conversation about strength, sacrifice, chronic stress—and what it means to move Beyond the Push finally.

Reserve My Seat Wednesday, September 16, 2026 | 6:00 PM CT | Live Online
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Wednesday, September 16, 2026
6:00 PM CT · Live Online
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“That standing ovation was not a reward. It was a receipt.

We have been taught to admire the woman who keeps going no matter what it costs her.

The mother who never stops.
The leader everyone depends on.
The professional who performs while privately depleted.
The woman who says, “I’m fine,” because there never seems to be room for anything else.

But functioning does not always mean flourishing.

Dr. Sharita’s TEDx talk challenges the way we celebrate sacrifice, resilience and “pushing through”—and asks us to consider the physical, emotional and personal price we may be paying for being the strong one.

This watch party is where we take that conversation beyond the stage.

Dr. Sharita E. Warfield

Dr. Sharita E. Warfield is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician, Diplomate of Lifestyle Medicine, certified life coach, TEDx speaker, and creator of the THRIVE framework.

After more than 30 years in medicine—and her own experiences navigating achievement, motherhood, loss, health and the pressure to keep going—Dr. Sharita is challenging high-achieving women to rethink what strength really looks like.

Her message is simple but disruptive:

Success should not require you to sacrifice your health, identity or joy to achieve it.

This is more than a watch party.

Join Dr. Sharita and a community of women, leaders, and changemakers for an intimate evening designed to move us from watching → reflecting → talking → transforming.

WATCHExperience Dr. Sharita’s newly released TEDx talk, The Standing Ovation She Never Should Have Gotten.
GO BEHIND THE MESSAGEHear Dr. Sharita share the story behind the story—and why this message became deeply personal.
JOIN THE CONVERSATIONExplore the hidden cost of push-through culture, chronic stress, constant achievement and always being “the strong one.”
ASK THE QUESTIONSParticipate in a live Q&A and candid discussion with Dr. Sharita.
DISCOVER WHAT COMES NEXTGet an exclusive introduction to Beyond the Push, Dr. Sharita’s upcoming in-person experience designed to help women move from awareness to practical, sustainable change.

The talk starts the conversation. Beyond the Push is where the transformation begins.