STUPENDOUS LOVE Building a Life You Love in the Messy Middle Report
Audience Feedback on May 1, 2026
Attendee Responses
34
100% found this session valuable
82% would hear this speaker again
Attendees found this session
Inspiring
94%
Engaging
91%
Relevant
91%
Actionable
90%
Summary: A Heartfelt Journey Through Tragedy That Inspires Audiences to Live Boldly and Love Without Limits
Heather Wood delivered an incredibly powerful and "deeply vulnerable, heart wrenching" talk that left the audience transformed. Her story about her daughter Ava and how she found the strength to move forward after unimaginable tragedy inspired people to reconnect with loved ones and "live life more boldly." The talk was described as "amazing, incredible, heartfelt, and life changing," with audience members feeling better prepared to embrace life's challenges. Heather's message about living in the "messy middle" and choosing to love despite pain resonated deeply, reminding everyone that "bad things don't erase what is or was good."
Presentation Outcomes Achieved:
Live boldly and love without limits, even when facing life's darkest moments
Embrace the "messy middle" of life rather than waiting for perfect moments
Bad experiences don't erase the good—hold onto what was beautiful and real
How attendees describe this talk
I appreciate her ability to speak about her experiences. I respect Heather for not only sharing her experiences but for talking about it and still having love. I hope she continues being the great person she is. It was an informative talking about dealing with grief and moving forward. I think it would be helpful to include even more ways to connect and bulleted lessons that others can take with them. Thank you.
Trudi Antoine
Inspiring woman telling her story and how she pulled herself out of darkness after tragedy. She talks about her teenage daughter Ava who was horribly taken from her and how she took inspiration herself from how Ava lived and who Ava was, to move forward in her life and live boldly and love stupendously.
Kayla Saltamach
A woman who’s been thru an incredible amount of pain who most people never experience, gets up and inspires people to try to get thru the bad bc there’s more than just that
Attendee
Heather's talk was inspirational and heartfelt. I will be reaching out to love ones that I have lost touch with. I plan on starting to live life more boldly.
Loleta Allen
Inspiring! It really made me reflect on my life and think about how I could live more fully and with more love.
Caroline Chatterton
Deeply vulnerable, heart wrenching, and ultimately a great example of living and loving out loud.
Attendee
A Reminder to remember what’s real and that bad things don’t erase what is or was good.
Attendee
Inspiring and moving- I feel like I’m better prepared to live in the messsy middle ♥️
Becky Gilbert
So meaningful and raw. It makes you think about your own life and how blessed we are.
Sharon Rorer
Feedback for Heather and the event
You're doing a great job. I'm sorry to hear about everything that happened. You're a great public speaker
Tristan
Love the postcard activity! Great marketing! The talk was also great, thank you for sharing about Ava!
Kayla Saltamach
It was a great session. And thank you for sharing your experience with us.
Trudi Antoine
The feedback at the table was also amazing!
Raisa Zhovklaya
PLN Syracuse
Thank you for the perspective on living!
Jane Vangelov
Loved it. The presentation was great!
Sharon Rorer
Nothing… but thank you so much!
Kimberly Lighton
Great talk! Thanks for coming
Michael Cathcart
You are such an inspiration
Loleta Allen