The Empowerment Series at FUELhouse Presents:

Cultivating Self-Love in the Everyday: An Interactive Workshop 💛

Reflect • Connect • Recharge

📅 Event Details

📅 Thursday, February 19th 2026
🕠 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
📍 Yoga Room* @ FUELhouse Gym (4027 Leary Way NW, Seattle)
💛 Free + Open to Members & Non-Members
🧘‍♀️ Space is limited — registration required!

Please note: There is a flight of stairs with a railing to access the yoga room. If accessibility is a concern, please reach out to Hayley and we will do our best to accommodate.

This free event is open to both FUELhouse members and non-members. 🤝
Registration is required and closes Tuesday, February 17th, 2026.

February is often centered around love — where we feel it, where we don’t, and how we experience it in our daily lives. At FUELhouse, we believe strength isn’t just physical. Feeling safe, supported, and connected to ourselves plays a powerful role in how we move, grow, and show up for our goals.

This workshop invites you to explore self-love in a thoughtful, grounded way — not as a slogan, but as something we can notice and practice in the small, meaningful moments of everyday life.

✨ What to Expect

Join us for an evening designed to help you slow down, tune in, and connect — with yourself and with community.

The evening will include:

🧘‍♀️ 30 minutes of gentle movement led by Coach Joyce Leslie to help you arrive, ground, and reconnect with your body
💭 30 minutes of presentation + interactive workshop led by FUELhouse member and psychotherapist Banu Hummel
🥂 30 minutes of social time to connect with others in a relaxed setting

Light appetizers and drinks will be provided. You’re welcome to bring a dish to share if you’d like, though it is not required. 🍓🧀

💡 Why Attend?

💛 Gain a fresh perspective on love beyond romance — including self-love, safety, and belonging
🌱 Learn simple, practical ways to cultivate compassion and care in everyday life
🏋️ Understand how emotional wellbeing supports strength, confidence, and physical progress
🧠 Spend intentional time reflecting, connecting, and recharging
🤝 Learn from an experienced psychotherapist while deepening your connection to the FUELhouse community

🫶 The Workshop

February reminds us to think about love — where we have it and where we may feel its absence. Being loved and learning to love ourselves can be complex, and many of us struggle at times to feel safe, secure, and grounded within our own bodies.

In this interactive session, Banu will explore love outside of the expected box. Together, we’ll consider questions like:

How do we cultivate love in the corners and crevices of our everyday lives?
What does self-love actually feel like in practice?
How does our relationship with ourselves influence our ability to pursue physical goals?

At FUELhouse, we work every day to strengthen and empower our bodies. This workshop highlights how love — especially self-respect, compassion, and care — is an integral part of that process. Think of this as a meaningful Valentine’s gift to yourself. 🎁

About Banu Hummel

Banu Hummel has worked as a psychotherapist for over 25 years in both international and national settings. Alongside her private practice, she served as a therapist and crisis assessment specialist for UNHCR in Turkey and was a full-time psychology instructor at Istanbul Bilgi University for 12 years.

Born and raised in the U.S., Banu feels at home across cultures and geographies. After recently moving to Seattle, she found a new community here at FUELhouse. Drawing from her professional experience and personal perspective, she will guide us in exploring how cultivating love within ourselves can support body empowerment, growth, and resilience.