Wellness Expert Shares Self-Care Tips and Safety Resources for Galentine's Day

Sherry Mukasa Matemachani provides ideas for fun, festive, and safe girls' night celebrations.

Published on Feb. 9, 2026

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Wellness lifestyle contributor Sherry Mukasa Matemachani shared self-care ideas and safety resources for Galentine's Day celebrations, a holiday observed alongside Valentine's Day that focuses on honoring and maintaining female friendships. Matemachani, a certified wellness practitioner and creator of the inspiration platform Hersonify, offered tips for both girls' nights in and out, including conversation starters, bracelet-making kits, and safety-focused items like Life360 trackers and scrunchies with hidden pockets.

Why it matters

Galentine's Day provides an important opportunity for women to reconnect with close friends amid romantic relationships and family commitments. Matemachani's recommendations aim to help make these celebrations fun, festive, and safe for participants.

The details

For girls' nights in, Matemachani suggested simple products like conversation starter cards, themed wine bottle labels, and friendship bracelet-making kits to create a festive atmosphere without added stress. She said bracelet-making is an easy activity that evokes childhood friendships while encouraging connection. Safety was a key focus for Matemachani's girls' night out recommendations, including using Life360 trackers, scrunchies with hidden pockets for emergency cash or tracking devices, and adhesive foil drink covers to help indicate potential drink tampering.

  • Galentine's Day is observed on February 14, alongside Valentine's Day.

The players

Sherry Mukasa Matemachani

A certified wellness practitioner and the creator of Hersonify, an inspiration platform that encourages women to prioritize self-care.

Marley Kayden

The host who Matemachani presented a handmade bracelet to during the segment.

Taylor

A colleague of the host, to whom Matemachani prepared another bracelet.

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What they’re saying

“Galentine's Day offers an important opportunity for women to reconnect with close friends amid romantic relationships and family commitments.”

— Sherry Mukasa Matemachani, Wellness Practitioner (wishtv.com)

The takeaway

Matemachani's recommendations provide women with ideas to create fun, festive, and safe Galentine's Day celebrations that allow them to prioritize self-care and maintain important female friendships.