Let’s talk about rest. Not a 15-minute power nap with your phone buzzing. Not the 30 seconds of silence you get in the car before someone calls asking what’s for dinner. Not sitting in a doctor’s office alone and calling it “me time.” I’m talking about real, nervous-system-resetting, soul-sighing, full-body exhale rest. And if you’re a woman…
You Don’t Need to Do More. You Need to Feel More. Let me guess. You’re capable. Responsible. Driven. You get things done-even when you’re exhausted. You’re the one people count on. At work. At home. In friendships. In life. And you’re tired. Not “take a nap and you’ll be fine” tired. I’m talking nervous‑system fried, emotionally…
By Shannon Jamail Most women don’t go on a retreat because they’re mildly stressed. They go because they’re one breakdown away from snapping at their boss, their partner, or that lady in front of them at Target who can’t figure out the chip reader. They come because they’re tired. Burned out. Maxed out. And they need something…
Let’s be honest-scrolling through all the gorgeous retreat photos online can feel like dating apps for wellness. Everyone looks peaceful, the food looks amazing, and the setting is always perfect. But how do you know which women’s stress reduction retreat is actually right for you? Here’s the deal: not every retreat will be your match. And that’s okay.…
Let’s be real-life over 40 for women hits different. Hormones shift, priorities shift, sometimes our bodies feel like they’re speaking a language we don’t understand anymore. Add in identity transitions, aging parents, empty nest moments (or teens launching into the world), and a body that no longer recovers like it did at 25-and it’s no…
Most women I meet are operating in survival mode. Running households, managing careers, tending to relationships, keeping the pets alive, maybe even parenting or caregiving (or both)- and somewhere in that chaos, we’re supposed to find time to work out, meditate, and get 8 hours of sleep? Cute idea. The truth is, modern life wasn’t built with women’s…
If you’ve ever thought to yourself, “I just need a break,” this one’s for you. I work with a lot of women-moms, entrepreneurs, corporate warriors, caretakers-who are doing ALL the things. And by the time they finally carve out space to come on one of our women stress reduction retreats, they’re running on fumes. I…
Let me tell you something fresh off the heels of a 3-day conference where I was just an attendee (not the speaker, not the host-just me, sitting in the room with a notebook and an open heart) There is serious power in paying to be in the room. I felt it. I still feel it. Something magical happens…
Let’s just get real for a second: if one more person tells you to “just take a bubble bath and practice self-care,” you might scream. 🙃 Because for most of us midlife women, the idea of “self-care” has been watered down into 10-minute meditations, expensive eye creams, and trying to squeeze in a yoga class…
Let’s talk about something real, raw, and deeply important: emotional release.Because whether we want to admit it or not, so many of us are carrying heavy stuff we were never meant to hold forever. And guess what? Healing doesn’t always happen in a therapist’s office (though therapy is amazing and important too!). Sometimes it happens barefoot…