“Susan was profoundly respectful of the vulnerability we demonstrated, which created the sense of safety necessary for growth…she has a nurturing, encouraging and empowering style of facilitation.”
— Retreat Participant
Restorative Retreats
A commitment to integrating and supporting mind + body + spirit led to a joyful collaboration called “Wholly Nourished.” These women-only retreats are designed to engage all our senses and flexible enough to meet individual needs. With content focused on self-compassion, participants enjoy facilitated conversation with small groups of likeminded women, yoga, sound baths, art, journalling, outdoor quiet time, and delicious farm-to-table meals.
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Get a feel for the content of our “Wholly Nourished” Restorative Retreats with this agenda from an earlier event.
past agenda
Wholly Nourished Retreat
Charlotte, NC
January 2025
ARRIVE & SETTLE at Whitehead Lodge
somatic heat-building mobility with maude
calling in a life you love: neuroscience and the practice of intention-setting with susan
soul nourishing farm-to-table family style luncheon with chef stephanie
rest and digest: solitude and contemplation
designing a mandala: moving intentions from our heads to our hearts through our hands
yoga nidra and sound bath
Closing: tea and gratitude
the daring way
restorative retreat Curriculums based in brené brown’s work
Brené Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston where she holds the Huffington Foundation – Brené Brown Endowed Chair at The Graduate College of Social Work. She has spent more than two decades studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy, and most recently completed a multi-year, cross-sector study on courageous leadership. I am trained to facilitate her Gifts of Imperfection, Daring Greatly and Rising Strong programs. These are ideal for small groups and are often delivered as adult education programs in faith organizations, men’s and women’s retreats, and among trusted friends at a beach or mountain retreat.
Daring Greatly
Daring Greatly™ is a highly experiential curriculum that explores topics such as vulnerability, courage, shame, and worthiness. We examine the thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that hold us back and identify the new choices and practices that will move us toward more authentic and wholehearted living. Courage is contagious, and doing this work in a group setting creates powerful shifts in perspective.
Rising Strong
Rising Strong™ is based on the simple physics of vulnerability: if we are brave enough, often enough, we will fall. This curriculum walks us through what it takes to get back up, and how owning our stories of struggle give us the power to write a daring new ending. Struggle can be our greatest call to courage and the clearest path to a wholehearted life.
Gifts of Imperfection
The Gifts of Imperfection™ curriculum, based on Brené Brown's work, is a guide to living "wholeheartedly" by embracing imperfection, focusing on courage, compassion, and connection through ten Guideposts like cultivating authenticity, self-compassion, gratitude, and creativity, taught via small groups with reflection, journaling (sometimes art-based), and group discussion to let go of perfectionism and scarcity.
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“Every minute of class, every segment, every movement is purposely and successfully designed to get the student to the next moment of the experience."
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"The retreat completely exceeded my expectations and blew me away with the connections to self and others."
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"I loved the connection to Brene's work. You three make a perfectly balanced team, allowing each of your personal values to shine through."
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"Susan had a great balance of interactive work, reflective/meditative work, and creative work. She kicked judgement of self and others out the door and created a safe and welcoming space."
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