Wild ReTreats
When was the last time you gave yourself a gift?
When was the last time you took an hour out of a day just for you? And you didn’t have to DRIVE there?
It’s been a while, huh?
Well, we have good news!
Bethany O’Connor, MA, PCC, CPCC, Melissa Arthur, MA, PCC, NBC-HWC, Annie Ricci, MA, MCC, LMFT, and Kate E. Stephenson, are gathering with a small group of women to honor what the season brings us through the wisdom of the elements. Each season we will explore one of the four elements: water (Spring), fire (Summer), earth (Autumn), air (Winter).
Think retreat without the stress of travel–or as we like to say reTreat, because you deserve to treat yourself!
In our upcoming Summer ReTreat, we will be celebrating the fertilizing and freeing power of FIRE.
60-minute ReTreat, we’ll lead you in practices that will renew your mind, heart, and soul.
You are invited to give yourself permission
… to get away without travel
… to spend 1 hour just for YOU
… to reset, renew, and refill your cup
Together, let’s sink into the wisdom that Mother Nature has to offer so that you can know your own nature better — so you can stop dreaming about where you want to be and finally arrive.
Treat yourself to a Wild ReTreat. Book your home ReTreat here.
Meet the Wild ReTreat Coaches
Melissa Arthur, MA, PCC, NBC-HWC
I am Melissa Arthur, National Board Certified Health & Wellness and Executive Leadership Coach, and Founder of Illuminate Guidance, LLC. I help purpose-driven leaders to experience more joy and balance in their lives and health while developing their capacity to lead and succeed.
My approach is empathetic and action-oriented. Friends and clients alike are drawn to my ability to lovingly listen to and accept them for exactly who they are, while challenging them to become more of who they are meant to be. My clients often say that my zest for life, joyful presence, and infectious laughter help them feel at ease, with a sense that something wonderful is about to happen.
Bethany O’Connor, MA, MCC, LMFT
Bethany, here! I am passionate about helping people manage their high workloads, set healthy boundaries, get in touch with their most extraordinary vision for their professional and personal lives, and chart a course towards realizing that vision and living it every day.
My life purpose is to help find a healthy balance between your personal life and your humanitarian work. My coaching style is empathetic, positive, and empowering. I ask you powerful questions to help you apply a strengths-based approach to reaching your goals.
Annie Ricci, MA, MCC, LMFT
I’m Annie, and I’m a therapist turned Master Certified Coach who is passionate about empowering my fellow human beings to show up as their authentic selves in all aspects of life.
I am here to help you create the change you wish to see in your work and your life. To help you tap into your full potential, unleash your creativity, and embrace your authenticity. To help you thrive, not just survive.
Kate E. Stephenson, MA, PCC, NCRT
Greetings, Kate, here— certified career and holistic life coach, writer and storyteller with over 20 years of experience in this work. Discovering coaching was a life changing experience for me; I knew that when we clear ourselves of anxiety and make space to hear the gentle voice of our true desires, something amazing happens — the path forward becomes clear.
My clients are dreamers and doers with stories to tell and wisdom to share. I help my clients gain clarity on their stories and the language to shape them on their own terms.
The Birth of Wild ReTreats
A Need for Rest, Restoration, and ReTreat
Does this sound familiar?
- “I want to make the jump, but…”
- “I know I need to fill my own cup, but…”
- “I know rest is good, but…”
Self-doubt, hesitation, expectations, busy-ness, and so much else seems to continuously stop you from taking time for yourself, even though you know you need it. Add on to that, guilt and shame pile on whether you take the time or you don’t. You’re not sure how to build yourself back up.
That’s why we created Wild ReTreats. We are starting with just 1 hour… 60 minutes… of time to help you reclaim YOU.
And you aren’t alone!
We are a community of women coming together to support each other. This is an opportunity to not only refill but to share. Your wisdom, your experience, your struggles, can help another woman as she tries to figure life out too.
The Healing Power of Women-Focused Spaces
This is what science says about when women gather:
- Life Spans Increase: A study from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that socially integrated women have a 10% longer life span and a 41% higher chance of living past 85.
- Oxytocin Releases: Unlike the classic “fight-or-flight” response, women respond to stress by releasing oxytocin. Gathering with female friends amplifies this hormone, which calms the nervous system
- Cortisol Lowers: Interacting with a friend lowers levels of cortisol (the body’s main stress hormone), reducing anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress.
- Immune Function Increases: Strong social support networks lower markers of chronic inflammation and strengthen the immune system, helping the body fight off illnesses and recover faster.
And these are just some of the benefits!
A Desire to Share and Strengthen A Magical Bond
Annie, Bethany, Kate and Melissa are all members of a coaching team that Annie (in her awe-inspiring wisdom) has curated over the past 5+ years. The entire team is awesome… and these four coaches together are simply magic. We wanted more time to create and share that magic… collaborating with you!
This is a taste of our expertise and interests:
- Burn Out Care
- Purpose-Driven Powerful Leadership
- Joy-filled Balanced Living
- Healthy Boundaries
- Empowerment & Confidence
- Strengths-Based Action
- Healing Power of Nature
- Grounding in the Divine Feminine
- Energy Healing and Somatic Movement
We are all grounded in Yoga, breathing, meditation, visualization, and other holistic practices that help to sustain and unleash the wonderful Wild within.
Not a woman? No worries.
You are not left out. If you are comfortable with entering a space focused on the divine feminine and tapping into that power for yourself, you are welcome! Please be mindful of the space and how you want to show up in it.
Refill Your Cup.
Renew Your Energy.
Restore Your Balance. Reward Yourself.
Give yourself a treat. Just one hour for you. Invite a girlfriend, too! We all need a reTreat.
It’s time to allow your natural wild self out — tap into Mother Nature and the healing power of the elements.
Together, we build community, share wisdom, generate joy, support through difficulty, and celebrate a life wildly lived!