This Retreat May Be For You If…

You’ve spent a long time being the strong one. You’re capable, responsible, and often the person other people depend on.

You may have done therapy before and understand yourself intellectually, but still notice old reactions, relationship patterns, anxiety, overthinking, emotional exhaustion, or a nervous system that never quite seems to fully settle.

·        Space to finally exhale

·        A deeper connection with yourself

·        Relief from constantly being “on”

·        More ease in your body

·        Greater emotional clarity

·        A chance to reconnect with joy and pleasure

·        Support moving through old patterns without spending an entire retreat immersed in your trauma

·        Meaningful connection with other thoughtful, growth-oriented people

·        Time away from your usual environment to see yourself — and your life — differently

What’s Not Included

Airfare and personal travel expenses are not included. You will also want to budget for personal purchases, some meals or independent activities, and any optional experiences outside of the included retreat itinerary.

Why Italy?

There is something about Italy that naturally invites you to slow down. Meals take longer. Beauty matters. Connection matters. Pleasure isn’t something you have to earn.

The Campi Flegrei region sits along the coast west of Naples, surrounded by the Mediterranean, ancient volcanic landscapes, thermal waters, history, and a slower rhythm of life.

It creates a beautiful backdrop for the work we’ll be doing together: less pushing, more allowing. Less performing, more being. Less surviving, more living.

What Makes This Experience Different

My work has always been about helping people move beyond simply understanding their patterns and into actually experiencing something different.

This retreat brings together the approaches I use in my therapeutic work — trauma-informed care, somatic healing, mindfulness, yoga, nervous system regulation, attachment work, and experiential practices — in a setting that allows us to go deeper while still leaving plenty of room for integration and enjoyment.

The goal is not to spend several days talking about everything that has ever happened to you. The goal is to help you create meaningful experiences of safety, connection, presence, choice, and possibility.

Those experiences can become something your nervous system begins to carry home with you.

What Your Days Might Feel Like

Imagine waking up in Southern Italy without immediately reaching for a list of things you need to accomplish.

A slow morning. Coffee. Fresh air. Movement. A guided practice designed to help you reconnect with your body and nervous system. Time to reflect. A beautiful meal.

An afternoon exploring the coast, soaking in thermal waters, resting, swimming, reading, or simply doing nothing at all.

Later, perhaps a meaningful conversation, gentle yoga, or a guided integration practice before dinner. And enough space between everything to actually experience where you are.

This retreat is intentionally intimate so the experience can remain personal, connected, and flexible.

What’s Included

·        7 nights of accommodations in Southern Italy

·        Daily trauma-informed therapeutic and somatic programming

·        Yoga, Yoga Nidra, mindfulness, breathwork and restorative practices

·        Guided nervous system regulation and integration experiences

·        Small-group experiences, reflection and connection

·        Selected meals

·        One to two curated local excursions

·        Retreat materials

·        Time intentionally built in for rest, exploration and integration

·        Optional visit to Terme di Nerone natural thermal spa

Specific itinerary details will be shared as the retreat approaches.