July 16-19, 2026 | Starting at $1100
Return to Self:
A 3-Day Intensive for Women in Life Transition
What to Expect &
The Therapeutic Framework
Some seasons of life ask something profound of us — a shedding, a reimagining, a finding of what was always there beneath the noise.
This intimate, all-inclusive intensive was created for women standing at a threshold: leaving a marriage, stepping into the quiet of an empty nest, healing the tender places in relationship with self and others, or simply asking — who am I becoming, and what do I most deeply value?
Over 3 immersive days at the beautiful Spain Creek Cottage, you will gather with a small circle of women, no more than six, held by experienced therapists, nourished by wholesome meals, grounded in nature, and guided by a carefully woven framework drawing from the most powerful modalities in healing.
❋ Narrative Therapy
Re-author the stories that have defined you. Separate your identity from the problem and reclaim authorship of your life.
❋ Cathartic Energy
Connection is a core part of the process. You’ll learn just as much from the group as from the content itself.
❋Equine Connection
Time with Willow and Sage (our on site donkeys) offers somatic attunement, grounding presence, and wordless reflection.
❋ Parts Work (IFS)
Meet the inner parts carrying your burdens and fears with compassion, led by the curious, calm Self within you.
❋ Shame Resilience Theory
Based on Brené Brown's research. Build the empathy, courage, and connection that disarm shame and live wholeheartedly.
❋Movement & Mindfulness
Lawn yoga, mindful nature walks, and nightly campfires to integrate, restore, and reconnect.
❋ Expert Facilitation
Led by experienced guides who know how to hold space, encourage participation, and keep things moving with purpose.
❋ A Supportive Space
Our events prioritize comfort, safety, and respect—so you can show up as you are and fully engage in the process.
This intensive is for you if...
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Whether you are in the early rawness of separation or somewhere further along the path, the end of a long relationship reaches into every part of who you are. This intensive offers a supported space to grieve what was, release what no longer belongs to you, and begin to find the ground beneath your own feet — steadier than you may believe it is right now.
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The empty nest arrives with a particular kind of quiet — one that can feel disorienting even when you were ready for it. For many women, motherhood has been so central that its shifting asks a profound question: who am I now? This is a gentle, honest space to explore that question without rushing toward an answer.
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When the patterns in our relationships begin to feel heavier than they used to, it is often a signal that something deeper is asking to be heard. Here, we slow down enough to listen — to examine the dynamics that have shaped us, to name what we truly value, and to begin choosing how we show up in relationship from a place of greater wholeness.
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Self-trust is often one of the first things lost in the long seasons of caring for others, navigating difficult relationships, or simply living a life that has not left much room for your own voice. This work is about finding that voice again — learning to recognize it, listen to it, and let it lead.
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Sometimes we reach a point where we know there is more available to us than a weekly 50-minute hour. This intensive was created for that moment — when you are ready to go deeper, to give yourself real time and space, and to do the kind of work that lives in the body as much as the mind. If you feel that pull, you are exactly who this is for.
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A new career, a reinvented sense of self, a life being rebuilt from the inside out — becoming someone new is exhilarating and exhausting in equal measure. This intensive helps you move through that threshold with clarity rather than chaos, grounded in your own values and supported by women who understand the courage it takes.
What to Expect During Your Intensive
Day One
Arrive & Meet
As everyone arrives, we take time to settle in, get comfortable, and begin connecting with those around us. The journey starts here.
Check-In
4:00pm
Group Activity
5:00pm
Dinner
6:30pm
Day Two
Set Intentions & Reflect
Every woman in the circle arrived carrying something — a question she couldn't quite name, a turning point still raw, a hope she'd nearly stopped believing in. Day two is where we begin to speak those things aloud. Not to fix or resolve, but to witness — and to discover that in the speaking, something begins to move.
Meditation on the lawn
9:00 – 9:30am
Group therapeutic session
10:00am
Lunch Break
12:30pm
Creative Workshop
2:00pm
Shared meal & campfire
6:30pm
Rest in your own space
Day Three
Look Forward & Wrap Up
Day three is where the deeper work lands. With trust built and defenses softened, we move into the heart of what transition is asking of you — the stories you've been carrying, the parts of yourself ready to be heard, the values quietly waiting to guide you home. This is the day things begin to shift.
Grounding yoga on the lawn
9:00 – 10:00am
Group therapeutic session
10:30am
Lunch Break
12:30pm
Afternoon group session
2:00pm
Dinner
6:30pm
Individual time for rest & restoration
Day Four
Looking forward — and letting yourself leave changed
The final morning belongs to integration, intention, and the tender work of preparing to carry what you've found here back into your life. We do not rush this. We close with the same care with which we opened.
Final grounding practice
8:45am – 9:15am
Forward visioning session
9:30 am
The circle closes — intimate sharing
11:15-12:30pm
Everything Included
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Three and a half days and three nights of comfortable, inviting onsite lodging at Spain Creek Cottage — a warm, unhurried space designed for rest, connection, and genuine restoration. Staying onsite means you never have to leave the container of care between sessions. Shared and private room options available.
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Three nourishing meals each day, prepared and shared together at the cottage. No logistics, no meal planning — just the pleasure of sitting down with your circle and being fed, morning through evening.
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All group therapeutic sessions and experiential workshops are included — drawing from Internal Family Systems, narrative therapy, Brené Brown's shame resilience framework, and somatic and creative approaches. Morning and evening sessions each day, held by experienced therapists.
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Daily time with our therapy donkeys Willow and Sage — gentle, present, and quietly wise. Equine connection offers grounding and somatic attunement that reaches places words alone cannot. No experience with animals is needed, only a willingness to be present.
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Each morning opens with grounding yoga or meditation on the lawn. Afternoons invite nature walks and quiet time on the land. Every evening closes around the campfire — open conversation, warmth, and the kind of restoration that doesn't have a schedule.
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All art therapy materials are provided. No creative experience is needed — the art space is a place for expression, not performance. Your work from the intensive is yours to take home as a tangible record of your process.
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Comfortable shared common spaces at the cottage invite organic connection between sessions — a place to journal, read, talk quietly, or simply be. Rest is part of the work here, and the cottage holds space for all of it.
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Therapeutic massage is available during afternoon free time at an additional fee — a welcome complement to the deeper inner work of the intensive. Sessions can be arranged at the time of registration or on arrival.
Where you’ll stay
Spain Creek Cottage wasn't stumbled upon — it was intentionally chosen and carefully curated as a place of healing.
Nestled among three creeks in the shadow of Montana's mountains, this land holds a quiet that invites you inward. Whether you're arriving for a SACCA intensive or a group retreat, you'll find the space already set for what you came to do: slow down, reconnect, and begin again.
