The Even If Retreat is coming …

  • Relax.

    Unwind, unmask, and connect with like-minded women. You know the saying “the girls who get it, get it?” That’s what you’ll get this weekend. Whatever you’re carrying, this will be a safe space for you to be yourself.

    We’re happy to be with you, no matter what.

  • Rest.

    Your goal for this weekend is a rested mind.

    Your mental load will be officially lifted. Your responsibility is only to do the things that bring you joy and allow you to rest your mind and body.

    The activities available to you are low-key, low-energy, and totally optional. If you just want to exist in the company of others, you can do that. If you want to explore snowy trails, take a drive into town, do a puzzle, watch a movie, read a book… you can do that too.

    Your activity level is totally up to you.

  • Connect

    I fully believe that healing happens when we make eye contact with people who aren’t afraid of our hard things. Through our community dinners, group activities, workshops, and fireside chat, you’ll have plenty of opportunity to experience conversations and connections that will make you feel seen, heard, and understood.

    You’ll connect with others, connect with yourself, and feel more connected to your Creator.

In February 2024, I released a book called Even if He Doesn’t telling the story of some of most difficult traumas and how those things had affected my faith - both in the destroying of it and in the strengthening. Since then, thousands of people have connected over the shared belief that even though bad things happen, we can still live in the goodness of God. We can face our pain and say, “Even if He doesn’t make this go my way, I’ll still believe that he’s good, kind, and faithful.”

Sometimes he doesn’t and sometimes he does and we’re learning to live in the tension of that. This weekend retreat will be both a celebration of surviving the pain we’ve endured and an invitation to connect with other people who aren’t afraid of our mess.

Whether your hard things have strengthened what you believe or weakened it, you’ll be safe and welcome here. Whether you’ve gone through hard things or you haven’t gone through hard things, you’ll be welcome here. If you just want to come for a good time and new friends, you’re welcome here.

No matter what is giving you the urge to sign up for this
trip, you’re welcome. And I truly can’t wait to meet you.

- Kristen

THE ITINERARY : FEB 20 - 23
KERHONKSON, NY

  • Thursday

    4pm - arrive, check in, settle in

    7pm - dinner is served

    9pm - put your PJs on and gather around the fire for storytelling and getting to know each other.

  • Friday

    8:30am - breakfast

    10:00am - free time

    12:00pm - lunch

    1:30pm - Telling Your Story Workshop

    3:00pm - Nature Stroll, free time activities

    7:00pm - Dinner

    8:00pm - Fireside Chat with guided contemplative discussions.

  • Saturday

    8:30am - breakfast

    10:00am - free time

    12:00pm - lunch

    1:30pm - Fostering Strong Relationships Through Trauma-Informed Practices Workshop

    3:00pm - Free time, nature stroll, or pile in cars and head into town to explore.

    7:00pm - Dinner

    9:00pm - Fireside Chat with guided contemplative discussions

  • Sunday

    Checkout by 10am and head home

PRICING

16 total spots available
to keep costs down, all rooms (except one) are shared rooms or beds. **

COST : $1200
PRIVATE ROOM COST : $1400

** there are two spots available at a discounted rate of $1100. these are for a shared King Sized bed in a renovated and fully heated school bus.