Why I Created a 14 Day Self Love Retreat & the Healing Journey That Led Me Here

There are moments in life when you can feel yourself standing at the edge of something new, equal parts excitement, vulnerability, and pride. Launching my first 14-Day Self-Love Retreat is one of those moments for me.

This retreat isn’t just a program I created. It’s a reflection of who I’ve become.

Over the past few weeks, I’ve found myself genuinely enjoying the creative process, writing the daily content, mapping out rituals and practices, and recording videos that guide women through moments of reflection, grounding, and self-connection. Each piece felt intentional, nourishing, and deeply aligned with the community I’m building: women who are ready to slow down, reconnect with themselves, and choose themselves with compassion and confidence.

What surprised me most was how proud I felt, not just for launching something new, but for showing up online as myself. Sharing my thoughts. Speaking from the heart. Letting go of perfection and choosing authenticity instead. That alone feels like a quiet but powerful victory.

This retreat was born from lived experience.

Like so many others, the pandemic shifted my life in ways I never could have predicted. It cracked open seasons of grief, uncertainty, and growth all at once. I navigated a divorce, learned how to co-parent, and grieved the loss of the life I once thought I was building. I had to sit with the discomfort of releasing old visions and learning to trust myself enough to imagine something new.

At the same time, I began adjusting my career to better support both my children’s needs and my own. I learned, sometimes the hard way, that peace isn’t something we stumble into by accident. It’s something we prioritize, protect, and practice.

I started choosing presence over pressure. Peace over performance. Alignment over expectations.

And slowly, intentionally, I began creating a life I could fall in love with.

This retreat is an extension of that journey. Every practice, every prompt, every moment of reflection is something I’ve used myself, tools that helped me rebuild trust within, reconnect to my body, and soften into who I was becoming. It’s my way of taking what I’ve learned through a hard season and offering it forward with honesty and care.

My hope is that the women who join this retreat feel supported, seen, and gently guided back to themselves. That they remember they are allowed to slow down. That peace is not selfish. That loving themselves deeply creates space to love their lives more fully, and to show up more present, grounded, and whole for the people they care about most.

This is more than a launch.

It’s a celebration of growth, resilience, and self-devotion.

And I’m so excited to walk this path, together.