Retreats

Small group experiences have outsized impacts.

Since 2019, I have dedicated myself to creating safe spaces and transformative healing experiences through small-scale events. By blending leadership development, community building, and self-care practices, these carefully curated events offer a lasting impact that attendees carry with them for years.

Culture Catalysts Retreat 2024

Goals

  • Deepen and reinforce Client Relationships.

  • Empower attendees to adopt and apply inclusion skills in the workplace.

  • Create a sense of community among attendees.

  • Leave attendees feeling rejuvenated.

Stand-out Moments

  • Goodie bags included items from small women-owned and Black-owned businesses.

  • The Community-Building activities were the highest-rated across the board.

  • The attendees created a group chat to stay in touch!

Program Overview

A one and a half day event, focused on leadership development, community-building, and self-care.

Activities Include

Welcome Dinner with open bar, followed by s’mores around a fire pit.

Community Circle to create Accountabilibuddies and set goals.

Various self-care activities at a beautiful woodland resort.

Workshops for:

  • Self-Awareness

  • Embodying Your Power

  • Developing Team Connectedness

  • Creating Safe Spaces for Trust to Thrive

Bar chart showing all responses for event satisfaction, with four responses at 0% and one response at 100%, indicating full satisfaction.
Scenic view of a park with a winding path, lush green grass, small trees, and a backdrop of mountains and cloudy sky at sunset.
A long wooden dining table decorated with artificial autumn leaves, candles, and small votive holders, set in a room with wood-paneled walls and large windows showing a view of trees outside.
Invitation card for DEI Community Retreat with watercolor forest background, featuring green trees, a stream, and a sky.
A conference room with a long wooden table adorned with white floral centerpieces, surrounded by upholstered chairs, and a whiteboard on a stand in front of wooden windows.
Decorative candles on a wooden table with gift bags and a painting in the background.
Seven women sitting around a wooden conference table in a well-lit room with large window and wooden paneling. The table has flowers, drinks, notebooks, and electronic devices, and the women are smiling at the camera.
Promotional graphic for the Cultivate Empathy Retreat, October 3-6, 2024, featuring a smiling group of diverse people and a scenic landscape with a river and mountains at sunset.
Event ticket for Cultivate Empathy's Cultures Catalyst, scheduled for October 3-5, 2024, at Skamania Lodge, with a 'Winner' label on the ticket.
Bar chart showing the impact of various workshop sessions, with categories from no impact to life-changing, for five sessions: Welcome Reception, Seeds of Self-Awareness Workshop, You are the Medium for Your Movement, Rooted in Curiosity Workshop, St
Modern living room with mid-century style furniture, wooden ceiling beams, and large windows showing a rocky outdoor patio with seating, all illuminated by hanging pendant lights resembling pine cones.
A display of wooden discs with colorful, concentric circle patterns, arranged on a wall above a table with gift bags wrapped in yellow and green tissue paper and tags with names.
A handwritten quote on a white piece of paper that reads, 'Inclusion starts with me. I'm responsible for how I show up for my coworkers.' The paper is laid on a brown surface, with two black fountain pens, a small ink bottle, and a green leafy plant
Five women sitting together on a stone bench in front of a stone fireplace, smiling.
Sunset over lush green lawn with trees, mountains, and a lake in the distance; there are Adirondack chairs and a building with a green roof in the foreground.
Dining table set with glasses, cutlery, and a bottle with a plant, overlooking a grassy outdoor area with people playing, surrounded by trees and mountains during sunset.
Title slide for 'Culture Catalysts Retreat: Seeds of Self-Awareness' by Candice Heidebrecht, October 2024, featuring botanical illustrations and a dark green background.
A promotional graphic for the DEI Community Circle featuring a laptop showing a virtual meeting with diverse participants, surrounded by green leaves on a brown background with gold accents, and text inviting viewers to register to join.
Cover page for 'Cultivate Empathy's DEI Practitioners Retreat' proposal, including images of people engaging in outdoor activities, a group watching a performance, and a nature scene.

Community Retreat 2025

Goals

  • Deepen and reinforce Relationships.

  • Empower attendees to get clarity on whatever is holding them back.

    Leave attendees feeling rejuvenated.

Program Overview

A one and a half day event, focused on leadership development, community-building, and self-care.

Activities Include

  • Welcome Dinner with heavy hors d’oeuvre

  • Community Circle to set goals.

  • Group Outings

  • Workshops for:

    1. Overcoming the Transformation Hurdle

    2. Developing Self-Trust

    3. Defining Healthy Success

A woman wearing a hat and denim jacket observes blooming pink cherry blossoms in a lush garden on a sunny day.
A wooden table displaying a white tote bag with green handles, a brown notebook, and a black zipped hoodie, all branded with 'Cultivate Empathy' and event details.
Cover of a journal titled "Get Clarity on Your Mission," for Spring Retreat 2025, featuring a stylized tree with yellow fruit and white and dark green leaves, and the words "Cultivate Empathy" at the bottom.
Driftwood and logs on a sandy beach with cliffs and trees in the background.
Three women sitting on a green sofa in front of a decorative setting with a large red and white mushroom, a bee decoration, greenery, and a brick wall. They are smiling and posing for the photo.
A pillow resting on a window seat next to a large window overlooking a beach with sand dunes, grass, and the ocean in the distance.
A large tree leaning at an angle over a sidewalk in a park or natural area during overcast weather.
Person relaxing on a beach towel in the sand, with footprints nearby, facing the ocean with waves and a cloudy sky.