Wild Haven Sanctuary

04/30/2026

We've received some beautiful testimonies since we started HiKing to Heal:

“I almost didn’t go—I was tired, in pain, and felt that familiar pull to put self-care on the back burner and tackle my to-do list.

When I arrived, my pain level was about a 7—and by the time I left, it was down to a 3.

But what surprised me most wasn’t just the physical shift… it was everything else. I found myself slowing down and noticing the little things again—the intricacies of moss, tiny flowers, even an otter in the creek—and it felt like God was gently bringing me back to a place of childlike curiosity and playfulness.

It wasn’t just movement. It was grounding, joyful, and deeply restorative.

It was truly WONDER-ful.” - MaryBeth S.

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"When I arrived my mind was full, body was tense, and felt the overall weight of life on my shoulders. Trish guided us gently through thoughtful movement that felt safe and supportive. Her voice was soft and low enough to hear the water rushing, birds singing. My mind and body slowly let go of that tension with each purposeful movement she guided us through.

I left today feeling much lighter, more steady, and very peaceful. Thank you, Trish!" - Margie H.

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04/27/2026

Due to the NATURE of our "doing our business" involving the great outdoors, and after several portapotty rentals and/or ladies preferring not 💩 in nature when a portapotty is not accessible, we have concluded that it would be more sustainable and practical - and nature friendly 🌎 - for us to provide our retreaters, hikers, and workshop participants with a "Nature's Head Composting Toilet!"

If you are able and willing to make a monetary donation (link 🔗 in comments) OR to purchase and donate a Nature's Head Composting Toilet like the one below and have it shipped to us - please privately message me to coordinate! THANK YOU!

2-3 of these would be heavenly as our space covers about 100 acres of trails and our retreats span 3 days and up to 7 days.

No one - and I mean no one - will beat my customer service and individual support;Easy to install by any reasonably handy person.;Absolutely No Odor. No Maintenance. 5 Year Warranty.;Huge Capacity. 2 people using full time will empty every 4-6 weeks. Easy empty in 5 minutes.;A vast improvement ov...

04/21/2026

Going to put this right here... a great way of explaining our nervous system and how we can create safety to rewire the body to feel safe and expand the window of tolerance in rest and digest states and decrease our time in stress-anxious/depressed states.

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04/08/2026

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✨ Something sacred is unfolding… and we’re opening the doors *slowly, intentionally, and with care.*

We are releasing **EARLY BIRD registration THIS WEEK** for our
🌿 **Wild Haven Sanctuary + RESTore to ROAR Retreat** 🦁 in September of 2026!

And as always, we honor *relationship first*—so access will be released in layers:

🌳 **FIRST** → Our pre-registrants + previous retreat participants
(check our Wild Haven Sanctuary EVENTS -> "Restorative Retreats" page 👀)

🪴 **SECOND** → Our PRIVATE WWild Haven Warrior COmmUNITYFB Group
(available to those connected to Wild Haven—retreat guests, volunteers, donors, clients, etc. Be sure to include your email when requesting to join for verification)

🌱 **THIRD** → Subscribers of *The NuTRISHional Nugget*
(you can sign up on our homepage—scroll to the bottom ✉️)

🌍 **LASTLY** → We open any remaining spaces to the public

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🤍 We intentionally keep this experience **small and sacred**
Only **12 spots available**

Why?

Because healing happens best when it feels:
✨ safe
✨ seen
✨ supported
✨ unhurried

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If there’s even a faint whisper in you that this might be something you need…

This is your gentle nudge to:
✔️ Pre-register (on our Wild Haven Sanctuary EVENT page)
✔️ Or at minimum, subscribe to *The NuTRISHional Nugget* (on our Wild Haven Sanctuary HOME page)

You’ll want to do that **TODAY** to be included in early access before the 12 spots are gone!

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This isn’t just a retreat…
It’s an invitation to **RESTore… to ROAR**—in a way that is grounded, true, and sustainable.

We can’t wait to welcome those who are meant to be in this space - both familiar and new faces alike 💜

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💜 soul to sole🦶

04/06/2026

It’s time to SPRING 💐 into the mountains ⛰️ …

The weather is softening, the trails are calling, and something in our souls is ready to move again. Not just physically—but gently, honestly, together.

We’re preparing to begin our *HiKing to Heal* Explorations very soon, and we would love for you to be part of this sacred, steady return to the outdoors.

These are not just hikes.
They are spaces to breathe deeper.
To release what’s been heavy.
To reconnect—with God, with nature, and with yourself… alongside other women who understand that healing is a journey best not walked alone.

We’re looking for a few more women who are longing for hope, restoration, and meaningful connection on the trails—and in life. 🤍

✨ **Details:**
• Donation-based (give as you feel led)
• Registration is FREE but required
• Register online for waivers + access to our PRIVATE HiKing to Heal Group who receive hike locations, times, and updates via text

🌿 **Come as you are. Walk at your own pace. You belong here. Our first few walks will be flat trails to assess various needs/wants within our group**

👉 **Register now to save your spot and receive your invitation to the private group:** Use the QR code in the image or the link 🔗 in the comments to register.

Let this be your gentle beginning… we’ll meet you on the trail.

03/17/2026

Dear Friends of Wild Haven Sanctuary 💜

As I’ve been sitting with this season, I’ve felt a quiet invitation… not to push harder, but to go deeper.

So for the REST of this 7th year anniversary (or 7th Inning Stretch) of Wild Haven, I’ll be stepping back from ALL social media.... except a FEW of my FB small groups where I provide and receive support like .

Not because the work is stopping—but because it’s taking deeper root.

Like mycelium beneath the forest floor, Wild Haven is still growing… just hidden for a while. Quiet. Unseen. Strengthening what truly matters.

This season has held a lot—layers of life, loss, rebuilding, transitioning, and becoming. And in it, I’ve sensed God gently calling me to come away… to tend to what’s sacred, and to build slowly, organically, honestly, and with great care.

While things may seem quiet here, a few intentional rhythms will continue:

• **Hiking to Heal Cohort** — a small circle of 8–12 women committed to simply hiking (together or on their own) at least monthly, and gathering face-to-face once a month—in person or online via zoom—to be a safe, steady, encouraging presence for one another as we journey through hard and holy valleys and mountains - literally and metaphorically.

And for those who feel connected to Wild Haven in this season, but unable to hike with us, here are a few meaningful ways to stay a vital part of our journey together:

• **Give** — We’re prayerfully working towards a $10,000 goal for 2026 to strengthen the foundation, restore weathered spaces, provide more accessible spaces, and continue creating space for healing. (Yoga props, ADA compliant structures, construction supplies)

• **Volunteer** — Quiet, behind-the-scenes help as we prepare and improve online, land, infrastructure, and studio spaces: construction crews, marketing, website/video editor, bookkeeper, legal advisory board member or legal advisory committee member, Christ-centered instructors - who can also teach secular sessions (arts of all kinds, movement, speakers, etc) and hiking guides to help co-create/co-lead our retreats and add resources to our accessible "Growing Resource Hub" (Free On-demand Library)

• **Participate** — Our 2026 Labor Day Weekend Fall "Restore to ROAR Retreat" will be shared in The NuTRISHional Nugget next month in April. These gatherings are a powerful way to step into healing while also helping sustain and grow the heart of Wild Haven.

***Every-body also has free access to our "Growing Resource Hub" (on-demand library) where you can begin your own wholly hope and healing journey at your own pace and timing from anywhere and for any body.

As I step away from social media, all future updates and invitations will be shared through *The NuTRISHional Nugget*, website announcements on our event and store page (🔗 in comments), and through simple word of mouth—keeping this season grounded, intentional, and deeply human.

This isn’t a retreat out of fear or exhaustion… it’s a return to alignment. A choosing of depth over noise. Roots over rushing.

If Wild Haven lives in your heart, too, your prayers mean more than you know in this quiet, hidden season.

And when the time is right, we’ll emerge— even more grounded, ready, and full of life.

Until then… we grow in the quiet 🌱

With love,
Wild Haven Sanctuary BODy
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03/09/2026

Ohhh 😯

03/08/2026

May I encourage you this week. Please create a safe space in your home (or outdoors as it warms up) that you can retreat to when the world hurts you, gets too heavy, or loud, demanding, and crazy.

A creative, but inviting, soft space where beauty surrounds you that reMINDs you that you are seen, loved, and cared for - EVEN IF you may not feel those facts in the hard circumstances of life.

And, hopefully, you have a safe person (even if it’s not family, even if it’s someone you pay to do so) that you can share ALL your thoughts, feelings, dreams, - and even nightmares - with who will simply listen. Without judgement. Without fixing. And, hopefully, you have a person - or small community even - who will pray FOR you, (and for those who have hurt you), who will stand in the gap on your behalf when you don’t have the words to even pray.

So thankful right now, that when I was feeling stronger, I created this space with gifts and messages from loved ones (art, cards, plants, blankets, pillows, coffee mug, rugs, and butterflies 🦋) that reMIND me I am loved and God is good, and is working ALL things for my good and His glory, and He has a master plan to give us hope and a future, and will restore what the locusts have stolen - even when I cannot YET see it and that my feelings are real, AND at the same time, are not the final word of this story.

I am thankful for REAL and RAW friends who can handle my -ish … even if they can’t fully understand it. They stay when things - or I - fall apart. Heal-ING is hard and holy work. It’s layered.

If I’m honest, I’m almost certain it’s never finished this side of heaven … BUT it gets better — moving from glory to glory. Better and better.

If it ain’t good, He’s not done!


Reflecting right now on this … I can’t be a good if I don’t experience my own WilderMesses to build stamina, strength, endurance and learn how to navigate the challenging trails, weather, and WILD life with the appropriate resources — SO THAT I can more assuredly help others in theirs. And remind them as well … sometimes, along the trails, rest is VITAL to progress.

03/04/2026

So … who’s ready to start sparking joy!? Me. I am.

02/26/2026

If only I were a college student, or hubby and I were retired!

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02/24/2026

I was listening to a video that friend of mine - an AntiTrafficking Advocate - was part of.

Something I truly regret, and did not fight more for (or I should say against) was having electronics with access to the world in the kids - even as teens - bedrooms, or private spaces.

She made a comment similar to “we wouldn’t allow strangers in our children’s bedrooms, yet we allow smart phones, ipads, computers (electronic) that allow hundreds, if not thousands, of strangers into their bedrooms.”

This was a battle that I had multiple times in my home. When I wanted to pull the school laptops and computers out of my kids bedrooms. Saying they could do their homework/research in the living room or in common areas. I acquiesced to “keep the peace.”

I don’t reflect to wallow in regret, reflection should always have a purpose - to move forward better … it’s not anything I can go back and change for my own family. But maybe, I can pass it on to other families.

It’s a hill I should’ve continued to fight on instead of fearing upsetting my marriage and my relationships with my kids. I feel I would’ve rather fought that battle, taken the chance that my kids would’ve hated me for a long time, than to allow strangers (hurt, confused, broken, sometimes even evil people) access to my children without my knowing who they were and what they did.

Heres my PSA for this Testimony Tuesday.

Some “comfort zones” NEED to be protected - even if they are uncomfortable for others!

02/24/2026

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