Refuge For Healing

05/06/2026

Sound familiar?

I'm too much.
too tall
too loud
too big
too sexy
too open
too messy
too weird
I make people uncomfortable.

or

I'm not enough.
too thin
too short
too quiet
too slow
too invisible
too closed off
I'm not attractive enough
I bore people.

I don't belong.

Or when it comes to your dreams and goals do these sound familiar?
I don't know what I'm doing.
Everyone else has more talent/skill/knowledge than I do.
I'll never succeed.

I'm hopeless.

​Do you fear that you will never find a place where you belong?
Do you fear that you will live your whole life without finding the acceptance that you long for?
Are you afraid that you will never reach your goals because imposter syndrome convinces you that you don't have what it takes?

The thing is, when we learn how fully accept ourselves, the way we wish others would, we lose the need for that same affirmation from others. We carry it inside ourselves. Sure, it's still great to have other people compliment us or affirm us, but we don't need it in the same way.
Our relationships become more genuine because we no longer have the deep agenda of trying to make people
like us. We no longer and deeply longing for them to fill something in us. We bring our whole selves to the relationship with confidence.

refugeforhealing.com

04/23/2026

Please share far and wide! And register for yourself!

This journey will take us to where you:

Think kinder thoughts when you see yourself in a reflection or a photo.

Have more grace for your own mistakes.

Recognize how often you apologize for yourself, and change the pattern.

Treat your body with more tenderness and gratitude.

Begin the life-long journey toward radical self-acceptance.

Learn what self-love is and what it's not.

And more!

01/29/2026

Price reduced and deadline extended! Please email me at refugeforhealing@gmail.com to register!

01/28/2026

Early Bird discount ends this Saturday, Jan 31st.
After that you will still have one week to register at full price.

Email me at the address in the flyer to register! I hope you'll be there!

01/17/2026

Two weeks left for the early bird discount! I hope to see you there!

01/08/2026

01/05/2026

I hope you'll join us!

12/11/2025

Don't miss this wonderful online retreat!
There will be some time to work on projects by yourself, as well as time to connect with others. There will be learning, and poetry, and music. Nobody will be required to do anything they don't want to do, sharing out loud, for example.
Sign up soon!

12/04/2025

Befriending Yourself Online Retreat
January 17th and 18th, 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM MST
$100 per person.
One of the first steps toward feeling at home in your own body is learning how to befriend yourself.
Join me for a safe, comfy online retreat where we will talk about how to stop being unkind to ourselves and how to accept ourselves with love and respect.

11/03/2024

If it feels difficult to smoothly take a deep breath, if it feels like something is catching or blocking your belly from smoothly expanding as you breathe, try this.
Put your hands on the sides of your ribcage. Now, as you take a breath, try to expand outward against your hands. It should feel like you are expanding your ribcage toward both sides, left and right.
Try that a few times. Try it several times throughout the day. See if it helps loosen your diaphragm for easier breathing.
I would love to hear about your experience with this technique!