The Power of Story Telling

✨ Story-telling ✨ There is something profoundly healing about sharing your story and being seen by others. The power of storytelling is not just in the words we speak, but in the witnessing—the deep sense of connection that comes when we open up, share our experiences, and realize we are not alone. I see this in the women’s circles that I hold, and in the group therapy sessions I facilitate. Each has a power of their own, with some similarities and some striking differences. One is not better than the other, they are beautiful, powerful, and healing in their own unique ways and I LOVE facilitating both.
Sometimes, simply telling our story in the presence of supportive witnesses creates healing within itself. In the group therapy sessions that I facilitate, you’ll experience the added value of therapeutic feedback and body integration, allowing you to move through the trauma held within your story. When we tell our stories, we reclaim our voice and allow ourselves to process emotions that may have been buried for years. Being witnessed by others creates a sense of validation, healing, and empathy—helping us feel understood, seen, and supported.
I have been working hard on perfecting the details for the group therapy weekend Retreat that’s coming up in April “Roots to Wings: Healing Your Inner Child and Embracing Authenticity” and I can hardly wait to step into the magic of this weekend with the divine women who have signed up! We have space for 2 more women if this calls to you, please reach out.
Do you ever feel like you need extra space just for yourself, to connect, feel, and process what’s happening within and around you?
The Embodied Self Connection retreat is designed to help you feel truly embodied—to reconnect with your body, emotions, and inner wisdom in a deep, grounded way. Through somatic experiencing and expressive arts therapy, you’ll be guided to tune into the sensations, feelings, and messages your body is holding. Somatic exercises will help you release stored tension, trauma, and emotional blocks, while expressive arts therapy will allow you to express and process what’s inside through creative movement, art, and other forms of expression.
By the end of the day, you will feel centred, grounded, and deeply connected to your true self. You will walk away feeling more embodied, with a clearer sense of who you are and what you need to show up fully in your life.
The Ritual Portal is an unmissable monthly women’s gathering in Bragg Creek. It is a sacred space for those ready to remember their true selves through the transformative power of ritual, the grounding presence of nature, and the magic of intentional community. From the moment you arrive until the closing of the circle, every element of the evening brings together intentional ritual; inviting you to slow down, be witnessed, and reconnect with the parts of yourself that have been waiting to come alive.
Co-facilitators Jen Reddish and Trina Metz guide you through an immersive, soul-centered journey where ceremony is not just a moment but the heartbeat of the entire experience. Through earth-based practices, shared wisdom, and heart + body opening connection, Jen and Trina create a safe and potent container for transformation. This is more than a circle, it is a living, breathing portal where women are nourished, inspired, and ignited. Step into The Ritual Portal, and you will not leave the same.
A full weekend intensive group therapy intensive retreat in the forests of Bragg Creek - intentionally created to support you in connecting to your sense of self while deepening relationship with the "parts" of yourself from an internal family systems lens.
Through gentle IFS-infused forest therapy practices and quiet reflection, you’ll reconnect with the part of you that leads from within. The forest becomes your mirror, revealing the wisdom, balance, and inner medicine ready to awaken.
This gathering is for healers, space-holders, and leaders who spend much of their lives guiding others.
This offering invites you to connect with your deepest clarity, courage, and power as you slow down to receive. Here, you are invited to receive the medicine you so often give to others.
The Ritual Portal is an unmissable monthly women’s gathering in Bragg Creek. It is a sacred space for those ready to remember their true selves through the transformative power of ritual, the grounding presence of nature, and the magic of intentional community. From the moment you arrive until the closing of the circle, every element of the evening brings together intentional ritual; inviting you to slow down, be witnessed, and reconnect with the parts of yourself that have been waiting to come alive.
Co-facilitators Jen Reddish and Trina Metz guide you through an immersive, soul-centered journey where ceremony is not just a moment but the heartbeat of the entire experience. Through earth-based practices, shared wisdom, and heart + body opening connection, Jen and Trina create a safe and potent container for transformation. This is more than a circle, it is a living, breathing portal where women are nourished, inspired, and ignited. Step into The Ritual Portal, and you will not leave the same.
Step into the balance of the Spring Equinox at ALIGNMENT, a retreat designed to help you reconnect the authentic essence of who you are, from every angle. This immersive weekend retreat invites you to align with your body, emotions, relationships, energy, spirit, and the wisdom of nature.
What sets this retreat apart is the intimacy and personal touch. This is a space where you can truly slow down, tune in, and become deeply aligned with your authentic self.
Held on welcoming, nurturing land in Bragg Creek, a short drive from Calgary, this retreat is designed to feel spacious, soulful, and connected. You’ll experience intentional sessions rooted in somatic therapy, Internal Family Systems, forest therapy, creative expression, and energy alignment — alongside restorative down time and nourishing land-based practices.
Reconnect, release, and integrate — where nature, your nervous system, authenticity, and soul meet. This is not just a retreat; it’s a return to your whole self.
Through guided forest therapy, somatic practices, creative exploration, and parts work, we’ll open a path to inner harmony, honouring every part of who you are. Expect deep healing, soulful reconnection, and profound integration of body, mind, and spirit.
This retreat is for women who hold space and guide healing for others. Through a dynamic balance of leading and receiving, participants will experience a weekend filled with soulful, restorative sessions led by incredible women skilled in supporting personal and collective healing. Step into a safe, supportive container where you can fully receive, rejuvenate, and expand your leadership and healing abilities.