@Wendy Prager Wendy, one of the hardest steps is the first one. If you ask any of my former students, they will mention me saying, "set a date." Once you have a date, that puts the ball in motion to start planning. Also, keep the first one manageable. If it is too big, it can also be overwhelming. What would a half day retreat or one-day experience look like?

@Rebecca Lazzelle Rebecca, I love how thoughtful, ethical, and regulated your approach is. Your care for consent, pacing, and nervous system safety really comes through. That is a huge strength. Reading your site and materials, I notice something important that may explain why interest has been slow. Right now the page communicates what happens at the retreat, but not strongly enough what becomes different for the person who attends. When someone is considering a $4K experience, they are subconsciously asking four questions within seconds of landing on the page: 1. Is this for someone like me? 2. Will this actually help my real life? 3. Why should I trust Rebecca? 4. Why should I decide now instead of later? If those answers are not obvious, even a beautiful and well-designed page won’t convert. Here are the biggest opportunities I see: 1) Get more specific about WHO it’s for. Your story makes you perfect for a very particular person: high functioning capable looks fine externally but feels anxious or unsafe internally already tried insight or therapy wants body-based resolution When they read your page, they should feel recognized. Consider adding a section like: This retreat is for you if… • you hold a lot together for others but feel frayed inside • you understand your history but still can’t relax • you want tools that work in real life • you’re tired of managing and ready to feel supported Specific people buy. 2) Clarify outcomes You describe the philosophy beautifully, but buyers want to know: “What will be better in my life afterward?” Spell it out. Examples: • sleep more deeply • less physical tension • fewer mental loops • clearer self-trust • feeling steadier at work and in relationships • knowing what to do on hard days That makes the investment feel real. 3) Bring YOU forward more. Your lived experience with betrayal trauma and nervous system repair is powerful credibility. People trust facilitators who have walked the terrain.

@Paige Mahoney Keep the forms and logistics easy for this one. One informational email to those who have signed up is enough. Do you have a landing page for the retreat (website)? Have you used google docs? That is helpful for managing the spreadsheets of attendee and interest. Three folks is a great start. Keep posting about it so that there is a reminder for those who thought about it and then got distracted. Also, I am happy to hop on a call with you and talk out anything specific - if that is helpful.

@Ali Ruddy Welcome, Ali! I am so excited you are here. If there are every any specific needs you have regarding hosting events that we can brainstorm around, I am happy to help. We have an awesome small tribe in the Pacific NW and also cheers to you for stepping into the space of offering places of connections. It is not easy to take that first step and you have already done it!

@Laura Higday Laura, welcome to the group. We are excited to have you. Thanks for sharing more about yourself and if we can help you bring your desire to host retreats to fruition, that would be awesome.