Celebrate Mother's Day with a sweet retreat for you and your daughter!
Including real talk, new friends, nature time, and meaningful connections.

The mother-daughter relationship is one of the most important and complex relationship in our lives. It’s a life long gift. And like most things that shape and grow us, the relationship includes challenges as well… especially during teens years. It's a wild ride to navigate being a teen AND parent in these times, not to be attempted alone!

This retreat is an opportunity to get quality time together, receive support, grow your connection to each other, and feel part of a community of teen girls and women. The day will include play, honest conversations, time to reflect in nature and to connect with just moms and just daughters, as well as all together.

} Mother Daughter Retreat 2020 }

May 17th 2020,  10am - 5pm
@ private home in Berkeley Hills, CA

Designed for Girls Ages 10-15 years old & their mamas/caregivers (of any age!)

Cost $275
Discounts & Sliding Scale Scholarships Available

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We are happy to review scholarship inquiries & questions about content, age/appropriateness, etc once registered.

Includes:
- Play, honest conversations, nature time
- 2 awesome facilitators & sweet small group of tweens/teens & mamas
- Connect mama:mama, girl:girl, mama:daughter + group activities
- Facilitated break out groups for younger girls & older girls
- Beautiful Berkeley Hills oasis to nourish yourself & your relationship
- Potluck lunch (yummy snacks provided)

Retreat led by Emily Frost & Quetzal Francois

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Join us for this magical retreat day created especially for you and your daughter!
Helping girls navigate the complex landscape of being an embodied girl in these times.
Supporting mamas as guides and allies to their daughters and to each other.

Real Talk for teens is...

• fun, meaningful, educational and inspiring
• led in an age and developmentally appropriate way that supports girls to ask honest questions, share experiences, and illuminates the inherent wisdom of the group
• facilitated by skilled non-parent mentor to maintain a welcoming space for all backgrounds and levels of experience
• inclusive of girls and female-bodied youth who are exploring their sexual and gender identity
• using curriculum around "the set up" and "fallbacks" from Marin-based youth advocate Charis Denison
  

Questions we often explore with teens...*

• How do I cultivate friendships and intimate relationships that are meaningful and supportive?
• How do we have experiences that end in joy without regret?
• How are we influenced by cultural forces of sexuality, gender, and media?
• What's the connection between how I treat myself and how others treat me?
• What does it really feel like to state my needs? How do I know what I want? (in any relationship)
• How do we cultivate intuition and learn to follow our instincts?

* These prompts are adjusted towards developmental appropriateness for younger/tween group

Real Talk for mamas is...

• honest, meaningful and always reassuring!
• led in ways that support mamas to ask honest questions, share experiences, and illuminates the inherent wisdom of the group
• supportive of the huge range of experiences and emotions surrounding raising teenagers
• facilitated by skilled guide to maintain a welcoming space for all backgrounds and levels of experience
• inclusive of mamas & caregivers of teens

Questions we often explore with mamas...

• What do teens want? What do they need? And how can we support them?
  
• How do I cultivate a meaningful relationship with my teen?
• What is my story and how do my experiences reflect in my parenting?
• How are we all influenced by cultural forces of sex, gender, and media?
• What is my role as they become (more) sexually active, risk taking, etc?
• How do I hold and live my various identities and roles, as mama, partner, woman, etc?
  

In their own words...

"It's nice to see my daughter step outside herself and learn new things about her. It's nice to have dedicated space to just be with her. Thank you for doing a great job "seeing" everyone and holding the space." - Mother-Daughter Mama

"Emily brings such a wonderful energy to our group. She is gentle yet in charge. I love this monthly opportunity to show my daughter that right now, she is the center of my world. In daily life, I rarely have that time." - Mother-Daughter Mama

"Quetzal, You are such a skilled facilitator! I learn a lot from you. Your lovely retreat inspired me to slow down and pointed out how much harder it is to stay present when we don’t stop doing doing stuff. Thank you." - Mother-Daughter Mama

"I really see the girls being comfortable with who they are. There are not enough spaces for that, it seems. It is a true gift that you offer them with us mothers. Thank you for providing that." - Mother-Daughter Mama

More praise...

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Payment & Cancellation Policy:
Our hope is we have made this retreat affordable enough to encourage payment in full.
We expect a wait list so please do sign up!
Payment can be made via the PayPal buttons. If another method is needed, please ask.
Should you cancel at any time before May 10th, you will be refunded all of what you have paid other than a $50 fee.
If you cancel after May 10th, you will be charged half the agreed rate for your family.
If you cancel May 15th or later, you will be charged the full agreed rate for your family.
You can also choose to donate your payment, which will go directly towards a scholarship.
Please click the Scholarship button above to apply for a scholarship.

Thank you!