A Jump Start for creative Women
Imagine yourself seaside, working on a creative project in good company…
Who’s invited? Women working on a creative project (professional or personal). It could be writing, art, or other crafts, as long as it sparks your imagination and ignites your passion! You can be in the planning, actualizing, or completion stage. The finished product could be just for you or might be something you plan to share.
Potential ideas: writing, knitting, sketching, painting, creating photo books, a business endeavor, or something else entirely–as long as you can pack the needed supplies!
Don’t have a current undertaking in mind but still want to join in? Consider “Death Journaling,” an introspective, cathartic practice.
What will you experience?
Time to learn, connect, and create.
OUR INTENTIONS
- Reclamation: Reignite your creativity and imagination!
- Focus: Clock out of regular life. Press pause on outside pressures and distractions. FULLY be with your thoughts and a chosen project.
- Connection: Gather with creatives who can offer encouragement and feedback.
- Enjoyment! Life is meant to be LIVED.
OUR LOCATION
Indian Rocks Beach on the gorgeous Gulf Coast of Florida
Our home away from home has 7 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms, and 3 full kitchens across 3 units plus porches, LOTS of comfortable work spaces, washers/dryers, and a covered patio with a waterfall swim spa. Miles of white sandy beach are just across the street (350 feet away) and 7+ restaurants are within walking distance.
SUMMARY
DURATION: 4 days · 3 nights
TRAVEL DATES: April 27-30, 2026
INVESTMENT: $1500 for shared accommodations (individual twin beds), $1800 for a private room (with a private bathroom).
INCLUDES: Daily programming sessions plus one individual feedback/strategy session, accommodations, communal food for breakfast and lunch plus family-style dinners.
DOES NOT INCLUDE: Transportation. We can coordinate/share rides to and from the airport (Tampa or St Pete-Clearwater).
DESCRIPTION
Daily Agenda (quiet hours: 10pm-7am)
- 8-10am: Breakfast and Open Creativity Time
- 10am-11:30am: Morning Programming
- Noon-2pm: Lunch and Open Time
- 2-5pm: Quiet Creativity Time
- 6-7pm: Family-Style Dinner
- 7:30pm: Evening Circle
- 8:30-10pm: Open Time
TOPICS
This retreat will include programming on these topics:
- Reclaiming your Creativity
- Intentional and Intuitive Sides of the Mind
- Creative Alignment: Energy Rhythms and Strengths
- Inspiration, Motivation, and Productivity
- Creative Attunement: Tapping into your Imagination and Passion
Is this for you? This retreat is built for women who are interested in nurturing and fostering their creativity.
To assess, answer the following questions:
- Do you enjoy learning?
- Do you appreciate time for daydreaming and creating?
- Do you enjoy travel? And gathering with other women?
Why no men? This is a special getaway just for women in shared accommodations. We’re creating a space where women can safely, fully BE.
Ready for an inspiring, memorable experience??
Within you, there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself. – Hermann Hesse
YOUR RETREAT LEADER
Francesca Lynn Arnoldy is a “creative” at heart and on paper. A community doula and death literacy advocate, she is the author of Cultivating the Doula Heart: Essentials of Compassionate Care (a guidebook), Map of Memory Lane (a picture book), and The Death Doula’s Guide to Living Fully and Dying Prepared (an interactive workbook). Francesca is also a published researcher with the Vermont Conversation Lab and she runs an online training program for Death Literacy Specialists. She was the original course developer of the University of Vermont’s End-of-Life Doula Professional Certificate Programs. A trusted thought-leader, Francesca has been featured in articles by The New York Times, Fast Company, Newsweek, The Verge, and AARP. She regularly presents on life-and-death topics with hopes of encouraging people to support one another through times of intensity. She ran a travel retreat in Portugal in 2023!
Have questions or feel ready to move forward? Email me in the contact form below! Limited space available.
And make sure to STAY TUNED for future retreats!
Francesca Lynn Arnoldy 