Why Women Need Women-Only Spaces Now More Than Ever
There is a moment that happens in a room full of women.
Someone says something honest. Maybe a little vulnerable. And instead of silence, you get a room full of women nodding like they have been waiting for someone to say that out loud. The walls come down. The masks come off. And somehow, in the space of a single evening, you feel more seen than you have in months.
Women have always known how to create that. What is new is that we are building entire resorts around it.
The World Is Finally Catching Up
In Tuscany, Camp Sorella founder Agnes built an all-inclusive women's experience from the ground up, centered entirely on connection and culture. Not spa menus and poolside cocktails, though I imagine those are lovely too. The whole point is women gathering with intention in a beautiful place.
In Tennessee, Blackberry Farm has been doing something similar for fifty years. Co-founded by Kreis Beall and now led by proprietor Mary Celeste Beall, it has become one of America's most celebrated luxury properties. What makes it extraordinary is not just the food or the setting. It is the feeling of being deeply taken care of in a place that a woman built with her own vision.
These are not coincidences. They are proof of something we already know: women thrive when they are together.
Apparently "retreats" is now a buzz word. I heard it this week in a meeting and tried not to take it personally. Some of us were doing this before it was trending. 😉
All kidding aside, this need runs especially deep in midlife. When the noise of everyday life gets loud, the kids are gone, the calendar finally has white space, and the question of what comes next starts to feel heavier than you expected.
Why This Season Calls for It
The empty nest season arrives.
The career shifts.
The marriage that needs tending.
The friendships that quietly drifted while you were busy raising humans and building a life.
For decades you ran on a schedule that was never really yours. School pickups, deadlines, dinners, everyone else's needs stacked neatly above your own. And now suddenly there is space. And somehow that space feels harder to navigate than the chaos did.
We do not know how to slow down. And even when we figure that out, we feel guilty for trying.
But this is not a season for going it alone. It is a season for finding your people and going somewhere beautiful with them.
That is exactly why I built my retreat. Eight women. A few days in nature. Conversations that stay with you long after you get home. I have watched women arrive quiet and leave loud in the best possible way.
And Now I Am Dreaming Bigger
I have been thinking about what comes next for the retreats. What if we kept everything that makes it special, the small group, the nature, the real conversations, but added a real bed and a hot shower?
Think outdoor magic. But make it luxurious.
I am not ready to announce anything yet. But I am curious where you stand before I go any further.
Cast your vote below:
P.S. This fall's retreat still has a few spots open. Small group, real woods, all the things you've been putting off doing for yourself. If you have been thinking about it, this is your sign.
