Lundy offers low-cost, powerful weekend healing retreats on a number of topics.
Retreats typically run from Friday evening to Sunday mid-afternoon.
Upcoming retreats include:
Healing from the Inside Out:
A Weekend Retreat for Women Recovering from an
Abusive Relationship
June 20-22, 2008
Plainfield, MA
Co-led by Lundy Bancroft and JAC Patrissi
Co-Counseling Today:
A Powerful New Approach to Emotional Healing and Freedom
Level 1
November 21-23, 2008
Deerfield, MA
Led by Lundy Bancroft
Caring for Ourselves and Each Other:
A Weekend Retreat for Advocates and Activists
in the Fields of Abuse, Sexual Assault, and Trauma
April 25-27, 2008
Plainfield, MA
Co-led by Lundy Bancroft and Amy Waldman, LICSW
RETREAT DESCRIPTIONS
Healing from the Inside Out (next offered June 20-22, 2008)
Come spend this weekend with us as we explore ways to find
joy and freedom in life after getting out of an abusive relationship.
By learning and sharing about the impacts of relationship abuse,
we will move away from isolation and self-blame. From there,
we will practice ways to build our self-confidence and self-esteem,
and to healthfully manage stress and anxiety, and in the process,
rediscover our true voice and power. Finally, we will learn ways to
repair old connections, form new close ones, learn to trust people again,
and leave the painful past behind us. Included in this section is guidance
on how to move into a new intimate relationship without ending up with
another abuser, and how to build and keep healthy boundaries for the future.
Our time together will be spent in group discussions, giving and receiving
emotional support, engaging in movement activities, singing and doing art
projects, participating in relaxation exercises, and enjoying free time.
Retreat fee, including meals and lodging: $300
Space is limited to 20 people.
For more information about the program, including a full
brochure for the retreat, and to request an application,
please leave your mailing address and phone number with:
Lundy Bancroft, Phone: (413) 582-6700
Co-Counseling Today (next offered Nov. 21-23 2008)
Created by Lundy Bancroft, Co-Counseling Today SM is a new
and powerful approach to deep emotional healing, involving a
combination of individual exercises, cooperative therapeutic
work with peers, and the development of a strong support network.
Many individuals find Co-Counseling Today more deeply effective
and sustainable than professional therapy, at a much lower cost.
Topics covered in the weekend include
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Approaches to relieving isolation, anxiety, hopelessness,
and self-doubt -
Techniques for developing access to deep and cathartic
emotional releases including crying, laughter, and healthful
channels for anger and fear -
How to work in pairs to pursue deep healing
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How to reclaim your power and take charge of your own life
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How to integrate loving support into your daily life.
Click here for more information about Co-Counseling Today.
Retreat fee, including meals and lodging: $300
Space is limited to 24 people.
For more information about the program, including a full
brochure for the retreat, and to request an application,
please leave your mailing address and phone number with:
Lundy Bancroft, Phone: (413) 582-6700
Caring for Ourselves and Each Other (next retreat not yet scheduled)
Supporting survivors of trauma and abuse can be deeply rewarding
and meaningful but can also be highly stressful, emotionally and
psychologically demanding and can at times lead to secondary
traumatic stress or even burn out. Caring for Ourselves and Each
Other is a weekend retreat designed for advocates and activists to
address the challenges associated with our work. Together we will
create an environment that fosters rest, relaxation, fun, thoughtful
discussion, and rejuvenation. Retreat activities include group discussion
and consultation, relaxation and meditation exercises, art and music,
outdoor fun and games, journaling, movement and dance, and creating healing rituals.
Retreat topics include understanding the impact of traumatic
stress on our bodies, minds, and spirits, restoring our energy
and balance, connecting with our deeper purpose, and making
sustainable organizational and life changes.
Information is available on obtaining CEU’s for social workers
and mental health counselors
Retreat fee, including meals and lodging: $300.00
For more information about the program, including a full
brochure for the retreat, and to request an application,
please leave your mailing address and phone number with:
Lundy Bancroft, Phone: (413) 582-6700
The workshop leaders:
Lundy Bancroft is the author of three books on relationship abuse, including Why Does He Do That?, The Batterer as Parent, and When Dad Hurts Mom. He has presented to over 300 audiences across the US and Canada, and was featured in the PBS documentary “Breaking the Silence.” He is currently writing a book that focuses on healing from abuse and trauma. He is the creator of the Co-Counseling TodaySM approach to personal recovery.
JAC Patrissi is the former Training Director for the Vermont Center for Victim Crime Services and has worked in a domestic violence and sexual assault shelter. She is a trained mediator, body worker, and movement facilitator specializing in working with survivors of violence, and has offered trainings nationally. Vermont’s Patrissi Crime Victim Services Award was created in JAC’s honor. She is currently writing a play about human rights abuses against battered women and their children by family courts across the country.
Amy Waldman is a community activist, advocate and psychotherapist with over 20 years of experience working with survivors of sexual and relationship abuse. She has worked in domestic and sexual violence programs providing direct service, volunteer training and administration and is currently Director of the Rural Domestic and Sexual Violence Project of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Amy has conducted numerous workshops and support groups for survivors and professionals focusing on violence prevention, secondary traumatic stress, GLBT and substance abuse issues.