Fri, Apr 10
|Stauffer Retreat Center
Rewriting Midlife Together: Part 3 in a Compassionate Retreat Series
This transformative retreat series is designed to blend education, emotional healing, and community. You’ll gain clarity, compassion, and confidence as you navigate perimenopause, menopause, and post menopause and you'll leave feeling seen, supported and connected to a beautiful group of women.
Time & Location
Apr 10, 2026, 12:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Stauffer Retreat Center, 13195 NW McNamee Rd. Portland, Oregon 97231
About the event
Rewriting Midlife Together: A Compassionate Retreat Series
A guided path toward an empowered and peaceful midlife.
Midlife and menopause are powerful thresholds. But too often, they’re faced in isolation or with confusion, shame, and outdated stories. Rewriting Midlife Together is a deeply supportive, three-month retreat series created to change the narrative. Through an intimate, small-group experience, you’ll be guided by a team of experts who understand the emotional, physical, and relational changes of this season and who are passionate about helping you rise through it.
Three Day-Long Retreat Sessions in Portland
Held once a month in the Portland area (February 13, March 6th and April 10th), each immersive daylong retreat invites you into a warm, supportive environment where you can learn, reflect, share, and be seen. The cohort is intentionally small to allow for genuine connection, meaningful conversations, and a profound sense of belonging. The retreat is designed to have participants attend all three sessions, but we understand the realities of busy schedules and while we think it's time we prioritize ourselves and TAKE the space, we also support you in coming to one, two or three of the days.
Across the age span, in every culture, women collect in groups to dance and sing and cry and wail. We gather in groups to hold each other up, support our communities, survive and thrive. Ask any of us about our lives and will undoubtedly tell you about the community of women around us. It is a cornerstone of womanhood and our lives. This retreat is honoring this deep wisdom that we all have. We are better together. We need each other. And in the love and support of a beautiful group of women we can create a whole new experience of middle age. Though community, food, touch, heartfelt sharing, and educational enrichment we come together to celebrate and honor our menopause journey.
Nourishment for Your Whole Self
We will be nurished with beautifully prepared, farm-to-table meals crafted specifically for the needs of midlife and menopause. Our nutritionist collaborates with a local catering team to design menus that balance hormones, support energy, and nurture your body with intention. You’ll experience food as part of your healing: delicious, grounding, and deeply thoughtful.
A Truly Integrative Experience: Mind, Body & Soul
Each session blends education with therapeutic exploration to create a holistic experience that honors your whole self. Together, we will:
Uncover the myths and limiting beliefs surrounding menopause
Explore identity shifts, relationship dynamics, and emotional changes
Understand the biology behind hormonal transitions, symptoms, and body changes
Reconnect with your own power, intuition, and voice
Create pathways toward self-acceptance, vitality, and confidence
You’ll be guided by a psychologist, naturopath, nutritionist, and holistic esthetician. Each one offering their unique expertise to help you understand both the science and the heart and soul of this transition.
About The Guides
Darci Walker, PsyD
As a psycholoigst in private practice for 25 years, Darci is on a quest to bring women into community with each other. She is so exctied to be apart of this amazing group of providers coming together to hold space for the hearts and bodies of women at this powerful and transformative part of life. Her focus on embracing and holding reverence for all our human transitions, experiences, griefs and joys is crucial to rewriting our mid life transition stories.
Nicole Rush Licensed Holistic Esthetician and Ayurvedic Health Counselor
As a holistic esthetician, Ayurvedic Health Counselor, and yoga instructor, Nicole weaves Ayurvedic wisdom, intentional touch, and botanical skincare into deeply restorative experiences that support the skin’s natural evolution. Her work helps women feel more at home in their bodies by calming the nervous system and reconnecting with the body’s innate rhythm, sensuality, and intelligence. She adds a truly special and unique offering to this team.
Raina Monet Lasse, ND
Dr. Raina Monet Lasse takes a caring, holistic approach to healthcare. She focuses on transforming individuals through healing and provides thoughtful, nourishing support as they navigate through various life experiences. With a specialty focus and interest in the perimenopausal and menopausal journey, she is brings a gentle and informative voice to this team of providers.
Ashley Koch, Licensed Clinical Nutritionist
When working with clients from perimenopause through post-menopause, Ashley brings a truly wholistic approach that offers both support and deep understanding during these often multifaceted transitions. She focuses on lifestyle strategies that protect the brain, preserve bone health by preventing osteoporosis and fractures, and maintain or build muscle mass to support metabolism and vitality. With thoughtful and strategic guidance, this chapter of life can become a season of resilience, strength, and long term well being. We are so grateful to have Ashley joining us for this wellness retreat.
Expect Depth, Honesty, and Transformation
This is not a passive workshop. It’s a journey. There will be tears and laughter, soft moments and bold breakthroughs, reflection and let's be honest...we will proably set something on fire. You’ll have the space to process big emotions, challenge old stories, and connect with other women who are walking a similar path. This retreat was designed to feel both empowered and vulnerable, in a community where you can be fully yourself.
Between-Session Support to Keep You Growing
The transformation doesn’t end when each retreat day does. Between sessions, you’ll have access to:
A private online community for connection, sharing, and support
Weekly challenges and reflections to help you integrate the work
Guidance from facilitators to deepen your learning and keep you moving forward
You’ll feel held and supported throughout the entire three-month journey, never alone in your process.
This Retreat Is for You If…
You crave community and real conversations about midlife
You want to understand your body and emotions more deeply
You’re ready to release outdated beliefs and embrace this part of life
You want tools, education, and a circle of women who are right there with you
You’re seeking a nurturing, empowering, expert-guided experience
Cost and Commitment
The commitment that you make to yourself to prioritize self care, honor your body, take advantage of the group forum and between sessions support offerings can have life long impact. (Payment plans available)
One Day Deep Dive : 700
Two Days of Self Love: 1200 (Just let us know which two dates for you.)
I'm Worth It Rate: 1800. ( You are all in for a life changing journey.)
Donor Rate: 2000. This generous donation covers you and allows us to offer sliding scale to others.
Want to come? Sliding Scale Available. Talk to us about your needs. Let's make it happen.
Want to come? Sliding Scale Available. Talk to us about your needs. Let's make it happen.
What is included in your payment:
One two or three full retreat days.
Pre-retreat virtual "Start the new year in community" meeting (January date to be Announced soon).
Lovingly prepared farm to table meals.
Retreat gifts bags.
Access to a community forum for continued group support, connection and conversations.
Resource guides
Discounted rates for individual consultations with any of our four guides during the three months of this program.
Space is limited, secure your spot. The conversation is starting now!