Wild Haven Sanctuary

06/05/2026

Need a 3 day break? Contact us!

05/21/2026

🍂 The window is closing on our Early Bird registration for the Fall RESTore to ROAR Retreat at Wild Haven Sanctuary … and spots are filling quickly! 🦁🍁

If your heart has been craving rest, renewal, connection, healing, laughter, fresh mountain air, and space to simply breathe again — this weekend was created with you in mind. 💜

Ladies, this could be:
✨ A beautiful gift to yourself
✨ A meaningful gift for a woman you love
✨ Or a restorative weekend for BOTH of you together

And yes… we intentionally planned it over a long weekend to help make it easier on work schedules (and maybe save a few vacation or “mental health” 😉 days too)!

What better way to celebrate this THANKFUL THURSDAY than saying “yes” to REST so you can get rooted 🌱 to rise stronger? 🌳

Come RESTore… so you can ROAR - a better way. 🦁

🍂 Early Bird pricing ends in 2 weeks!
🍂 Limited spots remaining!

Learn more + reserve your spot:
Click the link below for RESTore to ROAR Retreat Info & Registration 👇🏼

Rest, renew, and get rooted to rise restored with quiet strength at Wild Haven’s RESTore to ROAR retreat—trauma-informed healing in nature.

05/05/2026

Gotta Mom, Wife, Daughter, Sister, and/or a Friend who needs an ahhh😌-mazing gift?! Well, here it is! 🦅 EARLY BIRDS 🐦 - here's your sign! 🪧 For a Limited Time! ⏰

🍂 RESTore to ROAR Fall Retreat 2026 🍂
🌱 🪺 ROOTED to RISING 🌳🦅
📍 September 4–6, 2026
(Optional Extended Stay through September 7th)

What if this fall, instead of pushing harder… you finally gave yourself permission to actually pause?

To rest deeply.
To breathe fully.
To laugh again.
To reconnect with the woman beneath the responsibilities, pressure, grief, burnout, and endless noise of everyday life.

RESTore to ROAR: Rooted to Rising is an intimate, nature-based retreat experience for 12 women longing to step away from survival mode and into renewal, peace, strength, and purpose.

Together, we’ll gather in the beauty of the Blue Ridge NC mountains for a weekend filled with nourishing meals, meaningful connection, gentle movement, reflective experiences, rest, creativity, campfires, fresh air, and space to simply BE.

No performance.
No pressure.
No pretending you have it all together.

Just room to slow down long enough to feel your soul breathe again.

🌿 Limited to ONLY 12 women for a deeply personal and restorative experience.

Whether you come weary, hopeful, searching, healing, or simply needing space to reset… there is a place for you here.

Come rooted in grace. 🕊️
Leave rising in strength. 🦁🍁

More details + registration in the comments.
Follow along and stay connected.

05/04/2026

🌿✨ FIRST DIBS + EARLY BIRD MOTHER’S DAY SPECIAL!! ✨🌿

Hey Wild Haven Sanctuary “The NuTRISHional Nugget” Subscribers 💜

Be sure to check your INBOX (and yes—take a quick peek in spam or trash if you don’t see it) for the most recent newsletter sent Friday, May 1st!

Inside is your exclusive FIRST DIBS + EARLY BIRD access to the upcoming RESTore to ROAR Fall Retreat 🍂🦁

Only **12 total spots** exist for this deeply intentional experience—held in the quiet beauty of mountain air, forest stillness, flowing water, open skies, and the kind of sacred space that lets your whole system exhale… and remember what ease feels like.

This is your invitation into rest that feels like relief, joy that feels like laughter returning, and moments of stillness that gently unravel what life has been holding too tightly.

Registration opens to the PUBLIC here on social media TOMORROW—but you’re getting first access before anyone else.

If something in you has been craving spaciousness, renewal, and a return to yourself… this may be your moment to step in before it fills.

We can’t wait for the women who are meant to gather in this sacred pause. 🌿✨

04/30/2026

We've received some beautiful testimonies since we started HiKing to Heal:

“I almost didn’t go—I was tired, in pain, and felt that familiar pull to put self-care on the back burner and tackle my to-do list.

When I arrived, my pain level was about a 7—and by the time I left, it was down to a 3.

But what surprised me most wasn’t just the physical shift… it was everything else. I found myself slowing down and noticing the little things again—the intricacies of moss, tiny flowers, even an otter in the creek—and it felt like God was gently bringing me back to a place of childlike curiosity and playfulness.

It wasn’t just movement. It was grounding, joyful, and deeply restorative.

It was truly WONDER-ful.” - MaryBeth S.

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"When I arrived my mind was full, body was tense, and felt the overall weight of life on my shoulders. Trish guided us gently through thoughtful movement that felt safe and supportive. Her voice was soft and low enough to hear the water rushing, birds singing. My mind and body slowly let go of that tension with each purposeful movement she guided us through.

I left today feeling much lighter, more steady, and very peaceful. Thank you, Trish!" - Margie H.

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Be sure to subscribe to get The NuTRISHional Nugget once a month (or less than that if nothing new to announce) to get dibs on all the happenings and updates to join us!! The May one goes out TOMORROW, May 1st!

04/27/2026

Due to the NATURE of our "doing our business" involving the great outdoors, and after several portapotty rentals and/or ladies preferring not 💩 in nature when a portapotty is not accessible, we have concluded that it would be more sustainable and practical - and nature friendly 🌎 - for us to provide our retreaters, hikers, and workshop participants with a "Nature's Head Composting Toilet!"

If you are able and willing to make a monetary donation (link 🔗 in comments) OR to purchase and donate a Nature's Head Composting Toilet like the one below and have it shipped to us - please privately message me to coordinate! THANK YOU!

2-3 of these would be heavenly as our space covers about 100 acres of trails and our retreats span 3 days and up to 7 days.

No one - and I mean no one - will beat my customer service and individual support;Easy to install by any reasonably handy person.;Absolutely No Odor. No Maintenance. 5 Year Warranty.;Huge Capacity. 2 people using full time will empty every 4-6 weeks. Easy empty in 5 minutes.;A vast improvement ov...

04/21/2026

Going to put this right here... a great way of explaining our nervous system and how we can create safety to rewire the body to feel safe and expand the window of tolerance in rest and digest states and decrease our time in stress-anxious/depressed states.

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1GZodVtQWG/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Send a message to learn more

04/08/2026

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✨ Something sacred is unfolding… and we’re opening the doors *slowly, intentionally, and with care.*

We are releasing **EARLY BIRD registration THIS WEEK** for our
🌿 **Wild Haven Sanctuary + RESTore to ROAR Retreat** 🦁 in September of 2026!

And as always, we honor *relationship first*—so access will be released in layers:

🌳 **FIRST** → Our pre-registrants + previous retreat participants
(check our Wild Haven Sanctuary EVENTS -> "Restorative Retreats" page 👀)

🪴 **SECOND** → Our PRIVATE WWild Haven Warrior COmmUNITYFB Group
(available to those connected to Wild Haven—retreat guests, volunteers, donors, clients, etc. Be sure to include your email when requesting to join for verification)

🌱 **THIRD** → Subscribers of *The NuTRISHional Nugget*
(you can sign up on our homepage—scroll to the bottom ✉️)

🌍 **LASTLY** → We open any remaining spaces to the public

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🤍 We intentionally keep this experience **small and sacred**
Only **12 spots available**

Why?

Because healing happens best when it feels:
✨ safe
✨ seen
✨ supported
✨ unhurried

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If there’s even a faint whisper in you that this might be something you need…

This is your gentle nudge to:
✔️ Pre-register (on our Wild Haven Sanctuary EVENT page)
✔️ Or at minimum, subscribe to *The NuTRISHional Nugget* (on our Wild Haven Sanctuary HOME page)

You’ll want to do that **TODAY** to be included in early access before the 12 spots are gone!

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This isn’t just a retreat…
It’s an invitation to **RESTore… to ROAR**—in a way that is grounded, true, and sustainable.

We can’t wait to welcome those who are meant to be in this space - both familiar and new faces alike 💜

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💜 soul to sole🦶

04/06/2026

It’s time to SPRING 💐 into the mountains ⛰️ …

The weather is softening, the trails are calling, and something in our souls is ready to move again. Not just physically—but gently, honestly, together.

We’re preparing to begin our *HiKing to Heal* Explorations very soon, and we would love for you to be part of this sacred, steady return to the outdoors.

These are not just hikes.
They are spaces to breathe deeper.
To release what’s been heavy.
To reconnect—with God, with nature, and with yourself… alongside other women who understand that healing is a journey best not walked alone.

We’re looking for a few more women who are longing for hope, restoration, and meaningful connection on the trails—and in life. 🤍

✨ **Details:**
• Donation-based (give as you feel led)
• Registration is FREE but required
• Register online for waivers + access to our PRIVATE HiKing to Heal Group who receive hike locations, times, and updates via text

🌿 **Come as you are. Walk at your own pace. You belong here. Our first few walks will be flat trails to assess various needs/wants within our group**

👉 **Register now to save your spot and receive your invitation to the private group:** Use the QR code in the image or the link 🔗 in the comments to register.

Let this be your gentle beginning… we’ll meet you on the trail.

03/17/2026

Dear Friends of Wild Haven Sanctuary 💜

As I’ve been sitting with this season, I’ve felt a quiet invitation… not to push harder, but to go deeper.

So for the REST of this 7th year anniversary (or 7th Inning Stretch) of Wild Haven, I’ll be stepping back from ALL social media.... except a FEW of my FB small groups where I provide and receive support like .

Not because the work is stopping—but because it’s taking deeper root.

Like mycelium beneath the forest floor, Wild Haven is still growing… just hidden for a while. Quiet. Unseen. Strengthening what truly matters.

This season has held a lot—layers of life, loss, rebuilding, transitioning, and becoming. And in it, I’ve sensed God gently calling me to come away… to tend to what’s sacred, and to build slowly, organically, honestly, and with great care.

While things may seem quiet here, a few intentional rhythms will continue:

• **Hiking to Heal Cohort** — a small circle of 8–12 women committed to simply hiking (together or on their own) at least monthly, and gathering face-to-face once a month—in person or online via zoom—to be a safe, steady, encouraging presence for one another as we journey through hard and holy valleys and mountains - literally and metaphorically.

And for those who feel connected to Wild Haven in this season, but unable to hike with us, here are a few meaningful ways to stay a vital part of our journey together:

• **Give** — We’re prayerfully working towards a $10,000 goal for 2026 to strengthen the foundation, restore weathered spaces, provide more accessible spaces, and continue creating space for healing. (Yoga props, ADA compliant structures, construction supplies)

• **Volunteer** — Quiet, behind-the-scenes help as we prepare and improve online, land, infrastructure, and studio spaces: construction crews, marketing, website/video editor, bookkeeper, legal advisory board member or legal advisory committee member, Christ-centered instructors - who can also teach secular sessions (arts of all kinds, movement, speakers, etc) and hiking guides to help co-create/co-lead our retreats and add resources to our accessible "Growing Resource Hub" (Free On-demand Library)

• **Participate** — Our 2026 Labor Day Weekend Fall "Restore to ROAR Retreat" will be shared in The NuTRISHional Nugget next month in April. These gatherings are a powerful way to step into healing while also helping sustain and grow the heart of Wild Haven.

***Every-body also has free access to our "Growing Resource Hub" (on-demand library) where you can begin your own wholly hope and healing journey at your own pace and timing from anywhere and for any body.

As I step away from social media, all future updates and invitations will be shared through *The NuTRISHional Nugget*, website announcements on our event and store page (🔗 in comments), and through simple word of mouth—keeping this season grounded, intentional, and deeply human.

This isn’t a retreat out of fear or exhaustion… it’s a return to alignment. A choosing of depth over noise. Roots over rushing.

If Wild Haven lives in your heart, too, your prayers mean more than you know in this quiet, hidden season.

And when the time is right, we’ll emerge— even more grounded, ready, and full of life.

Until then… we grow in the quiet 🌱

With love,
Wild Haven Sanctuary BODy
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