10/12/2026
πΏ **UNROOTED**
Its Here! (20 Seats Only)! π
Its my honor to annouce: "Unrooted," a small group intensive workshop designed with your "roots" in mind.π₯²
**A Four-Part Workshop Series**π
*RECOGNIZE β’ REGULATE β’ RELEASE β’ RECLAIM & RECONNECT*
π **Sometimes, even the strongest roots need tending.**
There are seasons in life when we give so much of ourselves to others that we begin to lose connection with who we are.
We become the caregivers. The helpers. The listeners. The problem-solvers. The ones everyone depends on.π
We carry responsibilities, expectations, grief, stress, and sometimes the emotional weight of people we love and serve.
And somewhere along the way, we may begin to feel exhausted, overwhelmed, disconnected, or simply unlike ourselves.
**We become unrooted.**π³
As a licensed clinical social worker, I've spent years walking alongside people through some of life's most difficult seasons. And one thing I've come to understand is that knowing how to help others doesn't make us immune to becoming overwhelmed ourselves.
Sometimes, the very people who spend their lives helping others heal need a space to reconnect with themselves.π
I know, I've been there.
"Unrooted" is the word I kept using to describe myself a year ago.
I felt unrooted from the life I knew.
From relationships.
From certainty.
At times, even from myself.
And when you've spent so much of your life being the person who holds things together, being unrooted can feel terrifying.π
But I've learned something since then.
**Maybe being unrooted isn't always the same thing as being lost.**π³
That is why I created **UNROOTED**.
This four-part intensive, trauma informed, small group educational workshop series (20 slots only) is YOUR invitation to explore what happens when caring begins to cost too much, when our nervous systems become overwhelmed, and when the weight we carry begins to disconnect us from our own needs.
But UNROOTED isn't just about recognizing exhaustion.
**It's about remembering that we can grow again.** π±
Just as the trees move through seasons of change, releasing what they no longer need and finding strength in their roots, we too can learn to recognize, regulate, release, reclaim, and reconnect.
πΏ **THE FOUR-PART JOURNEY** Each workshop will be held in the Marble Room, Suite 207, at the Jefferson Plaza.π
A BEAUTIFUL SPACE TO GATHER, REFLECT & RECONNECT
Our UNROOTED Workshop Series will be held in the beautiful and inspiring Marble Room, located in Jefferson Plaza, Suite 207, Martinsville, Virginia.
A welcoming setting for meaningful conversations, personal reflection, connection, and growth.
Come as you are. Take a moment for yourself. Find your ground again. π±
πΏ A SPACE FOR REFLECTION & PERSONAL GROWTH
π Each participant will receive a personal reflection journal to use throughout the workshop series.
This journal will offer a space to pause, reflect, explore personal insights, and capture meaningful moments of self-discovery.
Through guided reflection and thoughtful exercises, participants will be encouraged to recognize patterns, explore emotions, celebrate growth, and reconnect with themselves.
Because sometimes, the most meaningful conversations are the ones we begin having with ourselves. π±
π LIGHT REFRESHMENTS PROVIDED!
Light finger foods and refreshments will be available during each workshop. π Bring your favorite food items to nibble on!
Since we'll be gathering during the dinner hour, feel free to bring your own favorite "bites" or a light dinner to enjoy while we learn, reflect, and reconnect! πΏ
π± **Workshop One: RECOGNIZE β Feeling Unrooted**
Thursday, October 29, 2026
Explore burnout, compassion fatigue, secondary traumatic stress, vicarious trauma, and the signs that caring has begun to cost you. We will explore tools to help us reclaim our emotional and mental health through the use of breathework and journaling for each workshop (Journals provided).π»
πΏ **Workshop Two: REGULATE β Finding Your Ground**
Thursday, November 19, 2026
Understand your nervous system and discover practical ways to navigate stress, emotional overwhelm, and the need to feel grounded again.
π **Workshop Three: RELEASE β Letting Go of What You Carry**
Thursday, December 10, 2026
Explore boundaries, accumulated stress, emotional burdens, and the freedom that comes from recognizing what belongs to youβand what doesn't.
π³ **Workshop Four: RECLAIM & RECONNECT β Coming Back to Yourself** Thursday, January 14, 2027
Reconnect with your identity, energy, meaning, joy, and the parts of yourself that may have been set aside while caring for everyone else.
β¨ **WORKSHOP DETAILS**
π Jefferson Plaza, Suite 207, Marble Room
Martinsville, Virginia
π 5:30 PM β 7:30 PM
π $20 per individual workshop
πΏ **$70 for the complete four-part series β Save $10!**
Registration is required, and seating is limited. Payment confirms your reservation.
π **REGISTER HERE:**
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf-C1ASYO13pv93y79-l_a1taFBWaYhCnZjOulqq3SKMpPZQA/viewform
Payment options and individual workshop links are included in the accompanying payment flyer.
**You do not have to be falling apart to deserve a place to rest, reflect, and reconnect.**π₯Ή
You don't have to carry everything.
And you don't have to lose yourself in the process of caring for others.
My hope is that UNROOTED offers a welcoming space for learning, meaningful conversations, self-reflection, and renewed connection.π
Because sometimes, finding your way forward begins with remembering where your roots are.
**And even after the hardest seasons, there is still room to grow.** π±
With warmth and purpose,
**Jenny Yates, LCSW** π
Founder, Four Rivers Counseling, Inc.π³
*HEAL β’ GROW β’ CONNECT WITH PURPOSE*π