Reflecting on the season just passed

A summer of challenges and pleasures is ending and I'm surprisingly ok with it.

Read More →
blog
The Authentic Man

For the men in our lives who recognize their contribution to a struggling relationship, and who are ready to start doing the work for the relationship and for themselves.

Read More →
Program offerings
The best vacation I ever planned

How I learned that focusing on the function of the trip (and actually letting go of everything else) was the magic I have been looking for

Read More →
Retreats
Field Trips for Grown-Ups

Exploring Skagit, learning by being in front of new things and new people. It's not a day off of work, it's learning something valuable, but somewhere besides the usual places we learn.

Read More →
Retreats

I used to think midlife was the beginning of decline. Midlife didn’t bum me out particularly, and I was always hopeful that I would beat the curve and remain healthier than my mom and grandmother. But the decline was out there, it was dreaded, and it definitely began around midlife.

Read More →
Retreats

When I read Ada Calhoun’s book describing the state of the Gen X woman at midlife, I was quite distressed. There was something about being so deeply seen, the solidarity of realizing I wasn’t alone, and the depressing truth that my lifetime dream of “having it all” was basically debunked. It was overwhelming.

Read More →
Retreats

Sign Up For Updates And Content

Curated content specific to the opportunities and challenges unique to midlife.

Dates for group retreats and excursions are updated frequently.