A retreat for your inner child
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A retreat for your inner child *
That’s a wrap on our 2026 retreat!
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Friends of Little Wild
We’re grateful to the brands and local businesses who helped make our 2026 Little Wild weekend feel even more special — sending along treats, surprises, and thoughtful little things for our guests to discover throughout the weekend.
Thank you for believing in what we were creating and adding a little something wild to the weekend.
A little glimpse inside Little Wild
Three days of making things, trying things, wandering, laughing, eating really well, staying up late, slowing down, and remembering what it feels like to just be a human who can have things she wants (not just ones she needs).
The Invitation
Our 2026 retreat was designed so you didn’t have to think about a single detail once you arrived. This was a weekend for women to discover, expand, connect, and finally get the reset they deserved.
Even the most capable, independent, and strong women deserve to rest. To play. To feel fully present and alive in their own life without worrying about the state of their inbox or taking care of everyone else.
This was a weekend to challenge attendees to focus on themselves for one whole weekend. To find the thread back to the version of themselves who knows who she is and what she wants, and is ready to break the patterns that keep her from prioritizing her own needs.
For the women who:
Built a life that looks great from the outside — but can't figure out why it doesn't feel like enough.
Have been saying "I need a vacation" for two years — but what they actually need is to feel like themselves again.
Keep pushing until they crash, recovering just enough to start over — who would love to actually break that cycle.
Can't remember the last time you laughed until something hurt.
Have been so focused on everyone else's good time that they forgot to have their own.
The Setting
Tucked inside the Rocky Mountains, the property sat on 11 wooded acres with a collection of cozy cabins that gave everyone their own little place to land — fireplaces, porches, big windows, and enough space to disappear for a while when you wanted to. Outside: an open lawn, a playground, a fire pit, and plenty of quiet corners to sit without feeling like you should be doing something else.
September in the mountains meant crisp mornings, warm pockets of sun, elk wandering through town, and aspens just beginning to turn gold. The kind of setting that makes it a little easier to put everything else down and pay attention to where you are.
At the heart of it all was the Grand Lodge — our home base for the weekend. A big, lived-in gathering space with room to eat, make things, spread out, curl up, and stay awhile. It's where we gathered around the table, played, talked, made a mess, and let conversations stretch long past when they were supposed to end.
The Weekend
We gave guests a loose shape of what to expect, and then mailed them their itineraries in the name of nostalgia. We intentionally left off timings so that they didn’t need to manage the schedule — they could just be present. We told them where to be, when, and what to bring with each transition.
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Cabins open in the early afternoon. Unpack slowly. Make yourself a bouquet for your nightstand from thrifted vessels and wild stems. Enjoy fresh fruit, cold drinks, and a lil snack time on the deck.
We'll all gather at sunset for opening circle with an invitation to make something your inner child will treasure. Then a long, family-style dinner with prompts on the table because we’re those kinds of hosts. After dinner: s'mores by the fire and the kind of camp classics you didn't know you missed.
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A gentle start with sunrise movement led by a yoga & reiki practitioner (Alyssa). Breakfast in the morning sun, the smell of coffee and pine in the air. A nature scavenger hunt to wake up your senses. A tea ceremony with your younger self, facilitated by an inner child therapist (Morgan).
In the afternoon, we continue the rhythm of rest + play — nap in the grass, take a dip in the river, play board games on the porch, color or make something with your hands, or find a cozy spot to read. Later, a play workshop that will help you finally name what lights you up, designed by a burnout coach (Christina).
The evening: a candlelit dinner around a long table where dress-up may or may not be involved. Then a campfire, s’mores (again, obviously), and stargazing, with some sleepover-approved surprises.
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We’ll start our morning with an easy group hike — golden aspens, fresh mountain air, and easy conversation between women who knew each other as strangers two days ago.
Back at the lodge, breakfast and closing circle — slow, unhurried, the weekend gently landing in your bones. A final question to take home with you. A letter to mark the time. The kind of ending that doesn't feel like an ending at all.
And then goodbyes, hugs, the long pause before driving off — and the slow return home, softer than when you arrived.
Our promise to guests:
You will be guided but never pushed — every experience is intentional, and every invitation is safe to accept or skip.
You will be nourished — by farm-fresh meals, sisterhood, and a weekend that feels like someone thought about you.
You will meet women who get it. Who are carrying the same hunger for something real.
You will have space that's entirely yours — to rest, to wander, to sit by the river and think about nothing.
You will leave feeling like yourself again. Maybe a version of yourself you forgot existed.
You’ll walk away with —
A real understanding of why you keep ending up in the same cycles — and what to do differently when you feel them starting again.
The thread back to yourself. Not the version of you that's good at handling things — the one who knows what she actually wants.
Permission you didn't know you were waiting for. To rest without earning it. To play without justifying it. To take up space in your own life.
Tools that work during the hard month, the busy season, the times when everything feels like too much.
The feeling of knowing exactly who you are underneath everything you do.
About the Guides
Christina Cherry
Burnout Coach Certified in Happiness Science by Yale & Harvard
I spent most of my life being the person who kept going. Through burnout, through chaos, through the version of success that looked right from the outside and felt hollow from the inside.
Then I got hit by a truck. Literally.
The recovery cracked something open. I realized I'd been surviving my whole life — moving from one thing to get through to the next. So I stopped. I packed my dog into a car and drove west with no plan. And somewhere on that road, through the most unstructured, unproductive, purposeless stretch of my life, I remembered who I was.
It wasn't therapy. It wasn't a productivity system. It was play. Not as a reward. Not as self-care. As a way back to myself.
I've spent the years since studying the science behind why that worked — through Yale, Harvard, and the National Institute for Play. But what I actually do at Little Wild isn't teach you about play. It's create the conditions for you to feel what it's like to be alive again. To remember the version of you that existed before you got so good at handling everything.
Morgan Slagell
Licensed Therapist & Inner Child Specialist
I have spent years helping women find themselves again — after the roles, the rules, and the expectations that quietly replaced them.
I know that world intimately. As an eldest daughter shaped by religious tradition, I learned early what it meant to shrink myself to fit. To be good. To be helpful. To be what everyone needed.
When I became a mother, something shifted. I looked at my daughters and knew — I couldn't teach them to come home to themselves if I hadn't done it first.
So I did the work. After becoming a mother, I went back to school and received a master’s in Counseling Psychology.
I went deep into inner child healing, self-compassion, and reparenting — not just as a therapist, but as a woman figuring out who I was outside of every role I’d ever been handed.
That's what I bring to this weekend. Not answers. Just a knowing and a presence that hopefully makes you feel safe enough to finally ask the questions.
What people say after working with us…
Christina saw me in my most burnt-out state and somehow managed to pull a positive outlook out of me. Through these sessions, she worked her magic once again, showing me what I was missing in my life — a sense of play. Let her be your guiding light, just as she is for me, and make the investment in your personal health and growth.
— D.B., 1:1 coaching
Playstate is an energy-restoring program to help you find new ways to connect to your authenticity, resource vitality, awaken to newness, refresh the mind and body and relax into oneself. I was in a state of freeze, and I’m out now – I attribute a big part of that awakening to this. Using play as a journey to get to presence is accessible to everyone.
— DR. M, group coaching
I thought I wasn't going to be a good fit because I don't have any playful qualities, I don't have any hobbies. But Christina truly changed my life by reintroducing play to me. I will always be grateful for how she opened up a world of playfulness during a really dreary, mundane time in my life. Christina and this program brought the color back.
— K.H, 1:1 coaching
This program made me a lot more cognizant of where play was already showing up in my life – and that in turn made me actively find moments to incorporate an element of play into things I was doing that felt really monotonous. Christina has a unique ability to translate your muddled insecurities into an action plan, and I now feel more confident and at peace.
— N.H., group coaching
The most valuable part of our sessions together was getting to the root of what I wanted to change, rather than simply putting a band-aid on the issue. Christina was truly invested in helping me achieve my goals by deeply understanding where I was coming from and where I wanted to go. She helped me understand how I can tap into my play style to feel fulfilled, even during downtime.
— A.B., 1:1 coaching
This was so playful yet empowering! Christina understood that talking about play can sound silly, and she embraces that while truly showing others the power that playfulness holds. If you are looking to re-engage your 10-year-old self and relinquish your mind, join this youthful experience. It will help you set your to-do list and judgment aside so you can refresh your approach to life!
— A.S., workshop participant
Our FAQ
This are our frequently asked questions from the 2026 retreat. We’ll update this for 2027.
Feel free to reach out to us at littlewildretreats@gmail.com — we’d love to hear from you.
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Mornings start slow — coffee on the porch, optional movement, a leisurely breakfast. Mid-morning we gather for a guided experience. Afternoons hold space for play, rest, or exploration. Evenings bring dinner together, fireside conversation, and the occasional surprise. Every experience is an invitation, never an obligation. You can do all of it, some of it, or take an entire afternoon to nap. We mean it.
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You are exactly who this weekend is for. You don't need to know what you're looking for. You just need to show up. We'll take it from there.
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The weekend has plenty of together time AND plenty of space to be alone. You'll have your own bedroom (or full cabin) to retreat to whenever you need. Introverts often tell us they came nervous about group dynamics and left feeling completely held. Extroverts find the smaller container (just 13 women) means deeper conversations than they're used to.
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More than okay. Most people do. By Saturday night you won't feel alone at all.
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You can absolutely unplug — we encourage it. There's wifi at the property if you need to check in with kids or work, but most women find that their phones drift to the bottom of their bag by Saturday morning and stay there. Cell service is solid for emergencies.
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We've got you. The onboarding form asks about allergies, restrictions, and aversions in detail. Our chef plans menus around the women in the room — gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan, vegetarian, allergies of all kinds — all welcome and well-fed.
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How human of you! Almost everyone is. Send us an email at littlewildretreats@gmail.com — we'd genuinely love to talk through whatever's coming up for you.