Unburdened: Releasing Self Doubt for Female Leaders
A one-day retreat for women in leadership to release self doubt, reconnect with your inner knowing and amplify your voice.
Saturday, October 17, 2026 | 10:00 AM–4:30 PM
Maximum10 women | $585 incl. GST | Early Bird: $525 incl. GST
There is a particular kind of self-doubt that can take up space within the most capable women.
You can be the person everyone comes to for support. You can lead a team, run a business, hold space for clients, care for your family, facilitate meaningful work, make decisions and know that you are good at what you do, while still having an internal voice that asks, Am I actually good enough? Is this good enough? Am I providing value? Am I doing this right? Who am I to say/do this?
Sometimes we become very good at listening to everyone else but find ourselves looking for feedback, reassurance, validation and confirmation that we are on the right track. We can spend so much time making sure we are doing things well that we lose touch with the confidence that resides within our inner knowing.
You might know that you are good at what you do and still find yourself questioning your decisions. You might have something you feel compelled to say, create, lead or change, but notice yourself holding back, overthinking or looking outside yourself for confirmation.
When we give ourselves space to have a deeper look at what’s going on beneath the surface, we might find that there are parts of us that are trying to keep us safe that unintentionally manifest through self doubt.
The part that wants to get it right
The part that compares
The part that worries about disappointing people
The part that believes we need to work harder, know more or prove ourselves before we are allowed to step into our power
This day is an opportunity to slow all of that down.
Rather than trying to get rid of those parts, we will get curious about them, invite connection and explore where they came from, what they are trying to do for us and what becomes possible when they no longer have to be in charge.
IFS-informed parts work is at the heart of this day, supported by somatic awareness, guided visualization, creative expression, forest therapy, voice activation and subconscious clearing.
Through these practices, you will be guided to connect with your body and access what is happening beneath the surface, work with parts of yourself that carry self-doubt, and use the forest and creative expression to get to know yourself better and release some of what you have been carrying.
Together, we will create space to reconnect with your grounded, confident self energy that doesn’t hesitate.
The Experience
This one-day retreat takes place in beautiful Bragg Creek, just outside of Calgary, on a private, peaceful property nestled in the forest. We’ll gather in Jen’s cozy, sheltered forest gazebo and weave time in nature throughout the day, creating space to slow down, breathe, connect, and allow the surroundings to support our processing, reflection, and creative inspiration.
You will be guided to:
Explore self-doubt and the parts that carry it
We will use an IFS-informed approach to understand and unburden the parts of you that question yourself, seek approval, strive for perfection or worry about getting it wrong.
Unburdening
We will use guided visualization and parts work to create space around some of the beliefs and burdens that have shaped the way you see yourself. Rather than trying to get rid of the parts that carry self doubt, we will create a deeper relationship with them and explore what becomes possible when they no longer have to be in charge.
Your relationship with your body and inner knowing
We will move out of the constant thinking and doing and create space to notice what your body is communicating through somatic awareness. We will explore what happens when you create enough space to actually listen to yourself.
The wisdom of the forest
Through guided forest therapy and reflection, we will explore nature as a way of understanding your own growth, individuality, belonging and becoming.
Creative expression
You will have an opportunity to work with art and creativity to express something that may be difficult to access through words alone.
Voice Activation
Discover the connection between your physiology, your voice and your sense of confidence. Through breath, resonance, movement and release, you’ll explore somatic practices that support a more natural, authentic and embodied voice.
Subconscious clearing
You will be guided through a MAP subconscious clearing practice focused on releasing self doubt and creating space for your authentic confidence to emerge.
Who this is for
This day is for women who are ready to unburden those parts that carry self doubt and embody more trust and authenticity.
You might be a therapist, coach, healer, facilitator, entrepreneur, leader, creative, practitioner or someone who spends much of her life holding space for other people.
You may be entering a new chapter in your work or life. You may have something you feel compelled to say, create, lead or change. Or you may simply recognise a weariness from looking outside yourself for answers that you know exist within.
A shift is happening within you.
You know there is something more available to you, but you are tired of second-guessing yourself, looking outside yourself for answers or feeling like you need to prove yourself before you are allowed to step fully into your power.
This retreat invites you to settle into your confidence through a deeper relationship with yourself; creating space for your own voice to be heard and trusted.
Not fleeting confidence. Not confidence that depends on getting everything right or having everyone else agree with you, but a deeper trust in yourself.
The ability to notice the parts of you that are questioning, comparing, striving or seeking approval without letting them run the show.
The ability to hear your own voice and trust what you know as you welcome the grounded, exceptional knowledge that exists to authentically guide you.
This day is led by Jen Reddish, Registered Master Therapeutic Counsellor, Certified Forest Therapy Practitioner and Certified Reiki Master, who will guide the day with IFS-informed practices focused on unburdening the parts that carry self doubt.
Jen will be supported by Brea Livingstone, Somatic Experiencing Practitioner & Embodiment Coach, with guest facilitators Vanessa Davis, Registered Speech Language Pathologist offering a voice activation practice, and Trina Metz, Certified MAP Practitioner & Energy Worker, offering a subconscious clearing practice focused on releasing self doubt through the MAP process.
Together, these practices create space to explore self doubt from different places — through your parts, your body, your voice and your subconscious — so you can release some of what you have been carrying and reconnect with your grounded, confident self energy.
A small, intimate day
This day prioritizes you.
With only 10 women, there is space and time to dive deeper, to connect and to be present for yourself and others. This isn't about spending a day learning about self doubt from a distance. It is an opportunity to slow down, turn inward and actually experience what is happening within you.
We welcome your questions, uncertainty, overwhelm, ambition and excitement. We invite that part of you that is asking for more space.
This retreat is designed to meet you where you are at; we make peace with our expectations and come as we are.
You don't need to arrive knowing exactly what needs to change.
You don't need to have it all figured out.
You simply need to be willing to turn inward and get curious about what is asking for your attention.
Join us to experience an unburdening of the parts that carry self doubt and leave with more space to trust your inner knowing, embody your confidence and use your voice.
Saturday, October 17, 2026 | 10:00 AM–4:30 PM
10 women
Early Bird until October 7: $525 incl. GST (use coupon code RELEASE)
Regular: $585 incl. GST
Receipts will be issued for you to either submit to your health insurance for reimbursement or for tax purposes as leadership training.
Lunch, retreat materials and all guided experiences are included.
If you feel ready to move past the blocks that have been keeping you stuck, reconnect with the confidence that resides within your inner knowing and embody more of your voice and power, this is for you.
A one-day retreat for women in leadership to release self doubt, reconnect with your inner knowing and amplify your voice.
Saturday, October 17, 2026 | 10:00 AM–4:30 PM