October 4-10, 2026 Costa Rica
UNBREAKABLE
A Costa Rica Retreat for the Woman Who Has Spent Her Life Being the Strong One
UNBREAKABLE is a six-day immersive retreat in the mountains of Costa Rica for the over-functioning woman who is ready to stop abandoning herself in the name of being responsible, loving, successful, or "fine."
I SEE YOU
You’ve spent your whole life being the strong one.
You learned early…
How to anticipate what everyone needed.
How to keep the peace.
How to be good.
How to achieve.
How to handle it.
And somewhere along the way, you became the woman everyone could count on—
except yourself.
You don't need to become stronger.
You don’t need to carry more.
You need to learn how to stop carrying what was never yours.
Now it’s your turn
You've built a life around being capable. You anticipate needs before they're spoken. You keep the peace. You make things happen. You show up—even when you're running on empty.
THIS IS FOR YOU IF...
You are the woman who:
Feels responsible for everyone's experience.
Has a hard time saying no without guilt.
Overthinks decisions because you don't want to disappoint anyone.
Gives far more easily than you receive.
Feels uncomfortable when someone takes care of you.
Has learned to equate being needed with being loved.
Keeps pushing long after your body is asking you to stop.
Looks successful on the outside but feels depleted underneath.
Is exhausted from being the emotional thermostat for everyone around you.
Has built a life that looks good on paper—but doesn't always feel good in your body.
Wants deeper relationships without constantly managing them.
Wants to stop performing perfection and start experiencing peace.
Knows something has to change.
And perhaps most importantly...
You're tired of knowing exactly what you "should" do and still finding yourself unable to slow down, let go, or choose yourself.
That's because this isn't about needing more information.
It's about changing the patterns that live in your body.
YOU'VE BEEN THE STRONG ONE FOR SO LONG...
Maybe you don't even realize how much you're carrying.
You're the one who remembers.
The one who plans.
The one who notices when something is off.
The one who steps in before anyone asks.
The one who makes sure everyone else is okay.
You say yes when you mean no.
You take responsibility for things that aren't yours.
You replay conversations.
You anticipate reactions.
You feel guilty when you rest.
You struggle to receive.
And when someone asks how you're doing?
"I'm fine."
Because you're functioning.
You're achieving.
You're getting things done.
But underneath all of that?
You're tired.
Not just physically.
You're tired of being the one who always has to hold it together.
And maybe you're beginning to wonder:
Who am I when I'm not taking care of everyone else?
THE COST OF STAYING
THE COST OF ALWAYS BEING THE STRONG ONE
What happens when you keep putting yourself last?
At first, it looks like responsibility.
Then it becomes a habit.
Then it becomes your identity.
And eventually, you can't remember what choosing yourself feels like.
You keep telling yourself:
I'll rest when things calm down.
I'll take care of myself after this project.
I'll deal with my needs when the kids need me less.
I'll say no next time.
I'll go on that trip someday.
I'll figure myself out later.
But later has a way of becoming years.
And the longer you live disconnected from your own needs, the more normal it begins to feel.
You may become:
Exhausted but unable to rest.
Successful but strangely unfulfilled.
Needed but unseen.
Loved but lonely.
Capable but resentful.
Surrounded by people but disconnected from yourself.
You don't need another year of becoming better at carrying what was never yours.
You need to put it down.
THE TRANSFORMATION
WHO ARE YOU BECOMING?
Imagine a woman who...
Makes a decision without immediately wondering who will be disappointed.
Says no without writing a dissertation to justify it.
Rests without needing to earn it first.
Lets other adults own their feelings.
Stops fixing problems that aren't hers.
Receives support without immediately figuring out how to repay it.
Trusts her own instincts.
Takes up space.
Lets herself be seen.
Chooses what she actually wants—not just what everyone else needs.
Feels safe enough to soften.
And wakes up asking:
"What do I need?"
Instead of:
"What does everyone need from me?"
This is not about becoming less caring.
Less ambitious.
Less successful.
Less generous.
It's about becoming a woman who can care deeply without disappearing inside her caring.
This is the woman you are becoming.
Not harder.
Not busier.
Not more productive.
Not more impressive.
More whole.
UNBREAKABLE
Doesn't mean you can handle more.
You've already proven that.
It means you no longer have to.
Unbreakable is not armor.
It's self-trust.
It's boundaries without guilt.
It's receiving without shame.
It's resting without earning it.
It's letting go of responsibility that was never yours.
It's staying connected to yourself—even when someone else is disappointed.
It's knowing that choosing yourself isn't selfish.
It's self-respect.
THE EXPERIENCE
SIX DAYS TO SHIFT THE WAY YOU LIVE
This isn't six days of sitting around talking about your feelings.
And it isn't a vacation disguised as a wellness retreat.
THERMAL HOT SPRINGS
Slow down.
Soak.
Breathe.
Receive.
Let someone else take care of the details for a while.
INTENTIONAL CONNECTION
No networking.
No performing.
No pretending everything is fine.
Just women who understand what it's like to be the one everyone relies on.
CELEBRATION
Because this isn't about fixing what's wrong with you.
It's about celebrating the woman who is finally choosing herself.
SPACE TO DO NOTHING
No agenda.
No productivity.
No guilt.
Just space to hear yourself again.
UNBREAKABLE is a deeply immersive experience combining somatic breathwork, nervous-system regulation, movement, reflection, connection, nature, and transformational coaching to help you recognize and shift the patterns that keep you over-functioning.
DAILY SOMATIC BREATHWORK
Move beyond thinking your way through change and work directly with the body.
TRANSFORMATIONAL WORKSHOPS
Understand the patterns underneath people-pleasing, perfectionism, over-responsibility, guilt, and self-abandonment—and begin creating something different.
FUNCTIONAL + RESTORATIVE MOVEMENT
Move your body without turning movement into another thing to perform.
NATURE + ADVENTURE
Walk through the forest. Follow the river. Hike. Explore.
Let nature remind you that not everything has to be forced.
FOR ONCE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE THE STRONG ONE.
There is something powerful about being in a room where you don't have to explain why you're tired.
Where someone understands why saying no feels so hard.
Why receiving feels uncomfortable.
Why you automatically scan the room for what everyone else needs.
Why your first instinct is to make sure everyone is okay before checking whether you are.
You won't have to be the strong one here.
You get to be held.
THE SETTING
Verdesana by Imiloa — Cartago, Costa Rica
Six days surrounded by the Costa Rican mountains.
Luxury hand-crafted cypress cabins at 5,000 feet in elevation. 100 acres of regenerated forest, rivers, wildlife, and a silence that feels like permission.
Handcrafted cabins. Forest trails.
Wood-fired thermal pools.
Fresh, nourishing meals.
Open-air spaces.
A beautiful shala for our work together.
And enough distance from your everyday life to finally hear yourself again.
This isn't an escape from your life.
It's a reset for how you return to it.
Meet Your Guide
Hi, I'm Sarah.
For nearly twenty years, I built a career in healthcare—including leading multiple cancer centers—because I was exceptionally good at holding things together.
I was capable.
Dependable.
Calm under pressure.
The person people called when something needed to get done.
I am also the eldest daughter.
And I had become incredibly good at abandoning my own needs while making sure everyone else was okay.
I know what it's like to look like you have it all together while quietly running on empty.
I know what it's like to achieve, perform, care, give, and keep going—
while your own body is begging you to stop.
Over the years, I gathered tools and practices that helped me understand something I wish I'd known much sooner:
You don't have to become less caring.
You have to stop disappearing inside your over-giving.
That's why I created UNBREAKABLE.
Not to fix you.
Because you're not broken.
But because I know the woman underneath all that responsibility is still there.
And it’s time she comes back.
THE DECISION
BEFORE YOU TALK YOURSELF OUT OF THIS...
You already know what's coming.
"It's too expensive."
"I can't leave my family."
"This isn't the right time."
"I have too much going on."
"I should be spending that money on something else."
"Maybe next year."
I know that voice.
It's the same voice that tells you everyone else's needs come first.
The same voice that tells you rest has to be earned.
The same voice that tells you choosing yourself is selfish.
There will always be something that needs you.
Another project.
Another birthday.
Another deadline.
Another family obligation.
Another person who needs something.
If you wait until everyone is taken care of, you will wait forever.
So don't ask:
"Can I really take six days for myself?"
Ask:
"What is it costing me to keep living this way?"
Another year of over-functioning.
Another year of saying yes when you mean no.
Another year of putting yourself at the bottom of your own list.
Another year of being praised for how much you can handle—
while wishing someone would take care of you.
You've spent enough years proving you can do it all.
Now discover what happens when you don't have to.
YOUR UNBREAKABLE EXPERIENCE
THIS ISN'T ABOUT BUYING A VACATION.
It's about choosing a different way to live.
Every experience level includes the full UNBREAKABLE experience.
The workshops.
The breathwork.
The movement.
The connection.
The nature.
The meals.
The hot springs.
The space to rest.
The difference is your level of privacy and accommodation.
Choose the experience that allows you to fully receive.
MOST POPULAR
The Sanctuary
SEMI-PRIVATE EXPERIENCE
$5,000 / person
2-bedroom cabin · Private bedroom, shared living room & deck · Perfect for intentional privacy with community
Includes everything in the COLLECTIVE, plus
Private bedroom in shared cabin
Spacious shared living room + large deck
Customized journal to facilitate your retreat experience
The Collective
IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE
$5,000 / person
Shared cabin with your own queen bed · Perfect to bring your best friend or meet your new one
Shared cabin, private queen bed
Full retreat programming
Wood-fired thermal hot springs + catered lunch
Daily breathwork & functional movement
Daily workshop: reflect, repattern, release & reclaim
Beautiful hike + forest trails
Curated women's community
Celebratory dance party
Retreat swag bag
All gourmet meals included
The Elevated Suite
PRIVATE EXPERIENCE
$5,000 / person
Exclusive private cabin · Queen bed · Private living space & deck · Private view of river or garden · Perfect for intentional privacy
Includes everything in the SANCTUARY, plus
Private VIP mountain cabin — yours alone
Private deck with mountain views
Private 1:1 coaching or somatic experience with Sarah
The Culinary Experience
Meals are thoughtfully prepared to nourish you throughout the experience, with fresh ingredients and beautiful, intentional presentation.
3 organic chef-prepared meals daily with fresh juices, teas, and superfood elixirs.
FAQs
What is the deposit amount?
1
A $750 deposit reserves your spot for UNBREAKABLE Retreat 2026. The remaining balance can be paid in full or through a flexible payment plan, so you do not have to pay the full retreat investment today to choose the week you already know you want.
What is included in my retreat investment?
2
Your retreat investment includes private, coordinated group travel from the domestic terminal in San José, accommodations at Verdesana, private chef meals and snacks, a culinary experience designed specifically to support the reset and repatterning of the overall experience, restorative and functional movement classes, daily workshops, nervous system reset including guided breathwork, intentional connection, spacious free time, and a community of women who get you.
What is not included?
3
International airfare to and from San José, Costa Rica, travel insurance, gratuities, personal shopping, and additional personal expenses are not included in your retreat investment.
What is the cancellation policy?
4
Your deposit is non-refundable because it holds your spot and allows us to make retreat commitments on your behalf.
Cancel on or before September 1, 2026, and you will receive a refund of your remaining balance, minus the deposit, with a 25% cancellation fee applied.
Cancel after September 1, 2026, and the full payment is non-refundable.
Registration is not transferable to someone else without written approval.
Travel insurance is strongly recommended so an unexpected illness, delay, emergency, or change in plans does not have to mean losing your investment.
Say Yes to Yourself
You don't have to feel ready.
You don't have to have everything figured out.
You don't have to know exactly what will change.
You just have to be honest.
Are you ready to keep being the woman who can handle everything?
Or are you ready to become the woman who knows she doesn't have to?
You have spent your life being there for everyone else.
Now it's your turn to be there for you.
UNBREAKABLE
Six days.
One decision.
A different way of coming home to yourself.