2025 Held & Healed Retreat
November 7-9, 2025
In Port Republic, Virginia
November 7-9, 2025
In Port Republic, Virginia
Dear One, you are invited to join us for the 2025 Held & Healed Retreat in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley in Port Republic, Virginia.
We hosted in-person retreats in 2021 and 2022, and online retreats in 2023 and 2024. Many ladies have requested an in-person event, so we are offering this retreat in 2025. We will focus on health, wellness, safety, community, and healing after abuse and trauma. While previous retreats highlighted forms and systems of abuse, we also empower, equip, and encourage women with holistic resources to heal their bodies, minds, and spirits. Session topics may include The Link Between Trauma and Chronic Health/Holistic Remedies for Everyday Living, Nervous System/Neurodivergence, Glimmers, Awe, and Wonder, Friendships: Past, Present, Future (Rebuilding After Trauma).
The event will be hosted by Heather Elizabeth. Heather is a survivor, speaker, writer, and coach. She facilitates Held & Healed: Christian Women Rebuilding After Abuse, a Facebook Group and is the founder of a nonprofit organization, Honor Project Movement. The online group has grown to over 4,000 members since 2020 and we are healing, learning, loving, and growing together. She is a survivor of childhood abuse, domestic violence, and spiritual abuse and has a passion to help others rebuild their lives.
We are excited to have Megan Owen with Mountain City Christian Counseling as a guest speaker during this event. Fully-certified since 2012 as a crisis pastoral counselor (MAR, Pastoral Counseling), Megan has been successfully companioning clients all over the country while facilitating their self-growth. She offers crisis & spiritual process groups and individual Christian therapy, specializing in abuse, trauma, and dissociative disorders, utilizing therapeutic models such as Development Needs Meeting Strategy (DNMS), Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR). Learn more about Megan and Mountain City Christian Counseling HERE.
REGISTRATION: Cost is $200 and includes one session on Friday evening, two on Saturday, and one on Sunday. Saturday afternoon will also include four hours of free time when you may participate in on site activities (art therapy, nature walk, visiting, etc.) or any off site activity of your choosing (resting, hiking, shopping, etc.). We also have a PJ Party following the Saturday evening session. Space is limited to 40 ladies, so register as soon as possible. Registration is non-refundable, but may be transferred.
FOOD: Registration includes lunches on Saturday and Sunday. We will have a sign up sheet for grazing/snacking on Friday and Saturday evenings. There are many nearby restaurant options for breakfast and dinner.
VENUE: The Town Hall in Port Republic, Virginia. This space is warm. cozy, and welcoming. It is located beside a riverside park, which is available for us to enjoy. Parking is limited, please carpool if possible.
LODGING: There are hotel and AirBnB options in/near Harrisonburg.
EARLY BIRD BONUS: The first 30 ladies to register (by September 1) will receive FREE VIDEO content from our 2023 or 2024 online events ($85 value). Choose from Nervous System: Rest, Regulate, Reset (6 Videos) OR Dear Younger Me (6 Videos). These videos will greatly enhance your healing experience.
SCHEDULE (subject to change):
Friday, November 7
6:00-7:00 Arrive, Register, Refreshments
7:00-9:00 Session 1
9:00-10:00 Mingle
Saturday, November 8
10:00-12:00 Session 2
12:00 Lunch (provided)
1:00-6:00 FREE TIME (Dinner is on your own)
6:00-8:00 Session 3
8:00-10:00 PJ Party/Mingle
Sunday, November 9
10:00-12:00 Session 4
12:00 Lunch (provided)
1:00 Farewell
We hosted in-person retreats in 2021 and 2022, and online retreats in 2023 and 2024. Many ladies have requested an in-person event, so we are offering this retreat in 2025. We will focus on health, wellness, safety, community, and healing after abuse and trauma. While previous retreats highlighted forms and systems of abuse, we also empower, equip, and encourage women with holistic resources to heal their bodies, minds, and spirits. Session topics may include The Link Between Trauma and Chronic Health/Holistic Remedies for Everyday Living, Nervous System/Neurodivergence, Glimmers, Awe, and Wonder, Friendships: Past, Present, Future (Rebuilding After Trauma).
The event will be hosted by Heather Elizabeth. Heather is a survivor, speaker, writer, and coach. She facilitates Held & Healed: Christian Women Rebuilding After Abuse, a Facebook Group and is the founder of a nonprofit organization, Honor Project Movement. The online group has grown to over 4,000 members since 2020 and we are healing, learning, loving, and growing together. She is a survivor of childhood abuse, domestic violence, and spiritual abuse and has a passion to help others rebuild their lives.
We are excited to have Megan Owen with Mountain City Christian Counseling as a guest speaker during this event. Fully-certified since 2012 as a crisis pastoral counselor (MAR, Pastoral Counseling), Megan has been successfully companioning clients all over the country while facilitating their self-growth. She offers crisis & spiritual process groups and individual Christian therapy, specializing in abuse, trauma, and dissociative disorders, utilizing therapeutic models such as Development Needs Meeting Strategy (DNMS), Internal Family Systems (IFS), and Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR). Learn more about Megan and Mountain City Christian Counseling HERE.
REGISTRATION: Cost is $200 and includes one session on Friday evening, two on Saturday, and one on Sunday. Saturday afternoon will also include four hours of free time when you may participate in on site activities (art therapy, nature walk, visiting, etc.) or any off site activity of your choosing (resting, hiking, shopping, etc.). We also have a PJ Party following the Saturday evening session. Space is limited to 40 ladies, so register as soon as possible. Registration is non-refundable, but may be transferred.
FOOD: Registration includes lunches on Saturday and Sunday. We will have a sign up sheet for grazing/snacking on Friday and Saturday evenings. There are many nearby restaurant options for breakfast and dinner.
VENUE: The Town Hall in Port Republic, Virginia. This space is warm. cozy, and welcoming. It is located beside a riverside park, which is available for us to enjoy. Parking is limited, please carpool if possible.
LODGING: There are hotel and AirBnB options in/near Harrisonburg.
EARLY BIRD BONUS: The first 30 ladies to register (by September 1) will receive FREE VIDEO content from our 2023 or 2024 online events ($85 value). Choose from Nervous System: Rest, Regulate, Reset (6 Videos) OR Dear Younger Me (6 Videos). These videos will greatly enhance your healing experience.
SCHEDULE (subject to change):
Friday, November 7
6:00-7:00 Arrive, Register, Refreshments
7:00-9:00 Session 1
9:00-10:00 Mingle
Saturday, November 8
10:00-12:00 Session 2
12:00 Lunch (provided)
1:00-6:00 FREE TIME (Dinner is on your own)
6:00-8:00 Session 3
8:00-10:00 PJ Party/Mingle
Sunday, November 9
10:00-12:00 Session 4
12:00 Lunch (provided)
1:00 Farewell
Retreat Featured Speakers
Heather Elizabeth
Held & Healed
Honor Project Movement
Held & Healed
Honor Project Movement
Megan Dawn Owen
Mountain City Christian Counseling
Mountain City Christian Counseling
Previous Held & Healed Event Testimonials
It is such a joy to hear from those who attended previous events.
Registration payment below ⮷
Once you pay, you will be added to an email list for event updates. Closer to the date of the retreat, I will also create a private Facebook group for communications.
