When Therapy Wasn’t Enough: How the Saprea Retreat Helped with Healing

After thirty years of therapy, you’d think I would be healed, or at least the best version of myself, yet there was still something missing, a connection I was not making from my past to my present. 

I had the privilege of attending a Saprea retreat, which altered my life, taking me out of a survival mode to thriving. I think the easiest way to explain it is that even though I had thirty years of therapy, knew the language, knew the statistics, coping mechanisms, etc., I wasn’t understanding that I was worthy of healing. 

It’s like learning French in high school for four years, you grasp the language, yet you aren’t fluent, then you go to France and are completely immersed in the culture, and then it clicks. That is what Saprea did for me; they made it all click. 

I have a new outlook on my life, a hope that never existed before the retreat. I have new friends who understand me, and I have a support system that is there whenever I am in need. I went from not fully comprehending the concept of healing my wounds to a full-on recovery.

I have an entirely new relationship with my trauma, one that no longer dictates my self-worth or my ability to enjoy a fulfilling life. I will be forever grateful to all those who made this life possible for me.