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Whidbey Island Retreat

for Women Exploring Change

Uninterrupted time to design
your next chapter.

Coupeville, Washington
November 18 - 22, 2026

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Your time is now.

You're a woman ready to explore her next chapter—in life, in business, or both. And to do this you need uninterrupted time and space to actually hear yourself think.

Now exhale. Choose yourself without guilt. Without pressure. Without performance. It's time to listen to what's calling you and design what's next.

You've been last on your own list for years. Every plan for yourself postponed, every "someday" pushed behind someone else's deadline. Your ideas have been sitting on a shelf, and leaving them there has been weighing on you. Both end here.

Give yourself five days of uninterrupted time: to get curious, to imagine freely, to feel the excitement of possibilities that are fully your own.

An island in the Sound. An intentionally small group of women, each designing her own way forward. A professional strategist holding the structure while you step let go of doubt, judgement, and noise.

The freedom to explore on your own terms starts with saying yes. This retreat is where your next journey begins.

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A group of women enjoying a toast with champagne at an outdoor dinner gathering surrounded by trees and warm fall-colored leaves.
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Person in a white shirt holding a notebook and a white pen, with black and white striped background.
Group of diverse women doing yoga outdoors on a sunny day, sitting on yoga mats on grass.
Group of diverse women doing yoga outdoors on a sunny day, sitting on yoga mats on grass.

Who this is for.

The Whidbey Island Retreat is for women who are ready to design their next chapter and need real time and space to do it. Maybe your next chapter follows a twenty-year career, an empty nest, a move, retirement, divorce, or grief. Maybe it's the business you're ready to grow, sell, or take in an entirely new direction. Or maybe your chapter isn’t following a milestone, but instead has arrived quietly, as a gradual pull toward something more.

Our Whidbey Island Retreat is for women shaping what comes next, in life, in business, or both, who need real time and space to do it.

Twelve women. A historic lodge and private accommodations at the water's edge. This is where women rediscover their brave and design what’s next.

What to expect.

The first gift is permission to focus solely on you. No obligation to make decisions, no one expecting your answers. The doing can wait. The thinking happens here.

By the second morning, the noise drops. The water helps, and so does having every logistic handled for you. As your nervous system settles, something better than calm arrives: energy and curiosity. Thoughts you set aside so long ago you forgot they were yours, suddenly back and worth playing with. You'll talk them through openly, among women who get it, all without judgement.

One client told me a single session together surpassed years of therapy. That's what happens when the right question lands in a rested mind.

Outdoor dining area on a wooden deck with string lights, tables, and chairs, overlooking a body of water with trees around, during evening.

Transformation and return home.

You were finally able to hear your own thoughts and follow where they led. The most creative ideas surfaced, including the unconventional ones, the ones you'd never access between the noise in an average day at home.

This uninterrupted time and immersive ideation helped shape your uniquely designed roadmap that truly aligns with who you are now. You return home with clarity, excitement, and the brave to implement steps to start your next chapter, backed by continued support and group coaching through February.

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Set on the Puget Sound with views of the Olympic and North Cascades Mountain Ranges, Mt. Baker, and Mt. Rainer.

The Salt+Grit experience.

You can't explore your next chapter while you're busy managing the one you’re in. That's the intention behind Whidbey. Slow, peaceful mornings. Three focused working sessions dispersed throughout our week, each with a strategic theme. Intentional reconnection with nature, supporting creative thinking. Ending with a roadmap you designed to take with you.

The calm environment fuels the strategic work. And the exciting part? This doesn’t feel like work: honest conversations with yourself about where you are and where you want to go, testing options with zero pressure to commit, then turning the direction you choose into a concrete plan. My job is holding the process. Yours is the fun part.

The retreat at a glance.

The shift starts the moment you commit, weeks before you step off the ferry onto the Island. Once these dates are on your calendar, part of your mind gets to stop managing and start imagining. You're ready now—and readiness deserves a start date. Every season you wait, the ideas stay on the shelf and the chapter stays unwritten. Five nights on Whidbey Island changes that. Uninterrupted time to think, explore, and design your next chapter.

Your Retreat Team

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A woman with long brown hair smiling, wearing a navy blue top, a yellow skirt with white patterns, and a necklace, standing outdoors near a textured concrete wall and a dark wooden door.

Jennifer Trezza
Founder + Host

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Aaron Maxwell
Nervous System Healer

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Annie O’Connell
Pilates Instructor

The perfect location.

Located in the quaint town of Coupeville, Washington, this is a small group retreat with engaging strategy discussions, private accommodations, private studio space with sauna, sound baths, walk/hike at Ebey’s Landing, and private beach and dock access.

Retreat Highlights.

Map of Whidbey Island with illustrations of key sites such as Fort Ebey, Coupeville, Port Townsend Ferry, Fort Casey, Double Bluff Beach, Clinton, Oak Harbor, and others, including parks and public spaces, towns, and cities.
Two children lie on their stomachs in a hammock tied between trees overlooking a pond, surrounded by lush trees and a peaceful outdoor setting.
A woman with long blonde hair wearing a gray sweatshirt with a logo, holding a brown mug, standing outdoors near a weathered wooden fence with two buoys hanging on it.
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November 19
Sound Bath, Sauna
Relax + Regulate
Light Discussion

November 18
Welcome Reception
Settle-in and Unwind

November 21
Sound Bath, Sauna
Lunch in Coupeville
Discussion + Workshop

November 20
Ebey’s Landing State Park
Picnic Lunch
Discussion + Workshop

November 22
Farewell Breakfast
Depart

Private Accommodations

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Living room with black walls, nautical themed art and models, books, pink flowers, candles, and leather chairs.

You’ll enjoy private access to the historic lodge accommodations. Our retreat guests have sole access to the upstairs rooms,
cozy nooks, and amenities.

Private Cabin
(water view)

A tiny house with open double doors, revealing a bed inside and surrounded by greenery, with buoys hanging outside.

Lodge King Suite
(water or garden view)

Cozy living room with wooden log walls, a black sofa with a plaid blanket, and a large window letting in natural light.

Lodge Queen
(water or garden view)

A bedroom with wood-paneled walls featuring a framed landscape painting and a window. There are shelves with rolled white towels, a bedside table with a potted plant, a lantern, and a bed with white pillows and a dark blanket.

Registration opens to our Salt+Grit Community on Sunday, August 2nd.

Reservations

Investment Opportunities

Program & Accommodations (all single occupancy)

Private Cabin………………………..$9,200

Lodge King Suite………………….$7,800

Lodge Queen………..……….…….$6,800

Each private cabin has a living area, kitchenette, and full bath. Each lodge room has an en-suite sink; there are two large shared bathrooms on same floor and central to each private room. For photos of the historic lodge amenities, please visit Captain Whidbey.

Included

- Professional strategy workshops
- Small group discussions and guided support
- Afternoon at Ebey’s Landing
- On-site sound baths + sauna
- Four breakfasts, three lunches, four dinners
- Three post-retreat virtual group coaching sessions

Not Included

- Private 1:1 coaching sessions (separate investment)
- Transportation to-and-from retreat site
- One lunch during free time in Coupeville
- Travel, medical, and trip Insurance
- Items of a personal nature

Questions you might have.

  • Our Founder, Jennifer, leads all discussions with empathy, meeting guests where they are on their personal and professional paths. As a professionally trained strategist and certified leadership coach, she utilizes a breadth of tools. Her approach through conversation helps participants identify their uniqueness, passions and goals, and design alignment and steps toward their future self.

  • Natural environments are scientifically proven to regulate nervous systems, reduce cortisol levels, increase creativity, and increase tolerance for uncertainty. Whidbey Island is an ideal immersive setting to focus on change and to design a personal roadmap. You’ll be surrounded by the Puget Sound, views of mountain ranges, a breathtaking bluff, tall trees hugging private waterfront access. All while enjoying lovely boutique accommodations with a full team to take care of you.

  • - Lightly guided group discussions
    - An afternoon at Ebey’s Landing
    - On-site private pilates, sound baths, and sauna
    - Opportunities to explore Coupeville, Port Townsend and Deception Pass on free time

  • Absolutely, yes. We honor everyone’s identity, and are creating spaces for people who identify as a women to be cared for and welcomed.

  • Flexible payment options available:
    - OPT 1: Pay-in-full and save 5% when you reserve your spot!
    - OPT 2: A non-refundable deposit of $500 will hold your spot and preferred room selection. Your balance will be divided evenly across the months from your sign up through the January 2027, which is the month of the third group coaching session. The payments will be made on the 1st day of each month.
    - OPT 3: Alternative plan just for you!
    Please reach out directly and we can design a plan that works for you. Our immersive retreat experience is designed to support you holistically. Let’s find a way for you to join us!

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Site photos courtesy of The Captain Whidbey.