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You have the retreat idea. You can picture the experience. You know how powerful it could be for the people you serve.Bu...
10/14/2026

You have the retreat idea. You can picture the experience. You know how powerful it could be for the people you serve.

But then come the questions…

Where do you find the right venue? What should you charge? How do you create a budget that actually makes money? What belongs in your liability waiver? How do you structure the experience, market it, and manage all the logistics?

And suddenly, that retreat you've been dreaming about becomes another thing on your someday list.

Here's what I want you to know: **You don't have to spend the next year figuring it all out on your own.**

After 25 years of leading retreats, I've learned what works, what to watch out for, and how to turn a big idea into a well-planned, profitable experience.

That's why I created the **Retreat Intensive**.

I'm sharing the step-by-step process, practical tools, and resources I wish every therapist had access to when planning their first retreat, including:

✨ A retreat budget template to map out your expenses, pricing, and potential profit.

✨ Venue selection guidelines to help you ask the right questions and make informed decisions.

✨ A Retreat Leader's Workbook to guide your planning.

✨ Sample retreat agendas to help you structure a meaningful experience.

✨ A sample liability waiver to use as a starting point for review with your own attorney.

✨ My 25 years of experience, including lessons learned the hard way, so you can move forward with more clarity and confidence.

Because there's a BIG difference between dreaming about hosting retreats and knowing how to bring one to life.

And imagine heading into 2027 with a real plan to launch a retreat that reflects your expertise, serves your people, and opens up a new way to grow your business.

The Retreat Intensive starts TOMORROW, October 15, and this is our LAST cohort of 2026!

If hosting retreats has been on your heart, consider this your invitation to stop putting it off and start building your plan.

Let's bring that retreat dream to life.

How long have you been thinking about leading your own retreat?Maybe you have the vision, the theme, and even a destinat...
10/13/2026

How long have you been thinking about leading your own retreat?

Maybe you have the vision, the theme, and even a destination in mind. But when you think about everything involved in actually making it happen, you keep putting it off.

I get it. There are a lot of moving pieces, and it can be hard to know what to do first.

But your retreat does not have to stay an idea.

I created The Retreat Intensive to help you work through the process step by step, from your initial vision and venue selection to budgeting, designing the experience, marketing, and launch.

You do not need to know everything before you begin. You need a plan and the right support to put it into action.

We begin live training on October 15. If you are ready to stop putting your retreat dream on hold, I would love to help you get started.

Join us for The Retreat Intensive. Visit the link in our bio to learn more.

10/12/2026

Hi, I’m Megan Gunnell. For more than 25 years, I’ve been leading transformative retreats that bring people together for connection, healing, growth, and meaningful change.

Over the years, I’ve built a retreat business that allows me to combine my love for personal transformation, travel, and creating spaces where people can step away from everyday life and reconnect with themselves and each other.

And now, I want to help you do it, too.

If you’ve been thinking about building a retreat, I’d love to help.

I created The Retreat Intensive to help therapists and wellness professionals turn their retreat ideas into a clear, actionable plan. We’ll work through the vision, venue, budget, experience design, marketing, and launch so you can stop wondering where to start and begin taking real steps toward your retreat.

We begin live training on October 15. If leading your own retreat has been on your heart, don’t let another year go by wishing you had started.

Join me inside The Retreat Intensive and let’s bring your retreat vision to life.

Visit the link in my bio to learn more and join us!

The beautiful destinations and transformative experiences are what people see when I lead retreats. But there is a whole...
10/09/2026

The beautiful destinations and transformative experiences are what people see when I lead retreats. But there is a whole business behind making those experiences happen.

After more than 25 years of leading retreats, I know how important it is to have a clear vision, a realistic budget, the right venue, a thoughtful retreat experience, and a marketing strategy that helps fill your spots.

And this is exactly what I want to teach you.

Inside The Retreat Intensive, I will walk you through the process of planning, building, and launching your own retreat over five weeks, with practical resources and support along the way.

If you have been dreaming about leading your own retreat, you do not have to figure everything out by yourself.

Our live training begins October 15. Come join us and start turning that idea into a real plan. Learn more about The Retreat Intensive through the link in our bio.

10/07/2026

Start here.

First, get clear on your retreat vision. Who is it for, what transformation do you want to create, and why will people want this experience?

Next, choose your venue and create a realistic budget. Your numbers matter just as much as the experience you want to create.

Then, design the retreat experience. Think about the activities, conversations, connection, reflection, and transformation you want your guests to experience.

After that, create your marketing and sales plan. A great retreat still needs a strategy for getting the right people into the room.

Finally, prepare your logistics and launch with confidence.

There are a lot of moving pieces, but you do not have to figure them out alone.

That is exactly what we cover inside The Retreat Intensive. Over five weeks, I will walk you through the process of creating, planning, and launching your own impactful and profitable retreat.

If you have been saying, “I really want to lead a retreat someday,” this is your chance to stop saying someday and start making it happen.

Join us inside The Retreat Intensive. Learn more and save your spot: https://courses.thrivingwellinstitute.com/the-retreat-intensive

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“You do not need another year of saying, ‘I want to lead a retreat someday.’The Retreat Intensive was created to help yo...
10/05/2026

“You do not need another year of saying, ‘I want to lead a retreat someday.’

The Retreat Intensive was created to help you take your retreat idea and turn it into a clear plan.

Over five weeks, you will learn how to create your vision, plan the experience, choose your venue, build your budget, market your retreat, and prepare for launch.

You will also have live support, practical templates and resources, accountability, and office hours with Megan.

If leading a retreat has been on your vision board, this is your moment to move it onto the calendar.”

Save your spot before the October 15 training begins.

Are you building the private practice you actually want, or the one you think you “should” have?See more clients. Raise ...
10/01/2026

Are you building the private practice you actually want, or the one you think you “should” have?

See more clients. Raise your rates. Add another service. Grow your team.

Before you do any of those things, it is worth asking: What kind of practice do I really want to build?

Join me for my live CE training, From Values to Vision: Building a Thriving Private Practice, on October 13 from 6:00–7:30 p.m. ET.

You’ll receive 1.5 Ethics CE credits from NBCC. The investment is $45, or free for Elevate members.

This training is live only, with no replay.

Register here: https://courses.thrivingwellinstitute.com/offers/yzQ8zLSu/checkout

Writing Thriving as a Therapist changed me in ways I never expected.I thought I was simply writing a book to help therap...
09/30/2026

Writing Thriving as a Therapist changed me in ways I never expected.

I thought I was simply writing a book to help therapists build and scale their businesses with more freedom, joy, and financial abundance.

But the writing process became its own journey.

It asked me to gather years of experience.

To revisit lessons I had learned the hard way. To organize the knowledge I had accumulated through building practices, businesses, teams, programs, and a life I genuinely wanted to thrive inside.

And it reminded me of something I’ve learned many times over the years that big visions rarely come to life through willpower alone.

They need structure. They need support. They need deadlines. They need people who believe in the vision with you.

That’s what I’ll be talking about at the **Soul-Driven Author Summit**:

📖 **A Book in Twelve Weeks and the Support System Behind It**

For every therapist, healer, coach, and teacher who knows they have a book inside them but keeps wondering:

“Where would I even find the time?”

“Can I really finish it?”

“Do I have to do this alone?”

The answer to that last question is no.

Join us for a FREE ONLINE EVENT on September 29–30, 2026.

Register here: https://summit.souldrivenauthor.com/?ref=megan

Your book needs to get out into the world.  This free authors summit might just be the inspiration you’ve been waiting for.  Hope this helps you follow your dream of becoming a published author too!

Imagine stepping away from the everyday and giving yourself five beautiful nights to breathe, reconnect, dream bigger, a...
09/25/2026

Imagine stepping away from the everyday and giving yourself five beautiful nights to breathe, reconnect, dream bigger, and create what’s next.

Join us in Costa Rica next February for sunshine, chef-prepared meals, daily yoga, meaningful connection, and deeply intentional time to focus on your business and your vision.

This retreat is for therapists who are ready to create more freedom, expand beyond the traditional one-to-one model, develop additional revenue streams, and build a business that supports the life they truly want.

You’ll have space to slow down, get clear, learn practical strategies, and leave with a plan for your next chapter of growth.

Single and shared rooms are available, with two retreat dates to choose from.

I would love to have you with us.

Link in bio to see all the details.

That book you've been carrying inside you? The one you keep saying you’ll write someday? The one that keeps coming back ...
09/23/2026

That book you've been carrying inside you? The one you keep saying you’ll write someday? The one that keeps coming back to you, even when you try to put the idea aside?

No one else can write it. Only you can bring that book to life!

Only you can share your hard-earned wisdom, or the lessons you’ve learned through your own journey.

At the Soul-Driven Author Summit, six authors are getting honest about what it really takes to bring a book into the world.

Not just the writing but how to actually finish a book project, meet deadlines, what support do you need, how do you overcome your own sense of doubt, and the unexpected transformation that happens when you become an actual author!

I’ll be sharing how I wrote Thriving as a Therapist in twelve weeks, and the support system that helped make it possible.

📖 A Book in Twelve Weeks and the Support System Behind It

For therapists, coaches, healers, teachers, and anyone who knows there is something inside them that needs to be shared.

September 29–30, 2026 Free online.

Join us: https://summit.souldrivenauthor.com/?ref=megan

The book inside you may be more possible, and more needed, than you realize.

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