Embodying Boundaries After Betrayal Trauma
Betrayal trauma undermines your entire worldview. This intensive retreat has been created specifically for recovering partners. We will work with you, step by step, to help you feel safe in your own body, listen to what it tells you, and reintegrate your body, mind, and emotions towards healing and wholeness. In a small-group setting with others doing the same work, you will feel your way back to the shores of safety, self-worth, and self-trust. Physical methods drawn from diverse sources, from ancient Chinese qigong and martial arts to modern Somatic psychotherapy and neuroscience, will complement deeper group instruction about the biological and emotional realities of addiction, abuse, danger awareness, and the power we already hold within ourselves to grow and heal.
Join us for 7 days and 6 nights in private, luxury accommodations just outside of Annapolis, as we gather together to unpack our stories and learn to connect our lived experiences with the sense data our bodies give us. Practice taking up space, setting limits, honing and trusting your own judgment, and sitting in our shared vulnerability as we learn together, work together, and simply spend time in the company of others who actually understand what we’re going through.
The week will begin on Sunday, late afternoon, with a welcome dinner and time to get to know each other. Each weekday will include not only learning and group work in an informal classroom style, but also a significant component of physical methods that help re-center us in our own bodies. We will build a better toolkit for experiencing, understanding, and responding to our own unique experiences of life. While not extremely physically demanding, the intensive actively integrates movement and body awareness into all aspects of teaching. Each day will also include group meals and unstructured personal time, so you have a chance for processing, relaxing, and maybe some games in the on-site private pool or tennis court. Finally, on Saturday morning, we will end with a group breakfast and closing ritual, as we transition back to “normal” life.
Lodging
There are a limited number of single rooms available for an additional $500 on a first come, first served basis. Shared rooms will have a max of 6 people in a room. All participants will have individual beds and should expect to share a restroom. All linens are provided along with basic toiletries (soap, shampoo, conditioner). There are many amenities available onsite including a theater, indoor golf range, tennis courts, arcade, gym, full kitchen, and pool you will be able to access and enjoy outside of group time.
Food
All meals and snacks will be provided and will include a self-serve breakfast, casual lunch, and a shared dinner. If you have any food allergies or restrictions, please let us know in the interest form so we can keep that in mind as we develop the menu.
Pricing
The all-inclusive price of $4,000 for the week covers intake, on-site programming, all food, and shared lodging. For an additional fee of $500 you can guarantee one of a limited number of single rooms. Superbills will be provided upon request for your intake and 5 group sessions, allowing you to submit $2,300 to your insurance or your FSA account for potential reimbursement.
There are a limited number of sliding scale slots for this retreat, to help reach as many participants as possible. When you complete the interest survey (see below), you’ll have an opportunity to request consideration for a reduced-rate slot.
Next steps
The full balance for the retreat is due 6/7/26. An early bird rate of $3,500 is available if you make your deposit before 5/20/26.
Event Facilitators
Will Hooper
Will Hooper has been training in conflict resolution, group problem-solving, and interpersonal dynamics since 1998, through the unusual lens of martial arts and Chinese qigong. He has been able to teach and apply those skillsets in environments ranging from frontline disaster relief work to union negotiations, for groups ranging from high school students and homemakers to firefighters and emergency response teams. He particularly values working with marginalized communities and groups not historically associated with martial arts. He lives with his family on a small farm in rural eastern Connecticut, where he spends as much time as possible swimming in the river.
Kim Ramsey
Kim Ramsey is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker working in private practice based in Bethesda, Maryland. She began her career in the field of child welfare, where she became passionate about helping people heal beyond their traumas and reclaim their lives. Her practice focuses on interpersonal trauma, with a specialization in the field of sex addiction. Committed to learning and implementing cutting edge trauma treatments, Kim has recently begun to branch out into intensives, pulling from her interdisciplinary roots to create unique experiences that go beyond your traditional offerings. She enjoys reading, good food, and snuggling with her dog on the couch.