Because this has been such a hard few years of pandemic, anxiety, and stress, we are pleased to welcome as our guest speaker Bethany Dearborn Hiser who has written the book From Burned Out to Beloved: Soul Care for Wounded Healers.

Many ministry workers and helping professionals would say that self-care is important and yet in practice feel that it is one more thing to do, for which they don’t have time. They may be encouraged to take care of themselves, but that is often ineffective without a deeper understanding of secondary trauma and other internal barriers to actually engage in meaningful self-care.

Based on her book, Bethany will explore the reasons for holistic trauma-informed soul care as well as the internal barriers to taking care of ourselves. In our time together, she will integrate discussion questions, grounding activities, trauma research, recovery tools, contemplative practices, and other spiritual disciplines. All retreat attendees will receive a copy of her book.

Theodicy Jazz Collective is the nation’s foremost liturgically based jazz ensemble! They will be joining us to lead worship as well as offering a special workshop on multi-cultural music. To get a sample, check out this concert in Cincinnati for the Episcopal Church’s Concert for the Human Family series. And here is a very recent story of the National Endowment for the Arts grant that Theodicy Jazz Collective has just received.

REGISTRATION CLOSES September 10!