The 2025 Retreat was a magical experience as we luxuriated in the expanse of a 12.5 acre ranch, did yoga near a soothing fountain and wrote our way to our truths and learned how to put truth into action.
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Thanks again to our 2025 sponsors. We could not have done it without you.
Tameika Symonds
Valerie Stanley
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You have the Write To Heal Retreat
Testimonial
The Write to Heal assignments put me on a path to personal insights that had been long buried and created the right space to deal and heal. This led to lightbulb moments for which I am grateful.”
VJ
Mission statement
You Have the Write to Heal is a safe space for women from all walks of life who need emotional and spiritual healing. Our annual retreat offers women precious time to celebrate themselves, experience self-care, and benefit from the scientifically proven practice of therapeutic writing; a non-invasive method of healing body, mind, and soul.
Vision Statement
You Have the Write to Heal will catalyze the elimination of silent suffering, substance abuse, voicelessness, and shame that has historically debilitated women since the beginning of time. Female silence has kept women from their dreams.
You Have the Write to Heal 2025
October 16-20
Woodland Tower Ranch
Your time is now.
You Have the Write to Heal 2026 October 15-19, 2026 women’s retreat
Are you ready to release old stories, self-doubt, and shame that have stopped you from having a life that you love? Is your body holding secrets and pain from the past that is crippling your growth?
The You Have the Write to Heal retreat is the place you will re-discover what you are made of. Join Author and Writing Coach, Kim Green in the Sacred Sonoran Desert, to embark on a once-in-a lifetime healing journey. Through daily writing exercises and other non-invasive healing modalities, you will re-discover the power and peace that are already within you. All you have to do is be honest, face your fears and leave them on the page. With the mighty pen in hand, our community of women will slay the pain of the past and gracefully enter the future. Just bring an open heart and a serious intention to heal. This is a self-discovery experience that you will never forget. It’s your time. No writing experience or expertise is required!
About the
Woodland Tower Ranch
Once the Sunstone Healing Center, the serene 12-acre Woodland Tower Ranch offers 14 private and semi-private rooms, all with ensuite bathrooms. This soothing natural habitat is the perfect place to ground yourself, as you find yourself.
This is what’s included:
- Airport pick up and drop off
- All in-town transportation
- A gift bag of healing tools
- Single or shared individual bedrooms with renovates ensuite bathrooms
- Daily yoga and meditation
- Breathwork
- Sound healing
- Equine Therapy
- A Drum-to-Heal Experience
- Acupuncture Session
- A Sunset Blessing at the Sacred Signal Hill
- A Led Labyrinth introspective walk
- A Private Write-to-heal life coaching session with author and writing coach, Kim Green, founder of You Have the Write to Heal Retreat
- A 60-minute massage by Tammi Silva
- 3 delicious healing chef-prepared meals each day
- A delicious Southwestern Dinner at Tucson’s famous El Charro Mexican Grill
Yes, 5 days can change your life.
Be ready.
What women are saying about
You Have the Write to Heal
This weekend has been introspective and peaceful. I am committed to putting myself first and removing guilt in my life. I will proceed with a life based in balance while focusing on let it be. I am not in control of anything other than myself. This is freeing.
C.B.
Discovered I could live without TV and radio. Read, reflected, enjoyed the quiet of the desert and sunrise. 1-2-1 was most insightful.
L.B.
This experience was so powerful…Taking 5 days out of your regular schedule is hard. But it was so needed for my mind, body and soul. To get away was incredible to just be. The Equine Therapy and Breathwork was amazing for me, I learned so much about myself and what needs to be worked through. I learned to write and saw how impactful it is to take a few minutes to write things down helps gets them on paper and out of my head and body. This needs to be a thing everyone goes through at least once. We need a 102 class to expand.
M.W.
Kim has curated an amazing experience full of activities that are supportive of introspection and self0discovery. It was wonderful to have the opportunity to write on a daily basis. The space to do this, alone with the prompts opened up new creative ideas that I get to pursue even further! I am so grateful for this chance. Kim has curated an amazing experience full of activities that are supportive of introspection and self0discovery. It was wonderful to have the opportunity to write on a daily basis. The space to do this, alone with the prompts opened up new creative ideas that I get to pursue even further! I am so grateful for this chance.
M.Z.W.
The breakthroughs I experienced through therapeutic writing were incredibly transformative, making the retreat an unforgettable journey. Filled with ups and downs, the special connections we formed inspired us all. As we reflected on our experiences, many women courageously opened up to each other, creating a warm and welcoming atmosphere that uplifted us all.
V. Dennison-Murray
It turned out that it wasnt just about writing. What really captured my heart was the well-thought-out plan—from beginning to end—designed with such care, healing, and purpose. Each woman’s story touched me deeply, and as we began to trust one another, the genuine kindness, compassion, and shared understanding reminded me that even through our diversity, we are more alike than we are different. A true bond was formed. This retreat was all of that and more. My friend would probably say I came “kicking and screaming,” true, but I left knowing that one day I would gladly volunteer and tell everyone how much this experience is needed—especially for women over 50 who think they’ve got everything under control.
One last thing I have to say it was the equine therapy and the labyrinth walk that really broke some things off of me, and gave me great urgency to write. It was all of it and the horses. And finally, KIM, who by the way is the best facilitator, I’ve ever seen. Her professionalism and expertise is just amazing and cannot even be put into words. All those added touches (breathing, sound bath, yoga, massage, acupuncture ) were the icing on the cake and I can’t thank her enough. What she has is a gift and I’m so glad that she’s able to live and work in her purpose.
S.K.
Statistics:
- Depression is the leading cause of disability in the US among people 15-44
- Depression ranks among the top 3 workplaces in the US along with family crisis and stress
- 250,000 people become suicide survivors each year in the UN National Network of Depression Centers
- Adults with a depressive disorder or symptoms have a 64 percent greater risk of developing coronary artery disease. National Institute of Health
- More than 1 in 6 Americans working full-time or part-time report assisting with the care of an elderly or disabled family member, relative, or friend. A survey of these adult caregivers found that 40% to 70% of them have clinically significant symptoms of depression
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance - In 2019-2020, 20.78% of adults were experiencing a mental illness. That is equivalent to over 50 million Americans.
Mental Health America
Therapeutic writing can be a place to confess your struggles and fears without judgment. The concepts and benefits, similar to journaling, can be very beneficial when it comes to the healing process from traumatic experiences. It starts with simply writing down your thoughts and feelings to understand them more clearly. And if you struggle with stress, depression, or anxiety, writing can guide you to the root of your emotions connected to the impact of the trauma, thus helping you to gain control of your emotions and improve your mental health.
Participation in a therapeutic writing group facilitated by a professional writer and a licensed therapist can provide a safe space to process your struggles and fears with other survivors of trauma without judgment or punishment through writing and sharing in a supportive group environment.
One of the ways to deal with overwhelming emotions related to trauma is to find a healthy way to express yourself. This makes a facilitated therapeutic writing group a helpful tool in managing your mental health. Therapeutic writing can help you:
- Identify barriers to healing and recovery from trauma
- Reduce stress and anxiety related to unresolved trauma
- Identify coping skills to triggers that impact daily functioning
- Help you prioritize problems, fears, and concerns
- Providing an opportunity for positive self-talk and identifying negative thoughts and behaviors
A therapeutic writing group can be a supportive part of recovery from trauma.
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