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Creative Women Retreats offer creative experiences for reflection, restoration & community.

10/28/2026

🌕Allow us to (re) introduce ourselves!🌓

We are Hollis Witherspoon & Isabel Shanahan, founders, creators, and facilitators of Creative Women Retreats & Creative People Trainings! ✨

We are both Licensed Creative Arts Therapists and Registered Drama Therapists in NY State. We created CWR as a way to explore and contain all the elements that *we* would want in a retreat experience. 😎

We both have Masters degrees in Drama Therapy from NYU, have our own private therapy practices, and answer to the title “mama”. ❤️

As a fluid Virgo/Pisces combo, we value our creative partnership and co-facilitation skills and have been working together for nearly 9 years!♍️♓️

We adore anything in nature, vibe toward the woo woo, relish delicious food, seek to explore creativity through theater, art, movement, and music, and absolutely LOVE connecting with groups of women. 🌲🎻🎭🎨🌮🔮

And as caretakers ourselves, we resonate deeply with the women who trust us to join one of our retreats. The work of caring for the caretaker fills our cups! 🏆

A few spots remain (private room or day tripper) for our November 13-15th Caretaker Retreat in the Hudson Valley. 🍁

10/24/2026

It’s not every day you get professionally photographed by a 4 year old knight.

at our fall photo shoot! The leaves were truly giving today! 🍂🍁🍂🍁

10/23/2026

What do we mean when we talk about “Restoring the Caretaker”?

As we head into the holiday season, maybe your caretaker goes into overdrive. Because you’re also the planner, the shopper, the cook, the communicator, the one who holds it all together.

And what happens when we look beyond the caretaker to the other roles that feel alive, energizing, and valuable to you? Who takes care of YOU?

🍁 Restoring the Caretaker 🍁
💛 Therapeutic Women’s Retreat💛
🍂 November 13 - 15th | Ulster Park, NY 🍂

🧘🏼‍♀️yoga
🌓 meditation & reflection
🍲 delicious meals
🎨 art making
🎭 drama therapy workshops
🌲 time in nature
🤲 held by two licensed creative arts therapists

10/23/2026

What are we talking about when we say “Restoring the Caretaker”?

The holiday season is almost upon us, which means you may be leaning in *heavily* to the caretaker role: the one who plans, who connects, who cooks, who shops, who creates…who holds it all together.

And in this season…who takes care of YOU?

Prepare for what’s ahead with a restorative and creatively exploratory weekend as we care for the caretaker.

✨ Restoring the Caretaker✨

💛Therapeutic Women’s Retreat💛

🍁 November 13-15th | Ulster Park, NY 🍁

🧘‍♀️ yoga
🌓 quiet reflection
🍲 delicious meals
🎨 art making
🎭 drama therapy workshops
🌲 nature
🤲 held by two licensed creative arts therapists

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10/19/2026

“YOUR ENERGIES ARE AMAZING.” 🔥🌟✨
- Caretaker Retreat ‘24 Attendee

We know what it’s like to consider, scroll past, peruse a registration form, refresh the page, save the email for next time…signing up and *committing* to a retreat can be a nerve-wracking experience!

Honestly, that’s why we started Creative Women Retreats in the first place - to make a safe and beautiful space filled with the things we wanted to experience, and held in a way that felt both gently transformative and supportive.

After each retreat we run, we send out a comprehensive ANONYMOUS feedback form, so we can learn from our attendees, improve and expand our offerings, and attune to what was experienced and what is needed. We also get to receive the most *beautiful* testimonials from our attendees, who pretty much unanimously give our retreats a solid 5 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 rating each and every time.

These are just a few testimonials (again - submitted anonymously!) from our one of our Caretaker Retreat in 2024.

Don’t take our word for it - take it from the brave and curious and resilient women who have been in your shoes…and said YES!

Registration open ✅
3 weeks to go 🗓️
3 spots left! 🍁🍁🍁

Won’t you join us November 13-15th in the Hudson Valley?

Xx, Hollis & Isabel

10/16/2026

Your caretaker role is so important. It’s part of who you are. But she is tired, she is overused, she is burdened with endless need from others. And she wants to know what else is inside of you, waiting to emerge to help you blossom. At our Creative Women Retreats “Restoring The Caretaker” retreat, we use tools from Drama Therapy, nature, and the expressive arts to dynamically explore, support, and re-story the Caretaker alongside other life affirming roles within you. Join Hollis and Isabel of CWR just before the Caretaker heavy holiday season and prioritize yourself, first.
November 13th-15th. Hudson Valley, NY
Www.creativewomenretreats.com

10/09/2026

What is Drama Therapy, anyway? You don’t need to be a performer, or an extrovert. You don’t need to be an artist or a creative. You just need to be. Show up, and step in, at your own pace, in the way you need. We will guide you with care and expertise along the way. Take a peek for more.

10/09/2026

Tomorrow is day.

Nothing is more important to take care during times of stress, upheaval and violent. Creative Women Retreats believes that care for each other is a critical component of mental health - we are never meant to do this alone. We also believe in…
🍁 nature
💚 intentional time spent with small groups of women
🪩 space to be playful
🌙 time to sloooow it all down
✨ group and individual reflection
🔥 creative exploration and expression
🍓feeding and taking care of our bodies
👯‍♀️ skilled, thoughtful guides to provide safety, support, and direction.

10/07/2026

What is the opposite of AI? Hollis from Creative Women Retreats has some thoughts!

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