Soft Strength- A Transformational Day Retreat for Women

🌊 SOFT STRENGTH: A TRANSFORMATIONAL DAY RETREAT

A deeply restorative and transformational retreat for women who are exhausted from holding everything together.

Many women have learned to be "the strong one."

The one who holds everything together and keeps going. 

The one who overthinks and anticipates everyone else's needs.

The one who carries responsibility for other people's expectations, feelings and reactions. 

The one who keeps giving, supporting, helping, fixing, and carrying, often while becoming exhausted themselves.

So often, the very qualities that make us caring, capable, and dependable can slowly leave us depleted, disconnected, and carrying responsibilities that were never ours to hold.

Over time, this constant emotional holding can disconnect us from:

✨ Our bodies
✨ Our feelings
✨ Our needs
✨ Our boundaries
✨ Our truth
✨ The deeper parts of ourselves that long to soften, breathe, rest, and simply be

Soft Strength is an invitation to gently put some of that down.

Not because you don't care.

Not because you're abandoning anyone.

But because you were never meant to carry everything alone.

You can love deeply without sacrificing and abandoning yourself.

You can support and care for others without taking responsibility for their feelings, choices, or healing.

This retreat is about reconnecting with a different kind of strength- one that is grounded, nourishing and sustainable.

Soft Strength offers a safe, nurturing, trauma-informed space to slow down, reconnect, and come home to yourself.

A space where you do not need to perform, justify yourself, or take care of everyone else.

Through guided reflection, nervous system support, embodiment practices, gentle movement, nature connection, community, and sound healing, you'll be invited to:

✨ Breathe
✨ Soften
✨ Release what is no longer yours to carry
✨ Restore your energy
✨ Reconnect with your body, intuition, and inner voice
✨ Remember who you are beneath the pressure and responsibility

THIS RETREAT MAY PARTICULARLY RESONATE IF YOU OFTEN FIND YOURSELF...

✨ Attuning to others while losing connection to yourself
✨ Carrying responsibility for other people's emotions, expectations, perceptions, or reactions
✨ Overthinking, over-giving, and overextending
✨ Feeling emotionally exhausted from constantly holding everything together
✨ Trying to manage, fix, control, or prevent other people's discomfort
✨ Struggling to fully rest without guilt
✨ Adapting yourself to make others comfortable at your own expense
✨ Feeling disconnected from your own needs, desires, body, or truth
✨ Craving more peace, grounding, softness, emotional freedom, and authenticity

Many women are carrying far more than they realise- emotionally, mentally, relationally, and energetically.

This retreat creates space to notice what you've been holding, honour the purpose it once served, and gently begin to put down what was never fully yours to carry.

🌿 THROUGHOUT THE DAY YOU'LL BE SUPPORTED TO:

✨ Slow down and regulate your nervous system
✨ Explore the patterns of being "the strong one" with compassion rather than judgement
✨ Reconnect with your body, feelings, needs, boundaries, and truth
✨ Gently release what isn't yours to manage, fix, control, or carry
✨ Restore energy lost through over-giving, overthinking, and emotional holding
✨ Experience grounding, embodiment, movement, reflection, and nature-based practices
✨ Connect with like-minded women in a warm, authentic, and supportive space
✨ Gain clarity on your next steady, aligned steps moving forward

🌿 THE RETREAT EXPERIENCE INCLUDES:

✨ Guided reflection and emotional exploration
✨ Nervous system regulation and grounding practices
✨ Gentle movement and embodiment exercises
✨ Nature-based reflective practices in the garden
✨ Journalling and self-connection exercises
✨ Optional sharing within a supportive women's circle
✨ Spaciousness, softness, rest, and time to simply be

🥗 Delicious, nourishing lunch included
🌷 Beautiful garden access
🎶 A deeply restorative gong bath to support integration and deep rest

Everything throughout the day is invitational.

You are encouraged to listen to your body, honour your needs, and participate in the way that feels right for you.

🌿 WOMEN LEAVE FEELING:

✨ More grounded, resourced, and connected to themselves

✨ Emotionally lighter and less burdened by what they've been carrying

✨ Clearer on what is theirs to hold, and what is not

✨ More able to honour their needs, boundaries, and truth

✨ More present, authentic, confident, and self-trusting

✨ Softer in their relationships and inner world

✨ Rested, renewed, and reconnected to their inner strength

✨ Less alone, more supported, and more deeply connected to themselves and others

FEEDBACK FROM WOMEN WHO ATTENDED PREVIOUS RETREATS 

Women often describe leaving these retreats feeling lighter, clearer, more connected to themselves, deeply supported, and profoundly renewed.

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"A truly transformative experience, full of love and authenticity.

I arrived feeling tired and vulnerable, and left with a completely renewed spirit.

You held such a sacred space for everyone to own what they were holding and ensured the day was all about each individual's processing and integration.

The food was divine, nourishing, and delicious.

I love being part of the community of wonderful souls who gather to honour themselves and others. We heal in love and safety, then take that light into the world."

— Esther

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"It felt so wonderful to be surrounded and supported by such powerful women on similar journeys. It was so powerful to experience the safety of the space.

I felt like there were so many layers to the day and we were gently peeling them away until this beautiful, authentic truth and essence remained.

Since the retreat, I have noticed more softness in my approach to family life and time with friends.

The group felt deeply held and contained with gentleness, vulnerability, wisdom, and inner knowing.

You are such an incredible facilitator, Phillippa."

— Ryre

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"I arrived feeling quite heavy and throughout the day experienced such a noticeable shift.

I'm leaving feeling lighter, grounded, excited, and enlightened — with a real spring in my step.

I gained clarity and a deeper sense of trust in myself.

There was a real lightness that came from the day, as though something had shifted internally.

Phillippa creates such a thoughtful, safe, and grounding environment. You can really feel the care behind every part of the day."

— Mel Oliver

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"I feel lighter, more hopeful, connected to others, and also to myself.

I arrived feeling weary and a little low and came away energised and more aligned.

It brought clarity and direction at a time when I was feeling out of sync with myself.

A gentle yet powerful way to reconnect to the essence of who we are, reclaim our power and vision, and do so in a safe, supportive, and kind space.

I always come away from Phillippa's events feeling inspired and cared for."

— Samantha

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"Today was another wonderful retreat with Phillippa.

I came feeling stuck and stagnant but left with a sense of lightness, clarity, rejuvenation, and renewal.

It was a warm, heart-opening day- relaxing, educational, restorative, and fun.

If you are feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or simply need a safe space to express yourself and be heard without judgement, this retreat is for you.

The gong bath at the end was incredibly relaxing and integrated the whole day beautifully.

I felt completely safe and nurtured. The energy between the women was strong, warm, and deeply supportive."

— Sam

🌿 MORE REFLECTIONS FROM WOMEN WHO'VE ATTENDED:

✨ "It was life-changing. I feel completely different to when I arrived. I felt so much lighter and more like myself." — Tina

✨ "Transformative! I released a lot and left feeling connected to myself and others, happy and inspired." — Jo

✨ "It was an incredibly genuine, warm, caring, and safe environment. It was a nourishing, nurturing day and has had a meaningful impact on my wellbeing." — Laura Newry

✨ "It was really grounding. I valued the way the space was held and how supported I felt. I felt incredibly energised afterwards and able to take that into everyday life." — Clare

✨ "It was a welcoming, safe space to feel and share. It was the perfect balance of coming together as a group and having space to connect with myself." — Kerry

✨ ABOUT YOUR FACILITATOR ✨

Phillippa Lennon is a Transformational Coach, Relationship Specialist, and Holistic Wellbeing Practitioner who has spent over 20 years exploring what helps people heal, reconnect with themselves, and create meaningful change.

She is known for creating deeply safe, nurturing, and transformational spaces where people feel genuinely seen, accepted, supported, and able to soften into who they truly are.

Her work integrates psychology, coaching, nervous system awareness, emotional wellbeing, embodiment, relational dynamics, mindfulness, and holistic wellbeing practices.

People often describe her facilitation as warm, grounded, intuitive, compassionate, and deeply attuned, allowing profound insights and transformation to emerge without pressure, performance, or overwhelm.

💫 RETREAT DETAILS:

📅 Saturday 13th June 2026
🕚 11:00am – 4:00pm
📍 Bromley Parish Church, Bromley
🚆 Approximately 15 minutes by fast train from London Victoria

💫 INVESTMENT: £120

🌿 SPACES ARE LIMITED

This is an intimate, compassionately held space with a small group of women, allowing for safety, depth, and genuine connection.

If you're longing for space to slow down, soften, reconnect, and feel supported without expectation or pressure...

💛 You are so welcome to join us

❓ FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

1. Is this event suitable for beginners who have never been to a retreat like this before?
Yes. No prior experience is needed. This is a welcoming, relaxed, emotionally safe space where you are invited — not pressured — to participate in the way that feels right for you.

2. Where is this event taking place?
St Peter & St Paul’s Church (Bromley Parish Church), Church Road, Bromley, Kent, BR2 0EG.
It is a light-filled community space with access to a garden and disabled access.

3. What are the transport options to this event?
Bromley South is the nearest train station, approximately a 5-minute walk from the venue, with fast and frequent trains from London Victoria (around 15- 20 minutes).

There are also local bus routes nearby, making the venue easy to access by public transport.

You can view directions here:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/aq3K7XcNCHP3vFPe9

4. Is there parking at the venue?
If you are driving, there is limited parking available at the church and on nearby streets, as well as public car parks within a short walk. You may also find nearby parking options using Parkopedia.

5. What do I need to bring with me?
- A pillow or cushion to sit on, and a blanket for the sound bath
- An eye mask (optional)
- A pen and a journal
- Lunch and drinks are provided, but feel free to bring a bottle of water with you.

6. What clothes should I wear?
Please wear clothes you feel comfortable and relaxed in. Leggings or loose-fitting trousers are perfect. Layers are recommended.