Keynote Speaker Rachel Joy Baribeau Presents A Soul Care Retreat

What would make your life feel exceptional? Stronger relationships? Time for something you love? Making room for a dream that’s been pushed aside? This year, Rachel is taking the conversation deeper, helping you explore what you want more of and what needs to shift to make room for it. As the founder of I’m Changing the Narrative, author of Relentless Joy, and host of the Joystarters podcast, Rachel brings faith, humor, and unfiltered storytelling to conversations about joy, purpose, and personal growth. She’ll guide you toward examining the roles you’ve outgrown, the expectations you still carry, and the conversations or decisions you’ve been postponing. You’ll reconnect with what lights you up and identify choices that support the life you want to live. Expect meaningful discoveries and concrete next steps to bring more joy, connection, and purpose into your life when you get home.

The stories we carry about money, opportunity, and what we deserve can shape the choices we make. In this session, Terri Couser will help you recognize beliefs that may be limiting your options and begin creating a clearer plan for your financial future. Drawing on her journey from foster care and teen motherhood to purchasing her first property at 21, retiring from corporate America at 38, and building a successful entrepreneurial career, Terri combines more than 20 years of financial empowerment expertise with personal storytelling and practical strategies. You’ll explore how credit can support your goals, identify steps toward home or business ownership, and consider what building a legacy means to you. You’ll leave with a fresh perspective on what’s possible and concrete next steps toward greater financial confidence, more choices, and a future you have a hand in shaping.

Some of the most meaningful moments at a retreat happen in an unexpected conversation, a thoughtful question, or a quiet exchange after a session. Last year, Shannon and Shirley Austin brought depth and warmth to those moments. This year, they return in an advisory capacity, contributing their perspective to discussions and personal conversations throughout the weekend. Married for more than 28 years and co-hosts of the My Marriage Is Dope podcast, Shannon and Shirley bring lived experience navigating loss, serious illness, financial hardship, and rebuilding trust. Shirley is a licensed social worker and John Maxwell-certified life coach; Shannon is a Sherpa-certified executive coach and DISC-certified facilitator. Together, they offer a compassionate, honest perspective on relationships, resilience, and personal growth. Their presence offers opportunities to consider a different perspective, and explore what healthier connection could look like in your life. Whether a conversation touches on marriage, friendship, family, or your relationship with yourself, they bring thoughtful encouragement and practical wisdom to help you carry the weekend’s discoveries into everyday life.

When every week holds loads of responsibility and very little anticipation, life can start to feel flat. We’ll explore how small, intentional plans can open the door to new interests, friendships, and possibilities. You’ll consider what’s been missing from your weeks and how to make room for experiences that bring you joy, even with a packed calendar. A speaker, storyteller, and creator of The YES Life Project, Kim draws on her experiences with divorce, breast cancer, an empty nest, and outdoor adventure. For her, adding water literally meant getting on a paddleboard. That small YES opened the door to a life bigger than she could have imagined. You’ll discover how your calendar can become a life design tool, giving what nourishes your soul an actual place in your week. You’ll leave with a clearer sense of what would make life feel richer and practical steps for making it happen.

Give yourself a moment to breathe, settle in, and notice how you actually feel. Throughout the weekend, Lindsay Freezman will lead mindfulness sessions that offer space to rest, reflect, and fully experience what’s unfolding around you. A mindset and performance coach, Lindsay blends meditation, visualization, psychology, and neuroscience to help athletes, professionals, and everyday people cultivate presence, honor their boundaries, and reconnect with joy. Her warm, grounded approach makes these sessions welcoming whether meditation is part of your daily routine or something you’ve been curious to try. You’ll practice bringing your attention back to the present, listening to your own needs, and creating a pause before responding to life’s demands. These moments also give you time to absorb the retreat’s conversations and discoveries, with simple practices you can bring home for busy mornings, difficult days, and moments you want to enjoy more fully.