P4 Retreat: TEXAS 2024

A highly unique, creative event specifically designed for dissociative trauma survivors.

Main building and the front lawn, P4 2024 retreat campus.

EVEN MORE INFORMATION about the TEXAS P4 2024 DID RETREAT will be POSTED THIS WEEK.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS NOW, PLEASE CONTACT US!

Can you imagine yourself at a specialized DID Retreat?

Have you ever been to Texas?

What if you dared to come?

Think about it:  enjoying up to 11 days / 10 nights at a comfortable cozy venue, overlooking a private lake, safely tucked away from the world, with more art and recreational options than you can manage during your stay.  You're there, participating at a quiet peaceful healing event, specifically created for DID trauma survivors.  You're able to enjoy freedom to rest and relax, but also, be fully prepared for daily participation in DID education of an advanced level.  Experience activities specifically designed for teaching DID systems important communication skills and DID system work.  You'll meet other dissociative systems, become friends with their people, share quality time together, and see how DID presents in their lives as well.

In this unique setting, with a select group of dissociative trauma survivors, YOU WILL LEARN A LOT about yourself and your insiders!

Expect to have heaps of fun, but plan to get a lot out of it as well.

Ready to go?

Registration will be available soon.

Various dates available, from October 14 - 24, 2024

We look forward to seeing you in TEXAS!

OPTIONS to Make the Dates Work for YOU

 

1.  The FULL EVENT!   

    •  11 days / 10-night stay, from 14 - 24 Oct
    • Be brave! Come to The Full Event!
    • Note: Full Event registrants and DDCF Forum members get top priority if attendance maximums are reached.
    • Pricing depends on your preferred housing option.

2.  The Week Event.

    • 7 day / 6-night stay
    • October 14 - 20 (depart Oct 20)
    • Or create your own 7-day window (you may need your own transportation)
    • Pricing depends on your preferred housing option.

3.  The Partial Week.

    • 5 day / 4-night stay
    • Mon - Fri.  Oct 14 - 18 (depart Oct 18)
    • Sun - Thurs.  Oct 20 - 24 (depart Oct 24)
    • Or create your own 5 day window (you may need your own transportation)
    • Pricing depends on your preferred housing option.

4.  The Weekend.

    • 3 day / 2-night stay
    • Fri - Sun.  Oct 18 - 20 (depart Oct 20)
    • Or create your own 3-day window (you may need your own transportation)
    • Pricing depends on your preferred housing option.

5.  The Day Retreat option. 

    • From your personal hotel, drive yourself to the P4 Retreat Campus for the day.
    • Join us in all events and activities, approximately, 9 am - 9 pm.
    • Select your preference of any day or days, 1 - 11 days.
    • $224 per day.

 

ATTENDANCE IS LIMITED

Attendance is limited to approximately 20 participants.
Housing in the hotel-like rooms is limited to 10 participants.

 

Fully accessible venue, offering flat surfaces and level entries throughout the campus.

The Retreat price will include:

  • Your choice of lodging and accommodations for the entire length of your stay.
  • Foods for all 3 meals each day, plus some snacks will be provided as well.  If you need something different, or more specialized foods, or only organic, or only gluten-free, or only vegan, etc, that will be yours to provide for yourself, but keep in mind that many foods will already be there.  Unless you're super selective about what you eat, you won't be hungry.  However, it is definitely okay to bring what you like, and bring some goodies to share with others, if you want to.
  • Most activities will be located on the retreat grounds --  we will not be bored.  We have a hundred acres of lawns and piney woods, hiking trails, recreational options including canoes, a basketball court, sand volleyball, a pool table, giant bins of lego, plus so much more.  So many fun things are being planned!
  • A designated art building!  You can work on your art projects with space and privacy from other activities.
  • A variety of musical options, with pianos and sound systems available.  Dance related activities will be an option for those less interested in going outdoors.
  • Educational group discussions, many teachings, specifically designed DID-related exercises / activities, hints and tips for effective system work, etc.  There will numerous helpful, educational elements experienced each and every day.  None of the days will be the same.  We will do a variety of DID-related talks and activities each day.
  • Q & A with Kathy.   In addition to planned Q&A sessions, I'm gonna be there, sitting or walking somewhere in the area, and there's no doubt in my mind that y'all will be asking me questions.  During all the days of going and coming, I'll be there to chat about all kinds of everything.  Ask me, and I'll do my very best to answer as many questions as possible.

  • The front porch, overlooking the lake, with a porch swings!

    Time to chatter with your pals, your forum buddies, and other dissociative people.  Meet other dissociative systems! The in-person community elements of these kinds of get-togethers is worth its weight in gold.  Y'all will really enjoy spending time together.

  • A wide variety of sitting places for personal reflection or private writing.  You can sit outdoors in various places, across acres of land.  Enjoy the rocking chairs on the front porch, or the outdoor tables and benches.
  • The beauty of nature and an absolutely healing landscape.  The setting alone will bring peace and healing to your wounds and exhaustion.  Let your internal system enjoy the freedom to breathe with loads of space.

 

A stone walkway to the lake.

P4 Retreat Leadership

 

Kathy Broady, founder of DiscussingDissociation.com is the P4 Retreat: TEXAS 2024 leader and main presenter.  Kathy's in-depth understanding of Dissociative Identity Disorder has been the source of the unique nature of this retreat.

Is Kathy new to you?   She's been around for donkey's years!!  Kathy started working in the field of Trauma and Dissociation in 1984, and met her first DID person in 1988 while living in Canada.  There is a whole lot more to that story, and how this initial encounter with a dissociative teenager led to an entire career spanning decades of time, based in three different countries, all focused on work with the dissociative population.

If you'd like to know more about Kathy's story, go to DiscussingDissociation.com to learn heaps more information.  While you're there, read about Kathy's many years of work with dissociative trauma survivors, and explore over 450 articles of information describing her methods, philosophies, belief system, and descriptions of DID System Work.  You can see Kathy's approach to working with dissociative systems and her understanding complex healing journeys.

Kathy has many creative ideas for how to teach the dissociative population effective ways to approach their healing, how to do internal system work, and how to connect more deeply with their inner parts.

This retreat is just one more example of using positive healing experiences -- encouraging dissociative survivors to experience healing, not to just read about it.   Positive, healthy experiences for the whole system helps to heal negative painful experiences that required splitting in the first place.  While acknowledging and addressing the trauma is essential, of course, it may be even more important to develop improved system communication.  To experience healing, it's also greatly helpful to provide a plethora of corrective emotional experiences for a variety of system members. Experiencing new and better outcomes adds great depth and vibrancy into the healing process.

 

DiscussingDissociation.com