Heroic Self-Care:
A Retreat for Female Veterans
”Impact Your Life with Mind-Body Skills”
A Restorative Retreat for Female Veterans, Active Service members, Caregivers, and Spouses
Friday, September 26, 2025 | 8:30 am to 4:00 pm
In-person at Ft Bend County Homeland Security & Management
307 Fort Street, Richmond, TX 77469
Free of charge
Join us on Friday, September 26, for a day of self-care, introducing you to mind-body skills for stress reduction and trauma relief. As a participant, you will learn and experience valuable evidence-based techniques to enrich your life while enjoying a time of relaxation and healing. The skills we will learn may include breathing, movement, guided imagery, and biofeedback to help you regulate your nervous system and generate your own relaxation.
These mind-body skills are drawn from the program model of the world-renowned Center for Mind-Body Medicine. These evidence-based skills have been implemented for communities around the world to help them heal from the impacts of war, natural disasters, or other community-wide trauma. The mind-body skills groups repeatedly demonstrate an 80-90% reduction in those qualifying as having PTSD, and they can be transformative for anyone seeking tools to manage stress, improve relationships, and cultivate mental and physical well-being.
This retreat is an opportunity for you to experience the power of mind-body medicine for your own growth and renewal and to learn valuable skills to integrate into your life and work within your family and the organizations where you serve.
Testimonials from participants of past Heroic Self-Care retreats:
“I really enjoyed the judgement free space to learn about different coping methods to help cope with trauma.” – HSC Retreat Participant
“Learning how to ground and center myself was very helpful in deescalating my stress and anxiety. Becoming more aware of how trauma affects us and how we can manage ourselves is a lifesaving intervention that is beneficial to all. Highly recommend this program to all.” – HSC Retreat Participant
“Thank you so much for this offering! It’s heartwarming and encouraging to witness and experience ways in which we can heal and empower ourselves.” – HSC Retreat Participant
Facilitator:
Gwen Brehm, LPC, LMFT
Gwen Brehm is the Chair of the Greater Houston Healing Collaborative, a multi-institutional program launched in response to Hurricane Harvey, which serves to provide mind-body skills to help promote well-being for populations across the Greater Houston region. She is a certified faculty member of the Center for Mind-Body Medicine.
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