NAVIGATING THE WILDERNESS OF GRIEF:
Honoring Loss, Following the Path Forward
AUGUST 8-10, 2025
Olmsted Manor Retreat Center

Whatever the context of your loss, whether a loved-one, a dream, a life-expectation, a global crisis, whether recent or long-passed, you are invited to explore the complex landscape of grief on this weekend retreat. Together we honor our losses and seek a path forward towards wholeness and connection. We find solace in the wilderness of grief through the support, compassion, and wisdom of community. There will be opportunities to tell your unique story, give shape to your grief through creative expression, ponder the beauty and mercy embedded in your grief, spend time in solitude, rest, play, and the outdoors. A full itinerary will be provided prior to the retreat.

Retreat Leaders: Megan Shelly and Katie Robb-Sewall

Cost: $400
Limited reduced rates are available by inquiry to those who need it.
Email Megan to inquire: bewilderpgh@gmail.com

Individual private rooms.
Meals are included.
Transportation is not included.

Location: Olmsted Manor Retreat Center, 17 East Main St., Ludlow, PA 16333  

PLEASE NOTE: All are welcome. The location for this retreat is a Methodist retreat center. There may be religious items around the property, but the retreat is designed to be secular and welcoming to all. Megan and Katie are inclusive and affirming. We invite you to bring all parts of yourself to our retreats. There will be opportunities for silence, meditation, or prayer in a context that is comfortable for all participants. If you have any question or concerns please reach out to Megan.

Optional preparation:

• Choose a book to read prior to the retreat to deepen your experience and awareness. Optional group conversations may be available during the retreat.

  • As Long as You Need: Permission to Grieve, by J.S. Parks

  • The Grieving Body, by Mary-Frances O’Conner

  • Getting Grief Right: Finding Your Story of Love in the Sorrow of Loss, by Patrick O’Malley

• Spiritual Direction Sessions (one complimentary session)

  • Suggest 1 session prior to and 1-3 following the retreat.

  • Schedule HERE