When War Comes Home Retreats

Glen Eyrie Conference Center
Colorado Springs, Colorado
May 13-15, 2011
April 20-22, 2012

 
Events Schedule
 

Friday
3:00-6:00 pm — Check-in/Hospitality Suite
6:00-7:00 pm — Dinner
7:15-9:00 pm — Session 1: Opening Session
9:00-11:00 pm — Reception which will include Dessert, Comedy, Music and some TLC!

Saturday
8:00-9:00 am — Breakfast
9:15-9:45 am — Morning Devotion and Worship
9:45-11:15 am — Session 2: Understanding Combat Trauma (or also known as “Deployment-Related Stress”) and how it affects the individual
11:15-11:30 am — Break
11:30-12:00 pm — Session 3: Small Group Discussion
12:00-1:00 pm — Lunch
1:15-2:15 pm — Workshops (TBA)
2:30-3:30 pm — Workshops (TBA)
1:00-4:00 pm — TLC Time (schedule massage & body works, hike, personal journal time, nap, etc.)
4:00-5:45 pm — Session 4: Managing the High Cost of Caring: Symptoms of Secondary and Primary Traumatic Stress and how to begin to develop a strategy to create an optimum healthy environment of self-care
6:00-7:00 pm — Dinner
7:15-8:45 pm — Session 5: Creating Your Own Healing Place: Learning to Nurture your Spirit, Soul and Body
9:00-11:00 pm — Fellowship Time: Dessert, Music and TLC

Sunday
8:00-9:00 am — Breakfast
9:15-10:10 am — Morning Worship Service
10:10-10:30 am — Group Picture
10:30-11:30 am — Session 6: Closing Ceremony
11:30 am — Lunch


See Also


About WWCH Retreats

Mission Statement To offer retreats which bring hope, healing and solutions for wives, mothers and all women touched by the life and service of a combat veteran. Core Objectives
  1. To provide opportunities for new friendships which other women facing similar challenges.
  2. To educate and equip women with medical, psychological and spiritual insights regarding Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Traumatic Brain Injury.
  3. To guide women struggling with Secondary Traumatic Stress or Compassion fatigue in creating a practical plan for personal healing.
  4. To provide an atmosphere of safety, confidentiality and trust which encourages transparency.
  5. To provide resources and community contacts for women to build a customized support network.
  6. To offer the hope and strength in God and His word.
  7. To motivate and inspire women to engage in compassionate service to others as a part of their own healing.
 Vision Statement Personal wholeness, to include spiritual, physical, emotional and psychological well-being of wives, mothers and all women touched by the life and service of a combat veteran. Retreat Partners When War Comes Home Retreats are presented by Hope for the Home Front and Military Ministry.