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Desperate for alone time, I took a personal retreat

6/3/2021

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​I'm an introvert (albeit a social one), and over the course of the pandemic I could feel my soul slowly shriveling like a prune because I was constantly. Around. People.

MY GOD, was I desperate for some time alone.

While writing about Mother's Day disappointment last month, I wondered, what did I really want?

I'd heard of other people taking personal retreats but never considered myself "that" kind of person. 

I thought it might be something I ~might~ be able to do in the summer.

But when I got quiet and really listened to what I wanted, I wanted time alone, like, yesterday.

I'll save the details of how we pulled it off (see my 4 tips for planning your own retreat HERE), but here are few photos, if you'd like to see...
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My aunt and uncle let me stay at their house in West Seattle while they were away. I dog-sat for the first time and helped myself to my aunt's DELICIOUS beet-and-mint salad and homemade granola.


(Probably not meant to be paired, but - YOLO.)
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I hit the thrift store!

Didn't find anything for myself but gained an appreciation for how tricky it is to find good shorts. Pair #2 gave me phantom curves and pair #3 was so short and wide my backside was - ahem - very well ventilated.
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​I was close to beautiful Lincoln Park and walked there multiple times a day.

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My amazing friend gave me all the components to make a salt scrub and scented bath from the book Black Futures. I adapted the instructions on how to make a "self-compassion bath" and took two decadent soaks.
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Finally, I had a transcendent Korean fried chicken experience thanks to Bok a Bok. The thigh was good but the fish sauce caramel wings were OMG-THESE-ARE-AMAZING good.

Throughout all this, I sometimes felt scattered and disoriented ("wait, there's no one else to think about today? Just me?"). I stayed up later than I meant to. I sometimes tried to pack more in than could fit, or got anxious about trying to figure out what it was that I wanted at any given moment.

But overall it felt SO GOOD, SO RIGHT.

I'd recommend it to anyone who is curious to try!

Would you ever take a personal retreat? Hit 'Comments' below and let me know - curious if I'm the only one this appeals to.

To your own brave self care - wherever that takes you!
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​Charissa Pomrehn
Self Care Life Coach for Moms and Nonbinary Parents

Brave Self Care
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