Retreat for Dads

PLEASE NOTE: Due to overwhelming response this event is AT CAPACITY. REGISTRATION IS CLOSED.
If you would like to be placed on a waitlist, please email sbethel@peakparent.org.

This retreat will provide an opportunity for those who identify as a dad of a child with a disability to build a support network, feel closer with your family and learn about overall personal wellness. At the end of the retreat, you will understand the impacts of ongoing and compounded stress with new tools that build your resilience and coping mechanisms for day to day life. This retreat is free of charge thanks to the generosity of a donor. It will take place on Saturday, June 22nd from 11am-5pm in Boulder, Colorado. The location will be provided upon registration.

Retreat Agenda:
– Meet and Greet
-Engage in an experiential stress and resilience training to support your role as a father.
-Enjoy lunch together (provided)
-Try AcuDetox (an acupuncture protocol that places needles at specific points in the ear to support stress and nervous system regulation.)
-Build an alliance
-Retreat closing

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Facilitators:

Lauren Hassnan, LCSW

Lauren is the founder of the Colorado First Response Coalition (CFRC, offering  trauma-informed therapy to first responder populations), a trauma clinician and a group facilitator. She has worked in the field of trauma for twenty-years and has experience in non-profit, academic and community mental health clinical settings. After opening her private practice in 2013, she shifted her focus to serving those in first responder roles. In running the CFRC and working closely with clients, she has remained dedicated to both individual and collective wellness – holding true to the strong belief that when we direct our attention toward resilience, it not only services us  individually, it serves the people around us and our communities. Lauren is eager to apply this breadth of experience in support of fathers of children with disabilities…an unrecognized type of first responder.

Noah Goldstein, DACM, L.Ac

Noah is a husband and father of three children, which he names as one of the most significant rites of passage in his experience. He acknowledges  our culture creates little space for fathers to feel supported and connected and has thus co-founded The Council of Fathers, a mens group dedicated to inner work and enhancing men’s capacity as fathers, partners and friends.  Noah is also an acupuncturist and facilitates the above work through his rich understanding of Chinese medicine and healing through acupuncture. He is excited to shop up for this retreat in both roles- facilitation and offering AcuDetox (an acupuncture protocol that places needles at specific points in the ear to support stress and nervous system regulation).

Mark Davison

Mark is the park planning, design and construction manager at the City of Boulder. He is also the father of three children, one of whom, Lydia, experiences disability. Over the years she has taught him many new ways to design parks and ensure access to nature is inclusive for all. Prior to his position with the City of Boulder, mark led planning, design and environmental education efforts for Oregon State Parks and the National Park Service. His career path has focused on park planning, park design, visitor experience, land management and environmental conservation. Mark is happy to say that he can now bring his two worlds together.