Are you exhausted, depleted, or feel disconnected from yourself and others? 

Do you crave a true break - a time to pause, rest, and renew your body, mind, and spirit?

This is your invitation to Renew - a day designed with you in mind. 

The Renew Retreat is created for ANY WOMAN facing burnout, exhaustion, strained in relationships, or navigating life’s toughest challenges. Whether you are single, married, a mom (foster, adopt, or biological), balancing work, or managing a home, we all experience overwhelming seasons of life and need to pause, renew, and reset.

At Renew, enjoy peaceful rest, guided meditation, optional relaxation experiences (massage, sauna, therapy pool), and trauma-informed workshops designed to renew your mind, body, and spirit. Find the renewal you’re longing for and nurture your mind, body, and spirit back to wholeness.

Location & Schedule

The Renew Retreat is located at Iron Bell Ministries’ beautiful campus at 16006 Aiken Road, Louisville, KY 40245. From 9 am - 4 pm, you will time for rest, guided meditation, optional relaxation experiences, trauma-informed workshops, and connect with other women navigating similar seasons of life.

registration

REGISTRATION IS FULL! Please complete the form to be added to the waitlist. We will contact you as soon as a spot becomes available.

Early bird registration: $135 (through January 1st)

Regular registration: $150 

Registration includes the retreat, one complimentary relaxation service, lunch, snacks, and beverages throughout the day. Each attendee may choose one of the following services for their complimentary relaxation service: sauna, cold plunge, or therapy pool. You may add massage and other relaxation services for an additional fee.

Follow the link to register today!

Have questions about registration? Contact Channing Palazzo at channing@vinecounseling.org. *If you are a foster, adopted, or kinship mom and finances are a barrier to you attending, please contact us for scholarship information.*

Relaxation services

  • Massage

    We work with female massage therapist who provide an amazing therapeutic experience.

    Cost: $30 for 30 minutes Spots are limted!

  • Sauna

    Our sauna has the option to be dry or with steam, depending on your preference. (Please note, there is no shower available after the sauna experience).

    Cost: $5 for 20 minutes

  • Therapy Pool

    Our therapy pool is smaller than a pool but larger than a hot tub. It is heated and indoors. You can enjoy therapeutic jets or use the installed wave/current to do a light workout.

    Cost: $5 for 20 minutes

  • Cold Plunge

    Being immersed in cold water stimulates leukocytes, the white blood cells that help fight off sicknesses. Strengthen your immune system, reduce inflammation, burn calories, decrease stress, and remove toxins. You will begin receiving benefits in just 30 seconds!

    Cost: $5

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SPEAKERS

  • The Vine Counseling

    Channing Palazzo is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist and owner of The Vine Counseling in Louisville, Kentucky. She has more than 10 years of experience working with foster and adoptive parents, adoptees, and birth families in various roles and settings including residential treatment centers, nonprofits and outpatient therapy settings. She is an adoptive Mom herself and honored to have a beautiful relationship with her son’s birth family. She is passionate about prevention services and empowering families and communities to thrive through trauma-informed, attachment focused training and interventions.

  • The Connected Life

    Kelly loves helping others build healthy connection to God, themselves, and others. She earned a Masters in Theological Studies from TCU and has served in ministry for 18 years. She is an adoptive mom who has professionally worked in the foster care and adoption field for 9 years.

    Kelly is the founder of The Connected Life and is a certified Trauma- Informed Life Coach. She works with individuals and couples seeking Parenting Coaching, Spiritual Formation Coaching, and general Life Coaching. Kelly and her husband, Blaine, have two wonderful children.

  • Holistic Coaching

    Jenny is the owner of Holistic Coaching and the Ministry Director of Iron Bell Ministries. She has been leading teams for 20 years around personal development, and integrating vision and culture.

    Jenny is passionate about people becoming healthier through a holistic approach. She is a Holistic Life Coach and works with individuals on growing healthier physically, mentally, emotionally, relationally and spiritually. Jenny also hosts retreats, leads Christian Meditation Classes, and hosts her own podcast. She and her husband are blended family with four kiddos.

What people are saying . . .

"I highly recommend the Renew Retreat to any foster or adoptive mom! Channing and Kelly have a tremendous amount of knowledge to share and an extraordinary passion to serve families who have chosen this journey.” 

“Iron Bell was the perfect setting for this restorative experience. I highly recommend this event!”

“Channing and Kelly shared concepts that I had heard before in a new way that was inspiring!” 

"The retreat had a perfect mix of education, relaxation, and opportunity to connect with other women”.

“The day was a wonderful opportunity to grow, rest, and recharge!" 

“The meditation class was powerful and rejuvenating. It was my first meditation class and Jenny did an amazing job!”

“Kelly Hamilton and Channing Palazzo led us through thought provoking sessions that helped me reflect on how to care for myself to be the best mom and wife.”

"The Renew Retreat was an awe-inspiring day.”

“The beautiful grounds of the Iron Bell property and the relaxation experiences made available to us were a nice touch to provide some rest and renewal.”

FAQs

  • The Renew Retreat is for any woman facing burnout, exhaustion, strained in relationships, or navigating life’s toughest challenges. Whether you are single, married, a mom (foster, adopt, or biological), balancing work, or managing a home, we all experience overwhelming seasons of life and need to pause, renew, and reset.

  • Doors will open at 8:30am so you can enjoy a cup of coffee and a slow paced start to your morning. You will meet other retreat attendees or enjoy some extra alone time for you introverts! 

    You will enjoy rest, guided meditation, optional relaxation experiences (massage, sauna, therapy pool), and trauma-informed workshops designed to renew your mind, body, and spirit.    

    All of our presenters operate from a trauma-informed, faith-integrated perspective that prioritizes holistic health and wellness.  

  • Yes! This year's format will include small group time throughout the day so you can connect to other women.

  • We recognize that everyone comes to the retreat needing something different. We invite you to care for your needs, including having time alone to process and/or relax. You are free to participate or not participate in small group time. We encourage everyone to tend to the individual needs for rest and renewal.

  • Please feel free  to dress as comfortably as possible as we will encourage both relaxation and movement during the retreat.  If you plan to participate in the sauna, cold plunge or therapy pool please bring a towel, bathing suit, or tank top and shorts to wear while using those amenities.  

    If you have your own water bottle and yoga mat we invite you to bring those items for the meditation class (we will have extra mats if needed).   We will provide each attendee with a retreat journal but you may bring your own notebook or journal as well if preferred.  

  • A healthy lunch, water, coffee and snacks will be provided.  If you have specific dietary requests or restrictions please let us know so we can do our best to make the appropriate accommodations.

    We do our best to have gluten-free and dairy-free options for lunch and snacks.

  • If you are not able to attend the retreat or need to cancel for any reason, a full refund will be issued if cancelled at least 7 days prior to the event. Refunds will not be issues for cancellations less than 7 days before the event.

  • We are here to help! Please contact Channing Palazzo at channing@vinecounseling.org.