Trail Breaker Veterinary Wellness Services
Those of us in the caretaking professions are used to giving our all each day to those in our care. We work with patients who cannot advocate for themselves, and our passion is to advocate for them. Let's make sure you can keep doing this work, which the world so needs, by investing time in your own wellness and mental health.
Alaska Winter Wellness Retreat 2025
Emily and Amanda of Trailbreaker are thrilled to offer our first WINTER wellness/adventure retreat for veterinary professionals in 2025! We look forward to hosting a new group of inspiring, open hearted people near our beautiful Alaska home. We want to take you cross country skiing, snow-shoeing, and fat-tire biking. We want to feed you wonderful local food prepared by dear friends, chat around the woodstove in a cozy cabin and watch the aurora from a hot tub. We want to practice mindfulness and yoga with you, walk through the magical snowy forest looking for owls and listening to ravens. We want to talk with you about your biggest challenges, hold space for you, and find solutions through building relationships and sharing ideas. We want you to prioritize yourself for a week in Alaska's winter wonderland, and leave here feeling full of motivation and hope.
"Amazing experience with some amazing women who I think will be close to my heart forever! So many wonderful experiences and adventures and amazing food. Really special to spend time with women dealing with big decisions and big experiences and be able to share and get such great support from each other. Hannah and Emily did a wonderful job as leaders and I would do it again in a heartbeat!"
-Karen M (2023 participant)
What this retreat is about:
We know first hand that a career in a care-taking profession can take toll. The people who choose these professions are passionate and big hearted and often find their own well-being at the bottom of their priority list. We are carving out a space and time for you to exit your routine, chuck your comfort zone, leave behind limiting thoughts and tell any stifling voice in your life or in your head to step back. You can fly to Alaska and have an adventure. You deserve it. We want to immerse you in beauty and emotional safety. We'll validate the heck out of your frustrations and fears and hopes. We know you're exhausted. We know it's hard to say yes to this and follow through. We promise it's worth it.
Our retreat themes are:
Burnout Prevention and Recovery
Compassion Fatigue Prevention and Recovery
Inspiration through Time in Nature
Community and Friendship Building
Loving and Appreciating the Human-Animal Bond
Support through hardship and big decisions
Who we are looking for:
Alaska is beautiful and animals are wonderful, but it is group dynamic that makes this experience unique and potentially life-changing. We want each member of our group to come with an open heart and spirit. We work very hard to foster an environment that will make it easy for you to be trusting and feel safe. The retreat should be restful, but also give you opportunities to experience some discomfort, perhaps both physical and emotional, in order to discover new things about yourself and your way of creating the life you want. We prioritize tolerance and respect each other. You MUST love animals - you might close your eyes and feel a dog fighting for space on your yoga mat, a cat drinking from your water glass or jumping in the singing bowl, and we might just pick up a shelter pet to go on a hike (and she'll lay on you in the van and yes she is muddy). If you are smiling reading that last sentence, this retreat is for you.
Please check out the resources below and do not hesitate to reach out to us with questions.
- Emily and Amanda
This was an amazing retreat. Every day was better than the last! It far exceeded my expectations and my bar was set pretty high to begin with. Emily and Amanda did such a wonderful job of caring for us, meeting our needs, planning adventures, and supporting us. I can’t explain how this trip came at the exact right time to help me shift in a positive direction. You gals ROCK!! Thank you! 🙏🏼
2023 Testimonials
We can't thank Deidra and Stacy enough for letting us film their testimonials! It takes a lot of bravery to be open and honest on camera! We hope their words inspire you.
"By far, the best experience of my life. I felt welcomed, included, supported, and taken care of every single day. The beauty of Kodiak and the kindness of its people is not to be missed. Even before I arrived I knew there was a tremendous amount of thought and care put into the planning of this event, and they did not disappoint. I honestly wish it had been longer. I can’t stop talking about it and encouraging my coworkers to attend in the future. I made new friends, learned things about myself and others…I hope to make this an annual gift to myself. Absolutely loved it!"
-Toni (2023 Giveaway Winner!)