Candor Retreats by Candor Mental Health, are women-led wellness experiences infusing psychology, community, and mind-body based work. Retreats are designed to help you reconnect with nature, yourself, and others.

In other words, we create nurturing sanctuaries for self-discovery and growth, offering integrative, soul-nourishing travel experiences that support your mind, body, and spirit at every level.

What makes Candor different?
We’re not just a retreat; we’re a community. We host annual gatherings with the intention of building long-term relationships with our guests. Our itineraries are crafted by a growing team of licensed mental health professionals, mindset coaches, and diverse wellness practitioners who bring both expertise and heart to our wellness events.

Our facilitators are engaged participants in every retreat experience. Within this intentional environment, facilitators and guests co-create a space where healing, connection, and joy emerge organically.

Candor is for women seeking:

friendship, adventure, inner alignment, and the power of collective healing.

Come back home to yourself

We’re so glad you found us.

We are thrilled to welcome back Sara Melcher as a facilitator for the 2025 Connect Retreat, happening September 4–7 in Pennsylvania. The Connect Retreat is designed by a diverse leadership team with mental health, alternative healing, and coaching expertise in women’s wellness with the goal of connection, awareness, somatic grounding, and sisterhood in hand picked nature saturated venues. This year we will be gathering in a luxury mansion cabin overlooking the Pocono mountains with beautiful river views. Sara is a gifted life coach, spiritual mentor, Reiki practitioner, and transformation guide with a strong foundation in emotional intelligence, energetic healing, and women’s empowerment. Drawing from her Native heritage and personal healing journey, Sara helps women reconnect with their intuition, regulate their nervous systems, and align with their highest self. Her facilitation is both grounded and expansive, inviting deep presence, release, and clarity. We’re honored to have her on our team, as a guest, and a returning sister ✨ 🫶🏽 Ready to learn more? Visit CandorRetreats.com, reach out to a leader, or click the link in our bio @candor.retreats 🪷 #womensretreat #womenempowerment #selfcare #spiritualhealing #emotionalhealing #selflove #lifecoach

Swipe through for truths your nervous system needed to hear today ✨ We are incredibly excited for our upcoming retreat in September, and truly humbled to hold space for love, connection, authentic expression, bonding, fun, nature, learning, self development, luxury and pampering. Community building and self love is resistance. You deserve every drop of self-care. Only 2 available spots left- you coming? #retreat #connect #womenswellness #mentalhealth #selfdiscovery #friendship #selflove #womenscircles #community

Two spots remain for the September 4th-7th, 2025 Connect Retreat; an intimate space for reflection, regulation, and reconnection, nature immersion, chef prepared meals, and luxury Mountain View cabin living. Now opening consultations + enrollment for Connect 2026. #theconnectretreat #connect #womensretreats #retreats #wellness #healingera Interested in joining us?

We are so excited to officially announce the return of @kaelynlarsee for our 3rd annual Connect Retreat this September 4th-7th, 2025 in the Pocono Mountains ✨ Kaelyn is a soul-led photographer who captured our essence through creative photography and artistic expression, and we are so excited to welcome her back to our leadership team. At Candor Retreats, we are unique in that all leadership fully engaged with growth, story telling, and connection as a unified group. Can’t wait to see you so soon Kaelyn! 💚 @kaelynlarsee TWO spots still left on our guest list and a few interested women pending! Don’t hesitate to reach out to Sarah via DM, Link, or website. #theconnectretreat #womenswellness #womensretreats #community #selfcare #selflove #soul #photographer

Join us for our 3rd annual Connect Retreat this September 2025 in Pennsylvania. We have 2 openings for our guest list. Reach out for more information, get to know us, hear about upcoming events, and to sign up for our mailing list ✨ 🪷 Link & more info in Bio. Find us at Candorretreats.com #theconnectretreat #womenswellness #womensretreats #community #selfcare #selflove #natureretreat

🌿 THE CONNECT RETREAT 🌿 A Women’s Wellness Retreat to Reconnect with Yourself & Nature ✨ 📅 When: September 4th-7th 2025 Thursday–Sunday Arrival: 7:00 PM | Departure: 11:00 AM 🏞️ Where: A serene, luxury location with river & Mountain View’s in PA Pocono mountains (Venue revealed upon registration). 🤝 Who’s It For? All women (18+) are welcome — no experience needed! ✔️ First-timers ✔️ Solo travelers ✔️ Friends ✔️ All backgrounds, ages, and mindfulness levels 💗 Join us for a life-changing weekend — and a lifelong sisterhood. Limited spots available. 📩 candorretreats.com 📧 Contact: candorcounseling@gmail.com #womenswellnes #theconnectretreat #womensretreats #community #nyevents #selfcare #selflove

Interested in hearing more about the September Connect Retreat? Tune in for a live interview by Eronica Aljoe, EFT with Dr. Sarah Baquet, retreat founder, counseling professor, and women’s wellness expert ✨ We hope to see you there and will be holding space for a question-answer LIVE! WHEN: Friday April 18th at 3pm @candor.retreats Upcoming retreat: September 4th-7th, James Creek, PA #womenswellness #theconnectretreat #womensretreats #community #nyevents #selfcare #selflove #natureretreat

Meet Eronica! We are so excited to welcome Eronica back as a team leader and retreat facilitator for the Connect Retreat 2025 ✨ We have limited spots left for our guest list, reach out to any team leader for more information— we would love to hear from you 🪷 @eronicaaljoe #womenswellness #theconnectretreat #womensretreats #community #selfcare #natureretreat #womenempowerment

Happy Women’s Month to our amazing community✨ . . Photography from our 1st and 2nd Annual Connect Retreats Click our link in our bio if your interested in learning more about our upcoming retreat! Or shoot us a DM 🧘‍♀️🪷 #womenswellness #theconnectretreat #womensretreats #community #womenempowerment #womensupportwomen

Connect Retreat Testimonial from one of our wellness sisters, retreat facilitatators, healer and overall amazing human -Sara Melcher ✨ @iamsaramelcher

“Not only did I feel a change in myself, but friends and family around me noticed how much stronger and happier I am, so much so that two friends will be joining next time” Jenny, The Connect Retreat 2023
"The thing that sets The Connect Retreat apart from other retreats is the diverse leadership.” Sara, The Connect Retreat 2024
"The retreat leaders were able to reach us through various methods. We were led by both licensed professionals and certified eastern medicine healers. We were guided through deep discussions, mediation, sound baths, immersion in nature, and emotional release. I will be coming back each year to the connect retreat.” Lauren, The Connect Retreat 2024
"The retreat was such a unique and finely tuned experience. They managed to tie together wellness, nature, and luxury which left me feeling rejuvenated and realigned.” Lauren, The Connect Retreat 2024
“I don't think there's enough words to express how much thought and effort was put into this retreat weekend! Truly magical and truly an abundance of love shared through our journey of mental wellness!” Katie, The Connect Retreat 2024

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