Announcing an in-person Healing of Memories Workshop for Women Veterans. It will be held at Spirit in the Desert Retreat Center in Carefree, AZ on September 3-5, 2021. The workshop is devoted to women vets only and will provided them with a safe experiential and interactive way to address anger, loss, grief and guilt. The workshop is free of charge to any woman service member or veteran, including all meals and two nights lodging. It begins with dinner at 6pm on Friday, September 3 and ends at 1pm on Sunday, September 5. People who have attended this workshop say that it was a major step in their healing from their psychological and spiritual wounds. Transportation will be provided to those who need it.

In order to ensure the safety of the participants and facilitators at this workshop, we will be following the CDC Coronavirus Guidelines and will be employing additional safety precautions. All participants will be provided their own private rooms.

The Healing of Memories Workshop was created by Father Michael Lapsley, an Anglican missionary priest, who in 1990 suffered the loss of his hands and the sight in one eye from a letter bomb that was sent to him in Zimbabwe by a supporter of the pro-apartheid government in South Africa. After a long recovery from the bombing, Father Lapsley decided to dedicate his life to helping victims of emotional, psychological and spiritual wounds inflicted by war, human rights abuses and other traumatic circumstances.

Any woman service member or veteran who is interested in the workshop may find out more information or register free for the workshop by contacting Mike Wold, US Navy Veteran and workshop coordinator, at 651-687-9767.

For more information see: Healing of Memories Workshop for Women Veterans: A Desert Sojourn Retreat • Spirit In the Desert