Recap of the 2024 No Guilt Mom Retreat
Whoa! If you have never been on a trip just for you, our No Guilt Mom Retreat for Moms is one to put on your calendar.
Our 2024 event started on Friday, April 26th with a garden cocktail party at the historic Crowne Plaza San Marcos in Chandler, AZ.
Thirty-two women flew in from all over North America to reunite with old friends and meet new ones, and left the weekend with memories they’ll never forget.
Let’s get this recap started!
Friday Night Cocktail Party
At the party, we dined on mini sliders and charcuterie boards, and sipped signature unicorn margaritas (a prickly pear margarita with edible glitter!)
It was a fun night of mingling, catching up AND applying unicorn temporary tattoos, getting massages and dancing with the No Guilt Mom Unicorn (which was really Brie’s amazing husband Miguel, but shhhh… don’t tell!)
Chair Massages from ASUS Massage School.
Mallory, Amy & Cheryl toast with their unicorn margaritas.
Anne shows off her unicorn tattoo.
Jennifer, Jan & Kristina chat in the garden.
No Guilt Mom founder, JoAnn Crohn, mingles with Balance VIP members.
Jodie, Natasha & Emily came together and made it a girls’ weekend!
Our mini slider and charcuterie spread. So yummy!
All the eats!
Mariekris, Rachel, Alyssa & Stephanie relaxing.
All of the beautiful women – minus a few flight delays – attending the retreat!
Then, the main event of the night…
Our very first Annual Lotus Awards!
These awards are given to women in our Balance VIP program who’ve completed the core education of the program – The Balance Path.
The Balance Path has five distinct phases: Prepare, Habits, Calm & Happy Parenting, BHAG: Big Hairy Audacious Goals, and Stop People Pleasing.
No Guilt Mom Founder & CEO JoAnn Crohn and COO Brie Tucker presented the awards – a beautiful lotus flower necklace.
Saturday Morning Yoga
The next morning at 7AM, Party Yoga AZ hosted a bright and early morning yoga session for all our attendees.
Saturday Sessions
Our Saturday sessions kicked off with a private VIP hot seat session during breakfast.
Then we settled in for a day of growth – covering topics like:
- changing what we think and say to ourselves,
- how to flip how you think about kids’ challenges with COO Brie Tucker,
- how to talk with your kids about tough topics Adam Brooks of Drive-a-louge, and finally,
- how to be an expert questioner (and listen more than you speak).
Cheers and dancing during opening session.
Founder/CEO JoAnn Crohn kicks off Day One.
VIP hot seat session with JoAnn.
Tons of insight and growth.
Check out that gorgeous backdrop from Parties On Purpose!
Let’s go!
Attendees bonding during sessions.
Head of Customer Experience, the lovely Christina Gabrielle!
Shana O’Mara & Misty Pollina of the Pixie Planner ready to plan dream vacations.
Tons of focused learning!
Our digital retreat workbook.
Ashley taking notes.
Cheryl and Liz chatting between sessions.
JoAnn chatting with Stephanie before lunch.
COO Brie Tucker in action.
Amy and Mallory breaking things down with their group.
Chisanga, Anne, Ashley and Katherine talk with their group.
Adam Brooks was hilarious and so informative!
Amanda is feeling the heat!
VIP Meetup on Saturday Night
In addition to private hot seat sessions, we also took our VIPs out to The Perch, a local Chandler brewery with tons of birds.
Very loud, entertaining birds.
Sunday Sessions
Sunday started out with an in-depth dive into the conversations we have with our kids by role-playing situations that stump us as parents.
We also:
- learned why going on a vacation WITHOUT our kids is great for our sanity as moms with Shana & Misty of the Pixie Planner,
- figured out how to identify energy bleeds and blocks with Lori Oberbroeckling from Secrets of a Supermom,
- made action plans for what to tackle when everyone’s back at home,
- wrote a letter to our 2025 selves, and
- said our good-byes (and “see ya next year!”)
JoAnn defying gravity.
Rachel reflects on her action plan.
Lori Oberbroeckling talks boundaries.
The No Guilt Team: JoAnn, Christina & Brie.
Lauren writes a letter to her 2025 self.
Jaime writes a letter to herself in 2025.
Katherine and Jan near the end of Sunday.
Kinsie, who celebrated her birthday with us during the retreat, shares her a-has from the weekend.
Brie gives her final good-byes.
Jennifer says good-bye to Christina.
JoAnn and Cheryl.
Mariekris and Brie.
JoAnn and Donna.
Want to Come Next Year?
We’ve already started our plans for April 2025. We have our eyes on a beach in Mexico with clear, aquamarine water…
JoAnn Crohn
CEO/Founder at No Guilt Mom
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