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The Creator Retreat Cohort

Inner Work • Outer Action • Guest Educators • Community Support

• 1/9/25: Applications Open

• 1/24/25: Applications Close @ 5pmCST

• 2/1/25 - 2/15/24: Interviews Conducted

• 2/20/25: Acceptance Letters Sent

• 2/27/25: First Cohort Meeting @1pm EST

Safe Container

The Creator Retreat Cohort is a supportive, encouraging, and non-competitive container of sensitive souls.

The cohort is a closed, private group of 15-20 participants, supported by two co-facilitators (TeriLeigh and Ryan Delaney) and 10 guest educators.

All participants are expected to attend and participate in all Zoom sessions, which will help create a consistent and encouraging support system for the community.

Cohort Schedule

February 27, 2025 - December 18, 2025

If you are accepted to the cohort, you will be expected to attend Zoom sessions on the first, second, and third Thursdays of every month at noon EST.

Suppose you cannot commit to cohort attendance or are not accepted as a cohort participant. In that case, we encourage you to become a paid subscriber (open to everyone), with access to all content (curriculum posts and video replays) at your convenience.

1st Thursday of Every Month
TeriLeigh Workshop - 90min*

Spiritual Inner-Work - 45min

• Through an interactive mini-lesson and deep work process, you will learn simple 5-minute-a-day exercises to train your brain, body and nervous system to realistically manage your worries, anxieties, perfectionism, control, imposter syndrome, feelings of inadequacy, not-enough-ness, loneliness, self-isolation, creator’s block, catastrophizing, self-sabotage, and much much more.

• Each month, you will practice ONE straightforward 5-minute-a-day “inner work” exercise to address your deepest insecurities and challenges on a spiritual level.

Practical Outer-Action Business - 45min

• We will explore a gentle winding path to help you find your best way to succeed on Substack through consistency, commenting, relationship building, and collaboration.

• Each month, you will explore ONE simple daily “outer action” business task to build your digital online publication.

*Zoom workshops are recorded and published as video replays for Creator Retreat paid subscribers.

2nd Thursday of Every Month
Guest Presenter Workshop - 60min*

• Join online creators who have found their tribe, built their businesses and redefined success for themselves on Substack.

• These immersive workshops are experiential and interactive. There are no talking-head lectures or Q&A interviews…these guest educators will discuss the messiness of online creation with you.

*Zoom workshops are recorded and published as video replays for paid subscribers for Creator Retreat - Self Study.

3rd Thursday of Every Month
Cohort Community Hangout - 60min**

• Work together in a safe space with a small group of 15-20 committed, like-minded Creators.

• Meet monthly in an open forum Zoom hang-out where you will have time to share your experiences, ask for support, tell your stories, and offer guidance to each other.

• Open Q&A where all members mutually support each other with encouragement, troubleshooting, and problem-solving.

**Cohort community Zoom hangouts are NOT recorded.

Private Cohort Chat & Progress Tracking

• Between sessions, cohort members can communicate openly on any subject on the private chat thread.

• Cohort members may initiate chat thread topics, comment on them, and respond to each other.

• Cohort members will have access to a class roster with contact information for each other and are encouraged to cultivate personal relationships outside the cohort.

• Cohort members will track their progress based on program intentions on a shared group spreadsheet.

Personalized Mentoring

All cohort participants receive up to 90 minutes of 1-1 mentorship from each program’s co-facilitator.

• TeriLeigh Mentorship may take the form of:

  • chakra reading

  • business coaching

  • yoga instruction

  • writing/editing

  • stress management

• Ryan Delaney Mentorship may take the form of:

  • meditation guidance

  • spiritual and well-being coaching

  • mindfulness exercises

  • online creator and writing coaching

Application Process

• 1/9/25: Applications Open

• 1/24/25: Applications Closed

• 2/1/25 - 2/15/24: Interviews Conducted

• 2/20/25: Acceptance Letters Sent

• 2/27/25: First Day of Cohort

Suppose you cannot commit to cohort attendance or are not accepted as a cohort participant. In that case, we encourage you to become a paid subscriber (open to everyone), with access to all content (curriculum posts and video replays) at your convenience.