Unmasked Women's Retreat
With Kaara Kiddoe, LCSW
March 10 - 14, 2027
A transformative journey for the strong, faith-filled woman who’s ready to heal in community.
About the Retreat
The UNMASKED Women’s Retreat is a transformative experience designed for ambitious women who are ready to embrace healing, self-discovery, community, and connection. This retreat provides a safe and supportive sisterhood where participants can share their stories and experiences vulnerably. Through engaging workshops, therapeutic activities, sister circles, and authentic conversations, participants will experience personal growth that has the power to transform their lives.
VISION:
To bring a group of Black women together for healing, connection, community so we can heal wounded parts of ourselves in a safe community. Women should leave feeling seen, heard, validated and healed. We should be able to let go of things that are holding us back and embrace our future self. We should expand the possibilities of our mind and boldly walk into our purpose and passion. This retreat will focus on things that are holding us back from living to our fullest potential. We will stop shrinking and start taking up space we rightfully deserve. We will leave feeling connected and supported by a beautiful group. We will uplift and encourage each other. We would hold space for each other. We would leave feeling connected and purpose driven. We will take time to fill our cups so we can pour into others. This is our opportunity to put on our oxygen mask. To take care of ourselves unapologetically. To give time and space to our inner desires that often go hidden and unnoticed.
This is for women craving connection and community
This is for women who embrace healing and self-development
This is for women who want a safe space to just be…to just exhale
You’ve been showing up for everyone else… but when was the last time you truly showed up for you?
Between work, kids, ministry, family obligations—and trying to hold it together in a world that often doesn’t see all of who you are—it’s easy to lose yourself.
You pray. You push through. You lead.
But beneath the strength, there’s a quiet exhaustion.
There’s the version of you who’s smiling in photos…
and the version that cries in silence, wondering:
“Is anyone really seeing me?”

Maybe you’ve been holding your breath for a long time—doing all the “right” things while feeling disconnected, unfulfilled, or just plain tired.
Maybe you’re asking…
- “When is it my turn to be poured into?”
- “Is it even safe to take off the mask?”
- “If I stop performing, will I still be loved?”
This retreat was created for you.
For the woman who’s strong in her faith, but weary in her soul.
For the woman who leads others, but is secretly longing to rest.
For the woman who craves a sacred space to exhale, be still, and be seen—without needing to explain herself.
Because truthfully?
You shouldn’t have to do this alone.
UNMASKED is where you finally get to lay it all down.
The burden. The pressure. The performance.
And come home to the woman God always saw—whole, worthy, and deeply loved.
This is why we created the UNMASKED Women’s Retreat.
Because sometimes the strong friend needs space to fall apart.
Because the “you got this” woman deserves a place where she is held.
Because Black Christian women carry so much—and rarely get to set it down.
The UNMASKED Women’s Retreat is a soul-nourishing, faith-centered experience designed for women like you. Women who are ambitious and called, yet tired of performing. Women who are ready to let go of the titles, the roles, and the silent pressure to always be okay.
This is your space to breathe.
To be poured into emotionally, spiritually, and relationally.
To release what’s heavy and reconnect with what’s holy.
Over the course of the weekend, you’ll be invited to:
- Lay down your mask and be met with love—not judgment
- Sit in sacred sisterhood with other women who get it
- Connect with God in a deeper, more authentic way
- Step back into your life with clarity, courage, and community
You don’t have to earn this rest.
You don’t have to prove anything to deserve this healing.
You just have to show up—and be willing to be seen.
This is more than a retreat. It’s a return to your truest self.
The version of you that God already calls worthy, whole, and enough.

Here’s What’s Included in Your UNMASKED Experience
This isn’t just a retreat. It’s a carefully curated space for deep healing, soul-rest, and sacred connection—crafted with you in mind. Every part of this weekend has been intentionally designed to help you come home to yourself and to God, without distractions, pressure, or performance.
The Experience Includes:
Healing Workshops + Therapeutic Group Sessions
Led by licensed clinicians and faith-filled facilitators, these sessions blend emotional wellness with spiritual truth. You’ll release what no longer serves you and gain tools to walk boldly into your next season.
Guided Journaling, Sister Circles & Spirit-Led Conversations
These sacred spaces will allow you to process, share, and be poured into by other women who are also walking the path of healing and growth. Because sometimes God uses community to do what isolation cannot.
Time for Rest, Reflection, and Renewal
You’re not just coming to work on yourself—you’re coming to be with yourself. You’ll have space to breathe, reflect, walk in nature, or simply rest without guilt.
Is UNMASKED for You?
Sis, if you’ve been carrying the weight of “keeping it all together” while silently wondering when you get to fall apart, this space was made with you in mind.
The UNMASKED Women’s Retreat is for the woman who’s been strong for everyone else—but knows it’s time to be gentle with herself.
It’s for you if…
✨ You’re a woman of faith who’s been showing up for everyone but secretly longing for someone to show up for you. You pray. You serve. You give. But deep down, you’re tired. You need to be poured into.
👭 You’re craving sisterhood, connection, and conversations that go beyond surface-level. You want to be around women who see you, get you, and hold space for your truth without judgment.
💔 You’re navigating a major life transition—divorce, grief, career changes, motherhood, or simply questioning who you are in this next season. You’re trying to find your footing, and you don’t want to do it alone.
🕊️ You’re ready to do the deeper healing work—to release what’s held you back and make room for what God is trying to give you. You want to hear His voice again. You want to feel like yourself again.
This is for the Black Christian woman who’s done pretending. Who’s ready to take the mask off, honor her truth, and walk into her God-given identity with courage and clarity.
You don’t have to shrink. You don’t have to perform.
You just have to come.
The Vision: Who You’ll Become After UNMASKED
This is where we stop shrinking.
This is where we stop playing small, hiding our pain, or pretending we’re fine when our souls are weary.
At UNMASKED, we peel back the layers—the fear, the shame, the striving—and allow ourselves to rise.
This is not just a retreat.
It’s a homecoming—back to yourself, back to God, back to the woman you were always meant to be.
Through sacred sisterhood, spirit-led conversations, therapeutic healing spaces, and quiet moments of reflection, you’ll leave this experience:
💫 Seen, heard, and spiritually held. You’ll be reminded that you don’t have to carry it all alone. You’re not invisible. Your story matters.
💫 Lighter, clearer, and more confident. As you release the burdens that have weighed you down, clarity will rise. Joy will return. You’ll breathe deeper.
💫 Connected to your purpose and your people. You’ll walk away grounded in truth—with women cheering you on and God guiding your next step.
You’ll leave Elohee with a full heart, a renewed spirit, and a deep knowing:
I can live unmasked. I can live free.

UNMASKED is not about fixing you—it’s about freeing you. You don’t have to earn your rest, prove your worth, or hide your heart here. You just get to be. And I’ll be right there beside you, holding space every step of the way.
This is your invitation to invest in you.
A payment plan is available to make this more accessible—because you deserve this.
Are you ready to finally exhale?
To drop the weight… to be seen… to reconnect with your heart, your God, and a powerful sisterhood?
Then this retreat is for you.
For more information, contact Kaara Kiddoe at info@authenticmarriages.com.
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About the Leader
Kaara Kiddoe, LCSW
I’m Kaara. I’m a licensed therapist, specializing in trauma and relationship issues, and the creator of the UNMASKED Women’s Retreat. But more than that, I’m a woman who knows what it feels like to carry a lot…to be strong for everyone else while secretly longing for rest, healing, and a safe place to just be. […]
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