The Guardian Retreat

Thursday-Sunday, May 29-June 1, 2025

A weekend retreat for men and women in the law enforcement profession seeking emotional and relational growth so they might be more effective protectors in their marriage, family and workplace. Participants are invited to a pristine, riverfront setting to receive training on self-aware, safe and strong emotional presence, and experience personal recuperation.

GUARDIAN RETREAT DETAILS

  • Location and Schedule

    The Guardian Retreat is hosted at a beautiful lodge overlooking the Wenatchee River in Leavenworth, Washington.

    Things begin Thursday evening at 7pm and conclude on Sunday at 1pm.

  • Accommodations

    Registration includes meals, 3 nights lodging, materials and facilitation.

    Rooms will be assigned to best fit the configuration of the participants. 10 participants maximum per cohort.

  • Retreat Outcomes

    Experience physical and emotional refreshment.

    Implement the Self-aware, Safe and Strong paradigm toward emotional and relational maturity.

    Expand ability to describe inner emotional life and relational dynamics.

    Receive practical routines to promote self-care, reduce stress, improve relational connection and resolve conflict.

A single weekend could change everything that matters most!

Those serving in law enforcement capacities are in a profession confronting the worst days of people’s lives from shift start to end. The environment they serve is filled with negativity, entitlement, violence as power, substantial threat and trauma. This takes a profound toll on the body, mind and soul of the individual.

Little preparation happens, often too late, for the impending transition from the law-enforcement career to the life that follows. The transition happens daily at shift end and at career end. For most these transitions prove disruptive and painful. A new season of life, marriage, and vocation await. The tragedy is to remain stuck, endlessly repeating mistakes or looping through ineffective relational strategies, thereby missing out on the fullness of life still to come.

How does one engage their spouse, children and social circle after daily exposure to this environment?

How does one protect those they love from the trauma and cumulative toll of this strenuous line of work?

How does one preserve vulnerability with one’s self and intimate other after a law enforcement day or career?

How can one show up fully present rather than self-protective in relationships and family life?

THE GUARDIAN RETREAT responds to these questions with practical insights and achievable strategies to promote a healthier personal and professional life.

Meet your hosts and facilitators

Mike Wright is lead chaplain with Everett Police Department has served since 2014. He is the father of four adult children, has undertaken three major career transitions while accumulating twenty years of church ministerial work and ten more years as consultant and life coach. Mike is passionate about offering those working in law enforcement needed care, support and coaching. After 50 years of life, 30 years of marriage and 28 years of parenting, Mike leans on practical strategies with proven staying power. The facilitation of the Guardian Retreat is a culmination of his training, practice and experience. He is honored and thrilled to partner with his wife, Pascale in hosting the Guardian Retreat.

Pascale Wright is a licensed psychotherapist whose private practice focuses on individual, marriage and trauma work. She is a certified trauma therapist with the Allender Center at the Seattle School. She has experience with those working in the law enforcement profession their spouses and families. As a practitioner, supervisor, trainer and graduate level educator she has synthesized a proven approach from various therapeutic models. Whether teaching, facilitating or deeply engaged in one-on-one work she exudes the self-aware, safe and strong relational framework.