Health · Mental Health · 15 hrs ago
Women pay up to $4,500 for retreats focused on expressing anger
Women are attending retreats that give them space to explore anger without being judged.
Lumalia Emmy Armstrong runs small, women-only sessions in the woods near Portland, Oregon, while the Bay Area CBT Center offers retreats that include therapy.
Armstrong charges $600 for a 3.5-hour session; the center advertises five-day and seven-day packages for $3,500 and $4,500.
Participants may use sound and movement, discuss what has triggered their anger, and examine beliefs that make it hard to say no or set boundaries.
Organizers say some attendees are dealing with divorce, illness, breakups or changes in their religious beliefs.
The aim is not simply to scream, but to understand what anger may be signaling and decide how to respond.
The center says 84 women and two men have expressed interest, though only women have attended so far.
Women attend anger-focused retreats that offer space to express emotion without judgment.
Lumalia Emmy Armstrong’s Holy Rage Retreats take place in the Oregon woods near Portland, in groups of up to 10 women.
Prices range from $600 for a 3.5-hour session to $4,500 for a seven-day package advertised by the Bay Area CBT Center.
Psychologist Avigail Lev says some women struggle to express resentment or set boundaries after putting others’ needs first.
The retreats include discussion and reflection as well as activities such as sound and movement.
- Who
- Women attend the retreats. Organizers include Lumalia Emmy Armstrong and psychologist Avigail Lev.
- What
- Retreats provide settings for women to explore and express anger.
- When
- Not stated
- Where
- Armstrong’s retreats are in the Oregon woods near Portland; the Bay Area CBT Center also advertises retreats.
- Why
- Organizers say participants seek a place to experience emotion without judgment. Lev says some women want help understanding anger and setting boundaries.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
I believe that people are craving places they can experience emotion without getting ostracized, diminished, or diagnosed.
Rage is not performative.
You don’t need to throw a tantrum and scream or force something.
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- Holy Rage Retreats group size
- Up to 10 women
- Holy Rage Retreats session
- $600 for 3.5 hours
- Bay Area CBT Center five-day retreat
- $3,500
- Bay Area CBT Center seven-day package
- $4,500
- Interest in the center’s retreat
- 84 women and two men expressed interest
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