About Off Duty: A Mom's Retreat
About Our Founder
Hi, I’m Marissa —a licensed therapist and mom of two.
I didn’t always know I needed a retreat. I just knew I was constantly overstimulated.
The noise, the needs, the never-ending demands —I was snapping more than I wanted to admit. Not because I was angry, but because I was completely overwhelmed. I couldn’t even think straight. I was the first of my family and friends to have kids, so while everyone loved me, no one really got it. I didn’t have a village. I didn’t have sisterhood.
Motherhood felt like this beautiful, sacred thing… that also completely swallowed me. I didn’t know where I ended and “mom” began. I couldn’t find myself in the chaos. No one warns you that motherhood can be so isolating at times. And one day, I just thought: What would happen if I gave myself the same love, patience, and care I give everyone else?
That’s when the seed for this retreat was planted.
Off Duty: A Mom’s Retreat isn’t just a weekend away. It’s a space to exhale.
To reconnect with who you are outside of your roles.
To be surrounded by women who get it —and get you.
To remember that you’re not alone, and never were.
I created this for the mom I was back then.
And I created it for you now.