90 minCorporate retreats
Connection circles.
Move past surface introductions. Build real coworker trust through structured dialogue that goes deeper than the icebreaker.
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Workshops that transform the room.
Each workshop is customizable for your group's size, theme, and timing.
90 minAll groups
What makes a good life.
An evening rooted in the longest-running study on human happiness. Guided reflection on relationships, purpose, and what actually matters.
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60–90 minAll groups
Being seen and heard.
Inspired by David Brooks. How to be an illuminator in conversation — someone whose attention makes people feel valued.
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90 minAll groups
The art of deep listening.
Move beyond surface talk. Guests learn to listen in a way that uplifts and energizes the people around them.
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60 minWellness retreats
Cultivating joy.
A workshop on the practice of joy. Where it actually lives in a day, and how to make more room for it.
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90 minLeadership retreats
Find your core values.
Inspired by Brené Brown’s values work. Each guest leaves with two values they can name, and a clearer sense of what to say yes and no to.
Learn more →Four years of meaningful conversation work.
Before bringing this work into retreats, Melissa and Tenaya have spent years facilitating conversations across organizations, schools, libraries, and community gatherings.
May 2022
Discussion Dinner
A curated dinner of 40 guests, designed to move a table past small talk through structured prompts. An early prototype of the Conversation Gathering format we still build from today.
May 2022–2024
15 Toasts Dinners
A curated dinner format where each guest offers a 3–4 minute toast: a story or moment that changed how they see the world. The structure replaces small talk with something the table actually remembers.
2022–2026 · 4-year partnership
McCall Arts & Humanities Council
An ongoing facilitation partnership rooted in McCall's arts community. We design and lead workshops that bring people together around shared questions.
April 2022
Idaho Parents Unlimited — Leadership Retreat
Led a Conversations breakout session designed around the concerns parents carry into the room. Participants left feeling seen and heard, often by people they had just met.
September 2023
Idaho Parents Unlimited — Parent Voice Summit
Designed and led an expanded Conversations Workshop for families and parent leaders. The session created space for authentic dialogue across generations and roles.
July 2025
Utah State University — Summer Citizens Program
Led a week-long class on the practice of meaningful conversation. Each day built on the last, moving the group from listening exercises into deeper, sustained dialogue.
September 2025
Parent Facilitation Training
Trained parents to facilitate meaningful conversation in their own communities. Participants left with a method, a set of questions, and the confidence to host.
December 2025 · April 2026
Parent Cafés
Hosted parent cafés built around real conversation about the work of raising kids. The format invites honesty without advice-giving, and connection follows.
“When it was my turn to share, I felt genuinely heard and valued.”
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