Mothers hold down the fort and set the emotional temperature.
We have to manage our own big feelings, teach kids how to be good citizens, guide them into coming into their own, be attentive partners, run a home, and manage 157 moving parts.
So where do we get to fall apart? Where do we get to be irresponsible, explore the questions that run deep, fulfill desires that can’t be met within our current life constraints?
Creativity.
In your novel, you get to make a whole new world and escape there whenever you want.
In your self portraits, you get to be deeply seen in a world that erases you and your impact because your most vital work is unpaid.
In your rose garden, you’re allowed to forget every impossible question without answers, the exhaustion of managing kids’ schedules and sibling fights, and release it all into the rich soil between your hands.
In your painting, you get to play with color, drop into flow state, and make beauty.
In your party throwing, you get to offer refuge from the mundane and romanticize your life.
THE HARDEST THINGS YOU'VE EVER HAD TO WALK THROUGH AS A MAMA ARE THE RICHEST SOIL FOR YOUR MOST POTENT CREATIVE WORK.
Your creative expression is the way you alchemize every hard, impossible thing you’ve walked through into the most meaningful , gorgeous art.
It becomes a gift to all.
This is the process through which you compost your junk and hardships into something delicious, nourishing, edible, and delightful.
-looking back on what you’ve made over the course of 6 weeks and being astounded + more impressed with yourself than you’ve ever been
-finally realizing a vision you’ve had for years
-the confidence that you've cracked the code on your creativity and the endless possibilities for your art
Imagine being able to create a body of work that makes you swell with pride, impacts your children and generations to come, maybe even lands in a top media outlet, and/or brings you more opportunities than you've seen in the past 6 months. All in 6 weeks. With a method you can use again + again on repeat. For realz.
just for a sec, imagine...
Mothers are lonelier than ever before, and we need to be held in sisterhood that is not just a complain-fest or a fun girl’s night out. We crave containers in which our highest and best is brought forth, where the possibilities feel endless and soaring because we are in touch with our own soaring endlessness, where the rising tide lifts all boats and the upward spiral leaves us ready to take on the world.
MAYBE YOU'RE NOT DOING IT WRONG;
MAYBE YOU'RE JUST DOING IT ALONE.
LEAH
“I felt supported and empowered to own my dreams + vision for what my work can be and do in the world. I've also found myself opening up more creatively in my work, playing more, and executing my visions more clearly without all the "crap are they gonna think I sound ridiculous" thoughts :-)”
WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT BROOKE...
WHITNEY
“I was worried I'd be the least skilled, most hesitant person there. But everyone was at different levels. We were all there to just grow within our own capacity, and without judgement. I felt seen and supported! My favorite part was the feeling. Brooke created a safe place to ask questions, evaluate your fears + receive loving CC (with like-minded friends who were ready to encourage and love!) Brooke’s love is infused into everything she does.
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AN INSPIRING + PRACTICAL IMMERSION MARCH 20-22, 2025
IN PROVO UTAH
FOR 15 MOTHERS
RESURGENCE THE RETREAT
If you haven't been in a physical room filled with support, encouragement and collective rising around your creative force, let me paint a picture for you:
After hosting sold out retreats for photographers for 7 years,
I’m excited to open up space to invite mamas into these magical portals.
We’re all dressed up for dinner at the end of the first day. We’ve just held each other through sharing some vulnerable stuff, from life changes like birthing babies and PPD to questioning our own rebirth after a big shift like kids all being in school.
You look around at these mamas who were strangers 24 hours ago, but have easily become your soul sisters, and realize....
This is the difference between looking at photos of Italy and GOING to Italy;
the difference between looking at someone else’s vacation video and experiencing it IRL.
You make more breakthroughs in a few days than in the 365 before them.
You connect with other mothers who become your ride-or-dies along the path to living a wildly creative life, supporting each other through the ups and downs, and becoming the ones who mention your name in a room full of opportunities.
When you GET IN THE ROOM, exponential leaps unlock. Carving out space from your regular life to vision, dream, play, and create opens a portal through which YOUR most potent magic surges forward.
But quantum leaps in creation LOVE risk taking
Iconic creators THRIVE on making bold moves.
Mothers are conditioned to be frugal,
save up,
budget,
and squirrel away their resources + not take risks.
PERSONALIZED FEEDBACK
from Brooke on your creative work + sharing circles with feedback from other mamas.
After reviewing 100+ portfolios personally and 60,000 images,
I love giving constructive feedback that inspires
(instead of criticism that crushes.)
ADVANCED CREATIVE ALCHEMY
spinning the straw of living a mortal life into gold at every turn (just like I turned my panic attack into pitching my musical to Broadway)
CONNECTIONS WITH RIDE-OR-DIE MAMAS making inspiring work across mediums
When you retreat together, you instantly become connected for life. I've seen it again and again with my retreats: attendees go on to hire each other, meet up + strategize in person + long distance, start their own workshops, have each other on their podcasts, and sing each other's praises on social in a way no "comment train" can ever touch.
DRESS UP DINNERS
Getting dressed is an incredible way to embody the creator you want to be. Whether you've been in yoga pants for years or regularly get dressed up, this chance to feel into your sovereignty, personhood, and future self's expression alongside other mothers is gonna elevate your creativity in the most delicious way.
PLAY, FANTASY, REST + BEING POURED INTO
instead of always being the one to GIVE, you get to receive. If creativity is self expression, having a self to express requires time to reflect, escape, and excavate.
ALL MEALS + SNACKS
including breakfast, lunch + dinner on Days 1 + 2 and breakfast on Day 3.
Food preference accommodations available
what's included:
travel + lodging not included, but we'll recommend accommodations nearby.
We'll be together from 10am-7pm on March 20 + 21, including breaks, and our breakfast, goodbye + photo shoots will happen from 9-11am on March 22, so we'll wrap at 11am that day.
Embodying your QUEEN LEVEL creatorship
Photos make WAVES
Being in front of the camera (alone) shines a light on the cobwebby parts that shrink, downplay, and don’t want to be seen.
When we practice embodying our FULL magical essence, the ripple effects are giant:
-Instant elevation in your creative niche (“whoa, she’s legit!”)
-Credibility with audience and people of influence (think magazine editors, publishers, and more)
-Most importantly: seeing YOURSELF in a new, elevated way (every time you see the photos)
COMPELLING CREATOR PHOTO SHOOT
with Brooke
BRITTANY
“My biggest hesitation was that it would be more fluffy or generalized information that wouldn't have anything concrete. The opposite was true- I found the information was incredibly relevant and applicable to me and answered questions I didn't even know I should be asking. gained a clear direction in which i want my style to be- along with an increase in bookings and confidence to raise my prices."
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WHAT HAPPENS AFTER I SIGN UP?
After you check out, you'll receive a welcome email with the Retreat details.
As the Retreat gets closer, we'll send you everything you need to prep + bring, but showing up with an open heart is the only real requirement.
REGULAR PRICE:
YOUR INVESTMENT:
$2597
$1997
OR 3 PAYMENTS OF $699
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PRICING OPTIONS
WHAT HAPPENS AFTER I SIGN UP?
After you check out, you'll receive a welcome email with the Retreat schedule.
As the Retreat gets closer, we'll send you everything you need to prep + bring, but showing up with an open heart is the only real requirement.
REGULAR PRICE:
YOUR INVESTMENT:
$2597
$1997
OR 3 PAYMENTS OF $699
but um...what are we gonna actually do at the retreat?
Day 1:
10am: arrive, breakfast, getting settled + ordering meals (we'll be sending a questionnaire to ask about food preferences/restrictions as the retreat gets closer)
10:30am: Meant for Reciprocity: No More Lone Wolves (where we’ll get to know each other + release the idea that we have to do it alone)
11am Generating Momentum amidst Motherhood: your personal Resurgence (inspo time with Brooke!)
12:30 pm lunch + meditation
2pm-4pm Sharing Circle–bring some creative work to share, along with seedlings of your ideas for what’s next. Each mama will have a Hot Seat to both share her work and vision the next 3-6 months in the big picture and the granular, the inspirational and the practical. You contain multitudes, and this is about honoring them all in your fullest expression.
4:30pm break–Painting and photography supplies will be available for you to explore like a kid again, and you can also feel free to walk outside, cozy up with your creative work, integrate what you've just experienced, write while you listen to music, or whatever your heart desires. Downtime is crucial to breakthroughs.
6pm: Dress up Dinner: Coming Home to Yourself and Embracing Reinvention
Dressing up by candlelight, flowers on the table, space to exhale, dream, and be impractical.
Motherhood invites us into reinvention and rebirth at many turns, and Brooke will lead you through an experience to embrace change instead of fearing it. We’ll explore tangible ways to use getting ready and curating your environment to shape your self-image and ignite your creative spark amidst the mundane.
7pm: end
HERE'S OUR FULL SCHEDULE:
Day 2:
10am arrive, breakfast
10:30: Sound Bath for deep healing, releasing grief + tough stuff, and integrating your elevated identity
11am: Compelling Creator photo shoots: Embodying your Magical Essence
1pm: lunch + meditation
2pm: Advanced Creative Alchemy: Spinning the Straw of Living into Gold (inspo time with Brooke)
3pm: Break- Painting and photography supplies will be available for you to explore like a kid again, and you can also feel free to walk outside, cozy up with your creative work, write while you listen to music, or whatever your heart desires. Downtime is crucial to breakthroughs.
4pm: Compelling Creator photo shoots: Embodying your Magical Essence
6pm: Dress up Dinner: Using Ritual, Intentionality, and Celebration to Inspire you on the best and worst days
Motherhood includes a lot of chores and a heavy mental and emotional load. How do we not just survive, but THRIVE amidst the endless cycle?
Routines are elevated into rituals.
Intentionality adds power and sovereignty amidst sacrificing for those we love.
Celebration fuels our sense of play, romance, and joie de vivre.
7pm end
Day 3:
10am-12: One on Ones with Brooke–Shifts that Stick: Bringing the Momentum Home
Instead of feeling charged at the end of the Retreat but going right back to your old ways as soon as you get home to daily life, we’ll spend 1:1 time pinpointing the most needle-moving activities to continue your momentum in your creativity (and biz, if you desire! This is your time to pick Brooke’s brain for whatever feels most supportive.)
is this for people who have a business / want to start a business?
The beauty of the small group is that you'll have time to pick Brooke's brain personally. While many find that their business gains traction or that they feel pulled to start a business, this isn't the focus of our time together.
I already listen to your podcast. will this be different content?
What I'll be sharing during Resurgence is all new, but more than 'content', it's about supporting you through your creative process. You'll get my eyes on your work, my real-time feedback, as well as that of other like-minded creators. We're lonelier than ever these days (and it's AS detrimental to our health as smoking 15 cigarettes per day! say wha!) so having a SMALL, CLOSE KNIT group of like-minded creators you can lean on, bounce ideas off, and dream big with is worth its weight in gold.
LIZ
Brooke challenges everyone to be the best version of THEMSELVES, not the best copycat of her.
WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT BROOKE...
JASMINE
Brooke feels like a best friend you call when you want a pick me up and connection. So much of what she speaks about resonates especially that its not all butterflies and magic of creativity.. she also speaks of grief and hypersensitivity and it truly feels like I’m not alone.
MICHELLE
Brooke just “gets it”--it’s clear she’s in the creative struggle right alongside all of us. Her voice, in addition to being incredibly soothing to listen to, is the perfect blend of inspiration and action. If you want to be inspired but also need a swift kick in the butt to get up and DO something about your inspiration, Brooke is for you!”
Brooke gives much needed science-backed, practical inspiration for creatives of all kinds and is an absolute gift to all.
She has made me laugh and cry and write things down word for word so I can see them every day! What a gem!
In a world of everyone trying to be the same, Brooke encourages you to be anything but that with her unique and fresh viewpoints. Her passion for others to reach their full creative potential is inspiring and contagious!
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meet your guide
Brooke is a multi passionate creator who has helped thousands of creators unleash their gifts through her retreats, podcast, photography, and writing. She's created photos that have been featured in Oprah and Martha Stewart, a six figure business, a podcast with big name guests, courses, songs, sold out retreats, family videos, websites, a marriage, paintings, a home, 4 human beings, most of all: a life she’s crazy about because it’s one on her terms. She’s here to help you create one on yours, oozing with fun and art along the way.