Our Day Retreat Guides
Faye McCray | Guide
Faye is a media executive, author, speaker, and former health care attorney whose thought leadership has been featured in HuffPost, The Hill, Parade Magazine, AARP Magazine, Madame Noire, Authority Magazine, and many other popular publications. She is also the author of I am Loved, a collection of positive affirmations for kids. Faye is passionate about rest, destigmatizing mental health, advancing health equity, and advocating for the human right to heal. She is a sought after speaker who has spoken on mental health, health equity, and wellness at Ad Week, VIVE Health, Reuters Events, and numerous other venues. Faye was also selected as a 2023 Aspen Ideas Health Fellow for her work to advance health equity for people of color, the LGBTQ+ population, and other historically excluded groups. She is also a married mother of three amazing young men. Visit her website for updates.
Amy Brooks | Guide
Amy is an enthusiastic leader who brings women together for rest, healing, and adventure. She facilitates professional development classes, creative writing workshops, local and international retreats, and social justice actions. As a public school educator and in her group offerings under A Brooks Gathering, LLC, Amy empowers participants to learn more about themselves, connect with others, and step into new roles. As a Reiki practitioner, she uses healing energy to help clients reduce stress, clear emotional blocks, and activate peace in their lives.
Author of Stuff Your (Super) Mom Forgot to Tell You and Stuff First Time Authors Need to Know, Amy references her many years as a health coach and a book publisher to encourage women to amplify their voice by sharing their stories with their community. She also co-founded the non-profit, OMO, during the pandemic to create worldwide connections among rising leaders of all ages. While her upcoming women’s retreat to Costa Rica is sold out, Amy creates new opportunities to gather with dynamic women each month. Visit her website for updates.
Corinne Heiliger, MS, LCPC | Expert
Corinne is passionate about walking with people through challenges towards health. Through individual therapy, support groups and guest speaking, she loves to connect with people by bringing a warm presence, knowledge and practical resources. In her private practice, she specializes in both trauma and grief. She integrates faith and spirituality into the therapeutic process as much or a little as the client prefers for holistic care of heart, mind, and spirit. Corinne’s work experience includes counseling survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence, crisis counseling, and private practice where she currently serves clients with a broad spectrum of concerns. Visit her website for more information.
Rashida George | Expert
A few years before the pandemic, Rashida gifted herself a yoga certification. Yearning for newness, a stronger connection between body and mind, and a need to connect with people in a caring and meaningful way, it became one of the best gifts ever! Rashida brings authentic compassion, gratitude and love to her practice and enjoys sharing the joy of yoga with others. She is a sought after local instructor and teaches regularly at Lifetime Athletic Club.
Sherry Samuels | Expert
Sherry is a certified life coach, teacher, writer, and workshop facilitator who believes that when you know the sound of your Inner Voice and understand its power, you are able to live and work from a place of confidence and focus that lends to personal and professional success. Creator of Permission to Feel: A 30-Day Guided Journal for Deep Self-Discovery, Sherry artfully uses Compassion, Curiosity, and Trust to teach her clients how to identify & reframe negative self-talk, address patterns that inhibit personal & professional growth and set & achieve meaningful goals. As an expert in Compassionate Communication, she is passionate about helping her clients develop the skills necessary to improve both inter-personal and intra-personal communication. When not coaching, Sherry enjoys Body Combat workouts, chocolate cupcakes with cream cheese icing, and impromptu dance parties with her wife and niece. Visit her website for updates.