Sonoma 2-Day Healing Retreat

Heal The Symptoms That Block You 

At last, here's an opportunity to work with Anna in person, and soak up the techniques and principles you've come to love. Adapted from her popular online courses, the retreat offers a focused, supportive, group environment to help you calm painful CPTSD reactions and apply real strategies for sustained healing.

• Identify and reduce the triggers that drive your symptoms
• Decrease dysregulation and master re-regulation of your nervous system and emotions
• Expand your capacity to connect with others and break isolation
• Experience true support with Anna, Cara and your peers within the group
• Feel more ease, joy and freedom to become your true self

What It's Like to Learn with Anna

Who is the Sonoma Retreat For?

The Sonoma Retreat is open to men and women of all ages:

• You're affected by abuse and/or neglect in your childhood, and you want to get free.
• You yearn to have closer relationships, less fear, more confidence, less anger, and more ease overall.
• You are not in crisis.
• You welcome the opportunity to release stories of the past and focus now on healing your own symptoms in present time.
• You're ready to see and work on your own triggers, and learn to calm them.
• You are ready for immersive learning of Anna's techniques and her approach to healing.
• Though your CPTSD symptoms flare sometimes, you are comfortable in a group with others, and can maintain courtesy and kindness.
• You would value a group of supportive peers to help you take positive steps toward the life you want.

Admission is Through a Two-Step Process

1. Fill out an online application form (click the orange button below). 
2. If your needs/interests appear to be a fit for this event, we'll send you a link to register and pay, or reach out for a quick Zoom call to talk about your needs first. 

If you have questions, please reach out to us at [email protected], and put "Retreat Question" in subject line. 

 Here's What People Are Saying 

"Anna's program was incredibly powerful. I felt lost -- and like I had no control over my emotions. Walking through the program week by week was exactly what I needed. The Daily Practice has given me the clarity and healing I have desperately needed. The people in the group are so supportive, and there's so much learning that happens by watching others get coached. I'm so glad I took the dive and invested in myself. The transformation was profound.“

KJ, USA

"I have long prided myself on being an active listener able to remain present throughout. But Anna Runkle takes this skill to a whole new level. It's not that I felt seen, it's that I knew beyond a doubt I WAS seen and understood and accepted. I want to be able to do that for people. At 75 this program is giving me another chance to recognize and become an authentic person, capable and devoted to giving and receiving love."

ANNA D, USA 

"The best thing for me about the workshop was the realization that here I was sitting in a room FULL of people, just like me. It was overwhelming in a good way. I began to slowly feel this guard which I didn't realize I had up...slowly come down. I felt vulnerable, and it felt GOOD.”
LINDA D, USA

"Meeting Anna in person and feeling her warmth, generosity and love for all of us... Her workshop was full of all of the humor, beauty, transparency and direct teaching that you see in her videos. She is a true gift! I really felt like I was among safe friends in room full of people and I would participate again in a heartbeat."

REBECCA M, USA

"I feel like I finally got the memo! I discovered the Crappy Childhood Fairy on YouTube and decided to join the coaching intensive because Anna was providing concrete, practical suggestions to address CPTSD. Having been to years of therapy and spent years exploring the world of self-help, there were still things that were a mystery to me. The coaching intensive allowed me to become aware of things that used to be huge blind spots. Being part of a community of others on a journey to heal from CPTSD has been incredibly valuable. I've gained new awareness that has allowed me to have more peace and confidence in my life and there is more and deeper connection in my relationships. Those close to me have noticed it too. I'm thankful to be on this healing journey and part of the Crappy Childhood Fairy community."

S JONES, TEXAS USA

 "This was the first time in my life that I have felt so deeply understood by a group of people. Words cannot really express how much it meant to me, to have our shared experiences and difficulties acknowledged and talked about and the immense hope for healing and freedom from our past that brings. I already feel 100 times happier than I did before the event. I am so grateful that Anna and the team care enough about humanity to show us how we can heal and become our true versions of ourselves. This has been such a significant event to me and a pivotal point in my life."

NICHOLA, UK

"You have transformed my life. Your calming, honest yet firm manner is exactly what I never had but needed. Your life experience, means you aren’t afraid of the crazy traumatic lives that you hear about. The fact that I haven’t bombarded you with all the horrors of my life is due to your teachings. I look forward to learning more."

AMANDA, USA

"I found it very encouraging to be part of a group that gave me the feeling of being understood and appreciated by the other members. I think this course really helped me to make some major progress in my healing journey."

MARIPOSA, GERMANY

About Anna Runkle

Best known as "The Crappy Childhood Fairy," Anna is the creator of the popular YouTube channel, blog and courses where she has taught nearly a million women and men worldwide her techniques and principles to heal symptoms of CPTSD. Anna is not a therapist or doctor. Her methods were developed through her  research, her one-on-on mentoring of hundreds of women over the years, and her direct experience healing her own symptoms of early trauma. Anna lives in Oakland, California with her husband and two sons.