No. This is a live, interactive virtual experience.

No. This experience isn’t about a particular type of change. It’s for women whose circumstances have changed in a meaningful way, whether through career change or retirement, divorce, the end of a caregiving role, children leaving home, the loss of someone important, a health change or another event that has significantly changed their circumstances or priorities.The circumstances may be different, but they can bring us to the same place: some of the considerations that once guided our decisions have changed, and we now have an opportunity to decide which ones deserve our attention.

Thessa comes from the idea of summer and harvest, a season of life when you have years of earned experience and wisdom to draw from. It’s about gathering what you’ve learned and using it to decide what you want for your life now.Thessa Shift is a structured, experiential decision-making program for women after a significant life change. It draws from established knowledge and research in judgment and decision-making, experiential learning and brain neuroplasticity, as well as research underlying Thessa’s Three Cs: Creativity, Connection through all five senses, and Community. The program is built on seven progressive milestones, intentionally sequenced so that each one builds on your experiences, decisions and actions in the one before it. Within every milestone, you implement what you’ve explored in your real life, assess the results and make adjustments as you move through the program. You leave with a personal six-month roadmap and a refined decision-making process you can continue to use going forward. The December 9 experience draws from elements of Thessa Shift, giving you an opportunity to experience part of the approach without going through the full program.

No. This experience is not therapy, counselling or mental-health treatment.It brings together practical wellness strategies and experiential decision-making activities to help you manage everyday stress, draw on your experience and make deliberate choices about your life.The activities are educational and experiential in nature and are not intended to replace professional medical or mental-health care.

No. This experience is open to all women 40+, whether or not you're a V.I.B.E. member.

Yes. The experience will be recorded, and you'll receive access to the replay afterward. There is no deadline for viewing it, so you can revisit the activities and discussions whenever you wish.

For the wellness portion, you'll receive a workbook after registering. You can use it to follow along and capture your thoughts and reflections.For the creative portion, you're welcome to bring whatever materials you'd enjoy using, such as colored pencils, markers, magazines for collage or other art supplies. You can also express yourself through writing, creating music or movement, so there's no need to purchase anything or have any artistic experience.

All registrations are final, and refunds are not available. If you're unable to attend live, you'll still have access to the recording, which you can watch at your convenience.

The experience will take place live on Zoom. You'll receive instructions for joining the session, including the Zoom access link, before December 9.