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Time Away

A transformational experience to step into the life and work that’s aligned with your values.

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Life in the ‘real world’ can feel a little … wacky

Our phones buzz constantly with bids for our attention

Companies drop their employees like flies after years of service

Many of us understandably, and easily, forget we’re part of a living, breathing eco-system

It can feel like productivity, profit, and efficiency are all that matters

But where does that leave us as the humans inside this world?

As individuals, we can end up feeling lost, a little disconnected from what matters, pursuing professional directions that are sensible but boring, and overall less than satisfied with how we are living our one wild and precious life.

But it doesn’t have to be this way

We can create or find work that lights us up like lightbulbs and makes us a good living

We can absolutely stop moving at the speed of light and actually enjoy life

We can learn how to calm and soothe ourselves in a world that feels like its gone mad

We can come together to help each other heal, rather than pretend it’s possible to go it alone

We can deeply connect to the bounty and healing power of nature – and feel revitialized by it

We can pioneer lives that align with our values, bring us joy and feel like time well spent

Welcome to Time Away – where we step back, slow down, and live the life and work that are true for us

Here’s How It Works

Retreats for Accelerated Progress & Deep Transformation

We’ll meet for two full day retreats – once for a full day at a 63-acre ranch in Sonoma County, and once online. Over these two days, you’ll step away from distractions to deepen your focus, spend time in nature, and make meaningful progress on your goals and dreams. Sustained attention reduces cognitive fatigue and clarifies priorities, while nature exposure improves attention, lowers stress, and supports mood. And because you’ll be doing this in community with like-minded people, you’ll also benefit from everyone’s insight and support.

Weekly Strategic + Energetic Support

Between retreats, we meet twice a month to stay motivated and work through fear, indecision, and doubt so you can stay in action. Repeated, structured check-in’s help translate goals into weekly action. You’re always focused on taking your next step.

Peer and Mentor Accountability

On a monthly basis, you’ll meet with Kit and peers at the same place you are to hold each other accountable, troubleshoot, and bust through limiting beliefs. This reduces isolation and helps you notice blind spots before they become excuses. Participation requires filling in an accountability form.

Expert POV for Strong Decisions

Hear from AI experts, digital harm reduction leaders, small business leaders, recruiters and others who have successfully pivoted about how to best navigate our quickly changing landscape. You’ll be equipped to make to make informed decisions amidst uncertainty.

Creative Space to Thrive

Once a month, you’ll spend a half day offline to reconnect with nature and your creativity, and keep your human signal clear amidst all the tech noise. This gives your brain space for wandering and creative insight instead of constant input.

What’s Possible on the Other Side

Some of the latest results from Time Away participants – people who were exactly where you are right now:

  • Going from $0 to $100k in 3 months after finally seeing and owning their worth
  • Moving cross-country and landing their dream job – after years of doing what others told them to do
  • Getting recruited for the first time in years, and receiving multiple monthly referrals from their networks
  • Turning down a tech offer that looked great on paper to focus on building their own biz instead
  • Starting a new business from scratch, and hitting her new client goals within two months
  • Stepping away from the family business and pursuing HER dreams for her life
  • Going from needing to raise $50k to seeing he could launch tomorrow by doing pre-sales
  • Setting a goal to land 4 clients in 2 months and doing it within a month
  • Relaunching as a thought leader and consultant and getting premium referrals within 3 months
  • Launching an idea within a year that she thought was a ‘in 10 years’ idea

Before attending the outdoor retreat, I felt stuck and weighed down by challenges I couldn’t quite name. I was searching for clarity, direction, and a way to reconnect with myself, nature, and others. Being in the open air, surrounded by a supportive community, created a space where I could exhale and open up to the true potential of my solopreneur business. During the retreat, something shifted, Kit, our facilitator, is an absolutely brilliant individual who knows how to guide with both wisdom and warmth. Her insights and the exercises she led us through gave me so much momentum and helped me unblock areas in my life that had felt stagnant for years. The natural setting, combined with intentional community and Kit’s thoughtful guidance, made the experience unlike anything I’ve ever participated in before.

Nate, entrepreneur

Skills You’ll Have for Life to Navigate Whatever Life Hands You

Everyone in the program develops the skills foundational to making a life pivot, while fortifying you for the long haul

Build Deep, Internal Clarity

  • Own what you want – no matter how realistic you think it is or isn’t
  • Learn to trust your intuition so you can stop second guessing every choice 
  • Stop circling the same decision and make the move

Take Dominion Over Your Mind

  • Learn once and for all how to deal with the mindsets that drag you down 
  • Separate who you are from what you do and get off the achievement roller coaster 
  • Rebuild confidence even after a layoff, ‘failure’ or prolonged period confusion 
  • Learn to love the mystery of not knowing what’s next 
  • Practice staying in action whether you know what to do or not

Build the Habit of Taking Action

  • Build 90-day plans that guide weekly actions
  • Stop letting perfect be the enemy of good – learn to take messy, but consistent action
  • Start acting before you’re ready 
  • Get strong accountability from peers who hold your feet to the fire
  • Celebrate the wins of yourself and others to fuel momentum

Make Your Next Chapter Real

Whether you’re building a business, changing careers, or still naming what’s next:

  • Communicate who you are and what you offer so the right people say yes – clients, hiring managers, collaborators
  • Use your network strategically to open doors you can’t open alone
  • Focus your weeks on what actually moves the needle – getting to consistent income, or landing interviews for jobs you actually want
  • Learn from peers walking the same road – how they’re positioning themselves, using AI, and building what’s next

It’s no exaggeration to say that working with Kit and her Time Away programming has been profoundly life-changing. From our very first meeting through six months of sessions, she has been a steady confidant, wise teacher, and nurturing support—exceeding every expectation I had. The practices she guided me through helped me shift from feeling stuck to moving through my days with greater self-awareness, confidence and grounding —in both my professional and personal life. Kit consistently encouraged a thoughtful balance of accountability and grace in goal-setting and personal empowerment. Working with her has been a genuine privilege, and I’ll carry the tools she shared with me for a lifetime. If you’re feeling stuck, craving clarity, or looking to realign with your purpose, I can’t recommend Kit highly enough. Reach out—you won’t regret it.

Erica, entrepreneur

ABOUT ME

I’ve been there.

I’m on my third career change in three decades, and I’ve experienced more joy and wealth each time I’ve made a change. I know it’s painful to realize you’re not living the life you’re meant to be living, or to realize the career you’re in isn’t going to make sense in a rapidly changing world. We outgrow ourselves and sometimes need to redesign our world to match who we’ve become or where the world is going. It’s not easy or simple, but it is exponentially more rewarding than pretending everything is fine while a sense of misalignment simmers in the background.

At 26, I quit a top advertising job to travel the world alone because I realized I didn’t care that much about hawking makeup. I saw extreme poverty while traveling in Cambodia and devoted myself to social impact work for the next 15 years. Making the change from marketing to advocacy was brutal — no one took me seriously. But I was relentless and ended up at Google.org in my 30s, leading YouTube’s Mental Health Initiative, Google Environment Marketing, and impact marketing. It was in my final role leading brand strategy for YouTube that I realized I was in the wrong place again. I could see the writing on the wall with AI and knew I needed to move. I started re-skilling as a coach in 2023, got laid off in 2024, and launched my coaching business later that year.

My business took off quickly and I landed a book deal in 2025. Being true to yourself works — and so does being honest about where the world is going.

Right now you might be:

Hiding in “I don’t know”

Telling yourself what you’ve got is good enough (the golden handcuffs are real, I know)

Applying for jobs you don’t want

Every other month, going back and forth between getting a job vs. being a solopreneur

Believing you can’t make money doing the thing you love

Endlessly analyzing options, weighing the pros and cons — stuck in a nonstop spin cycle

Watching others go for what they want, admiring their courage and wishing you could do the same

But I have good news — you can go for it too! And we’re going to do it together.

Prior to meeting with Kit, I was in the midst of a full-blown life crisis. I was navigating a career transition without a clear sense of direction, trapped in long-standing patterns of people-pleasing and self-criticism. I felt deeply disconnected—from my values, from the skills I had to offer, and from any vision of where I wanted my life to go.
I chose to dive into Kit’s program wholeheartedly, beginning with her in-person retreat in Tomales, California. That experience has become one of my most cherished memories. I stayed at the AppleGarden Farm & Cottage and spent three transformative days working with Kit. Each day, we uncovered new dimensions of myself and practical tools I could carry forward. Most profoundly, she guided me toward an inner wisdom I hadn’t yet accessed and helped me reconnect with the essence of who I am—what I care about, what brings me joy, and how I can pursue those things with both strength and discernment. The impact of Kit’s work extended far beyond the retreat. Her weekly meetings provided ongoing accountability and alignment, offering motivation when I felt like I had stumbled and encouragement when I doubted myself. To this day, she continues to be a source of unwavering support. Her coaching is the perfect balance of compassion and structure. Kit doesn’t just inspire you—she equips you. I cannot recommend Time Away highly enough to anyone feeling lost, stuck, or simply yearning for a deeper connection with themselves and their life’s direction. Investing in Kit’s coaching is one of the most meaningful decisions I’ve ever made. It wasn’t just about gaining clarity in my career or goals—it was about learning how to live with intention, confidence, and joy. Kit gave me the courage and tools to build the life I want.

Elora, job seeker

WHAT’S INCLUDED

Here’s how it works

GENERAL ADMISSION

The Full Experience

Two, Full Day Retreats
Retreat 1: November 14 at Asombrosa in Petaluma, CA | 9:00 AM–6:00 PM
Retreat 2: January 15 online | 9:00 AM–6:00 PM

Transformation Calls
Two 90-minute transformational calls each month | First and Third Wednesday at 5:00 PM PST
20+ science-backed tools for clarity, momentum, and change
A Time Away workbook with step-by-step guidance for every tool

Community
Access to the Time Away Slack channel for wins, commitments, goals, and resource sharing
Power Drops from Kit throughout the week with meditations, insights, and inspiration

Accountability
Meet once a month with your peer dream team and Kit to get guidance for holding each other accountable and moving through limiting beliefs

Weekly Materials Review
As you build your online presence, design business plans, touch up your resume, or develop your brand’s position — get Kit’s expert strategic input on the work you’re creating once per week.

Spaciousness
Once a month guided artist date
Invitations for refueling creativity and connection with nature

Two Private Coaching Sessions
1:1 with Kit so she knows your story and goals just as deeply as you do and will be in your corner to make it all happen.

Bonus Maternity Leave Month
Kit will be on Maternity Leave March and April, so you’ll receive an extra month of support (seven months total) as well as support from six phenomenal guest speakers in March and April. Behavioral psychologists, nervous system regulation experts, recruiters, and business leaders will join to lead the group.

$5500

Payment plans available

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A note from Kit

I know it’s scary to be at a moment of transition. I really get it. I am feeling for you. And — please hear me when I say: whatever you want to do with your life is totally possible.

When you combine your personal willingness to do what it takes with support, community, and time in nature, you’ll be shocked by how much you can overcome and achieve.

Pivots are incredible choice points. The decisions you make today could dramatically change the circumstances you’ll experience a decade from now.

Investing in yourself and your dreams has the potential to dramatically improve the quality of your life, and the trajectory of your life.

Are you ready to begin?

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