Take More Retreats
Ignore everyone and everything else
and take more retreats.
Give your attention to the rhythms and rituals that help you inhabit your full self while nurturing wonder, curiosity and playfulness.
Take More Retreats provides a wide variety of resources, guidebooks, anthologies, and workshops for writers, journalers, and anyone who wants to Flourish Anyway™.
If you have any questions, please contact us at charlotte@charlottedonlon.com.
Please include your Order Number for a quicker response.
Take More Retreats Anthology + Workshop
Pre-Order Options
Flourish Anyway™ without losing your soul. And go at your own pace with our online workshop.
This workshop offering will help you learn more about how establishing rhythms, rituals, and a regular solo retreats so you can:
-show up as your full self
-make your art and encounter others’ art
-navigate difficult circumstances
-thrive in this beautiful and chaotic world
-embrace the Flourish Anyway™ mindset
Includes:
Lifetime Access to the Workshop Recordings
One copy of our first Take More Retreats & Flourish Anyway™ Anthology shipped to any address in the contiguous US by June 15, 2026. (If you live outside the contiguous US, email us at charlotte@charlottedonlon.com and we can figure out a shipping fee.)
Early pitch access for one of our next three Take More Retreats anthologies
The early pitching window will be from July 15-July 31, 2026. More details about the early pitching process are coming soon.
Please Note:
-After the pre-order period (through May 2026), the price for only the workshop recording will increase. Early pitch access is only for this pre-order package, so quantities of this option are limited.
-While we are doing everything we can to have the book ready by June 15, 2026, some delays may occur due to our local printer, shipping issues, etc.
-This first print run (and possibly other early printings) will only be available for purchase via takemoreretreats.com. We have plans to make the book available more broadly from other bookshops but we’re starting a new small press (Thoughtful Books Etc. under Charlotte Donlon Writer LLC) so we’re taking it slow and steady.
-Because a recording will be available to all registered participants, we are unable to provide refunds for this gathering and offering.
-Everyone who places an order consents to be added to our Take More Retreats and Charlotte Donlon email newsletters
-If using a discount code, only one code can be used per purchase, per person.
About Workshop Leader Charlotte Donlon:
Charlotte Donlon is a spiritual director and author with years of experience guiding writers and seekers into deeper creativity and authentic connection. Her books, including The Great Belonging (Broadleaf Books, 2020) and Spiritual Direction for Writers (Eerdmans, 2026), explore the intersections of faith, art, and the honest realities of everyday life. Charlotte's academic background includes a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing and a certificate in spiritual direction, equipping her with the skills to guide others in their creative and spiritual journeys. Over the past eight years, Charlotte has helped hundreds of (maybe a thousand?) individuals embrace rhythms and rituals of reflection and resilience—inviting them to Flourish Anyway™, in every season.
A Solo Retreat Guidebook for Writers, Journalers, and Creative Souls
All book pre-orders now include early access to the pitching window for our next round of Take More Retreats anthologies. Learn more here.
Price includes sales tax and USPS media mail shipping to any location in the contiguous US. Expected delivery: By June 15, 2026
(If you live outside the contiguous US, email us at charlotte@charlottedonlon.com and we can figure out a shipping fee.)
Take More Retreats is your companion for discovering and developing the practice of solo retreats, no matter your background or current circumstances.
With wisdom from ten contributors, our first guidebook of the Take More Retreats series presents flexible frameworks, real-life stories, and practical prompts for building restorative rhythms and rituals while embracing self-guided rest and renewal.
Centered on the philosophy that you can Flourish Anyway™ (even amidst life’s chaos and difficulties!) this book offers inspiration and encouragement for everyone longing to reconnect with themselves and nourish their creative soul.
Take More Retreats Volume One Contriubutors
Susan Cunningham
Tanya Davis
Charlotte Donlon
Hannah Rowen Fry
Kortney Garrison
Cara Meredith
Michelle Ortega
Holly Phillips
Katie Rouse
Kelly Sauskojus
Ignore everyone and everything else and take more retreats.
Pre-order Take More Retreats Volume One:
A Solo Retreat Guidebook for Writers, Journalers, and Anyone Who Wants to Flourish Anyway™
Book ETA: By June 15, 2026
Want to contribute a solo retreat to an upcoming anthology? All book pre-orders and workshop offerings include early pitching access. If you send an early pitch, we’ll work with you to make sure your retreat is included in a volume of Take More Retreats. Not sure if you’re a writer? That’s fine. You don’t have to be a writer to take more retreats or share your solo retreat insights and goodness.
Take More Retreats Anthology Volume One Contributors
-

Susan Cunningham
-

Tanya Davis
-

Charlotte Donlon
-

Hannah Rowen Fry
-

Kortney Garrison
-

Cara Meredith
-

Michelle Ortega
-

Holly Phillips
-
Katie Rouse
-

Kelly Sauskojus
When to take more retreats & flourish anyway:
when the world is on fire
when your circumstances are chaotic
when everything is humming along
read rest walk write journal belong sit stare sing dance pray sleep eat heal sip become cry watch listen meditate stretch play wonder wander begin look see behold cut paste paint draw laugh think question run hike explore stay flourish drive ride skate swim bestow read rest walk write journal belong sit stare sing dance pray sleep eat heal sip become cry watch listen meditate stretch play wonder wander begin look see behold cut paste paint draw laugh think question run hike explore stay flourish drive ride skate swim bestow read rest walk write journal belong sit stare sing dance pray sleep eat heal sip become cry watch listen meditate stretch play wonder wander begin look see behold cut paste paint draw laugh think question run